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Navidad Energy Advisors is a premier engineering consultancy specializing in providing technical and strategic support for oil and gas drilling, completion, and production projects.
Led by Harold E. McGowen III, PE, a registered professional engineer with over 40 years of industry experience, our team offers unparalleled expertise to help clients make informed decisions about oil and gas investments. We partner with finance professionals, family offices, and general investors to evaluate opportunities, assess risks, and unlock value in the upstream sector.
Services for Oil & Gas Investors
- Investment Risk Assessment:
- Comprehensive technical evaluation of proposed drilling and development projects to identify potential risks, including reserves uncertainty, well spacing, and completion effectiveness.
- Economic Modeling & Feasibility Studies:
- Detailed cash flow projections, rate-of-return analyses, and risk-adjusted economic models to support confident decision-making.
- Detailed cash flow projections, rate-of-return analyses, and risk-adjusted economic models to support confident decision-making.
- Asset Evaluation & Due Diligence:
- Independent assessments of reserves, production potential, and operational plans to validate or challenge assumptions presented by operators or promoters.
- Independent assessments of reserves, production potential, and operational plans to validate or challenge assumptions presented by operators or promoters.
- Field Development Consulting:
- Strategic guidance on well placement, optimal completion designs, and infrastructure requirements to maximize recovery and minimize costs.
- Strategic guidance on well placement, optimal completion designs, and infrastructure requirements to maximize recovery and minimize costs.
- Production Optimization & Operations Review:
- Expert insights into improving production efficiency, artificial lift selection, and field operations, ensuring sustainable returns for investors.
- Expert insights into improving production efficiency, artificial lift selection, and field operations, ensuring sustainable returns for investors.
Comprehensive Expertise Across Petroleum Engineering Disciplines
- Reservoir Engineering:
- Reserves estimation, decline curve analysis, and risk-based resource assessments.
- Reserves estimation, decline curve analysis, and risk-based resource assessments.
- Drilling Engineering:
- Evaluation of well design, drilling practices, and associated costs.
- Evaluation of well design, drilling practices, and associated costs.
- Completion Engineering:
- Review of hydraulic fracturing strategies, stimulation designs, and equipment.
- Review of hydraulic fracturing strategies, stimulation designs, and equipment.
- Production Engineering:
- Analysis of artificial lift systems, flow assurance, and operational efficiency.
- Analysis of artificial lift systems, flow assurance, and operational efficiency.
- Facilities Engineering:
- Assessments of infrastructure adequacy, including gas processing, water handling, and saltwater disposal systems.
- Assessments of infrastructure adequacy, including gas processing, water handling, and saltwater disposal systems.
- Petrophysical Analysis:
- Independent review of logs, core data, and fracture characterization.
- Independent review of logs, core data, and fracture characterization.
- Economic & Risk Analysis:
- Integrated technical and economic evaluations tailored to investor needs.
Why Choose Navidad Energy Advisors?
Unmatched Expertise: Our team brings decades of hands-on experience in oil and gas operations, offering both technical acumen and practical insights.
Investor-Focused Approach: We translate complex technical details into clear, actionable insights that empower investors to make confident, informed decisions.
Objective Evaluations: As an independent consultancy, we prioritize transparency and objectivity in every project, ensuring our clients receive unbiased advice.
Your Partner in Oil & Gas Investments
At Navidad Energy Advisors, we understand the complexities and risks associated with oil and gas investments.
Whether you're evaluating a new prospect, reviewing an operator's development plan, or conducting due diligence on a potential acquisition, our expertise ensures you have the information needed to make sound investment decisions.
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Let Navidad Energy Advisors help you assess, analyze, and capitalize on your oil and gas investment opportunities.
Reserves Projections
Prospect Evaluation
Operations Performance Evaluation