Daniel Croce
Production Optimization
- Role
- Lead Engineer at Xecta
- Location
- Erie, CO, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Daniel Croce
Curious, engaged and highly motivated. I enjoy leading teams to find objective and profit driven solutions for sustained growth. Dual careered in large engineering and consumer goods companies characterized by analysis of data, problem solving and team work in culturally diverse groups.
Experience
Lead Engineer
Mar 2025 — Present · Denver, CO, US
Realtime production optimization of unconventional oil and gas wells in US and South America- Analysis and diagnosis of artificial lift system (ESPs, Gas Lift, multi-well gas lift networks, Sucker Rods)- Modeling of multiphase flow effects on ESP\'s and gas lift on equipment performance- Selection of new equipment and definition of operating set points based on economic criteria- Detection and forecast of liquid loading events- Detection of frac hit impacts- Acid job evaluation. Analysis of production problems for selection of acid job best candidates and forecast of impact of future acid jobs on the productivity index.New product development- Algorithms for transient analysis of ESP performance- Algorithm and scripts of computer models for plunger lift production optimization.Customer engagement and success- Assembly of proposals based on clients’ needs on a per-asset basis- Management and evaluation of project progress and impact according to predefined KPIs- Software training
Education
Colorado School of Mines
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Petroleum Engineering. Minored in Engineering and Technolgy Management, Petroleum Engineering
2016 — 2019
Universidad Simón Bolívar
Bachelor, Mechanical Engineering
1998 — 2003
The University of Tulsa
Master of Science - MS, Petroleum Engineering
2012 — 2014
Institutos Educacionales Asociados
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Science
1983 — 1998
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