Brian Chacka
Exploration, Exploitation and Technical Expert @Denbury Inc
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WORK HISTORY
Exploration, Exploitation and Technical Expert @Denbury Inc
Plano, TX, US
Evaluate mature conventional assets for hydrocarbon potential, identify best opportunities, perform risk analysis, forecast production, estimate costs, evaluate economics, execute projects in phases, analyze results, disseminate learnings and feed data into future models. Identified more than 50 behind pipe recompletions and 12 new drill opportunities at Heidelberg, Tinsley, Eucutta, Hastings and other Denbury Gulf Coast Fields by employing a specialized method I developed that integrates components of geophysics, geology, petrophysics, production/reservoir analysis, data analytics and petroleum engineering. Executed multiple recompletions that have generated more than $16 million of PV10 value, oil barrels of production and over 1.2 MMBO reserves for less than $4 million capital investment.
EDUCATION
University of Minnesota
Bachelor’s Degree, Chemical Engineering with Chemistry Minor
SKILLS
ABOUT BRIAN CHACKA
Petroleum Engineer and Petrophysicist with 24 years of experience in exploration, production, asset management, log analysis, completions, drilling, workovers, artificial lift, surveillance, water flood, CO2 EOR, A&D, reservoir and operations management. Worked resource plays including the Bakken, Barnett and Selma Chalk, water and CO2 floods and many conventional oil and gas fields, especially along the Gulf Coast. Experience working remote and arctic locations including Deepwater Gulf of Mexico, Prudhoe Bay, North Dakota, Wyoming and international. Have generated significant economic value revitalizing mature oilfields using specialized evaluation, exploitation and development strategies, especially along the Gulf Coast. Additional experience includes asset opportunity identification and acquisition, reservoir and formation evaluation, multi stage completion techniques, fracture stimulation design and execution, and field design, development and management. Lead multi-disciplinary teams composed of engineering, drilling, geology, land, regulatory, HSE, field staff, vendors and other personnel to leasehold drill and partially develop net Bakken acres while increasing production from 1,400 to BOPD in less than 3 years, implement Hastings CO2 Flood BOPD) and develop Selma Chalk horizontal gas play (70 MMCFPD).
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