Melissa SHAHBAZ
[email protected] (817) 975-6477
3812 Hilltop Road Fort Worth, Texas 76109
EXPERIENCE
Reservoir Engineer IIReservoir Engineer IIReservoir Engineer
IIReservoir Engineer II Quicksilver Resources, Inc. (Fort Worth,
TX) April 2014 February 2015 Both production and reservoir engineer
for the Barnett shale reservoir (north and south areas)
Collaborated with Geology department to plan well development
spacing, lateral lengths, economic
viability, rig timing Received performance-based merit promotion
within six months, from RE I to RE II Spent six months in
Production Engineering group as part of personalized rotation
program used CygNet
data to identify and troubleshoot production wells, prepared for
and led route reviews with lease operators, supported workover
program
Observed workover rig on site: trip & inspect tubing, ESP
maintenance, fishing, wireline logging Worked four months in the
reservoir group, contributing to both bank and year end reserve
reports Communicated with third party consultant to prepare year
end SEC report Responsible for south Barnett asset properties in
ARIES database kept updated forecasts, costs and
information tables Offered feedback and support on economic
viability of drilling, completion, and workover AFEs ran cash
flows based on cost and price scenarios Supported the reservoir
group with economic calculations, including but not limited to
drilling and
completions capital costs, workover costs, lease operating
expenses, taxes Responsible for internal audit binder, documenting
the reservoir groups year end calculations Acted as Project Manager
for DTS and DAS (distributed temperature sensor fiber optic cable
and geophone
array) deployment to monitor hydraulic fracturing Petroleum
EngineerPetroleum EngineerPetroleum EngineerPetroleum Engineer -
Cawley, Gillespie, & Associates (Fort Worth, TX) April 2009
April 2014
Worked as a reservoir engineer assisting registered Professional
Engineers in preparation of reserve evaluations for clients
Prepared oil and gas reserve forecasts for producing wells in
multiple basins in North America Analyzed technical data for
developed and undeveloped reserves quantification Interacted
regularly with technical personnel of industry clients Utilized
online data resources and cartography to support engineering
assessments Prepared reports following both SEC and SPE reporting
guidelines for public and private companies Assisted in volumetric
valuations for oil & gas lease acquisitions Analyzed expenses
and production for reserve report review
Air Quality EngineerAir Quality EngineerAir Quality EngineerAir
Quality Engineer ERM (Houston, TX) June 2008 - April 2009
Worked in environmental consulting firm as permitting and
compliance engineer Assisted in preparation of different types of
permits, including New Source Review permits for Maintenance,
Start-up, and Shutdown (MSS) activities, Title V amendments and
renewals, and Permit by Rule
EDUCATION (Dual degree) University of the SouthUniversity of the
SouthUniversity of the SouthUniversity of the South (Sewanee,
Tennessee) Bachelor of Science, Physics and GermanBachelor of
Science, Physics and GermanBachelor of Science, Physics and
GermanBachelor of Science, Physics and German Conferred May 14,
2006
Benedict Scholar (highest merit highest merit highest merit
highest merit awardawardawardaward offeredofferedofferedoffered,
full scholarship)
Senior Project: Analyzed method of radiation therapy dosing in
cancer patients
Washington University Washington University Washington
University Washington University (St. Louis, Missouri) Bachelor of
Science, Mechanical EngineeringBachelor of Science, Mechanical
EngineeringBachelor of Science, Mechanical EngineeringBachelor of
Science, Mechanical Engineering Conferred May 16, 2008
Boeing Scholar (merit, half scholarship) Senior Project:
designed and built braking system
and body work for 2008 Formula SAE race car
Professional Affiliations & Registrations
Engineer-in Training: Texas Board of Professional Engineers,
SPE, YPE
SKILLS
Computer: Aries Windows, PHDWin, IHS, Microsoft Office,
ProEngineer, SolidEdge, MATLAB, Mathematica, C++ Language: German,
English
