Richard Stoisits has over 42 years of experience in reservoir, production, operations and facility engineering. He currently works as a Senior Engineering Advisor for ExxonMobil, where he leads flow assurance studies for offshore developments and troubleshoots production problems for worldwide assets. Previously, he has held engineering roles at Raytheon Corporation, ARCO Exploration and Production Technology, and ARCO Oil & Gas. He has developed new technologies in areas such as multiphase flow, reservoir modeling, and production optimization.

1. RICHARD F. STOISITS
2111 RIVER BEND WAY
KINGWOOD, TX 77345
EMAIL: RSTOISITS@KINGWOODCABLE.NET
SUMMARY
Forty-two year experience includes assignments in reservoir, production, operations and facility
engineering.
EXPERIENCE
EXXONMOBIL 2001-Present
Senior Engineering Advisor (2003-Present)
 Lead flow assurance pre-FEED, FEED, detailed engineering, installation, commissioning
and startup studies for offshore and onshore developments.
 Lead Subsea Umbilical, Risers and Flowline (SURF) pre-FEED and FEED studies for
world-wide dewater developments.
 Coordinate pre-Gate 1 SURF workflow.
 Trouble-shoot production problems for worldwide assets.
 Lead production optimization studies for worldwide assets.
 Provide flow assurance support for qualification of new SURF technology.
 Mentor/advise early and mid-career engineers.
 Develop innovative SURF architectures for deep-water developments which minimize
capital expenditure, while delivering rate, recovery and maintaining operational
flexibility.
 Advise operating partners on flow assurance/SURF issues.
 Teach in-house flow assurance schools.
Senior Staff Reservoir Engineer (2001-2002)
 Responsible for development of reservoir models for worldwide operations. Models
utilized for reservoir management, production optimization and planning and evaluation.
Models included material balance, integrated production models and reservoir simulators
for oil and gas reservoirs.
RAYTHEON CORPORATION: Senior Systems Engineer 1999-2001
 Develop performance requirements for distributed computing systems, utilizing Object
Oriented Design, and Unified Modeling Language technologies.
ARCO EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY 1995-1999
Senior Principal Research Engineer (1997-1999)
 Project leader/developer multiphase flow mixing technology using CFD and
experimentation. Patent issued for this technology.
 Project leader/developer of advanced multiphase hydraulics optimization technology.
Field data indicated production increase of 7% over existing optimization technology.
 Project leader/developer real time optimization technology for Prudhoe Bay Gas
Processing Facility. Technique improves product recovery approximately 2%.
 Developer compact multiphase flow separation technology using novel application of
surface energy technology.
Principle Systems Consultant (1995-1997)

