Stuart Coleman
Venture Executive at Chevron
Stuart Coleman
Venture Executive at Chevron
Houston, Texas
Overview
Work Experience
Venture Executive
2023 - Current
Venture Principal
2018 - 2023
Venture Associate
2017 - 2018
Petroleum Engineer - SCAL Advisor
2012 - 2017
- Manage special core analysis (SCAL) programs for various Chevron asset teams. - Projects involve sample selection, lab procedure development, data QC, analysis, and reporting. - SCAL projects on assets in Deepwater GOM, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Kurdistan, Permian, & N. Sea. - Build reservoir analysis on capillary pressure, relative permeability, and fluid saturation data - Compile final SCAL reports for reservoir development and appraisal - Put together budgets and track project finances for SCAL programs - Maintain daily communication with vendor labs for SCAL project management - Manage the data reporting and analysis for Chevron's MICP lab. - Assist with SCAL training at various CVX locations for knowledge transfer across the company
Graduate Research Assistant
2009 - 2012
- Analyzed reservoir dynamics associated with injecting large-volume, intermittent CO2 for EOR - Assisted with data analysis and field implementation of a CO2 injection pilot in Cranfield, MS - Analyzed the economic impact of CO2 sequestration paired with a current EOR operation. - Assessed regional CO2 storage capacity along the US Gulf Coast using well logs and core data - Gained significant experience with the characteristics of the Wilcox and Cretaceous formations.
Associate
2011 - 2011
- Worked on cross-discipline project teams, assisting early stage start-ups with market validation, product development, and investment pitch preparation - Assisted a rooftop solar company with market growth research for their technology - Conducted market research and validation of Minneapolis for a vocal media company - Gained experience in key aspects of securing both angel and venture capital
Petroleum Engineer - Intern
2011 - 2011
- Built a capillary pressure database for Deepwater GOM fields using Excel Macros and Spotfire - Analyzed capillary pressure (Pc) data for Deepwater Wilcox reservoirs. - Developed saturation height functions to assess hydrocarbon pore volumes - Characterized rock types through pore throat distributions and Pc curve fitting. - Developed a new analytical calculation to correlate Pc data to specific reservoir characteristics
Intern
2008 - 2009
- Logged, photographed, and prepared core at WCS site, near Eunice, NM, for laboratory analysis - Observed and checked well casing and closure for shallow subsurface site characterization wells - Assisted in compiling and preparing bid proposals, both administrative and technical reports - Constructed and organized landowner maps for permit applications.
Summer Intern
2007 - 2007
- Built isopach and net sand maps for carbonate reservoir characterization - Described core from the Jurassic Smackover formation to assist with resource development - Assisted with producing geologic reports on Gulf Coast carbonate plays for potential investors.
Education
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