Phone: 318-998-4114  
Fax: 318-504-2521
E-Mail: Charles@AIPAS.org

SUMMARY:

More than 15 years of domestic and international experience in the oil industry in the areas of Management, Reservoir Engineering, Production and Environmental Engineering. More than 11 years of academic experience teaching graduate and undergraduate petroleum courses and conducting research in the areas of Production, Reservoir, Environmental Engineering, EOR, Paraffin and Asphaltene deposition prevention and/or control. Active in consulting and teaching worldwide for the Oil and Gas Industry. Specialized in Oil and Gas Reservoir and Production Engineering studies and Environmental Engineering applied to wastewater treatment and oil-contaminated soil. During 1997 - 98, Reservoir Engineer Consultant-in-Residency with SHELL OFFSHORE, INC, with headquarters in New Orleans. Result and problem-solving oriented engineer and environmentalist.

EDUCATION:

• Post-Doctoral Research Enhanced Oil Recovery (Reservoir Engineering Project)
  9/83 - University of Oklahoma.
  
• Doctor of Philosophy Petroleum Engineering, (Reservoir Engr. Dissertation)
  12/82 - University of Oklahoma.
  
• Master of Science Petroleum Engineering (Production & Reservoir Engineering)
  5/79 - University of Oklahoma.
  
• Bachelor of Science Petroleum Engineering (Production Engineering Option)
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INVENTIONS:

• "Electromagnetic Fluid Conditioning Apparatus and Method", US Patent Number 5,673,721
  US Patent awarded October 7, 1997.
  
• "Advanced Electromagnetic Fluid Conditioning Apparatus and Method", US Patent Number 5,899,220
  US Patent awarded May 4, 1999.
  
• "Apparatus & System for Removing Nitrogen & Nitrogen Compounds from Wastewater and/or Sewage",
  Patent Pending # RB669-535-768US.

NATIONALITY: US Citizen

CERTIFICATIONS:

1. Well Blow-Out Control and Prevention - The Blow-Out-Prevention School of the University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, 1980.
2. Production Operation - Production Operation School, October 1974. Oil and Gas Consultants, Tulsa, OK.
3. International Reservoir Engineering - Amoco International 35th Reservoir Engineering School.
4. Well Logging Interpretation - Schlumberger Well Logging School

EXPERIENCE:

• 1996 - Present American Institute of Paraffin, Asphaltene & Scale
  President/CEO
  
  Responsible for raising funds and selecting and reviewing research proposals to establish and support permanent research on paraffin, asphaltene and scale at various universities throughout the world. This position permits the acceptance of outside consulting assignments.
  
• 1997 - 1998 Shell Offshore, Inc., New Orleans, LA
  Reservoir Engineering Consultant
  
  Special Project Reservoir Engineer Consultant-in-Residency for Shell Offshore, Inc. March 1997 - present: Special Oil and Gas Reservoir Engineering Projects conducted in the following Gulf Offshore Fields: High Island A6 Block, High Island 179 Block, High Island 194 Block, High Island 193 Block, Sabine Pass 10 and 17 Blocks, Main Pass 289/290 Blocks. I worked as Reservoir Engineer in a multidisciplinary team. My team had a Geophysicist, a Geologist, a Petrophysicist and myself as a Reservoir Engineer. Responsible for Prospect Evaluation, Technical Support for completion engineers for recompletions in the above fields, Reserve Evaluations, Reservoir Evaluations and Economic Assessments. Extensive use of Shell Offshore computer systems associated with Reservoir Engineering applications, Database Management, Production Optimization, Economic Evaluations, Internet and Intranet, Oil and Gas Industry Databases available in CD-ROM, Geo-reservoir model evaluation, Material Balance Applications combined with Production Optimization Models (Mbal and Prosper Software) and Reservoir Simulation Studies.
  
  
• 1992 - 1996 RedFox Environmental Services, Inc.
  Chief Engineer, Lafayette, Louisiana
  
  Responsible for Writing Research Proposals, Offshore and Land Wastewater Treatment Plant design and improvement; Nitrification/Denitrification onsite processes, domestic and international training, sale technical support and computer support.
  
  
• 1985 - 1993 University of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA
  Associate Professor, Associate Researcher
  
  Responsible for teaching undergraduate and graduate level courses on Conventional Production Engineering, Production Optimization Techniques, Reservoir Engineering, Mathematical Simulation, Well Logging Evaluation, Thermal Recovery Methods, Computer Applications, and Hydrocarbon Phase Behavior. Actively performed and supervised research in the areas of Enhanced Oil Recovery. well completions, production optimization, thermal recovery methods, microbial enhanced oil recovery and environmental engineering associated with hydrocarbon-contaminated soil. Directed the first environmental master thesis in the department titled: 'An Experimental Study to Determine the Efficiency of Low-Temperature Thermal Treatment to Remediate Weathered Louisiana Soil Contaminated with Oil due to Spills'. I received the Louisiana Excellent Research Award.
  
