Public engineering firm profile
Arlington, VA
Pioneering the Past. Innovating the Future.
Advanced Resources International (ARI) is an energy consulting practice founded in 1990 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. It delivers geoscience, engineering, and economic advisory services across unconventional oil and gas, enhanced recovery, carbon capture and storage (CCUS), geothermal energy, hydrogen storage, and critical minerals. ARI supports public agencies and private entities across the United States and more than 30 countries.
Providing specialized geology and reservoir engineering expertise to optimize extraction from low-permeability formations. The practice conducts resource characterization, reservoir simulation, and well productivity analysis for complex subsurface systems.
Designing and evaluating secondary and tertiary recovery methods to maximize production from mature fields. The practice focuses on optimizing fluid injection strategies to improve overall hydrocarbon recovery.
Supporting greenhouse gas mitigation initiatives through subsurface carbon capture, utilization, and storage. Services include site selection, risk assessment, and containment verification.
Assisting developers and agencies in utilizing subterranean geothermal heat for sustainable power generation. Services cover resource identification, temperature modeling, and well design optimization.
Supporting the transition to clean energy technologies by identifying and assessing critical mineral resources. The practice evaluates non-traditional deposits and assists with extraction feasibility.
Developing subsurface solutions for large-scale hydrogen storage and evaluating production methods. The practice provides critical technical insights into containment integrity and transport dynamics.
Delivering strategic guidance on energy policies, regulatory compliance, and project economics. The practice helps public and private entities navigate shifting regulatory landscapes and market conditions.
Global | U.S. Energy Information Administration | Oil & Gas
Assessment of shale gas and shale oil resources across 95 basins and 137 shale formations in 41 countries outside the US.
View project sourceShanxi, China | Asian Development Bank / Jincheng Coal Mining Group | Oil & Gas
Developed methane drainage and gas collection systems to support a 120 MW CBM/CMM power plant; led to a $100 million CBM/CMM project.
View project sourceAustralia | CO2CRC | Carbon Capture
Technical screening and economic analysis to identify viable carbon dioxide supply for enhanced oil recovery in three Australian basins.
View project sourceVietnam | White Tiger Field | Oil & Gas
Feasibility study on CO2-enhanced oil recovery for a giant offshore oil field.
View project sourceBotswana | Botswana Department of Geological Survey | Oil & Gas
Feasibility study of coalbed methane potential in the Central Kalahari Karoo Basin.
View project sourceAustralia | CO2CRC | Carbon Capture
Conducted an assessment of anthropogenic CO2 and analyzed transportation costs to the Cooper and Bowen basins.
View project sourceBotswana | Botswana Gas Corporation (BGC) / Kalahari Gas | Oil & Gas
Conducted coalbed methane exploration including drilling, well testing, gas desorption, reservoir simulation, and resource assessment.
View project sourceBrazil | Private Firm | Carbon Capture
Evaluated project design and compliance with Gold Standard for voluntary credit certification, providing recommendations to update project plans.
View project sourceGeorgia | U.S. Trade and Development Agency / Georgian Industrial Group | Oil & Gas
Conducted a study on coal mine methane (CMM) and coalbed methane (CBM) development in the Tkibuli-Shaori Region.
View project sourceIndia | Reliance Industries Ltd. | Oil & Gas
Conducted a detailed study on the technical and economic feasibility for coalbed methane development of the Sohagpur East and West Blocks in Madhya Pradesh.
View project sourceKazakhstan | Industrial Energy Alliance | Oil & Gas
Provided hydraulic fracturing design and well test interpretation for a coalbed methane project in the Karaganda Basin.
View project sourceSouth Africa | Thungela (formerly Anglo American Coal) | Oil & Gas
Provided geologic and engineering support for the development of a coalbed methane field in the Waterberg Basin.
View project sourceGlobal | United Nations Development Programme | Carbon Capture
Created the Global Technology Roadmap for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) in Industry, focusing on sectoral assessment of CO2-EOR.
President & Chairman of the Board
CEO
George Koperna is an expert in unconventional oil and gas resource assessment, specializing in the evaluation of shale and tight reservoirs through integrated geological and engineering analysis. He has supported major industry and government initiatives by developing methodologies to estimate resource potential, improve recovery factors, and enhance subsurface modeling in complex systems. His work also extends to CO2-enhanced recovery and geologic storage, positioning him at the intersection of unconventional resource development and the evolving energy landscape.
Senior Vice President
M.S., Geology
Jonathan Kelafant has nearly 40 years of experience in unconventional gas development, especially in shale gas and coalbed methane reservoirs. His work spans more than 30 countries for major and independent gas companies.
Vice President
Vice President
Vice President
Vice President
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Vice President
Controller
Project Manager & Reservoir Engineer
Anne Oudinot is a reservoir engineer with over two decades of experience specializing in unconventional gas resources such as coalbed methane, shale gas and shale oil. Her work focuses on reservoir simulation, enhanced recovery techniques (including CO2 injection), and integrating carbon storage with hydrocarbon production. She acts as a technical subsurface expert working on modeling, optimization, and carbon dioxide storage projects in unconventional systems.