CURRICULUM VITAE

STEPHEN J. P. OLIVER

EDUCATION: 1985 1983 M.S., Petroleum Engineering, Louisiana State University, Minor in English M.S., Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Minor in Petroleum Engineering B.Sc. Honours, Chemical Engineering, University of Exeter, Exeter, Devon, England

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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION Hydraulic Fracturing, Society of Petroleum Engineers Continuing Education Course, 1989 The Executive Technique System of Verbal Communication, The Connellan Group, 1990 Risk Analysis for the Petroleum Industry, Society of Petroleum Engineers Continuing Education Course, 1993 Tools of the Internet for The Petroleum Professional, Society of Petroleum Engineers Continuing Education Course, 1996 Stimulation & Workover of Horizontal and Multilateral Wells, Society of Petroleum Engineers Applied Technology Workshop (by invitation only), 1998 MEMBERSHIPS Society of Petroleum Engineers National Well Completions Committee 1996 to 1999 American Association for The Advancement of Science (Fellow) Society of Petroleum Engineers (Associate Member, 25 years) Vincent E. Nelson Memorial Award, Best Poster Presentation, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, 1990. American Institute of Chemical Engineers (Junior Member) Society of Industry Leaders (Consulting Member) Pi Epsilon Tau
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EXPERIENCE Mr. Oliver is President of Stephen J.P. Oliver & Associates Ltd., a technical consulting firm providing engineering, and due diligence services to the oil and gas industry, specializing in analysis of naturally-fractured reservoirs. Stephen J.P. Oliver & Associates Ltd. provides complete project management services, including prospect evaluation, well and facility design, due diligence, expert testimony, well design, completion design, well drilling, production analysis, and reserves estimation. Prior to this, he managed the Devonian Shale project for ICF Resources (later Advanced Resources International), under contract to Gas Research Institute, dealing with improved gas recovery technologies, production analysis, and geologic characterization. Mr. Oliver is intimately familiar with all aspects of shale exploitation from shallow vertical wells in Michigan, Illinois, New York and Ohio to deep extended lateral completions in the Eagleford, Woodford, Appalachian and Barnet Shales. He has produced four geologic appraisals of the coalbed methane potential of the Warrior, Piceance, San Juan, and Northern Appalachian Basins. He completed analyses of Devonian Shale Drilling in the Appalachian Basin and conducted a detailed geologic and reservoir analysis of Devonian shales in the Appalachian, Illinois and Michigan Basins, and, several other shale deposits in the United States and overseas. Also, he has produced reserves evaluations and feasibility studies for several coalbed methane reservoirs in the United States, Africa, Canada, United Kingdom, and Mexico. In the Antrim Shale, Mr. Oliver designed and conducted the first field-wide well test program, which provided an understanding of reservoir stimulation performance and resulted in the operator refracturing wells for greatly improved gas production. Mr. Olivers experience extends from comprehensive analyses of low pressure naturally-fractured reservoirs to deep geopressured reservoirs in Louisiana and Texas; from low rate shallow shale gas fields to high rate, deep, oil-bearing gulf coast sandstone and carbonate reservoirs. He has several years experience in chemical analysis of produced gases and fluids, geochemical analyses, enhanced oil recovery research, unconventional gas recovery simulation, perforation and geophysical logging technology, hydraulic fracturing, production optimization, risk analysis, and prospect evaluation.

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January 1992 to Present 1. Areas of Qualification: Well completions, fractured reservoir engineering, enhanced oil recovery management, unconventional gas recovery, methane from coal seams, Devonian shale gas, statistics, reservoir simulation, discounted cash-flow analyses, economic evaluation, due diligence, exploration, project and prospect evaluation, reserves estimation, and technical editing. 2 Company: Stephen J.P. Oliver & Associates Ltd. Title: President Work Locations: Tulsa, Oklahoma Experience and Capabilities: Mr. Olivers company provides technical consulting services to the oil and gas industry. He has designed test well programs for clients across the United States and has completed several multi-well field testing and development programs. He has designed specific well completion procedures new to the industry and is actively applying new hydraulic fracturing technology to old plays. He has provided services in due diligence, hydrocarbon exploitation, planning and reserves management to foreign governments, interstate banks, major utility companies, major oil & gas companies, and independent operators in oil and gas investments, with emphasis on shales, coalbed methane, and other multi-well, low risk plays. Additional experience includes on-site well design and supervision and project evaluation in several states and countries (AK, AL, AR, CA, CO, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MS, MT, ND, NY, OH, OK, PA, TN, TX, VA, UT, WV, WY; AB, BC, MB, ON, SK, in Canada, Africa, Algeria, Great Britain; Malaysia, Mexico, Poland, and Russia). Mr. Oliver has also presented a series of seminars across the United States dealing with natural gas investments.