  
• Summer 1984 National Institute for Petroleum & Energy Research (DOE-sponsored)
  Scientist Consultant
  
  High-pressure nitrogen injection projects for Enhanced Oil Recovery.
  
  
• 1983 - 1985 Montana Tech (Montana University System)
  Associate Professor/Petroleum Engineering
  
  Responsible for teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in Petrophysics, Thermal Recovery Methods and Waterflooding. Conducted research on Nitrogen Injection applied to EOR. I received a State Award for Outstanding Junior Faculty Members. The award carried a research grant to fund the construction of a laboratory for gas displacement research.
  
  
• 1977 - 1983 University of Oklahoma, Norman OK.
  Research Fellow/Teaching Assistant/Teaching Research Assistant
  
  Responsible for teaching Thermal Recovery, Reservoir Engineering and Water Flooding. Conducted experimental research on Nitrogen Injection as applied to light-, medium- and heavy-oil recovery. Recipient of a research grant for Nitrogen Injection from the Venezuelan Petroleum Technology Institute (Intevep).
  
  
• 1972 - 1977 Amoco International Oil Company - Venezuela
  Production/Reservoir Engineer/Special Project Engineer 
  
  Responsible for oil and gas property evaluation, designing and supervising production projects, including well completions and workovers, supervision of the production engineering team, supervision of thermal recovery projects. Designed and carried out the first successful thermal recovery project for Amoco in Venezuela. Developed a method to upgrade Mathematical model to support heavy-oil production methods. Selected location and designed wastewater disposal wells. Oil and gas reserve determination and management. Responsible for numerous oil and gas fields, reservoir management and mathematical reservoir simulation. Member of the Oil and Gas Property Evaluation Team specially created to evaluate marginal fields. Supervisor of special projects of the company (Waterflooding, Gas injection and Thermal Recovery). Supervised well workover and service programs. Evaluated development of new fields and conducted feasibility studies to reactivate suspended projects. Evaluated control and remediation of crude oil spills. Designed waste water disposal wells and facilities and oil-water separation systems. Evaluated open and cased hole well logs. Recommended the drilling of new development wells.

SKILLS:

1. - Computers: A. Various Types of Commercial Software; B. Reservoir Simulation Software; C. Production
Optimization Software; D. Advanced Mathematical Software; E. Statistical Software; F. Analysis
Software; G. Other Software
2. - Main Frame Computers: VAX/VMS System, Command Language - DCL/VMS
3. - Computer Programmer FORTRAN 77 and Basic Languages.
4. - Shell Offshore Inc. Computer Systems for engineering applications, including:

4.1 - Production Analyst software
4.2 - Mbal Software
4.3 - Spider Software
4.4 - OILWAT software
4.5 - GASWAT software
4.6 - PANSYSTEM Software
4.7 - Internet and Intranet
4.8 - Industry database available in CD-ROMS
4.9 - Rumba
4.10 - PROSPER Software
4.11 - WINDOW NT
4.12 - OFFICE 97
4.13 - Various Types of Economic Evaluation Software
4.14 - Others.

5. - Wastewater Treatment Plant Designer
6. - Spanish/English Technical Translator
7. - Oil and Gas Property Evaluator

LANGUAGES:

• English Fluent and Technically effective
• Spanish Fluent and Technically effective
• French Reasonable proficiency

AFFILIATIONS:

• Society of Petroleum Engineers - Member
• Sigma Xi, Engineering Research Society - Member
• Pi Epsilon Tau, National Petroleum Engineering Fraternity
• American Petroleum Institute
• American Institute of Paraffin, Asphaltene and Scale
• Venezuelan National Association of Engineers
• Venezuelan Petroleum Society
• Registered Professional Engineer in Venezuela (Registration Number CIV-7146)

PUBLICATIONS:

• Authored and/or co-authored 38 publications (Refereed Journals and Proceedings)
• Ph.D. Dissertation: Enhanced Oil Recovery topic
• Special work for Ph.D. Qualification, The Data System of North America and Canada
• Master's Thesis: High Viscosity Crude Oil Technology Applies to Venezuelan Fields
• Engineering Thesis: Laboratory work on Relative Permeability Determination
• Authored 3 laboratory manuals for instruction
• Wrote several technical reports

HONORS:

• Outstanding International Student of the Year 1981 - University of Oklahoma
• Louisiana Excellence in Research Award, 1990
• Cleo Cross Scholarship for International Students, University of Oklahoma, 1980
• Louisiana State University Visiting Professor, 1991
• Central University of Venezuela Visiting Professor, 1990, 1991 and 1992
• Scholarships from the State of Venezuela (Foninves) for Visiting Faculty, 1976 - 1982
• Gulf Oil Company Scholarship
• Venezuelan Energy Ministry Scholarship
• Oklahoma Mining & Mineral Resource Research Institute Scholarship, 1982