Jacqueline Pirkle
About Jacqueline Pirkle
Jacqueline Pirkle is the Reservoir Technical Team Lead for Subsurface Digital Innovation at ExxonMobil, based in Spring, Texas.
Current Position at ExxonMobil
Jacqueline Pirkle currently serves as the Reservoir Technical Team Lead for Subsurface Digital Innovation at ExxonMobil. She has been in this role since 2020 and is based in Spring, Texas, United States. Her responsibilities include leading the evaluation of next-generation applications for surveillance and optimization. Additionally, she supports discussions on data platform enhancements to improve integration and collaborates with IT teams to prioritize work activities that align with business needs.
Previous Roles at ExxonMobil
Jacqueline Pirkle has held several positions at ExxonMobil prior to her current role. She served as the Reservoir Technical Team Lead for the Chad Field Development Team from 2019 to 2020 in Houston, Texas. Before that, she was the Reservoir Advisor for Gulf of Mexico Assets for eight months in 2018-2019. Her tenure at ExxonMobil also includes a two-year stint as the Reservoir Advisor for the Kashagan Field in Kazakhstan (2016-2018), and a year as a Senior Staff Reservoir Engineer for the Santa Ynez Unit in California (2011-2012).
Career at Imperial Oil
Jacqueline Pirkle spent several years at Imperial Oil, where she held various advisory roles. From 2015 to 2016, she was a Reservoir Advisor for the Aspen SA-SAGD Project in Alberta. Prior to that, she worked on the Joint Venture Team for Western Canada for 11 months in 2014-2015. From 2012 to 2014, she served as a Planning Advisor for Western Canada Major Projects, all based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Early Career Experience
Jacqueline Pirkle began her extensive career in the oil and gas industry at ExxonMobil. She started as a Reservoir Engineer for Houston Metro Area Fields from 1996 to 1998 and subsequently held positions of increasing responsibility, including Senior Reservoir Engineer at Hawkins Field, Texas, and LaBarge Field, Wyoming. She also served as an Engineering Recruiting Coordinator for ExxonMobil Production Company from 2005 to 2007 and as a Senior Staff Reservoir Engineer for Mobile Bay, Gulf of Mexico, and Inland Louisiana from 2007 to 2009.
Education and Chemical Engineering Background
Jacqueline Pirkle completed her undergraduate studies at The University of Alabama, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from 1992 to 1996. Her educational background in chemical engineering has provided a strong foundation for her extensive career in reservoir engineering and technical leadership roles within the oil and gas industry.