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Registration: 05.10.2025

Yogashri Pradhan

Specialization: Petroleum Engineer
— An analytical and problem solving petroleum engineer who has proven depth in production, completions, and reservoir engineering with oil and gas operators, in consulting, and with academia. — Considerable experience has been gained in the development and improvement of production from unconventional reservoirs in the Permian Basin of West Texas. — I have established capabilities in both unconventional and conventional reservoir analysis, workover operations, hydraulic-frac jobs, production operations, and regulatory compliance. — I have demonstrated strong organizational capabilities by taking the lead on technical projects, mentorship, and through extensive professional volunteerism. — I have also demonstrated breadth in programming languages, with a focus on integrating data analytics into oil and gas projects. Awards / Honors: — UT PGE Distinguished Alumni Award (September 2023). — Hart Energy 40 Under 40 (September 2023). — SPE Southwestern Regional Reservoir Description Dynamics Award (May 2020). — SPE Southwestern Regional Service Award (May 2020). — SPE International Young Member Outstanding Service Award (September 2018). — Young Engineer of the Year Award- SPE Gulf Coast Section (February 2018).
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— An analytical and problem solving petroleum engineer who has proven depth in production, completions, and reservoir engineering with oil and gas operators, in consulting, and with academia. — Considerable experience has been gained in the development and improvement of production from unconventional reservoirs in the Permian Basin of West Texas. — I have established capabilities in both unconventional and conventional reservoir analysis, workover operations, hydraulic-frac jobs, production operations, and regulatory compliance. — I have demonstrated strong organizational capabilities by taking the lead on technical projects, mentorship, and through extensive professional volunteerism. — I have also demonstrated breadth in programming languages, with a focus on integrating data analytics into oil and gas projects. Awards / Honors: — UT PGE Distinguished Alumni Award (September 2023). — Hart Energy 40 Under 40 (September 2023). — SPE Southwestern Regional Reservoir Description Dynamics Award (May 2020). — SPE Southwestern Regional Service Award (May 2020). — SPE International Young Member Outstanding Service Award (September 2018). — Young Engineer of the Year Award- SPE Gulf Coast Section (February 2018).
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Skills

Artificial Intelligence
Data Analytics
Java
Javascript
Python
R
HTML
CSS
Bootstrap
MySQL
MongoDB
Firebase
MATLAB
Kappa
Microsoft Excel
Access
Spotfire
CygNET
Rodstar

Work experience

Production Engineer / Operations Performance Analyst
01.2024 - 07.2025 |Chevron
CygNET, WellView, Rodstar, QRod, Java, Javascript, Python, R
● Planned and facilitated the execution of choke management strategy for production optimization. ● Led competitor performance analysis using internal and external data comparing Chevron’s production performance to other Permian operators across all of Chevron’s assets. ● Analyzed opportunities to reduce lost production on existing unconventional wells in Midland Basin, Delaware Basin, and Central Basin Platform. ● Managed third party central gathering facility process upset elimination strategy in Pecos County by strengthening partnerships with third party producers, reviewing gas analyzer robustness, and evaluating accountability opportunities to third party producers. ● Mentored other petro-technical and non-technical professionals in subsurface and unconventional reservoir engineering topics and conducted knowledge shares across the business unit in petro-technical topics.
Adjunct Professor
since 2024 - Till the present day |University of Texas of The Permian Basin
Data Analytics
● Teaching Petroleum Data Analytics course starting August 12, 2024. ● Teaching interests entail reservoir engineering, production engineering, and data analytics topics.
Reservoir Engineer
05.2022 - 12.2023 |Coterra Energy
RTA, DCA, Multiphase
● Planned and assisted in the development of $250 MM unconventional, horizontal well capital projects in Culberson county. ● Conducted OBO evaluations of $100 MM unconventional, horizontal well capital projects in Eddy county. ● Conducted RTA, DCA, Multiphase Flowing Material Balance, and a number of technical studies relating to asset development in Wolfcamp and Bone Spring formations of the Delaware Basin.
Senior Reservoir Engineer
04.2018 - 05.2022 |Endeavor Energy Resources
RTA / PTA
● Planned and assisted in the development of $380 MM unconventional, horizontal well capital projects in Midland and Upton counties. ● Conducted company-wide well inventory for the company’s future acreage development. ● Performed regular RTA/PTA analyses to determine root cause and key performance drivers ● Determined technologies, diagnostic methods, and software to use for company reservoir performance surveillance. ● Evaluated competitors and partner production performance and practices to influence the Company’s best practices.
Senior Petroleum Engineer
04.2016 - 03.2018 |Texas Oil and Gas Institute
NPV, CygNET, WellView, Rodstar
● Evaluated various operators on their unconventional reservoir performance of operators on University Lands (Wolfcamp and Spraberry, 2500 wells). ● Led development of integrated workflow in reservoir and production engineering to determine optimal artificial lift strategies in unconventional formations, potential for 30% increase in NPV. ● Evaluated unconventional horizontal wells’ trajectories and lateral lengths affecting EUR scalability through multiphase flow simulation. ● Reserves estimation and type curve generation for unconventional Lower Spraberry and Wolfcamp. ● Coordinated, assisted development of, and mentored in TOGI’s internship program, which consisted of graduate students from UT and A&M (directly supervised eight graduate students in production / reservoir / completions engineering). ● Promotion to Senior Production Engineer and consistently exceeded expectations.
Production Engineer
06.2015 - 04.2016 |Devon Energy
NPV, CygNET, WellView, Rodstar
● Supervised workover rigs, frac job stages, and lease operations and worked with associated field personnel. ● Developed field study for rod pump optimization and long- / short-term recommendations for all wells in South Odessa field to implement/introduce to buyers during divestiture process. ● Evaluated 130 rod pump wells in South Odessa field and identified 40 wells for failure reduction and uplift potential of 20%-40%.

Educational background

Petroleum Engineering
Till 2020
Texas A&M University
Petroleum Engineering
Till 2015
University of Texas-Austin

Languages

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