Dwayne Stewart at PHDwin Week 2025
Founder & Managing Member, Foundation Energy Advisors
Learn how Foundation Energy Advisors helped avert a Nine-Figure Mistake with Engineering-First Economics
Learn How PHDwin V3, SQL-Driven Workflows, and Reservoir Expertise Prevented a $100MM Acquisition Error
Trusted Expertise. Real Data. Measurable Impact.
The session titled “How PHDwin Helped Avert a $100 Million Mistake” wasn’t theoretical.
At PHDwin Week 2025, Dwayne Stewart delivered one of the most-watched technical presentations of the event with over 500+ live viewers and 11,000+ replay views on YouTube from engineers, executives, investors, and advisors across the upstream energy ecosystem.
It was a real-world case study showing how Foundation Energy Advisors used PHDwin V3, rigorous reservoir engineering, and structured economic modeling to identify and prevent a $100+ million mistake in an upstream asset acquisition.
All operator, field, and well identifiers were anonymized.
What was not anonymized? The production history, forecasts, and engineering logic.
Why This Presentation Resonated with Audiences
Most upstream acquisition failures do NOT happen because teams lack data.
They happen because:
Economics are oversimplified
Decline behavior is misunderstood
Engineering nuance is lost between databases and decision-makers
This presentation cut through that noise.
It demonstrated how engineering-grade modeling, combined with modern data workflows, leads to materially better capital decisions.
What Foundation Energy Advisors Does Differently
Engineering Comes First
FEA specializes in upstream consulting & services with expertise in:
Reservoir Engineering
Petroleum Engineering
Economic & Portfolio Analysis
Management & Strategic Advisory
A&D Due Diligence & Financial Modeling
Every engagement starts with engineering experience, dedication, and professional due diligence, not spreadsheet assumptions.
A&D and Capital Support
For acquisitions, divestitures, and capital allocation decisions, FEA provides:
Engineering-led due diligence
Reserve and economic validation
Sensitivity and risk framing executives can actually use
Clear communication between engineers, bankers, investors, & other stakeholders.
The $100MM “near miss” highlighted in this presentation is exactly the kind of outcome this approach is designed to prevent.
Why PHDwin Week Audiences Paid Attention
At PHDwin Week, real work & results attract an audience. For acquisitions, divestitures, and capital allocation decisions, Foundation Energy Advisors provides:
Credibility: Real data, real forecasts, real consequences
Clarity: Complex engineering made understandable to decision-makers
Relevance: Direct application to capital, A&D, and portfolio strategy
That combination is why this session became one of the most viewed technical presentations of PHDwin Week 2025.
Watch the Presentation
Presented by Dwayne Stewart, Founder & Managing Member Foundation Energy Advisors
Over 11,000 views from the upstream energy community featured during PHDwin Week 2025
Work with Foundation Energy Advisors
If your team is:
Evaluating acquisitions or divestitures
Transitioning to scalable platforms
Reconciling engineering or economic models
Seeking defensible, investor-grade analysis
Foundation Energy Advisors (FEA) brings the engineering depth, software mastery, and advisory clarity to get it right the first time.
Contact Foundation Energy Advisors