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 Developed system for Multiple Failure and Error Analysis (MFEA) of hydrocarbon
production facilities.
 Developed automated material balance system for hydrocarbon reservoirs using advanced
computational technology. Patent issued for this technology.
ARCO ALASKA INC.: Staff Engineer 1990-1995
 Project leader/developer of multiphase simultaneous injection process for reservoir
pressures support. Analysis of field data indicates technique can improve recovery from
an oil reservoir by 20% over the conventional water and gas injection process, and reduce
capital expenditure approximately 15%. Patent issued for this technology.
 Developer of new hydraulic fracturing well stimulation technology used throughout
company received corporate outstanding technical achievement award.
 Economic evaluation of field development projects.
 Project leader for development drilling.
 Performed reservoir/production engineering tasks including, water-flood analysis, infill
drilling analysis, well completion, well stimulation, reservoir modeling, well surveillance,
increased rate and recoverable reserves of my assigned area 40%.
 Project leader/developer multiphase hydraulic production optimization tool.
 Project leader/developer of nonlinear adaptive gas lift model.
 Developed engineering analysis technology to evaluate incremental multiphase flow
production facilities expansion projects. Reduced engineering analysis time 50% and
performed a more rigorous analysis than the preceding method.
ARCO EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY 1986-1990
R&D Principle Research Engineer
 Project leader/developer engineering analysis technology for production systems
analysis, multiphase flow, and artificial lift.
 Team leader of ARCO consultants to domestic and international operations. Consultants
developed engineering technology, and applied production systems analysis, multiphase
flow and artificial lift expertise for solution of production problems.
 Developed a mechanistic multiphase flow well-bore model. Model was a significant
improvement over conventional empirical models, and is in use throughout the company.
 Solved severe pipeline corrosion problem (failure in 9mos) by changing operating
conditions and corrosion inhibitor no additional operating expense incurred.
 Coordinated external multiphase flow and artificial lift research projects.
 Taught in-house schools on production technology.
ARCO OIL & GAS: Senior Computer Applications Engineer 1980-1986
 Developed, maintained and supported design and analysis software for nodal analysis,
artificial lift, and multiphase flow in wellbores and pipelines, oil and gas production
facilities.
ARCO CHEMICAL: Research Engineer 1977-1980
 Scale up of catalyst technology from laboratory to production facilities. Trouble-shoot
production facility problems.
 Developed kinetic models; statistical analysis of experimental results.
 Developed discrete/continuous analysis tools for business planning applications, such as
transportation of polymer feedstock to polymerization facility, railcar transportation of
polymers from production facility to client facilities.

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 Developed dynamic simulators of chemical reactors.
DIAMOND SHAMROCK CORPORATION: Polymer Applications Engineer1976-1977
 Designed and analyzed experiments for product development.
PHARMACHEM CORPORATION: Process Engineer 1972-1973
 Production process engineer for manufacture of a biopolymer, used in livestock industry.
EDUCATION
M.S., B.S. Chemical Engineering, Lehigh University
ASSOCIATIONS
Society of Petroleum Engineers, American Institute of Chemical Engineers
PATENTS AND PUBLICATIONS
See attached addendum
RICHARD F. STOISITS
2111 RIVER BEND WAY
KINGWOOD, TX 77345
EMAIL: RSTOISITS@KINGWOODCABLE.NET
P A T E N T S
 U.S. Patent Application, Injecting Hydrate Slurry into a Reservoir. 2013
 U.S. Patent 8469101: Method and apparatus for Flow Assurance Management in Subsea
Single Production Flowline. 2013
 U.S. Patent 8430169: Dead Crude Subsea Production Line Hydrate Management Strategy
Utilizing Tubing in the Service Umbilical Line and Depressurization/Re-Pressurization to
Mitigate Risk of Hydrate Blockage and Significantly Reduce Chemical Inhibitor Usage. 2013
 U.S. Patent Application, System and Method for Transporting Hydrocarbons. 2011
 U.S. Patent 7721807: Method for Managing Hydrates in Subsea Production Line. 2010
 U.S. Patent No. 6,236,894: Petroleum Production Optimization Utilizing Adaptive Network
and Genetic Algorithm Techniques.
 U.S. Patent No. 5,938,328: Packed Bed Static Mixer. 1999
 U.S. Patent No. 5,924,048: Automated Material Balance System for Hydrocarbon Reservoirs
Using a Genetic Procedure. 1999
 U.S. Patent No. 5,421,408: Simultaneous Water and Gas Injection into Earth Formations,
June 6, 1995.
P U B L I C A T I O N S
Stoisits R.F., Bashagour H.M., Su C.G., “Application of Integrated Production and Reservoir
Modeling to Optimize Deepwater Development”, International Oil and Gas Conference and
Exhibition in China, 8-10 June 2010, Beijing, China
Stoisits R.F., Rodriguez L., Su C.G., “Adaptive Hydrate Management Strategy for Compromised
Insulation System in Deepwater Operations”, International Petroleum Technology Conference,
7-9 Dec. 2009, Doha, Qatar.

