Dean A. Gimbel has over 25 years of experience in the petroleum industry. As a proven leader in operations, Dean has successfully designed and implemented completions of over 1,000 wells in 10 states.  Some of Dean’s highlights and innovations include the development of stimulation techniques that have fully eliminated proppant flowback without the need for chemical resins.  In 2014, Dean also developed a pin-point completion technique that propelled Fidelity E&P to its first 1,000+ bbl per day well in the region.  Dean is also an expert in execution efficiency and has implemented many cost-saving methods that have successfully reduced time on location, fuel costs, and chemical costs for well completions.  Dean has developed software analytics for the purpose of well completion analysis, design, and flow back optimization. 

Prior to this role, Dean was the SVP of Operations at Ascent Energy LLC in Denver, CO.  During his time there, he was a co-founding member that raised capital, built, operated, and sold a 7,500-acre operated position. Dean designed and executed completions of some of the most productive wells in the Eastern Potash Delaware Basin region of New Mexico.  Dean also oversaw the full self-sourcing of frac fleet equipment, personnel, proppant, and chemicals to maintain profitable operations during record low oil price cycles of 2020-2021.  Dean oversaw the recompletions of legacy wells.

Prior to the founding of Ascent Energy, Dean worked as Completions Manager for Juneau Energy LLC in Denver, CO where he managed all aspects of the company's completions program in the Eagle Ford and Buda-Rose plays.

Before Juneau Energy, Dean worked as a Sr. Completions Engineer at Fidelity Exploration & Production Company in Denver, CO. In this role, he served as the lead completions engineer for all exploratory fields, including Niobrara, Heath, Three Forks, Buda, Paradox, and Georgetown formations. Dean implemented new coil tubing frac technology in the Three Forks formation to improve production by up to 56% and developed cemented liner completion design for Bakken completions, increasing production by 20%. He also designed the first successful Paradox oil-based stimulation.

Prior to this role, Dean worked as a US Operations Manager, Southern Division at Apex Petroleum Engineering in Englewood, CO where he designed and executed fracture treatments in key, high-profile exploratory shale formations for multiple operators.  Dean also reviewed, and redesigned clients’ completions designs of underperforming wells, increasing production by as much as 207%.  Dean also oversaw the day-to-day operations for 12+ frac engineers and consultants working throughout the United States.

Dean received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wyoming in 1993.