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February 1987 to January 1992 1. Areas of Qualification: Enhanced oil recovery, unconventional gas recovery, methane from coal seams, Devonian shale gas, statistics, reservoir simulation, computer system layout and management, computer modeling documentation, reactor modeling, theories of scientific discourse, technical editing, document and report design and publication. 2. Company: Advanced Resources International (previously ICF Resources Incorporated, and formerly Lewin and Associates, Inc.) Title: Project Manager Work Location: Fairfax, VA Experience and Capabilities: He produced four technical reports of the geologic assessment of natural gas from coal seams in the Warrior, Piceance, San Juan, and Northern Appalachian Basins. This included design from the ground up of these reports, as well as full responsibility for final printing and production. He was also involved in geochemical, geologic and hydrocarbon potential analysis of Devonian shales and compiles the annual drilling statistics for Devonian shales in the Appalachian Basin. At ICF Resources, Mr. Oliver managed the multi-million dollar Devonian Shales Evaluation and Technology Transfer project and was involved in Methane from Coal Seams publication and report design and editing. As Senior Editor at Lewin and Associates, he designed from ground level a triannual Technology Review of Devonian Shales, as well as wrote several articles for inclusion. He is also experienced in enhanced oil recovery, unconventional gas recovery, gas reservoir simulation, and computer modeling documentation. He managed projects in Devonian shale gas evaluation, production studies, and technology development assessments and transfer and has served as a contributing editor to industry oil & gas publications

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June 1986 - September 1986 Mr. Oliver served as an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Mass Media Fellow. During this time he published several feature articles for the Albuquerque Journal (circulation: 110,000).

August 1981 - May 1986 1. Areas of Qualification: Unconventional gas recovery, enhanced oil recovery, computer system analysis, reservoir modeling, multi-phase micro-emulsion studies, drilling fluid technology, thermodynamics, transport phenomena, technical writing, scientific discourse, creative writing. 2. Company: Louisiana State University Title: Teaching Assistant Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana Experience and Capabilities: Mr. Oliver taught both graduate and undergraduate level classes at LSU. These included Drilling Fluids, Transport Phenomena, Computer Science, Computer Utilization, Technical Writing, and English Composition. His work included the development of an unconventional gas recovery simulator and phase behavior studies of multi-phase micro-emulsion systems in enhanced oil recovery. He also produced a monthly newsletter, "Tarpitch, for the Department of Petroleum Engineering.

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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS A Three-Year Coalbed Methane Feasibility, Exploration and Production Work Programme for the Necessary Government CBM License for Combined Blocks in the Kalahari Karoo Basin, Submitted to The Government of Botswana, June 2006. Three-Year License was awarded. Coalbed Methane in Mexico and Texas, presentation to Government Officials, Mexico City, Mexico, January, 2003. Shale Development Strategies, presentation to Totals President and staff, Houston, TX, 1998. Rigless Completions in the Antrim Shale A Case Study SPE paper (unpublished) (Oliver, Peters, Fink) accepted for 1997 SPE Eastern Regional, Columbus,OH (Co-Author) Natural Gas: The Fuel of The 90s, presentation at ISI Money Show, Boston, MA, November, 1994. Natural Gas: The Fuel of The 90s, presentation at Jim Blanchards Investment Conference, New Orleans, LA, November, 1994. Natural Gas: The Fuel of Choice, presentation at the ISI Money Show, San Francisco, CA, August 1994. Natural Gas: The Fuel of Choice, presentation at ISI Money Show, Las Vegas, NV, May, 1994. Natural Gas: The Fuel of The 90s, presentation at Jim Blanchards Investment Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, April, 1994. Natural Gas: The Fuel of The 90s, presentation at the ISI Money Show, Orlando, FL, February 1994. Michigan Activity Continues, Editorial, published in Northeast Oil and Gas World, December, 1993, (Author).

