Annual Reserves Conference

Message from the Conference Committee

On behalf of the Ryder Scott Conference Committee, thank you for making our 21ˢᵗ Annual Reserves Conference a success. We are grateful to all of our speakers for sharing their expertise, and to our attendees for bringing such energy and engagement to the discussions.

Below you’ll find presentation materials from this year’s program, available for you to revisit at your convenience. A photo gallery capturing highlights from the event will also be added here soon—we look forward to sharing those moments with you.

If you have any upcoming needs for reserves evaluations, audits, or related advisory services, we invite you to contact our team. We value the opportunity to support your business goals and look forward to continuing the conversation.

The Ryder Scott Conference Committee

Take a sneak peek into our 21ˢᵗ Annual Reserves Conference — explore presentations, meet our panelists, and relive the moments through our photo gallery.

21ˢᵗ annual reserves conference Speakers (2025)

Ramirez, Guale

Guale Ramirez, P.E.

Chairman & CEO

Ryder Scott Company, L.P.

Dan Pickering

Dan Pickering

Founder & Chief Investment Officer

Pickering Energy Partners

Jennifer Fitzgerald

Jennifer Fitzgerald, P.E.

Vice President, Corporate Reserves

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

Dan Olds

Dan Olds, P.E.

Managing Senior Vice President

Ryder Scott Company, L.P.

Bradley Birkelo

Bradley Birkelo

Senior Vice President, Subsurface

BKV Corporation

Sandeep Khurana

Sandeep Khurana, P.E.

Managing Senior Vice President

Ryder Scott Company, L.P. 

Marc Spieler

Marc Spieler

Senior Managing Director - Global Energy Industry

Kenneth Medlock

Kenneth B. Medlock III, Ph.D. 

Fellow, Baker Institute, Senior Director, CES

Rice University

Tim Rezvan

Tim Rezvan, CFA

Oil & Gas Exploration and Production

KeyBanc Capital Markets

Philip Kandel

Philip Kandel, P.E., P. Eng.

Retired, Bank Engineer

21ˢᵗ annual reserves conference Panelists (2025)

Panel Discussion

Mergers, Acquisitions, and Notable Trends in the Upstream Energy Industry

Victor Barcot

Victor Barcot

Vice President, New Ventures

Chord Energy

Rene Casadaban

Rene Casadaban

Chief Executive Officer

Black Bear Transmission

Harris Ghozali

Harris Ghozali, P.E.

Managing Senior Vice President

Ryder Scott Company, L.P. 

Tim Rezvan

Tim Rezvan, CFA

Oil & Gas Exploration and Production

KeyBanc Capital Markets

From insightful discussions to memorable moments — see it all in our photo gallery!

Meet our Conference Planning Committee

Deji Adeyeye

Deji Adeyeye, P.E.

Senior Vice President

Marylena Garcia

Marylena Garcia, P.E.

Managing Senior Vice President

Head of Sustainability

Ronald Watt

Ronald Watt

Information System Manager

Emily Ammons

Emily Ammons

Marketing Manager

Hridi Hasan

Hridi Hasan

Marketing Specialist

Discover what industry experts have said at previous Ryder Scott Annual Reserves Conferences! Click the links below to explore cutting-edge insights, groundbreaking advancements, and the latest trends in reserves estimation and reservoir engineering

2019

Houston Reserves Conference

Wall Street Is Angry. What Can We Do About It? - By John Lee

“Talking Shop” Data Science at Ryder Scott - By Adam Cagle

Latest Themes in SEC Comment Letters - By Miles Palke

Booking Proved Reserves Beyond Original Facility Design Life – GOM - By Michael Clark

Mind the Gap Leaping from Prospective to Contingent Resources – A Case Study - By Steve Phillips

Panel Discussion: Where do we go from here? - Moderated by Ron Harrell

Mexico Reserves Conference

What’s New with PRMS 2018 By Dan Olds

Maturation of Resources from Exploration to Delineation to Development - By Herman Acuña

Building a Geostatic Model for the Purpose of 1P, 2P & 3P Reserves Estimation - By Steve Phillips

Building a Dynamic Simulation Model for the Purpose of 1P, 2P & 3P Reserves Estimation - By Miles Palke

Building a Model for the Certification of Reserves of the Hokchi Field, an Offshore Field in the Gulf of Mexico - By Juan M. Gavilan & Hector G. Moyano

Potential for Reserves Growth in the Onshore Southern Region - By Gildardo Guerrero

Exploration Perspectives in the SE Basins of Mexico -By Adan Oviedo

Extracting the Maximum Information from your Seismic Data - By Stefano Volterrani

Evaluating Reserves and Resources for Unconventional Plays - By Herman Acuña

America’s Deepwater Basins – Potential, Growth, and Sustenance - By Sandeep Khurana

Case Study of a Tertiary Onshore Field from Cuenca Sureste - By Enzo Aconcha

Analysis of Mexico’s Year End 2018 Hydrocarbon Reserves - By Gelacio Martin & Salvador Macias