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Edward Nordmeyer   Current Position Consulting Engineer   Career Summary Contract Production / Completions Engineer experienced in applying Schlumberger (Wireline-Testing-Artificial Lift-Dowell-Anadrill-GeoQuest-DCS) resources to provide innovative solutions to well and reservoir issues. Acknowledged by operator(s) as Schlmberger knowledge resource.   Production Enhancement Engineer experienced in selection of under performing wells and designing cost effective workover programs.   Experienced working in swamp, offshore, desert, artic and remote locations.   Qualifications Skilled at bringing multi-discipline solutions for remediation of problem wells. Accomplished in designing and executing successful stimulation programs. Skilled in Sand Control techniques and Coil Tubing operations. Skilled in Cementing operations. Professional Experience   Apr 2009 - Present Provide due diligence for various operators and royalty companies on heavy oil and shale gas properties in the USA and Canada.   Sep 2008 - Mar 2009 Support Schlumberger's stimulation contract to Occidental Petroleum Company - Elk Hills, California Acting as Senior technical advisor to the Elk Hills stimulation efforts Providing an overall assessment of Oxy's stimulation workflow to include the Service Companies Resource and integrate with Oxy stimulation leader in Houston Assist with Foraminate / Shale play stimulations/completions in California Prepare and present completion design classes for Sand Control (formation sand exclusion) and conventional Tight Rock completions Liaise between Oxy-OFS-DCS Mar 2001 - July 2008 Support AKA-DCS Solutions Team Review a portion of EWE Ivishak area - Identify 20 wells as good candidates for intervention. Average Increment 396 BOPD Risk Weighted per well Review Kuparuk Field - Identify 24 wells as good candidates for intervention. Average Increment 268 BOPD Risk Weighted per well Review Milne Point Field - Identify 9 wells as good candidates for intervention. Average Increment 338 BOPD Risk Weighted per well Team Lead AKA-DCS North Slope Heavy Oil Scoping Study - Report delivered on time and under budget. Support DCS Solutions Teams in South America PCE - reviewed 6 fields - identified 23 viable candidates for intervention VTT Support PRISA Project PEG Group in Venezuela Support MIP Program in Venezuela to include teaching courses of FracCADE 5.1 and SandCADE 4.2 to PDVSA Subsuelo Engineers Support for various independent operators Completion / Sand Control design and supervision of Gas Well - Frio Formation, South Texas Calculate / determine remaining reserves of several producing formations - "uncovered" ~ 7 BCF for one operator Completion / Stimulation design and supervision of: Gas Well - Travis Peak Formation, East Texas Gas Wells - Yegua Formation, South Texas Oil Wells - San Andres Formation, West Texas Jan 2001 - Feb 2001 Schlumberger Oilfield Services - DCS - MIP Project - San Tome - Principal Mentor - Session I Responsible for ensuring PDVSA engineers successfully complete the 19 week MIP program. Mentor the engineers in order that they may achieve a comprehensive understanding of the tools and techniques available for recognizing under performing wells and selecting economically viable candidates for remediation or infill drilling. Dec 1999 - Dec 2000 Schlumberger Oilfield Services - DCS - Benton Vinccler Project - Maturin - Technology Development & Services Manager. The focal point for developing technology "visions", concepts or strategies that integrate technology into the alliance business plan with the potential to significantly add NPV. Harvest technological possibilities, evaluate and screen them and where promising simulate their economic impact. The resulting opportunities are then presented to the General Managers for review. Where appropriate the TDM is the project manager for the implementation of a technology. This may include everything from budgeting and defining milestones, to resourcing and cost controlling, to solving breakdowns, to ensuring completion and achievement of the goals. Establish processes to create awareness of technological possibilities within the Benton project. This includes establishing links and interactions with technology and product development centers, and technical communities. Establish processes that facilitate the inclusion of value adding technology into the alliance business plan. Jun 1998 - Dec 1999 Schlumberger Oilfield Services-IPM-Anaco - Contract Production Engineer Identify reservoirs and well candidates for stimulation. Design and implement these treatment designs to provide cost effective production increases in the identified reservoirs. Timely complete stimulation evaluations and designs. Assist in all facets of Recompletion and Workover activity. Integrate into the production engineering department and be seen as a mentor and knowledgeable resource. Feb 1997 - Jun 1998 Schlumberger Oilfield Services -Production Enhancement- Maturin - Production Enhancement Engineer Identify reason for disappointing fracturing results in Norte de Monogas fields. Brought to the operator a viable process for a cost effective solution within 90 days. Identify under performing wells and propose cost effective solutions for remediation. 210 completions reviewed - 56 viable candidates recognized. Sep 1994 - Jan 1997 Frazier and Nordmeyer Inc. Contract Engineer to Dowell Schlumberger's Production Enhancement Group -Houston Identify under performing wells and design timely cost effective solutions. Mentor engineers in candidate selection process. Liaison with research groups of Dowell and SPT to investigate alternative cost effective solutions to well problems. May 1992 - Aug 1994 Consulting Engineer-Houston Consult for EXXON during construction and setting of top sides for Harmony and Heratige Platforms in the Santa Barbara Channel. Apr 1990 - Apr 1992 Baroid Corporation - Houston, Texas - Sr. Staff Engineer Strive to commercialize Mud-to-Cement (an ARCO process). Source products, field and lab equipment, recruit and train personnel. Supervise field trials in West Texas. Jan 1988 - May 1990 Boeing AeroSpace Operations - Houston - Systems Engineer Quality, Safety and Reliability work in Space Shuttle Program. Jul 1986 - Dec 1987 Frazier and Nordmeyer Inc. Consult for ARCO R&D in field trials and development of Mud-To-Cement. Consult for Dowell Schlumberger's Sand Control Division. Aug 1969 - Jun 1986 Dowell Schlumberger-Texas Gulf Coast & Various International Locations Various Positions 1981-1986 Marketing and Engineering Manager in Egypt, Saudi Arabia & Indonesia. 1972-1986 Division Engineer in Dubai, Paris, Nigeria, Maracaibo & Houston. 1969-1972 Field Service Engineer in Texas Gulf Coast area. Oct 1968 - Aug 1969 Rio Clay Products-Mission - Plant Superintendent Supervise operations of brick and clay tile manufacturing plant. Jan 1963 - Sep 1968 NASA-Houston - AeroSpace Technologist Quantify the physical nature and mechanical characteristics of the lunar surface layer. Results of tests and studies were used for the design criteria of the Lunar Excursion Module and Lunar Roving Vehicle. Education Pan American University, BS Physics, 1965 Languages English - Mother Tongue Spanish - Spoken Professional Affiliations SPE - Member since 1972 SPE Petroleum Engineer Certificate Registered Professional Engineer - Texas since 1972 Publications Nordmeyer, E.F. & Ortega, Luis: Fracture Optimization, Presented at the 1997 WEC, Caracas, Venezuela, Dec 1997 Nordmeyer, E.F. & Mason, C.C.: An Empirically Derived Erosion Law and Its Application to Lunar Module Landing, Geological Society of America Bulletin, V. 80, p. 1783-1788., Sep 1969

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