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NICO GARZA, P.E.

 

PETROLEUM ENGINEERING CONSULTING

EXPERT WITNESS TESTIMONY

29 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING LICENSURE

TEXAS, LOUISIANA, OKLAHOMA

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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

CORNERSTONE ENGINEERING, LLC IS A PETROLEUM ENGINEERING CONSULTING FIRM DEDICATED TO PROVIDING THE FOLLOWING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY: 

 

  • ACQUISITION & DIVESTITURE ANALYSIS

  • ECONOMIC EVALUATION

  • ENGINEERING DUE DILIGENCE

  • EQUITY DETERMINATION

  • EXPERT WITNESS TESTIMONY

  • FAIR MARKET VALUE ANALYSIS

  • MINERAL & ROYALTY INTEREST EVALUATION

  • NON-OPERATED WORKING INTEREST MANAGEMENT

  • OPERATIONS ANALYSIS & BENCHMARKING

  • PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT & ALLOCATION

  • PROSPECT EVALUATION & RISK ASSESSMENT

  • RESERVES AUDIT & CERTIFICATION

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  PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • NICO GARZA, P.E., IS A PETROLEUM ENGINEER WITH 29 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY.  MR. GARZA IS A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER AND THE PRESIDENT AND OWNER OF CORNERSTONE ENGINEERING, LLC.

  • MR. GARZA'S SUCCESSFUL CAREER HAS BEEN FOCUSED IN TEXAS, LOUISIANA, AND THE GULF OF MEXICO WHERE HE HAS HELD A VARIETY OF HIGH-PROFILE ENGINEERING AND MANAGMENT POSITIONS AT LARGE INDEPENDENT OIL AND GAS COMPANIES.

  • MR. GARZA HAS A STRONG FOUNDATION IN THE FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERING AND DEEP KNOWLEDGE IN THE AREAS OF RESERVOIR, PRODUCTION, DRILLING, COMPLETIONS, WORKOVERS, FIELD OPERATIONS, PROJECT MANAGMENT, FIELD DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION ANALYSIS, PRODUCTION ALLOCATION, LEASE OPERATING EXPENSES, RESERVES, ECONOMICS, PROSPECT EVALUATION, ACQUISITIONS, AND DIVESTITURES.

  • MR. GARZA CO-FOUNDED CANTERA ENERGY, LLC IN 2012 WHERE HE SERVED AS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND CHIEF ENGINEER.  CANTERA ACQUIRED EL PASO'S SOUTH TEXAS CONVENTIONAL ASSETS.  MR. GARZA DESIGNED AND EXECUTED A SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT AND OPTIMIZATION PROGRAM INCLUDING RECOMPLETIONS, WORKOVERS, RE-FRACS, COMPRESSION, GAS LIFT, AND CHEMICAL TREATMENT.

  • MR. GARZA FOUNDED CORNERSTONE ENGINEERING, LLC IN 2018 AND CURRENTLY SERVES AS PRESIDENT.  CORNERSTONE IS A PETROLEUM ENGINEERING CONSULTING FIRM DEDICATED TO PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY.  CORNERSTONE IS FOUNDED ON THREE GUIDING PRINCIPLES: UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM, WORK WITH INTEGRITY, DELIVER ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE.

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  PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE

  • LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER, PETROLEUM - TEXAS, LOUISIANA, OKLAHOMA

  • CERTIFIED PETROLEUM ENGINEER - SOCIETY OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERS (SPE) 

  PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • SOCIETY OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERS (SPE)

  • SOCIETY OF PETROLEUM EVALUATION ENGINEERS (SPEE)

  • SOCIETY OF INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL EARTH SCIENTISTS (SIPES)

  • NATIONAL SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS (NSPE)

  • TEXAS SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS (TSPE)

  • LOUISIANA ENGINEERING SOCIETY (LES)

  • TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY PETROLEUM VENTURES PROGRAM (PVP) - BOARD MEMBER

  • INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY LAW (IEL) - BOARD MEMBER

  FORMAL EDUCATION

  • TEXAS A&M UNIVERISTY, COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS

  • BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE, PETROLEUM ENGINEERING, CUM LAUDE, 1995

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CORNERSTONE ENGINEERING, LLC
NICO GARZA, P.E.

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26400 KUYKENDAHL RD
SUITE C180 #314
THE WOODLANDS, TX 77375

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CORNERSTONE-PE.COM

713.213.4308

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