Juan Nevarez joined Scout in 2011 and is currently President of Scout Development Partners, a fund vehicle designed to further develop existing Scout assets using horizontal drilling techniques. Juan also serves as a Managing Director of Scout Development Group, the general partner of SDP.
Juan earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering from Texas Tech University and a Master of Business Administration from California State University. He has over 26 years of experience in the upstream oil and gas business serving as Production Operations Supervisor for Texaco and Chevron, Senior Exploitation Engineer for Merit Energy and Senior Acquisitions Engineer for Denbury Resources.
He is a Qualified Reserves Estimator and a Registered Professional Engineer in Texas. Juan serves on the Board of Directors for Texas Tech University System Foundation and is a member of the Texas Tech Engineering Dean’s Council, Texas Tech Petroleum Industry Advisory Board, Professional Engineer Exam Committee, Society of Petroleum Engineers and ADAM Energy Forum. In recognition of his achievements and contributions in the industry, he was inducted into the Petroleum Engineering Academy at Texas Tech University in 2016. In April 2023, Juan was honored with the Distinguished Engineer Award from Texas Tech College of Engineering.
