Portfolio Optimization

The Problem

Energy company with over 1100 natural gas wells to be drilled.  What is the right sequence of drilling that maximizes the value of the field?

The Solution

The simulation model allowed the experts to apply different rules to the choices of “which well next”.  The resulting experimentation led the team to consider and assess several choices before settling on an optimal drilling plan. 

As CIO I hired George and his team for several large enterprise IT simulation projects, one in an automotive setting and one in a banking setting.  In each, that team was required to work with the IT staff to deliver analytics that would help change the organization for the better, at many...

Marv Adams
Head of Technology and Operations TIAA-CREF Former CIO, Ford Motor, Fidelity, and Citigroup

I’ve known George Danner for more than 10 years and, when it comes to building computer simulations of business processes, he’s the best.  George and I first worked together to build a simulation of helicopter transportation for offshore workers in the Gulf of Mexico.  His...

Bob Sheffield
Managing Director Shell Aircraft International