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Where subsurface rigor became discovered value.
Two engagements that show the range of the work — from basin-scale exploration strategy to reservoir-level risk management.
Exploration Strategy
Deepwater Delta Exploration
Challenge
A previously undeveloped deepwater delta asset with limited prior technical characterization and no clear basis for an investment case.
Reservoir & Risk Management
Challenge
Approach
Led basin modeling and depositional analysis to reconstruct the subsurface picture, integrating structural, stratigraphic, and reservoir-quality data into a single technical narrative.
Salt Basin Carbonate Play
A structurally complex carbonate play where pressure uncertainty posed both a technical risk to the discovery case and a safety risk to drilling operations.
Outcome
200M
Barrels identified
1.5 Tcf
Gas identified
Identified significant oil and gas reserves from assets previously considered too uncertain to prioritize — converting technical ambiguity into an investable position.
Approach
Delivered integrated pressure and risk-management modeling, working directly with the drilling and subsurface teams to align technical risk tolerance with operational planning.
Outcome
1
Major discovery
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Well integrity improved
Resulted in a major gas-condensate discovery, while materially improving drilling safety margins and well integrity across the play.
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30+
YEARS UPSTREAM LEADERSHIP
9
BASINS OPERATED IN
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CONTINENTS OF ENGAGEMENT
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