Ryder Scott

Rick Robinson - Senior Petroleum Engineer

Education

BS degree, chemical engineering, Brigham Young University, 2003
Associate of Science degree, magna cum laude, Dixie State College, 1999

Professional Associations

Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas
Member, Society of Petroleum Engineers

Area of Expertise

LANGUAGES

Fluent in Spanish

Summary of Employment

Ryder Scott Co. LP    2006 to Present
Petroleum Engineer
Reserves estimation in accordance with SEC and SPE guidelines, integrated reservoir studies, subnormal and shallow gas projects and economic evaluations.

ExxonMobil Production Co.    2003 to 2006
Senior Project Reservoir Engineer
Responsibilities included evaluation and implementation of development opportunities, economic analysis, reserves studies, and surveillance.

Hugoton Embayment and Anadarko Basin    2003 to 2006

Shallow carbonate reservoirs in the Hugoton Gas Field (Southwest KS & OK Panhandle)

Deeper gas and condensate fluvial systems in Texas and Oklahoma’s Panhandles

• Assessed reserves for both field wide studies and individual well evaluations using volumetric analysis, analytic reservoir modeling, decline analysis, and rate-transient analysis.
• Lead analysis to evaluate the economic and technical viability of Chase and Council Grove re-development. Re-established Hugoton’s shallow gas drilling program by implementing phased program to verify economic viability, prove up future development opportunities, and add volumes to mature asset.
• Coordinated development strategy with Joint Venture partner and directed technical recommendations to re-vitalize mature assets by stewarding drilling program in the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandle. Technically evaluated reserves, risking, and economics of horizontal and vertical drillwells targeting the fluvial Morrow sand, the tight Cleveland sand, and the shallow Brown Dolomite.
• Evaluated total potential resource of Hugoton’s non-conventional reservoir to determine estimated reserve, effective fracture completions, artificial-lift opportunities, and re-complete potential. Initiated drill-deeper program to increase current wellbore utility and capture undeveloped gas volumes.
• Implemented Hugoton re-fracture program to help offset base decline by identifying candidates, predicting performance, evaluating economics, and incorporating results form previous and ongoing workover programs. Evaluated and implemented wellhead compression for wells on fringe of current gathering system to increase production. Coordinated technical and operations effort to reduce field downtime by 50 percent.

South Texas Gas    2006
Evaluated mature and late life assets for possible divestment and/or potential development opportunities and developed plans to implant recommended strategies.

ExxonMobil Training Courses    2003 to 2006
Reservoir engineering, reservoir surveillance, natural gas engineering, profitability analysis, well testing, geoscience for engineers, formation evaluation, and fluid properties, well deliquification.