Candidate # NA-1340131399

Senior Reservoir Engineer (23 Years)

EDUCATION:      

M.B.A., Rice University, 2004

Jones Graduate School of Business    G.P.A.  3.89/4.00

Jones Scholar Award Recipient (Top 10%)      

M.S., Texas Tech University, 1993

MAJOR:  Mechanical Engineering        G.P.A.  4.00/4.00

B.S., Texas Tech University, 1987

MAJOR:  Petroleum Engineering          G.P.A.  3.65/4.00 (Cum Laude)

EXPERIENCE:

2006 to Present:  Confidential Major Independent (HOUSTON, TX.)

 Manager – Acquisitions and Shelf Exploitation (2009 – Present)

Supervise team of 8 geologists, geophysicists, reservoir engineers, and techs.  Responsible for all subsurface work on the GOM Shelf.  Coordinated budget submittals for group for last 3 years incorporating new drills, workovers, fuel usage, compressor installations, operating expenses, and abandonments.  Recommended and designed 5 compressor installations that added 21 Bcfe (gross) reserves.  Currently have 3 additional projects in progress which should add an additional 10 Bcfe (gross).

Spent majority of time evaluating acquisition candidates.  Took a leading role in 33 projects over the last 4 years.  Those included 11 that were screened and 22 that were fully evaluated. Of those, Company made unsuccessful offers on 7 of over $8B, and successfully acquired 4 for an aggregate of $630MM for 250 Bcfe 2P reserves and 190 Bcfe of resource potential (including property detailed below).  These projects were both onshore and offshore as well as corporate and asset deals.  The evaluations included extensive analyses of target proven and probable reserves utilizing ARIES software.  Also included dataroom visits and detailed review of technical as well as historical operating and financial data.  Responsible for incorporating this due diligence into the economic evaluation as well as performing sensitivity analyses.  Presented results to both executive management as well as Board of Directors.  Detailed listing of projects is available.

 Developed a robust, type curve driven economic model for evaluating undeveloped acreage and shale projects to complement ARIES. Full list of software expertise is also available.

 Senior Reservoir Engineer – Shelf Exploitation/Acquisition Group (2006 – 2009)   

Responsible for reservoir engineering support for all Western Gulf of Mexico properties with production of 100 MMcfd/1000 BOPD Net (approx. 1/3 of company production.)  Served as lead engineer in evaluation and acquisition of West Cameron asset for $71MM.  Subsequently installed additional compression and drilled 3 new wells resulting in addition of 34 Bcfe of net reserves.  With geophysicist, lead redevelopment of southern High Island field resulting in drilling 3 new wells with reserves of 15 Bcfe and addition of 30 MMcfd of production for $25MM investment. 

 2001 to 2006:       Confidential Major E&P (HOUSTON, TX.)

 Senior Staff Reservoir Engineer – Gulf of Mexico Region (2005 – 2006)   

Responsible for reservoir engineering support for West Cameron/East Cameron/High Island Team.  Provided economic assessment and engineering support for new drilling prospects as well as development in established fields.  Performed nodal analysis, material balance, pressure transient, and rate transient analysis for support of reserve determinations and identification of new investment opportunities.

 Principle Reservoir Engineer – Reservoir Engineering Staff (2004)   

Responsible, with one other person, for implementing the Rose Risk Analysis methodology within Company.  As part of the process, training was provided to all Senior Executives, Managers and Directors, and Technical Staff within the company (conducted by Rose and Associates).  In conjunction with the region technical teams, conducted risk and reserve reviews for most of the company’s exploration and development inventory.  Provided individual coaching to the technical teams in the proper implementation of this process as well as the extension of the process to economic evaluations.

Project assignments to the Business Development Group included evaluation of two unsolicited offers to purchase Companies assets and performed screening evaluations on domestic acquisition targets with detailed financial evaluations and presentation of results. Reported directly to Senior Vice President of E&P Services.