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Stoisits R.F., Curtis C.E., Lucas D.C., Sonka J.K., “Deep Water Single Production Line Tiebacks
Achieving Operability Requirements While Minimizing Cost”, Deepwater Offshore Technology
Conference, Nov. 2004.
Stoisits R., Crawford K., MacAllister D., McCormack M., Lawal A., Ogbe D., “Production
Optimization at the Kuparuk River Field Utilizing Neural Networks and Genetic Algorithms”,
Proc. SPE Mid-Continent Operations symposium, Mar. 1999.
Stoisits R.F., Pinto M.T., “Improved Static Mixer Design for Achieving Equal Phase Splitting at
Pipe Junctions”, Proc. SPE International Thermal Operations and Heavy Oil Symposium,
Bakersfield, California, Marc. 1999.
Clay R.M., Stoisits R.F., Pritchett M.D., Rood R.C., Cologgi J.R., “An Approach to Real-Time
Optimization of the Central Gas Facility at the Prudhoe Bay Field”, Proc. SPE Annual Technical
Conference and Exhibition, Sept. 1998.
Stoisits R.F., Krist G.J., Ma T.D., Rugen J.A., Kolpak M.M., Payne R.L., “Simultaneous Water
and Gas Injection Pilot at the Kuparuk River Field, Surface Line Impact”, Proc. SPE National
Meeting, Oct. 1995.
Ma T.D., Rugen J.A., Stoisits R.F., “Simultaneous Water and Gas Injection Pilot at the Kuparuk
River Field, Reservoir Impact”, Proc. SPE National Meeting, Oct. 1995.
Hainey B.W., Weng X., Stoisits R.F., “Mitigation of Multiple Fractures from Deviated
Wellbores”, Proc. SPE National Meeting, Oct. 1995.
Stoisits R.F., Scherer P.W., Schmidt S.E., “Gas Optimization at the Kuparuk River Field”, Proc.
SPE National Meeting, Sept. 1994.
Stoisits R.F., Batesole E.C., Champion J.H., Park D.H., “Application of Nonlinear Adaptive
Modeling for Rigorous Representation of Facilities in Reservoir Simulation”, Proc. SPE National
Meeting, Oct. 1992.
Stoisits R.F., “Dynamic Production System Nodal Analysis”, Proc. SPE National Meeting, Oct.
1992.
Stoisits R.F., “Comparison of Rule Based and Neural Models for Selection of Multiphase Flow
Pressure Drop Correlation’s”, Conference of Artificial Intelligence in Petroleum Exploration &
Production, May 1991, College Station, TX.
Stoisits R.F., “Mechanistic Model for Multiphase Flow Pressure Loss Calculation in Wells”,
BHRA International Conference on Multiphase Flow, June 1989.
Stoisits R.F., “Computers That Think Like People”, Fortune Magazine, Feb. 27, 1989.
Stoisits R.F., “Artificial Intelligence is a Vital Part of Production Computing”, Oil and Gas
Journal, Jan. 9, 1989.

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Stoisits R.F., “Expert System for Gas Lift Trouble Shooting”, Conference on Artificial
Intelligence in Petroleum Exploration & Production, June, 1988, Texas A&M University,
College Station, TX.
Stoisits R.F., “Expert System for Multiphase Flow Correlation Selection”, Conference on
Artificial Intelligence in Petroleum Exploration & Production, June, 1988, Texas A&M
University, College Station, TX.
Stoisits R.F., “A Multiphase Flow/Nodal Analysis Program for Personal Computers”, SPE Proc.
Of Petroleum Industries Application of Microcomputers, June, 1986.
Stoisits R.F., “Simulation of Freeze-Thaw Effects Beneath Drilling and Production Platforms
Supported by Refrigeration Type Structural Piles”, IMAC Proc. 5th
Int. Sym. Adv. In Computer
Methods for Partial Differential Equations, June 1984.
Stoisits R.F., Poehlein G.W., VanderHoff J.W., “Mathematical Modeling of Hydrodynamic
Chromatography”, J. of Colloid & Interface Science Volume 57, No. 2, 1976.