About Hewitt Energy Strategies LLC
Executive-Level Well Program Management
Founded in 2019, Hewitt Energy Strategies was established to provide executive-level well program management without the overhead structure of a traditional operations department. The firm serves mid-size and emerging operators across the Appalachian Basin who require disciplined execution and capital-focused oversight.
HES manages full-lifecycle well programs from pad construction through drilling, completions, infrastructure, and production tie-ins. Our focus is not isolated activity metrics but predictable performance across the entire capital cycle.
Appalachian Unconventional Experience Since 2006
HES leadership has operated in the Appalachian Basin since 2006, beginning in coal bed methane development prior to large-scale Marcellus expansion and early Utica drilling. This progression through CBM, shale gas, horizontal development, and complex subsurface projects provides a broad unconventional foundation that few regional operators possess.
As a third-generation Appalachian driller, the firm combines inherited field knowledge with modern engineering discipline and advanced drilling technologies. The result is structured execution grounded in both legacy basin experience and contemporary unconventional practices.
Over $1 billion in capital has been deployed under this operational framework across multi-well programs in the region.
Experience includes:
• Early Marcellus horizontal development
• First Utica well in the basin
• Carbon sequestration well construction
• Advanced well monitoring and fiber optic integration
• Large-scale unconventional drilling and completions programs
Deep basin knowledge produces predictable results.
Independent Oversight Model
Hewitt Energy Strategies operates as an outsourced operations leadership team. We eliminate the need for smaller operators to maintain full internal drilling and completions departments while still providing executive-level control of complex well programs.
Our structure is lean by design. Capital is allocated to the well, not to unnecessary overhead.
We are engaged to provide independent, candid operational guidance aligned with long-term program performance. Decisions are driven by full-program ROI, safety performance, and disciplined execution rather than short-term metrics.
Field-Tested Team Structure
HES operates with an established network of drilling supervisors, completions specialists, construction coordinators, and service providers throughout the Appalachian Basin.
This model allows:
• Rapid mobilization
• Vendor leverage through longstanding relationships
• Experienced field supervision
• Flexible scaling across multi-well programs
The result is disciplined execution without structural inefficiency.
Safety and Capital Discipline
Safety and environmental responsibility are integrated into every phase of execution. From pad construction through production tie-ins, risk mitigation, spill prevention, and contractor accountability are treated as foundational elements of operational success.
Disciplined execution and environmental stewardship are inseparable from capital performance.
Philosophy
Many operators measure success one well at a time. We evaluate performance across the entire development program.
Single-day footage records do not define success.
Full-program ROI does.
Hewitt Energy Strategies exists to ensure well programs in the Appalachian Basin are executed safely, on schedule, and aligned with long-term capital performance.