Principle Reservoir Engineer/Portfolio Coordinator – Domestic Exploration       

Division (2001 – 2004)

Sole responsibility for economic evaluation and portfolio analysis for all of Companies U.S. exploration efforts both onshore and offshore.  Made recommendations on both strategic and prospect level allocation of over $500MM during 2001-2003.  Reported directly to Senior Vice President of Domestic Exploration.

 1993-2001            Confidential Major (SUGAR LAND, TX.)

 Region Portfolio Advisor – Strategic Planning (2001)

Prepared investment portfolio analysis to support allocation of $450MM capital budget considering both short term business performance and long term strategic objectives.  One of six members on team responsible for evaluation, selection, and implementation of new economic, reserve, and business management software for the Gulf Region.

 1996 to 2001:       LOWER 48 BUSINESS UNIT – SUGAR LAND, TX.)

 Advising Reservoir Engineer – GOM Shelf Exploration Group  (1996-2001)

Sole responsibility for all reservoir engineering support for Companies exploration efforts in the shallow water Gulf of Mexico.  Primary tasks involved determination, as part of a multi-disciplinary team,  of reserve distributions and risk factors for all prospects.  Incorporated drilling and facility cost estimates, marketing options, development scenarios and deal terms to determine prospect economics. Evaluated over 200 exploration prospects in water depths ranging from 10 to 3200’.   Developed new Monte Carlo economic model (utilizing TERAS) to rigorously evaluate wellbore mechanical reliability and the associated probability and impact  of reserve truncation in subsea wells. Made numerous presentations to executive level management.

 1993 to 1996:       CENTRAL U.S.  BUSINESS UNIT – MIDLAND, TX

 Senior Reservoir Engineer – S.E. New Mexico Area (1994-1996)

Responsible for approximately 100 Company & OBO properties in Lea and Eddy Counties with production of 500 BOPD 7000 MCFD.  Evaluated 5,000 undeveloped acres for Morrow potential including reserve distributions, risk analysis, and economics resulting in a recommendation to seek alternative financing/Joint Venture partner for development

Advanced Production Engineer – South Odessa Area (1993-1994)

Responsible for 200 well area in central Permian Basin with production of 1500 BOPD 5000 MCFD. Utilized wave equation based design program to optimize the artificial lift installations on 100 wells at a waterflood property.  Reduced failure rate by 60% and lift costs by $140,000 per year

1987 to 1991:       Confidential Company (MIDCONTINENT REGION – OKLAHOMA CITY, OK.)

Senior Production Engineer – Michigan Area (1990-1991)

Responsible for all production operations in the state (3000 BOPD, 24 MMCFD) including maintaining environmental standards of operations in highly sensitive areas.  Prepared a detailed study of a $10 million environmental compliance project on a waterflood property, presented results to corporate vice-president. Performed a compositional simulation study for a  $1 million upgrade project on a condensate handling facility. Served on corporate team responsible for developing and implementing a company-wide field computer system.

 Production Engineer – Oklahoma Area (1988-1990)

 Responsible for 350 well area in Oklahoma with 1989 gross revenue of $10 million.  Duties included design of artificial lift and gas compressor installations as well as surface handling facilities

 Associate Engineer (1987-1988)

 Completed comprehensive 15 month training program.

AFFILIATIONS:   Society of Petroleum Engineers

Member of SPE National Management and Economics Committee

Member of SPE National Engineering Registration Committee

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Intelli-Source Candidate # NA-1295479029

Reservoir Engineer

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS 

• · Diversified petroleum engineering experience including Reservoir, Drilling, Completion, Production, and Operations.
• · Reservoir management, pressure transient analysis, fluid property analysis, numerical reservoir simulation, reservoir characterization, understanding of surface/facility issues, and excellent knowledge of production engineering.
• · Extensive experience with decline curve, volumetric, and material balance reserve evaluation, surveillance analysis, nodal analysis, and well test analysis.
• · Strong experience in optimization of mature fields, field development planning, well performance forecast and modeling, forecast production and reserve estimation, risk and economic analysis.
• · Experience with open and cased hole log analysis.
• · Uncommon organizational skills to plan and execute studies.
• · Excellent communication skills-written, verbal, and presentation.
• · Remarkable ability to work in multi-disciplinary teams consisting of drilling, completion, reservoir, and production engineers.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 Contract Petroleum Engineer 2009 – Present 

