Maximize Asset EUR.
Offload Production QC, DCA Tables & Deck Chores.
Stop losing 25+ billable engineering hours every week cleaning noisy SCADA flow rate histories, reformatting public production files (Texas RRC, Enverus), structuring Aries/PhdWin decline parameters, transcribing PVT lab reports, and compiling SEC reserves audit backups. Sagedoer provides vetted, petroleum-literate Virtual Assistants overseen by a Free Dedicated Project Manager.
Active Reservoir Pipeline
Production Telemetry QC & Scraper Validation
Scrubbing daily wellhead rates (BOPD, MCFD, BWPD), tubing pressures (FTP), and water cut anomalies before decline model ingest.
DCA Table Building & Reserves Database Prep
Organizing Arps decline parameters (b-factors, initial decline Di), economic limits, and pricing decks for Aries, PhdWin, and Val Nav.
Simulation Deck Hygiene & PVT Data Extraction
Formatting well perforation history, organizing Petrel/Eclipse/tNav keywords, and transcribing laboratory PVT reports into clean tables.
25+ Hrs
Saved Per Reservoir Engineer / Week
99.8%
Production Data & Unit Accuracy
0%
Placement or Technical Markups
Up to 70%
Subsurface Administrative Savings
What Your Sagedoer Reservoir Engineer VA Manages Daily
Formulating drainage strategies, optimizing infill well spacing, and interpreting complex numerical simulation runs drive asset valuation; re-exporting noisy field gauge data, adjusting CSV production dates, and chasing PRMS audit documentation drain your high-value focus. Our VAs manage your routine technical pipeline:
Production Data Ingestion & Quality Control (QC)
Eliminate corrupted rate histories. We aggregate, cleanse, and validate well-level production data from public and internal sources.
- Scraping regulatory agency data (Texas RRC, NDIC, Oklahoma OCC, Alberta AER)
- Flagging shut-in periods, surface choke changes, and artificial lift transition anomalies
- Cleaning daily/monthly oil, gas, water, and flowing tubing pressure (FTP) series
Decline Curve Analysis (DCA) & Reserves Database Setup
Prepare your economic databases for quarterly forecasting. We organize historical streams and decline curve inputs.
- Pre-fitting hyperbolic, harmonic, and modified Arps parameters in Aries, PhdWin, or Val Nav
- Updating operating cost (LOE), water disposal fees, and pricing differentials
- Populating Estimated Ultimate Recovery (EUR) tables and remaining reserve classifications
PVT & Core Analysis Data Extraction
Stop manually copying lab reports. We extract fluid phase behavior and petrophysical laboratory measurements into digital formats.
- Extracting bubble point pressure (Pb), solution GOR (Rs), oil formation volume factor (Bo)
- Formatting constant composition expansion (CCE) and differential liberation (DL) tables
- Digitizing special core analysis (SCAL) data: relative permeability and capillary pressure curves
Pressure Transient Analysis (PTA) & Well Test Prep
Accelerate your diagnostic workflow. We clean pressure gauge data and organize diagnostic plots for reservoir engineers.
- Cleaning downhole gauge pressure buildup (PBU) and drawdown test time series
- Prepping Horner, log-log derivative, and square-root-of-time plots in Kappa Saphir or Topaze
- Assembling average reservoir pressure tracking files ($P/Z$ plots for gas reservoirs)
Reservoir Simulation Deck & History Match Support
Ensure your simulation runs start cleanly. We organize grid files, well event schedules, and history match calibration sets.
- Updating well perforation dates, skin factors, and deviation survey tables in Eclipse, CMG, or tNav
- Consolidating actual field historical rates vs. simulated outputs for discrepancy tracking
- Organizing Petrel project file directories and tracking simulation run log outputs
SEC/PRMS Reserves Audits & Asset Surveillance Dashboards
Pass annual third-party reserves audits smoothly. We compile audit workpapers and update daily management surveillance dashboards.
