Whitson: Predicting Child Well Performance Degradation in the Midland Basin ... and the rise of the Machine Learning RE

Braden Bowie is the Product Manager for WhitsonX, Whitson’s development optimization engine focused on optimizing well spacing, depletion, and completion design. Before joining Whitson, Braden spent more than a decade at Apache, where he worked across a wide range of unconventional basins and technical roles, gaining hands-on experience in reservoir engineering, development planning, and economic decision-making.

Originally Canadian and now proudly Texan, Braden brings a practical, operator-focused perspective to product development, bridging advanced analytics with real-world engineering workflows. First and foremost, he is a husband and the dad of two, roles he considers his most important.