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Daniel Guzman - Senior Petroleum Engineer

Education

BS degree, petroleum engineering, National University of Engineering, Peru, 1987

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Area of Expertise

International experience and team leader in field development planning and analysis of portfolio and economic strategies.  Generated prospects for exploration portfolio using 3D modeling and simulation and transient-pressure design analysis and evaluation.  Economic evaluation of E&P projects.  Used completion-stimulation engineering techniques.  Provided reservoir and production engineering consultancy, monitored and controlled productivity and performance and created strategies for increasing field productivity.  Evaluated reserves and forecasts, matching production behavior with strategies for control of and development in fields.

Summary of Employment

Ryder Scott Co. LP    2006 to Present
Petroleum Engineer
Perform evaluations of reserves, field performance and economics using deterministic and probabilistic methods.  Emphasis on reserves estimation in accordance with SEC and SPE guidelines.  

Maxus Energy Co. / Repsol YPF SA    2005 to 2006
Reservoir Engineer
Developed proved gas reserves, integrating geophysics, geology and production engineering.  Conducted nodal analysis and material balance for well control.  Developed production simulation model for fields in Burgos basin in Mexico.

Tricon Geophysics Inc./Petroleum Services Inc.    2004 to 2005
Reservoir Engineer
Introduced Tricon geophysics in the Venezuela and Mexico market for use in integrated studies.  Assisted in the evaluation of stimulation project in Venezuela.  Evaluated and designed strategies for monitoring wells and increasing production.  Identified skin factors relative to production.  Designed strategies for increasing production and well performance in Oriente basin.

Core Lab NV (Integrated Reservoir Solutions)    2002 to 2004
Reservoir Engineer
Conducted reservoir and production engineering for projects in Ecuador and Venezuela.  Prepared strategy to increase field productivity for integrated characterization study.

Petroleos de Venezuela    2002
Reservoir Engineer – Advisor
Analyzed performance of gas condensate fields for production optimization.  Conducted reserves evaluations and production forecasts.  Prepared plan for monitoring well pressures and matched well performance with the reservoir data and 3D compositional simulation model.

Schlumberger    2001
Reservoir Engineer – Production
Assisted clients in Peru, Ecuador and Colombia in exploration and development of reservoirs using Schlumberger products.  Introduced new technology.

Independent Consulting in Reservoir Engineering    1998 to 2000
Conducted third-party reservoir engineering services for numerous companies with E&P operations in Bolivia and Mexico.

Petroleos del Peru/ Pluspetrol, Peru    1988 to 1998
Reservoir, Production and Completions Engineer
Conducted reservoir and reserves analysis and production engineering in an integrated, multidisciplinary approach leading to a successful workover program, including a highly effective well perforation project.  Introduced software to estimate future production and cashflow in northwest Peru.  Managed successful workover program.  Initiated use of numerical simulation for increasing productivity of sands.  Developed control program with cost containments for well completions resulting in incremental production increases in northwest Peru.  Optimized the use of materials, supplies and surface facilities.