About Me

Richard Brian Dessenberger, Ph.D., P.E. Owner

I am a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas with over 20 years of experience in applied numerical modeling/analysis in the areas of reservoir engineering and mechanical engineering. I have over 15 years of reservoir engineering experience, primarily in the area of reservoir simulation.  I have built reservoir simulation models for world-class offshore reservoirs in West Africa, Brazil, the Middle East, and the Gulf of Mexico (Deepwater and Shelf).  I have expertise with most of the commercially-available reservoir simulators (Eclipse, VIP, NEXUS and CMG) and with a number of proprietary simulators. Additionally, I have converted numerous models from one simulator to another. My simulation experience includes black-oil and compositional models for black-oil, dry gas, and gas-condensate reservoirs.


I have 8 years of experience with a major oil company in upstream research, development and production functions.  I have another 8 years of experience with a subsurface consulting firm, where I have managed and performed subsurface projects on a wide variety of reservoirs for a vast number of clients.  I have 4 years of experience in team leadership and project mangement with responsibility for scope, budget, technical quality, and client satisfaction.  I have a demonstrated ability to mange and/or perform high-quality subsurface projects in a timely manner.  I am recognized as an effective communicator who has given technical reviews to various levels of management, authored peer-reviewed journal articles and presented at technical meetings/conferences.


Special Skills


Areas Worked:  

  • North America - Gulf of Mexico (Deepwater and Shelf), Texas, Oklahoma, Wyoming, Alaska
  • South America - Brazil, Columbia, Trinadad and Tobago
  • West Africa - Offshore Angola and Nigeria
  • Middle East - Egypt, Qatar
  • Asia - Thialand


Software:

Eclipse, VIP, NEXUS, CMG, (IMEX, GEM, STARS), ExxonMobil proprietary simulators, MEPO, Petroleum Experts IPM (Prosper, Mbal, Gap), PVTSim, PipeSim, OLGA, Crystal Ball, MS-Project, Fortran77, Visual Basic, Windows, UNIX/OS, Shell Programming


Licenses

Texas Professional Engineer License, Texas Board of Professional Engineers, 2004
Texas Real Estate Broker License, Texas Real Estate Commission, 2007