Robert Balcer
Technology Driver | Petroleum Engineer | 20+ years of leading technical and field teams to optimize mature, conventional and unconventional assets across multiple Lower 48 basins
- Role
- Technology Engineering Advisor at SM Energy Company
- Location
- Denver, CO, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Robert Balcer
My specialty is leading technical and field teams to optimize production operations for mature, conventional / unconventional assets across the Eagle Ford Shale, Williston Basin (Bakken Formation), Rockies (Powder River Basin), Appalachian Basin (Marcellus Shale), and Mid-Continent (Anadarko Basin).Over the past 18+ years of my career, I have updated production facilities, optimized producing assets, developed new recompletion opportunities, adjusted artificial lift (AL) designs, and stewarded LOE / facility capital budgets for SM Energy, Fidelity Exploration & Production, and Cabot Oil & Gas. In my current role, I was appointed to launch SM Enery\'s new Operations Technology Team based on my operational knowledge, ability to manage projects / people at a detailed level, and expertise in bridging the gap between South Texas Production and IT groups.Some of my recent accomplishments in this role include: Enhanced ESP and Failure Detection (33 wells tested with ~25 MBOE uplift at zero cost). Optimized Gas Lift Injection (8.5 MMcfd compression reduction across 60 wells and ~20 MBOE uplift). Oversaw a successful ALP Pump Checker replacement ($200k+/year software license reduction). My previous roles with SM Energy are as follows:Production Engineering Manager / Technical Expert – Eagle Ford Shale (7/2018 to 9/2021)Rockies Regional Operations Manager – Bakken & Powder River Basin (1/2018 to 7/2018)Production Engineering Manager – Bakken & Powder River Basin (9/2014 to 1/2018)In each of these roles, I stepped up to take on leadership duties amidst regional changes, driving operations efforts for a joint venture and capital projects that improved well performance, lowered costs, and developed new infrastructure. Most importantly, I am a servant leader who motivates cross-functional engineering and field teams through mentorship, routine check-ins, and in-depth training.
Experience
Technology Engineering Advisor
Nov 2023 — Present · Denver, CO, US
Education
Montana Technological University
Bachelor of Science (BS), Petroleum Engineering
2005
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