Developed program to return 400 Panhandle Field wells to production for a small independent oil company that purchased 17 leases in Carson and Hutchinson County, Texas. Determined repair work of production equipment ranging from tank batteries, flowlines, pumping units tubing, rods, and downhole pumps needed to return wells to production. Prepared detailed workover procedures including additional perforations, stimulation, cost estimates, and established priorities for returning inactive wells to production. Reactivation of first ten wells increased production from 20 BOPD & 50 MCFD to over 50 BOPD and 125 MCFD at a cost of $6,500 per well. 

 Consulting Engineer 1994 – 2009

Worked with Sol Smith Petroleum Engineer Inc. in Austin, Texas. Prepared Railroad Commission research, walk-through permitting, State agency research, and regulatory compliance reviews. Provided turn-key saltwater disposal permitting, production and completion report filing, and other professional services and consulting.

Worked with various civil engineering firms and municipalities throughout Central Texas. Designed streets, drainage, and piping required for fresh water and sewer systems for residential and municipal projects. Prepared construction drawings, cost estimates, and engineering reports for City, County, State, and Federal regulatory approval. Reviewed and prepared comments for proposed Planned Development Districts (PDD), annexation, preliminary and final plats, subdivision/site development, and site development plans for compliance with City, County, State, and Federal regulation and acceptable engineering practices. Provided office and field engineering support for all approved water, wastewater, street, and drainage capital improvement projects funded by certificate of obligations. Reviewed and recommended payment for all consulting engineering and construction contract pay requests. Managed and directed daily activity of City’s engineering and inspection personnel.

Senior Petroleum Engineer for J.M. Huber 1982-1994

Provided reservoir, production, drilling, remedial, and completion engineering for all phases of well production from drilling, completion, remedial and workover, and abandonment operations. Worked closely with exploration department to determine potential reserves and economic evaluation of exploration prospects and property acquisitions. Prepared well drilling prognosis specifying total drilling depths, casing sizes, cement and drilling mud programs to allow well to be drilled in accordance to the latest Field and Statewide Rules. Prepared recompletion, workover recommendations and procedures, property evaluations, reservoir studies, reserve and production forecasts, economic analysis, and plugging procedures for company’s exploration and production activities. Evaluated downhole electric logs, determined perforation intervals, and made casing point election recommendations Evaluated producing properties to identify potential unexploited reserves. Worked with engineering consultants on special projects and preparation of annual company reserve reports. Monitored daily production and prepared workover and re-completion procedures to improve production. Worked with production foremen to reduce monthly operating expenses. Prepared final well analysis for marginally economic oil and gas wells. For wells with no uphole recompletion or stimulation potential, recommendations were made to either plug and abandon the property or place it for sale.

Production Engineer for Conoco and Tenneco 1976-1982

Provided a broad scope of subsurface and production engineering in conjunction with exploration and other departments to help maximize the company’s profitability through maintaining production levels and minimizing operating expenses in a safe and environmentally sound manner. Evaluated and recommended downhole corrosion prevention, artificial lift optimization, surface facility expansion, chemical treatment optimization, compression, and automation. Prepared well Repair & Maintenance and workover procedures, cost estimates, project economics, and AFE documentation for submittal to management. Provided onsite technical support to ensure quality control during critical operations such as logging, perforating, cement squeezing, and stimulation. Provided onsite supervision of all special well work operations from drilling to plugging. Ensured compliance with all company policies, procedures and plans with federal, state and local regulations.

 COMPUTER SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE

• · MBAL and Oil Water Gas Water Material Balance software.
• · POGO/PROPHET/ARIES/PEEP Economics
• · OFM (Oil Field Manger) Schlumberger software.
• · Knowledge of Saphire, PanSystem, and Welltest 200 Well Test Analysis software
• · Open & Cased Hole Log Analysis Programs
• · FlowMaster Pressure Pipe Design
• · MSWord, Excel, AutoCAD software, 2

EDUCATION

Oklahoma State University,

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

• · Received major oil company training in reservoir engineering, water flooding operations, artificial lift equipment selection, production system design, open and cased hole logging programs and interpretation, completion and remedial procedures, acidizing and fracturing stimulation techniques, technical writing, and economic analysis.

