RICHARD McCAULEY

11380 S. Virginia, #2111, Reno, NV 89511

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Senior Manager
EDUCATION: B.S., Petroleum Engineering, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Techn
ology, 1976
EXPERIENCE:
More than 30 years of professional petroleum, geothermal and power generation en
gineering. I have worked in a diversity of areas including; acquisitions and div
estiture, formation evaluation, miscible and thermal tertiary recovery, reservoi
r engineering, production, drilling and workover operations. Additionally I have
worked in corrosion mitigation, environmental remediation, power plant design a
nd underground storage. I am known for my versatility in adapting to new areas o
f responsibility.
Ram Power Inc. 2009-2010
AltaRock Energy 2009-2009
Ralph E Davis and Associates (Contract) 2008-2009
Essex Energy Storage Services (Contract) 2006-2009
Engineering Consultant (Contract) 2001-2009
CalEnergy 1992-2001
Barbados National Oil Company 1990-1992
Universal Resources 1985-1990
Inexco Oil Company 1979-1985
Welex 1977-1979
Federal Power Commission 1977-1977
Welex 1975-1977
RAM POWER INC
Sr. Drilling Manager: Develop and supervise the North American drilling program
for this start-up company. This initially was a six well exploration program in
the Imperial Valley of California. Duties in this project included planning, pu
rchasing, and partial permitting. Additional interface involving land, landowner
s, plant construction, local contractors and vendors as well as outside geologic
al consultants, and the supervision of four drilling consultants, and approval o
f all costs and monitoring for the most cost effective and reliable services in
the drilling program.
ALTAROCK ENERGY
Drilling Manager: Develop a drilling program to accommodate the Enhanced Geothe
rmal System to implement a demonstration project for the Geysers Field in Northe
rn California. This program is designed around proprietary processes to capture
heat from a new producing horizon without interfering with the current productio
n configuration. This position dealt with selection of rig, vendors, and supplie
rs in accordance with both investors and governmental requirements. Duties are t
o supervise the drilling, review new and novel approaches to drilling and stimul
ation, while maintaining full accountability for budget.

RALPH E DAVIS AND ASSOCIATES

Sr. Petroleum Engineer: Provide Engineering analysis to delineation of productio
n derived reserve estimates and determination of critical flow rate parameters i
nvolving multiple completion oil and gas wells. Provide services to Ralph E. Dav
is Associates, Inc. on an as needed basis in conjunction with an associate firm
specializing in the development and remediation of gas storage projects.
ESSEX ENERGY STORAGE SERVICES
Sr. Engineer: Provide drilling engineering and support for the design, procureme
nt, and construction of wells drilled and direct supervision of well remediation
projects for existing underground hydrocarbon storage industry including the st
orage of natural gas and natural gas liquids in caverns and the storage of natur
al gas in reservoirs.
Recent projects include the engineering design and drilling of four wells in Okl
ahoma. As the project manager I developed the drilling programs and cost estima
tes for the project and oversaw the day to day operations. These wells were deve
lopment wells based on the previous years effort where eight wells were drilled.
I was also the project manager in that effort. At the same time, I was oversee
ing the remediation of three additional cavern storage wells.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
RICHARD McCAULEY, Houston, TX 2001-2002
Client: El Paso Merchant Energy
Perform evaluations on projects and advise senior management on asset management
, operations, and development activities for El Paso Merchant Energy. Analysis
involved El Pasoas interest in 12 CalEnergy Generation facilities. Facilities w
ere both Combined Cycle Gas fired and geothermal power plants including associat
ed field development.
RICHARD McCAULEY, Holtville, CA 2001
Client: NREL/ DOE
Served on Geothermal Peer Review Panel for Department of Energy (DOE). Panel as
sisted DOE in evaluating technology and commercial viability of various projects
and partnerships. Participating facilities were Sandia National Laboratories, B
rookhaven National Laboratory, Idaho National Laboratory, and National Renewable
Energy Laboratory. The outcome of the meeting was to establish more accurate bu
dgeting parameters and which projects to fund and promote to the oil and gas sec
tor.
CALENERGY, Calipatria, CA 1992-2001
Senior Project Development and Technology Engineer 2001
Responsible for project management of capital projects, which dictated long-term
viability of operations in southern California. Involved outside contractor an
d engineering interface. Projects were fast-track high impact projects. Lead de
sign team engineer for new plant and field development project which would be th
e largest geothermal plant in the US. Plant was permitted but never built.
Engineering Manager 1995a"2001 Oversight for all engineering projects and discip
lines involved at CalEnergyas Imperial Valley operation. Scope included nine ge
neration facilities and three separate process technologies, focused on plant op
timization and field operations including drilling and remedial well operations.
Resource Manager 1992-1995
Member of acquisition team which, evaluated and completed purchase of Unocal's g
eothermal interests in Imperial Valley, CA. Project manager for Magma Power Com
pany, "Improved Completion Technologya (ICT) project. This involved the manufact
uring and procurement of Titanium pipe, and the development and deployment of hi
gh temperature latex base cement. This project also encompassed improving plant
efficiency through optimization.
BARBADOS NATIONAL OIL COMPANY, Woodbourne, St.Philip, Barbados 1989-1991
Senior Petroleum Engineer
A 2 year contract position that called for training of the local engineering sta
ff, increase oil production levels, improving workover process, and oversight of
a LPG facility providing 50% of countries bottled gas requirement. Provided ove
rsight of a 40 well drilling project. Instituted a PDC bit program, resulting in
cost savings sufficient to drill 3 additional wells.
UNIVERSAL RESOURCES, Dallas, TX 1985-1989
Senior Reservoir Engineer
Developed corporate reserve report and presented its defense. Served as a worki
ng interest owneras representative for unitization meetings. Prepared drainage c
alculations for increased density drilling in Oklahoma. Served as mentor to les
s experienced engineering staff.

INEXCO OIL COMPANY, Houston, Texas

1979a" 1985
Reservoir Engineer
Instituted tertiary recovery projects both thermal and chemical in frontier area
s. Prepared in part, corporate reserve report for leveraged positions involving
outside financing. Conducted reserve determination for a 5-state area. Additio
nally functioned as the Exploitation Log Analyst.
WELEX, Houston, Texas 1977a" 19
79
Headquarters Sales Engineer
Interfaced with both domestic and foreign customers on upcoming development prog
rams. Authored in-part the companies log interpretation manual. Conducted classe
s on computer log analysis for internal trainees and at the University of Arkan
sas and Missouri School of Mines Rolla.
FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION, Washington, DC
1977
Petroleum Engineer
While working in the Pipeline and Producer Rate Section, I reviewed applications
for rate increases by interstate pipelines, testified in hearings, and worked w
ith staff members in settlement conferences.
WELEX, Houston, Texas 1975a" 19
77
Headquarters Evaluation Engineer
Part of a three man group which developed computer log analysis programs, includ
ing mechanical rock properties as well as standard analysis. Participated in com
plex analysis worldwide.
I have worked throughout the United States on a variety of projects. I have held
positions with independent producers, service, regulatory agencies and various
consulting and contract assignments. My broad base of experience and expertise
brings value and depth to projects.