Description

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Operating Expenses, Cash Flow, Finding and Development Costs, Return on Capital Employed are but a few of the hundreds of measurements and metrics used to analyze performance in the oil and gas industry. From individual wells to entire portfolios, performance analysis is used to make decisions throughout an organization. Unfortunately, performance analysis is generally conducted in the higher echelons of an oil and gas company, and thus its value in creating actionable information at the field level is generally lost. This book seeks to bridge this gap by introducing the basic concepts of oil and gas performance analysis. Features and Benefits

• A common sense methodology that will keep any performance analysis focused, on point and capable of providing useful and actionable information An introduction to the myriad of data sources used in performance analysis including lease operating statements (LOS reports), reserve reports and financial statements An introduction to the most relevant performance metrics used in oil and gas performance analysis including production and cost metrics, reserves, cash flow, and other financial metrics How to analyze, interpret, and evaluate the performance of individual fields, portfolios and overall company performance

Audience

• Field level personnel Management Engineers Energy lending and finance professionals Anyone who seeks to understand how, or relies upon, performance analysis

About the Author

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James Tague is an Oil & Gas Consultant with extensive industry experience. He is a former CFO, Senior Vice President of Corporate Planning and Development, Manager of Corporate Planning, Senior Planning Analysts and Production Engineer. In these roles, Mr. Tague gained significant and diverse experience in all aspects of the oil and gas industry including Business Development, M&A, Reserves Accounting, Capital Budgeting, Performance Analysis, and Field Engineering. Mr. Tague is the author of seven published SPE papers and several technical journal articles. In addition to his industry experience, Mr. Tague served in the U.S. Navy as a carrier based E-2C Hawkeye Naval Flight Offi cer. Mr. Tague has a B.S. in Materials Science & Engineering (with Honors) from the University of Florida, a M.S. in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Texas, and an MBA from the University of Phoenix.