Reservoir Engineering Expert Witnesses

Durango, Colorado

Oil and Gas, Engineering - Oilfield Operations, Well Control, Petroleum Engineering, Upstream Oil & Gas Industry, Drilling, Artificial Lift Design, HTHP, Reservoir Engineering, Hydraulic Fracturing, Intellectual Property, Rig Supervision, Well Integrity, Pressure Control, Mineral Leasing, Oilfield Safety, Oilfield Consulting, Oilfield Pollution, CCS

Tyson S. Foutz is a petroleum engineer with broad experience in the upstream oil and gas industry, particularly in oilfield operations, drilling, and well control. Tyson is a licensed professional engineer and a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, American Petroleum Institute, American Society of Safety Professionals, and the American Association of Drilling Engineers. He provides oilfield consulting focusing on operations and project execution in both office and field environments to supplement his expert witness services. Recent projects include: • Expert witness, water handling facility explosion • Developed basis of design for CO2 sequestration wells, leading EPA guidance by over 1 year • Expert witness, water well rig staff injury • Oilfield wastewater disposal facility environmental remediation • HTHP onsite consultant for Kurdistan deep test • Shakedown and evaluation of US purchased rig for transport to Chile • Expert witness for intellectual property claim • D...

Houston, Texas

Oil and Gas, Appraisal & Valuation - Reservoir Engineering, Oil and Gas Asset Valuation, Reserves Reporting, Field Development, Prudent Operator, Reserve Damages, Unconventional Reservoirs, Enhanced Oil Recovery, Development Demands

Greg is a petroleum engineer with over 30 years of diverse engineering, operations, and management experience in six states. He has managed a business unit in the Rockies and in the Williston Basin for Encore Acquisition Company of Fort Worth (now a part of Exxon). He was a founding member of Silver Oak Energy, a private equity backed company working in East Texas and the Mid Continent. He is currently an advisor for New Tech Auburn, a global project management firm in Houston, Texas. He provides acquisition evaluation and due diligence reporting, provides internal reserve reports, and helps with asset development strategies for clients in Texas New Mexico, and Oklahoma. He has a B.Sc. and a M.Sc. in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University with a focus on Reservoir Engineering. He has valued assets in the Permian and Scoop/STACK, Bakken, East Texas, and the Eagle Ford Shale. Greg is a registered professional engineer in Texas and a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers.

Houston, Texas

Oil and Gas, Geology - Land, Engineering, HSE, Structural mapping, Title, Drilling Operations, Production, Horizontal wells, Geophysics, Completion Operations, Exploration, Reservoir Engineering, Safety, Stratigraphy

AREAS OF EXPERTISE Oil and gas exploration, exploitation, and development • Proficient in all areas of upstream oil and gas • Have supervised the drilling, completion, and production of over a thousand oil and gas wells • Familiar with industry accepted and customary practices Gulf Coast, Gulf of Mexico, US shale plays • Have extensive experience throughout these areas • Have worked 249 distinct trends, fields and prospects (see addendum) Operational planning and oversight of drilling programs • Preparing geological prognosis • Review drilling procedures • Adherence to state and local regulations • Monitoring daily mud logs, directional targeting, MWD, and geosteering • Recommending specific coring and logging programs • Interpreting well logs, core analysis, and mud logs • Deciding on major drilling decisions such as whether to complete a well, sidetrack, or plug it • Review of completion design and procedures including fracking operations • Review facilities design including ha...