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Resume of KJT, P.E.
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EXPERTISE AND SERVICES
Petroleum Engineer, Engineering Consultant, Engineering Failure Analysis, Accident Investigation, Accident Reconstruction, Specialist, Forensic Analysis Investigation Expert Witness Testimony, Engineering Consulting ServicesExpertise in economic and reservoir evaluation for acquisitions, producing properties and undeveloped prospect, drilling, completing and operating over 1000 wells in the depth range of 3,000' to 20,000', oil and gas property management,
This KKAI Associate also specializes in high pressure sour gas wells, rig selection, bit program, hydraulics, mud system, H2S safety training, casing programs, log evaluations, completion recommendations and supervision, oil well fires and blowouts, Hydrogen Sulfide, ěSour Gas,î oil and gas operations, and Texas Rule 36 Regulation for sour gas production.
Additional experience and specialization includes re-entry and re-plugging of abandoned wells, fluid injection problems, saltwater and oil leaks to ground level, inland and offshore drilling and completion operations, well tests, lease inspections, and regulatory investigations.
Extensive knowledge regarding air/N2 drilling and openhole completion techniques, H2S regulations in deep well drilling, pollution control, salt-pollution problems, and crude-oil recoveries by steam injection
PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIES SERVED
Oil & Gas
EDUCATION
B.S., Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M University
Recipient of Minnie Piper Stephens Scholarship
Arlington State College,
Freshman Honor Society and Distinguished Student Award
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Consultant, Kevin Kennedy & Associates, Inc.
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Providing petroleum engineering, engineering consulting, expert testimony, failure analysis, forensic engineering and related expertise to a wide variety of clients.
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Petroleum Engineer, Consultant, Expert Witness
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Experienced in the field of petroleum engineering; planned, drilled, operated, supervised, and completed wells; developed and reviewed geological prospects; monitored Railroad Commission hearings; consulted as an expert witness, with experience on more than 500 cases.
President, An Engineering Company, A Safety Management Firm, An Oil and Gas Operations Firm, and A Salt Water Disposal Company
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Planned and supervised drilling and completion of over 100 wells ranging in depths from 5,000 to 16,000 feet; planned and developed a salt water disposal company; managed numerous oil and gas properties in the East Texas area.
Vice President, Petro-Management, Inc.
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Planned and supervised over 20 wells down to depths of 15,000 feet, including high pressure sour gas wells; conducted operations on day work basis; planned and supervised rig selection, bit program, hydraulics, mud system, H2S safety training, casing programs, log evaluations, completion recommendations and supervision.
State Field Operations Director, Railroad Commission, Austin, Texas
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Reviewed wells being drilled and completed in the State of Texas; acted as State Field Monitor on oil well fires and blowouts; monitored operators' programs with "Authority to Proceed,” conducted extensive investigation into Hydrogen Sulfide, “Sour Gas,” oil and gas operations; developed the Texas Rule 36 Regulation for sour gas production, drilling and completion operations; directed "East Texas Field Study," developed an on-line computer system for the State of Texas; organized the Statewide Radio Network; completed numerous official projects.
District Director, Railroad Commission, Kilgore, Texas
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Directed Railroad Commission review of the drilling and completion of all wells in the District; organized planning, logistics and well-site supervision for re-entry and re-plugging of over 300 abandoned wells, two of which were located in 40 foot of water in Toledo Bend Reservoir; reorganized Railroad Commission Districts 5 and 6, which became the model plan for Railroad Commission Statewide Operations.
District Director, Railroad Commission, Abilene, Texas
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Directed the re-entry and clean out of over 200 wells leaking saltwater and oil to ground level; reorganized Abilene office; supervised the Hubbard Creek Pollution Abatement Program, a pioneer Railroad Commission effort, and forerunner of the Statewide Railroad Commission "No Pit" order; completed extensive projects involving fluid injection problems and well plugging.
Project Engineer, Railroad Commission, Kilgore, Texas
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Supervised all field activity for Railroad Commission District 4; conducted slant well investigation; planned field logistics and well-site supervision of the re-entry and clean out of over 200 wells which had been intentionally junked to avoid investigation.
Assistant District Director, Railroad Commission, Corpus Christi, Texas
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Supervised and trained all Railroad Commission field personnel inland and offshore drilling and completion operations.
Field Engineer, Railroad Commission, Abilene, Texas
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Supervised drilling and completion reviews; conducted well tests, lease inspections, and regulatory investigations.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
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Hydrocarbon Economics and Evaluation Symposium - Energy in the Next Millennium, Society of Petroleum Engineers.
Formation Damage: Mechanisms, Diagnosis, and Prevention, Society of Petroleum Engineers.
Applied Technology Workshop – Probabilistic Assessment of Reserves, Society of Petroleum Engineers.
3-D Seismic for Engineers, Society of Petroleum Engineers.
Safety and Compliance Seminar, Department of Transportation.
Train-the-Trainer Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) Instructor Training Course, American Society of Safety Engineers.
Overview of Horizontal Drilling and Completions, Society of Petroleum Engineers.
East Texas Regional Meeting, Society of Petroleum Engineers.
Annual Technical Meeting, Society of Petroleum Engineers.
Interstate Oil Compact Commission Meeting.
Annual Gas Conditioning Conference.
Drilling and Production Institute, University of Kansas.
East Texas Regional Meeting, Society of Petroleum Engineers.
Advanced Reservoir Engineering, Graduate Seminar, Texas A & M University.
Annual Technical Meeting, Society of Petroleum Engineers.
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION
Registered Professional Engineer, TX
HONORS AND AWARDS
Certificate of Appreciation, West Texas Oil & Gas Association
Certificate of Appreciation, West Central Texas Municipal Water District
Certificate of Appreciation, Desk & Derrick Club
Certificate of Appreciation, National Professional Engineers Hall of Fame
Certificate of Appreciation, Lubbock Area Firemen’s Conference
Certificate of Appreciation, West Central Texas Society of Petroleum Engineers, (SPE)
Certificate of Appreciation, West Central Texas Waterflood Association
Certificate of Appreciation, East Texas Section, Society of Petroleum Engineers, (SPE)
Honorary Citizen, City of Kilgore
Who's Who in the Southwest
Who's Who in Engineering and Science
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Texas Board of Professional Engineers
American Society of Safety Engineers
East Texas Gas Producers Association (ETGPA)
Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA)
National Academy of Forensic Engineers (NAFE)
National Association of Royalty Owners (NARO)
National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE)
National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)
Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists (SIPES)
Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Society of Petroleum Evaluation Engineers (SPEE)
Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts
Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO)
Past Chairman, East Texas Chapter of Society of Petroleum Engineers
Past Chairman, Abilene Chapter of Society of Petroleum Engineers
Past Chairman, West Central Texas Waterflood Association
Past Chairman, East Texas Chapter Joint Engineers Banquet
Past Chairman, East Texas Symposium on Hydrogen Sulfide Operations
PUBLICATIONS
Numerous publications on topics related to air/N2 drilling and openhole completion techniques, H2S regulations in deep well drilling, Texas Railroad Commission Rule 36 for operation in hydrogen sulfide areas, Rule 36 (H2S Service) and material selection, Texas sour gas rules and gas conditioning operations, pollution control, salt-pollution problems, crude-oil recoveries by steam injection, and more.
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