Michael Arnold

Background

About Michael Arnold

15+ years Oil and Gas experience in engineering, operations, training, and development. Master’s in Engineering Management Bi-Lingual (English/Spanish) Green Belt in Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing (Lean Sigma). Conceived of, and Co-Authored, SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers) Paper 119569 Project Management and Training: Knowledgeable project manager for product testing and development: Assembled team to create Artificial Lift Decision Analysis program in Excel, generating $6M+ annually. Drove strategic planning with shareholders to consolidate training curriculums between 4 company divisions (Frac, Wireline, Coil and Cement) for use with Kahuna and Success Factors under time constraints. Developed and implemented strategies and delivered training programs for Engineers, both WBT and ILT, resulting in an increase in retention by 30%. Worked with HR and Recruiting, onboarding, training, and developing personal and professional profiles for company Engineers, Developed Operational Training resulting in a savings of over $4MM+/Yr. in maintenance costs. Technical/Engineering: Identified root cause of production performance issues, decreasing well failures by 10%+, reducing costs through increased efficiency and increasing steady revenue stream by $5M+ per year. Proposed and worked on Lease Divestment package that was sold for $73M. Reduction of Lease Operating Expenses (LOE) and maximization of oil recovery. Control and creation of AFEs and PJR using WELLVIEW. Use DCA (Decline Curve Analysis of well trends and economics and improved KPIs using PEEP and Power Tools. Maximize efficiency of Artificial Lift systems using Rodstar and SROD and more. Professional Training • Schlumberger - Well Production Training | Well Production Leader Course | Well Cementing Operations • Chevron - Advanced Rod Pumping | Lean Sigma Green Belt Training | Cased Hole and Production Log Evaluation | Principles and Application of Upstream Chemicals | GU MOC Training (Management of Change)| Well Log Management with Geolog - From Rig to Reserves | Spotfire Essentials I (ETC)| 101 Reliability Overview • Midland College – Petra | Economic Evaluation and Investment Decision Methods | Understanding and Filing of Railroad Commission Forms and Procedures | Railroad Commission Gas Well Regulation • Petroskills - Applied Reservoir Engineering | Production Operations, Completions and Workovers | Gas Production Engineering | Drilling Fluids Technology • Rodstar - Rod Pumping Optimization