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Résumé

Robert L. (Bob) Zaunbrecher - Sr. Vice President

EDUCATION

  • B.S., Petroleum Engineering - University of Southwestern Louisiana - Lafayette, LA 

SPECIAL SCHOOLS / SOCIETIES

  • Shell Oil Company Training Program, including over 16 weeks of formal training at Shell's Bellaire Research Center
  • Halliburton Energy Institute's School of Modern Completion Practices
  • Preston L. Moore's Drilling Practices School
  • Maguire Oil and Gas Institute's (SMU and Edwin L. Cox School of Business) Financial Planning and Control Seminar for Oil and Gas Executives
  • Numerous other technical and managerial schools
  • Registered Professional Engineer, Louisiana (No. 16454)
  • Registered Professional Engineer, Texas (No. 45578)
  • Member and past officer in SPE, AADE and API
  • Member Sigma Gamma Epsilon, honors Petroleum Engineering Society

OILFIELD EXPERIENCE:  (1973 to Present - 35 years)

  • Senior Vice President - HTK Consultants, Inc.
    Domestic and International  (November 1998 - present)

    Joined HTK Consultants, Inc. to work with established clients as well as solicit new business particularly in deepwater drilling and completion projects both domestically and worldwide.  Provide total project engineering and management for drilling, completion and workover operations in the Gulf Coast area. Clients includes Barrett Resources, Hall-Houston Oil Company, Spinnaker Exploration, F-W Oil Interests, Chieftain International, Williams Production, F-W Oil Exploration, Cobra Oil and Gas, KCS Resources, Devon, McRae Exploration, Rising Star Energy, Peregrine, Helis Oil & Gas, Lamay Corporation, Sanchez Oil & Gas, Lime Rock Resources and Common Resources.

  • Engineering & Operations Manager - Barrett Resources Corporation, Houston, TX
    Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast (January 1998 - November 1998)

    Served as Engineering and Operations Manager for Gulf of Mexico Division reporting directly to the President and Chief Operating Officer.  Responsible for all engineering and operation aspects of the division.  Supervised engineers and technical staff with annual budget of approximately $100 million.

  • Operations Manager - Cheyenne Petroleum Company
    Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast, Canada (1996 - 1998)

    Served as Operations Manager for privately owned oil and gas company with assets in Gulf of Mexico, South Louisiana, East and South Texas, Mississippi, Alabama and Canada.  Responsible for all engineering and operational concerns of the company’s assets.

  • Drilling Superintendent - Pennzoil Exploration & Production Company, Houston, TX
    Gulf Coast (1992 - 1996)

    Served as Operation Specialist on a select team charged to evaluate Pennzoil’s entire asset portfolio.  Temporarily assigned to International Division as Evaluation Specialist to evaluate concession areas worldwide.  Named Ark-La-Tex Manager of Gulf Coast Division and was responsible for managing all business and technical aspects of East Texas, North Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida assets.  Served as asset team leader for diverse group of technical professionals responsible for total asset management of company properties in South Louisiana and Gulf of Mexico.  Promoted to Drilling Superintendent responsible for design and supervision of all drilling, completion, workover and snubbing activities in the Gulf Coast and Gulf of Mexico.

  • District Manager - Pennzoil Exploration and Production Company, Lafayette, LA
    Gulf Coast (1977 - 1992)

    Joined Gulf Of Mexico division as petroleum engineer and was recognized and promoted to Supervising Engineer, District Petroleum Engineer and eventually to District Operating Superintendent.  Appointed District Manager for Lafayette District with responsibility over all business aspects.

  • Petroleum Engineer - Shell Oil Company, New Orleans, LA
    Louisiana Gulf Coast  (1973- 1977)

    Worked in production operations and engineering with special emphasis in gravel packing and other forms of sand control.  Wrote several internal technical papers relating to production engineering and advanced completion techniques.


POSITION QUALIFICATIONS FOR CONSULTING WORK:

  • Drilling Supervisor
  • Drilling Manager
  • Drilling Engineer
  • Operations Manager
  • Engineering Manager

ADDITIONAL:

  • Deep and High Pressure Drilling, Completion and Workover Experience
  • Depleted Zone Drilling
  • Hard Rock (Sandstone and Limestone) Drilling and Completion Experience
  • Sour (CO2 and H2S) Production Experience-Drilling, Completion and Production

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