- Assembling 1P/2P/3P Proved, Probable, and Possible backup documentation packages
- Updating TIBCO Spotfire, Power BI, and Python dashboard surveillance views
- Formatting executive partner presentations and data room dossiers for A&D transactions
Platforms & Engineering Software We Navigate Daily
Zero training lag. Our virtual assistants plug directly into your petroleum economic engines, simulation suites, and data providers.
How It Works: In 4 Simple Phases
No engineering headhunter retainers, no technical agency markups, and zero operational friction. Your subsurface support pipeline is supervised by a Dedicated Project Manager from day one.
Submit Requirements
Share your asset basin (Permian, Bakken, Eagle Ford, offshore), current reservoir software tools (Aries, PhdWin, Petrel, CMG), target deliverables, and weekly operational bottlenecks via Email, WhatsApp, or Contact Form.
Finalise the Deal
Our dedicated project manager connects promptly with your lead engineer to review decline curve templates, configure secure read-only folder credentials, execute strict confidentiality NDAs, and align delivery schedules.
Expert Execution
Your project manager directly supervises daily telemetry data QC, verifies decline curve formula links inside economic tables, reviews PVT transcribing accuracy, audits simulation deck keywords, and guarantees clean file integrity.
Pay Only for Output
We log and charge exclusively for the virtual assistant's actual productive engineering, data cleansing, and documentation hours. Your dedicated project manager's supervision, onboarding, and quality audits are 100% free.
Domestic Petroleum Technicians vs. Sagedoer Managed Reservoir VAs
Why independent E&P operators, reservoir engineering consultancies, and A&D advisory groups choose Sagedoer over expensive local contractors and unvetted freelance marketplaces.
| Evaluation Metric | Domestic Technicians & Freelance Marketplaces | The Sagedoer Advantage |
|---|---|---|
| Hourly Rates & Markups | $55–$110/hr domestic engineering technicians or steep 25%+ staffing agency placement fees. | Predictable rates from $6/hr with 0% hidden markups or placement fee surcharges. |
| Operational Supervision | Lead engineer must inspect every cell, audit public well scrapers, and micromanage data entry. | Dedicated Project Manager acts as your single point of contact and technical QA gatekeeper. |
| Subsurface IP & Data Security | Unvetted gig workers without signed NDAs handling confidential seismic, well log, and reserve evaluations. | Strict contractual NDAs, encrypted password vaults, and least-privilege cloud isolation. |
| Deployment Speed | Weeks lost interviewing candidates and evaluating basic petroleum data literacy from scratch. | Rapid deployment in 24–48 hours with pre-screened technical subsurface assistants. |
| Invoicing & Time Transparency | Multiple invoices, messy time logs, and billing friction during peak quarterly SEC reserves filings. | Consolidated weekly USD invoicing with verified task-level activity logs. |
| Turnover & Project Continuity | A contractor abruptly leaves right before an A&D data room deadline, halting client evaluations. | Immediate bench backup with clear SOP documentation to keep data rooms moving without delay. |
Simple, Predictable Hourly Rates
No long-term contracts, no placement retainers, and zero hidden platform overhead. Dedicated Project Manager supervision is included 100% free.
Part-Time Reservoir VA
Est. $560 USD / Month (4 Weeks)
Full-Time Dedicated
Est. $960 USD / Month (4 Weeks)
What Reservoir Engineers & Asset Managers Say About Sagedoer
Real reviews from senior reservoir engineers, E&P asset managers, and petroleum evaluation consultants
"Before Sagedoer, our senior reservoir engineers were spending 20 hours a week cleaning messy multi-well production data from state regulatory sites and updating Aries decline curves. Our Sagedoer VA structures the production tables, flags rate anomalies, and keeps our economic databases completely current."
Wayne Whitaker, PE
Senior Reservoir Engineering Manager, Midland Basin E&P, Houston TX
"Having a Dedicated Project Manager oversee our PhdWin economic updates, verify PVT lab extractions, and compile SEC reserves audit workpapers without charging management fees is unbelievable. At $6/hr, our team's evaluation turnaround time dropped by 50%."