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Candidate # NA-2090714636

Reservoir Engineer

Profile Summary 

• +8 years experienced in classical reservoir engineering, reservoir simulation, numerical modeling, geostatistical reservoir chracterization, well test transient analysis, PVT fluid characterization, chemical EOR flooding, decline curve analysis, material balance application, and economic evaluation.
• Worked in integrated team study at different projects to evaluate alternative development schemes in several operated fields from the perspective of oil recovery and economics.
• Excellent computer skills with a proficient working knowledge of ECLIPSE, CMG, CMOST (uncertainty analysis and automatic history matching), MORE, STARS, UTCHEM, MBAL, PROSPER, DSS, Nodal analysis, GSLIB (geostatistic), MATLAB, FORTRAN, Visual Basic, and MATHEMATICA.
• Experienced in naturally fractured reservoir, well testing, field development project, all aspects of CO2 enhanced oil recovery, gel-polymer, and surfactant flood (wettability alteration).

Education 

PhD in Petroleum Engineering, University of Kansas, 2008

Thesis Topic: Improving Reservoir Characterization by Conditioning Geostatistical Models to Dynamic Data using Multivariate Statistical Analysis.

M. Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Tabriz, 1996

Thesis Topic: Modeling and Simulation of Heat Transfer Coefficient in Nucleate Pool Boiling of Binary and Ternary Mixtures.                                   

B. Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Abadan Institute of Technology (AIT), 1993

Programming Numerical Solutions for Governing Partial Differential Equations of fluid Flow through a Pipe by Finite Element Method. 

Professional Experience

Major Independent Company, Reservoir Engineer (2008-Present)

• Provided reservoir engineering technical input required for CO2 field expansion projects in different fields including development of dynamic reservoir simulations (volumetric analysis, material balance, decline curve, PVT Characterization, SCAL, nodal analysis, well testing analysis) for a wide range of reservoir engineering and integrated reservoir problems.

• Provided technical and analytical support to the various groups in the company including:
  • Houston Business Development Group: Contribute to team development proposals, economic evaluation of alternative development plans for prospective fields for acquisition.
  • Midland Eastern Shelf Team: Worked directly with Eastern Shelf Team to define optimum development  scenarios in the CO2 EOR process for several fields in Texas. Designed and developed simulation models to match the field history and predict future performance under various CO2 flood plans. Performed sensitivity analysis to find an optimum economical plan. Conducted material balance analysis using MBAL to find the type and extent of the aquifer.
  • Midland Yates Team: Generated a dual porosity simulation model to investigate mechanism involving in chemical surfactant flooding (wettability alteration). Work closely with Yates team to design and identify two pilots for surfactant flooding for optimum EOR scenario. Simulation study of feasibility of CO2 huff n puff EOR process for west side of the Yates field and perform sensitivity analysis to find optimum economic plan.
  • Houston Resource Group: provided technical support by writing a computer program to predict of CO2 well bottom hole pressure for McElmo Dome field.

Same Company, Reservoir Engineer Intern (Summer 2008)

• Performed PVT characterization and develop EOS for Claytonville, Katz, and Yates Fields. Achieve better accuracy and reduce simulation time using components relative to previous models. Build a dual porosity simulation model to match the history of Claytonville field data.

Tertiary Oil Recovery Project (TORP), University of Kansas

 Graduate Research Assistant (2002-2008)

• Developed a systematic methodology to improve reservoir modeling by conditioning geostatistical models to well test transient dynamic data: a case study from the CO2 flood pilot area in the Hull-Gurney field, Kansas.

