Jay Skinner

Background

About Jay Skinner

Jay has more than 20 years of experience working as a geologist with 10+ years building and growing oil and gas companies. His oil and gas career has focused on full-cycle exploration, from regional geologic mapping and reservoir modeling to field development and planning. He has been involved in the drilling of hundreds of wells through a variety of basins. Jay’s experience enables him to quickly assess geologic risk and to recognize expansion potential. He has recently been working as an instructor, facilitating the understanding of geology for the next generation of business leaders. Keen to get back into a hands-on role, Jay brings the following skills and accomplishments: Developed a drilling and production program to achieve wells that produce a 30-day average of boepd as the Geologist on a specialty team Identified new drill opportunities in a mature field, expanding the existing development footprint and increasing reserves and production Managed joint industry projects and research consortia, which included coordinating contract negotiations and budget allocations Oversaw geology on a major capital project that identified 42 new drill locations, three new platform locations and led to booking ~21mmbo of reserves Developed and executed plans for exploration alongside a multidisciplinary team of industry experts and company representatives, including engineers and land and business development Prepared proposals, budgets, and geotechnical reports