What We Do
Seven specialized services built around the decisions that matter most to onshore operators. Every engagement is led by Ed Bauer. No junior staff, no hand-offs..
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Studies, evaluations, and interpretations that define your assets, de-risk your decisions, and unlock the value sitting in your data.
A well-designed field development plan is the foundation of efficient, low-risk resource extraction. Bauer Subsurface Solutions delivers integrated FDP work that ties subsurface understanding directly to drilling locations, production forecasts, and capital allocation, giving operators a clear, defensible roadmap for their assets.
Work product typically includes reservoir mapping, well location optimization, production scenario analysis, and phased development recommendations calibrated to your capital budget and risk tolerance.
Inquire About This ServiceUnderstanding your reservoir, its architecture, quality, and variability, is the prerequisite for every major development decision. Bauer Subsurface Solutions delivers comprehensive characterization studies that integrate well logs, core data, seismic, and production history into a coherent subsurface model.
Whether you're working a new acquisition or trying to understand anomalous performance in a mature field, a rigorous characterization study provides the foundation for better decisions across the asset lifecycle.
Inquire About This ServiceWhether you need to understand the full value of an existing asset or evaluate one you're considering buying or selling, rigorous subsurface due diligence is the foundation. Bauer Subsurface Solutions delivers independent asset evaluations for operators, private equity groups, and energy investors: what's there, what it's worth, and what the risks are, with no agenda beyond getting it right.
Ed has supported buy-side and sell-side transactions across onshore US basins, providing subsurface due diligence that goes beyond resource estimates to assess data quality, interpretation uncertainty, and development upside. Work includes data room creation and evaluation, reserve and resource assessments, and subsurface risk analysis for transactions representing tens of millions of dollars in asset value.
Inquire About This ServiceMature assets often hold more value than their production profile suggests. Infill drilling studies identify bypassed pay, drainage inefficiencies, and untapped reservoir compartments, translating geological insight into a ranked, capital-efficient well inventory.
These studies are particularly valuable for operators evaluating whether to reinvest in an existing asset or rationalize their portfolio. A rigorous infill analysis often reveals significant upside that isn't visible in the production data alone.
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Real-time and project-based support for active drilling programs. From pre-drill planning through execution, evaluation, and continuous improvement.
Getting the well in the right rock starts with rigorous pre-drill subsurface work. Ed provides target definition, optimal trajectory design, and formation evaluation planning, ensuring your drilling program is grounded in the best available subsurface interpretation before the bit turns.
Engagements can range from single-well planning packages to multi-well program design, integrating regional geology, well log data, and seismic interpretation to maximize your probability of encountering the reservoir as expected.
Inquire About This ServiceGetting a horizontal well placed in the target zone requires real-time subsurface decision-making, interpreting LWD data as it comes off the bit and adjusting trajectory to stay in the best reservoir. Poor wellbore placement costs production. Good geosteering protects it.
Ed provides remote geosteering support for horizontal programs in unconventional and conventional onshore plays, integrating real-time formation evaluation with pre-drill geological models to keep laterals in zone and maximize reservoir contact throughout the wellbore.
Inquire About This ServiceEvery well drilled is an opportunity to learn, but only if someone takes the time to systematically compare pre-drill predictions against actual results. Well lookback studies evaluate formation tops, reservoir quality, fluid contacts, and production performance against the original subsurface model, identifying where interpretations were right, where they were off, and why.
These studies are particularly valuable for teams running active drilling programs. The lessons learned from a rigorous lookback directly improve the quality of the next well plan, reducing surprises, refining models, and building institutional knowledge that pays dividends across the full program.
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