• Lead investigator of the PVT characterization of the crude oil sample from Hall-Gurney field using laboratory experiments and simulation to generate EOS.
• Worked in multidisciplinary team to build simulation model of Hall-Gurney field, Kansas. Complete history match of the field data and evaluate alternative development schemes to optimize oil recovery of CO2 flooding.
• Performed decline curve analysis to predict the performance of production wells in the Arbuckle formation prior to gel-polymer treatment.
• Investigated various disproportionate permeability reduction (DPR) mechanisms in gel-polymer treatment process and develop a novel method to predict the well performance after treatment using Bayesian network analysis: a case study for gel-polymer treatment in Arbuckle formation.

Proposals and Publications

Available upon request

Honors and Membership

• Active Member, Society of Petroleum Engineering

              Treasurer of SPE chapter of KU

• Distinction of Excellence, University of Tabriz Dept. of Mechanical Engineering- awarded high achiever graduate (1st rank), 1996.

Distinction of Excellence, Abadan Institute of Technology (AIT), Dept. of Mechanical Engineering- Awarded very competitive scholarship for undergraduate study (top 1)

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SENIOR GEOMODELER

HOUSTON, TEXAS

Apply your advanced education and experience as a Senior Geomodeler for a leading Energy Company in Houston, Texas.

Using your advance knowledge you will be responsible for the following:

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SENIOR ADVISOR RESERVOIR ENGINEERING EOR

HOUSTON, TEXAS

Unique opportunity to use your advanced experience in EOR to work at a leading Energy Company in Houston, Texas.

As one of the leading experts in EOR, you will be responsible for the following:

An outstanding Total Compensation Package awaits the selected candidate.

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SENIOR RESERVOIR ENGINEER ADVISOR UNCONVENTIONAL

HOUSTON, TEXAS

Great opportunity to join a Global Energy Company in their Houston office.

As an experienced Senior Reservoir Engineer you will have the unique opportunity to serve on the Company’s central Shale team. 

In addition, you will provide expertise in the following:

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RESERVOIR ENGINEER

HOUSTON, TEXAS

An outstanding Total Compensation Package will be offered the selected Candidate.


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EDUCATION:

M.B.A., Rice University, 2004

Jones Graduate School of Business    G.P.A.  3.89/4.00

Jones Scholar Award Recipient (Top 10%)

M.S., Texas Tech University, 1993

MAJOR:  Mechanical Engineering        G.P.A.  4.00/4.00

B.S., Texas Tech University, 1987

MAJOR:  Petroleum Engineering          G.P.A.  3.65/4.00 (Cum Laude)

EXPERIENCE:

2006 to Present:  Confidential Major Independent (HOUSTON, TX.)

Manager – Acquisitions and Shelf Exploitation (2009 – Present)

Supervise team of 8 geologists, geophysicists, reservoir engineers, and techs.  Responsible for all subsurface work on the GOM Shelf.  Coordinated budget submittals for group for last 3 years incorporating new drills, workovers, fuel usage, compressor installations, operating expenses, and abandonments.  Recommended and designed 5 compressor installations that added 21 Bcfe (gross) reserves.  Currently have 3 additional projects in progress which should add an additional 10 Bcfe (gross).

Spent majority of time evaluating acquisition candidates.  Took a leading role in 33 projects over the last 4 years.  Those included 11 that were screened and 22 that were fully evaluated. Of those, Company made unsuccessful offers on 7 of over $8B, and successfully acquired 4 for an aggregate of $630MM for 250 Bcfe 2P reserves and 190 Bcfe of resource potential (including property detailed below).  These projects were both onshore and offshore as well as corporate and asset deals.  The evaluations included extensive analyses of target proven and probable reserves utilizing ARIES software.  Also included dataroom visits and detailed review of technical as well as historical operating and financial data.  Responsible for incorporating this due diligence into the economic evaluation as well as performing sensitivity analyses.  Presented results to both executive management as well as Board of Directors.  Detailed listing of projects is available.

Developed a robust, type curve driven economic model for evaluating undeveloped acreage and shale projects to complement ARIES. Full list of software expertise is also available.

