Michael Thorsen

Reservoir Engineer Advisor @California Resources Corporation

Bakersfield, CA, US

Drive innovation to extract value from conventional and unconventional assetsWork with multi-discipline teams to support optimal asset development and operation, leveraging fundamental reservoir and production engineering skills in development planning, opportunity generation, production surveillance and optimizationResponsible for routine surveillance of wells & fields to ensure optimal production ratesComplete Reserves estimation for assigned area, and monitor / analyze expenses and production for planning and Reserves report reviewComputer analysis, surveillance, tactical and strategic planning across multiple disciplinesParticipate in peer reviews projects / assetsParticipate in multi-functional teams in framing, planning, conducting reservoir model building and validation, and applying models to forecast development optionsDetailed evaluation & appraisal of acquisition and potential business development activitiesEvaluation & implementation of secondary and tertiary recovery processesResponsible for developing workovers and new drill locations in assigned field area

Montana Technological University

Bachelor of Science (BS), Petroleum Engineering