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Natural Gas: The Fuel of The 90s, presentation at Jim Blanchards Investment Conference, New Orleans, LA, November, 1993. Investment Opportunities in Natural Gas, presentation at the ISI Money Show, San Francisco, CA, August 1993. Production Optimization in the Antrim Shale, Michigan, SPE Paper presented at the 1991 Production Operations Symposium, Oklahoma City, OK, (Co-Author). The Antrim Shale A Complex Geologic Reservoir, SPE Paper presented at the 1991 National American Association of Petroleum Geologists Convention, Dallas, TX, (CoAuthor). Reservoir Simulation of the Antrim Shale, SPE Paper presented at the 1990 Eastern Regional SPE Meeting, Charleston, WV, (Co-Author). The Antrim Shale an Active Devonian Gas Shale Play, SPE Paper presented at the 1989 SPE Gas Symposium, Dallas, TX, (Co-Author). Research Helps Devonian Shale Odds, C.F. Brandenburg, V.A. Kuuskraa, and S.J.P. Oliver, in the American Oil and Gas Reporter, Volume 31, Number 11, November 1988, (Principal Author). Devonian Shale Gas Production in the Michigan Basin, D.R. McGuire and S.J.P. Oliver, in Eastern Devonian Gas Shales Technology Review, Volume 5, Numbers 2 and 3, November 1988, (Co-Author). 1987 Appalachian Basin Drilling Statistics, S.J.P. Oliver and P.J. Brown, in Eastern Devonian Gas Shales Technology Review, Volume 5, Numbers 2 and 3, November 1988, (Principal Author). A Geologic Assessment of Natural Gas From Coal Seams in the Fruitland Formation, San Juan Basin, Topical Report/Final Geologic Report (September 1986 - September 1987), Gas Research Institute 88/034, March 1988, (Editor).

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A Geologic Assessment of Natural Gas From Coal Seams in the Northern Appalachian Coal Basin, Topical Report/Final Geologic Report, (September 1986 - September 1987), Gas Research Institute 88/0039, March 1988, (Editor). A Geologic Assessment of Natural Gas From Coal Seams in the Piceance Basin, Colorado, Topical Report/Final Geologic Report (September 1985 - September 1986), Gas Research Institute, 87/0060, November 1986 (Editor). A Geologic Assessment of Natural Gas From Coal Seams in the Warrior Basin, Alabama, Topical Report/Final Geologic Report (September 1985 - September 1986), Gas Research Institute, 86/0272, November 1986 (Editor). 1986 Appalachian Basin Devonian Shale Drilling Statistics, S.J.P. Oliver, J.R. Kelafant, and S.D. Meyers, in Eastern Devonian Gas Shales Technology Review, Vol. 4, No. 1, October 1987 (Principal Author). Devonian Shale Geologic and Production Potential, Pike County, Kentucky, I.M. Johnston, J.R. Moody, and S.J.P. Oliver, in Eastern Devonian Gas Shales Technology Review, Volume 4, No. 1, October 1987, (Co-Author). Eastern Devonian Gas Shales Technology Review, triannual publication for the Gas Research Institute, Chicago, Illinois (Technical Editor). A One-Dimensional Model for Evaluating the Potential for Enhanced Recovery of a Gas Reservoir by Co-Production of Gas and Water, SPE No. 13232, presented at the 59th Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, Houston, Texas, September 1984 (Author). The Development of a Geopressured Energy Management Information and Analysis System in Support of Research Planning: A Final Report, F.M. Wrighton, et al., Gas Research Institute Contract No. 5080-321-0299, Center for Energy Studies, Louisiana State University, September 1984 (Co-Author). A Tool for Screening Water Drive Gas Reservoirs for Enhanced Recovery Using Co-Production of Gas and Water, presented at the annual SPE Student Paper Contest at The University of Texas, Austin, Texas, April 1984. (Co-Author)
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Enhanced Gas Recovery via Water Production: A Computer Simulation, S.J.P. Oliver, M.S. Thesis, Gas Research Institute, January 1984. (Author) The Development of a Geopressured Energy Management Information and Analysis System in Support of Research Planning: Third Year, F.M. Wrighton, et al., Gas Research Institute Contract No. 5080-321-0299, Center for Energy Studies, Louisiana State University, September 1983. (Co-Author) Technical Support for Geopressured/Geothermal Well Activities in Louisiana, A.E. Johnson, Jr., F.M. Wrighton, and S.J.P. Oliver, Final Report, Function VI, System Analysis and Scientific Support, DOE Contract No. DE-AC08-81NV01074, October 1982. (CoAuthor) The Development of a Geopressured Energy Management Information and Analysis System in Support of Research Planning: Second Year, F.M. Wrighton, et al., Gas Research Institute Contract No. 5080-321-0299, Center for Energy Studies, Louisiana State University, September 1982. (Co-Author)

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