KYLE KELLEY, PMP

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER

Kyle is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with over 11 years of experience in the salt cavern storage and brine production industry. He is a graduate of Virginia Tech with Bachelors and Master’s degrees in Mining and Minerals Engineering. His diverse experience includes drilling, workovers, snubbing, cavern operations, due diligence, state and federal regulatory compliance, expert witness support, audit support, solution mining, thermodynamic modeling, mechanical integrity testing, and P&A.

Education & Training

  • Bachelor of Science, Mining & Minerals Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

  • Bachelor of Science, Mining & Minerals Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

Certifications

  • Project Management Professional (PMP)

Industry Experience

  • Brine Production

  • Natural Gas Storage

  • NGL Storage

  • Solution Mining

Technical Experience

  • API RP 1170

  • Compliance Audit Support

  • Due Diligence

  • Engineering Studies

  • Expert Witness Support

  • Regulatory Compliance (PHMSA, TRRC, LA DNR, MSOGB, UIC)

  • Cavern Well Design

  • Disposal Well Design

  • Drilling

  • Completions

  • Workovers

  • Mechanical Integrity Testing

  • Plugging & Abandonment

  • Cavern Field Design & 3D Modeling

  • Cavern Operations

  • Cavern Well Hydraulics

  • Hard Rock Caverns

  • Salt Cavern Thermodynamics

  • Solution Mining Modeling (WinUbro, Salgas)

  • Subsidence Monitoring