Rebecca Miller
Director of Subsurface Evaluations, Apex Energy Advisory, Denver CO
"We run multi-phase tNavigator simulation decks across 12 deepwater blocks. Sagedoer's assistant manages well event histories, cleans pressure transient gauge files for Saphir, and formats Spotfire dashboards with zero hand-holding required."
Gabriel Castaneda, PhD
Lead Simulation Engineer, BlueWater Petroleum Services, Calgary CA
"Before Sagedoer, our senior reservoir engineers were spending 20 hours a week cleaning messy multi-well production data from state regulatory sites and updating Aries decline curves. Our Sagedoer VA structures the production tables, flags rate anomalies, and keeps our economic databases completely current."
Wayne Whitaker, PE
Senior Reservoir Engineering Manager, Midland Basin E&P, Houston TX
"Having a Dedicated Project Manager oversee our PhdWin economic updates, verify PVT lab extractions, and compile SEC reserves audit workpapers without charging management fees is unbelievable. At $6/hr, our team's evaluation turnaround time dropped by 50%."
Rebecca Miller
Director of Subsurface Evaluations, Apex Energy Advisory, Denver CO
Frequently Asked Questions About Reservoir Engineer VAs
Specific operational details on data security, software licensing, decline curve setups, and engineering delegation limits.
Can the Virtual Assistant operate inside proprietary software like Aries, PhdWin, Petrel, or Eclipse?
Yes. Our technical virtual assistants are experienced in petroleum data schemas and can connect securely to your licensed workstations via company-provided Remote Desktop (RDP), Citrix, or virtual machine environments. They can import well production streams, format Aries keyword parameters, structure PhdWin database trees, update Petrel well event calendars, and organize simulation deck files without requiring software re-licensing on personal machines.
How do you protect confidential subsurface data, seismic logs, and reserves audit models?
All Sagedoer personnel sign comprehensive, legally binding Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs). We adhere to strict zero-local-storage guidelines: geological well logs, proprietary production histories, and financial reserves models remain exclusively within your authorized cloud servers (SharePoint, Google Workspace, AWS S3, or corporate VPN). Master engineering sign-offs and company bank accounts are never accessed.
What are the legal and technical boundaries between the VA and the licensed Reservoir Engineer?
Our virtual assistants operate strictly in an engineering support, data quality control, and documentation capacity. They structure production data, assemble decline curve spreadsheets, format pressure transient time series, and prepare audit backup files. All final reserve certifications, official SEC filings, capital expenditure approvals, and professional engineering stamps remain 100% under the supervision and legal responsibility of your licensed Professional Engineers (PE).
Can the VA pull and cross-reference public production data from state regulatory agencies?
Yes. Your assistant regularly queries and scrapes public data portals—such as the Texas Railroad Commission (RRC), North Dakota Industrial Commission (NDIC), Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC), New Mexico OCD, and Alberta Energy Regulator (AER)—or extracts competitor offset well data from Enverus Prism, Wood Mackenzie, and IHS Markit, organizing clean monthly production curves for your peer comparison studies.
How does the free Dedicated Project Manager benefit our engineering consultancy?
Your Dedicated Project Manager acts as your technical operations liaison. They audit data cleaning accuracy, inspect formula links inside economic tables, monitor task velocity against quarterly reserve deadlines, and guarantee immediate bench backup coverage if an assistant takes time off or during peak year-end reporting periods. You never spend valuable engineering hours micromanaging remote staff, and PM supervision is 100% free.
Ready to eliminate data chores & accelerate reservoir evaluations?
Schedule a 30-minute operational consultation with our petroleum team or message us directly via WhatsApp. We will audit your current production data ingestion, decline curve modeling bottlenecks, and reserves database workflows to assign a dedicated Reservoir Engineer VA within 48 hours.
Request Your Reservoir Engineer VA
Tell us your asset basin (conventional, unconventional, offshore), primary software tools (Aries, PhdWin, Petrel, CMG, Kappa), weekly data volume, and priority technical bottlenecks.