We are excited to welcome Nick Goodman in October to present “What can you learn from a dozen Simpsons characters and a lot of sleepless nights?” This talk will share hard‑won lessons from commissioning and scaling modular horizontal well facilities in the Midland Basin, with takeaways across mechanical, electrical, automation, and operations over the last seven years.

Biography

Nick Goodman is Vice President – Surface Operations at Birch Resources and has over 25 years of experience in oil and gas. Nick began as a Production Engineer with Texaco in Bakersfield, California and has since held Operations and Engineering roles with Aera, Shell, Chevron, and Oxy. His experience spans California, Canada, and Kuwait. Since 2018, Nick has led the design and construction of Birch Resources’ infrastructure in the Midland Basin. Nick holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Southern California.

Abstract

Since commissioning their first modular horizontal well facility (“Duffman”) in 2019, Birch Resources has brought on over 400 wells across 12 facilities in Martin, Howard, and Andrews counties. Tight timelines, weather delays, and major schedule shifts during a global pandemic drove the team toward a standardized facilities layout and aggressive reuse of existing equipment. This discussion will cover the most meaningful lessons learned across mechanical, electrical, automation, and operations, and how those insights inform Birch’s approach today.