Senior Vice President Reservoir Engineering & Development
Mr. Koerner serves as Monterey’s senior engineering and development lead and is responsible for reservoir engineering, field development planning, and execution strategy across the company’s asset base. He is widely regarded within the organization as the lead technical authority on asset optimization, with deep expertise in development planning, production enhancement, and capital-efficient field execution.
He brings more than 30 years of experience in upstream oil and gas engineering, including conventional and unconventional reservoir development, reserves evaluation, and enhanced oil recovery. Mr. Koerner has held senior engineering and leadership roles across both independent and major E&P companies, with experience spanning North America, West Africa, and Brazil.
Throughout his career, Mr. Koerner has led multidisciplinary teams responsible for asset evaluation, acquisition support, and development planning, including detailed subsurface analysis, well spacing optimization, and capital-efficient development strategies across key formations in the Midland and Delaware basins. He has extensive experience in evaluating complex stacked pay opportunities, including Bone Spring, Wolfcamp, and related formations, and has developed advanced analytical approaches to assess parent-child well performance and optimize undeveloped acreage valuation.
Mr. Koerner holds a BS in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Texas and MS in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Southern California. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in California, Texas, and New Mexico and serves on the advisory board of the USC Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science.