Senior Reservoir Engineer – Shelf Exploitation/Acquisition Group (2006 – 2009)

Responsible for reservoir engineering support for all Western Gulf of Mexico properties with production of 100 MMcfd/1000 BOPD Net (approx. 1/3 of company production.)  Served as lead engineer in evaluation and acquisition of West Cameron asset for $71MM.  Subsequently installed additional compression and drilled 3 new wells resulting in addition of 34 Bcfe of net reserves.  With geophysicist, lead redevelopment of southern High Island field resulting in drilling 3 new wells with reserves of 15 Bcfe and addition of 30 MMcfd of production for $25MM investment.

2001 to 2006:       Confidential Major E&P (HOUSTON, TX.)

Senior Staff Reservoir Engineer – Gulf of Mexico Region (2005 – 2006)

Responsible for reservoir engineering support for West Cameron/East Cameron/High Island Team.  Provided economic assessment and engineering support for new drilling prospects as well as development in established fields.  Performed nodal analysis, material balance, pressure transient, and rate transient analysis for support of reserve determinations and identification of new investment opportunities.

Principle Reservoir Engineer – Reservoir Engineering Staff (2004)

Responsible, with one other person, for implementing the Rose Risk Analysis methodology within Company.  As part of the process, training was provided to all Senior Executives, Managers and Directors, and Technical Staff within the company (conducted by Rose and Associates).  In conjunction with the region technical teams, conducted risk and reserve reviews for most of the company’s exploration and development inventory.  Provided individual coaching to the technical teams in the proper implementation of this process as well as the extension of the process to economic evaluations.

Project assignments to the Business Development Group included evaluation of two unsolicited offers to purchase Companies assets and performed screening evaluations on domestic acquisition targets with detailed financial evaluations and presentation of results. Reported directly to Senior Vice President of E&P Services.

Principle Reservoir Engineer/Portfolio Coordinator – Domestic Exploration

Division (2001 – 2004)

Sole responsibility for economic evaluation and portfolio analysis for all of Companies U.S. exploration efforts both onshore and offshore.  Made recommendations on both strategic and prospect level allocation of over $500MM during 2001-2003.  Reported directly to Senior Vice President of Domestic Exploration.

1993-2001            Confidential Major (SUGAR LAND, TX.)

Region Portfolio Advisor – Strategic Planning (2001)

Prepared investment portfolio analysis to support allocation of $450MM capital budget considering both short term business performance and long term strategic objectives.  One of six members on team responsible for evaluation, selection, and implementation of new economic, reserve, and business management software for the Gulf Region.

1996 to 2001:       LOWER 48 BUSINESS UNIT – SUGAR LAND, TX.)

Advising Reservoir Engineer – GOM Shelf Exploration Group (1996-2001)

Sole responsibility for all reservoir engineering support for Companies exploration efforts in the shallow water Gulf of Mexico.  Primary tasks involved determination, as part of a multi-disciplinary team,  of reserve distributions and risk factors for all prospects.  Incorporated drilling and facility cost estimates, marketing options, development scenarios and deal terms to determine prospect economics. Evaluated over 200 exploration prospects in water depths ranging from 10 to 3200’.   Developed new Monte Carlo economic model (utilizing TERAS) to rigorously evaluate wellbore mechanical reliability and the associated probability and impact  of reserve truncation in subsea wells. Made numerous presentations to executive level management.

1993 to 1996:       CENTRAL U.S.  BUSINESS UNIT – MIDLAND, TX

Senior Reservoir Engineer – S.E. New Mexico Area (1994-1996)

Responsible for approximately 100 Company & OBO properties in Lea and Eddy Counties with production of 500 BOPD 7000 MCFD.  Evaluated 5,000 undeveloped acres for Morrow potential including reserve distributions, risk analysis, and economics resulting in a recommendation to seek alternative financing/Joint Venture partner for development

Advanced Production Engineer – South Odessa Area (1993-1994)

Responsible for 200 well area in central Permian Basin with production of 1500 BOPD 5000 MCFD. Utilized wave equation based design program to optimize the artificial lift installations on 100 wells at a waterflood property.  Reduced failure rate by 60% and lift costs by $140,000 per year.

1987 to 1991:       Confidential Company (MIDCONTINENT REGION – OKLAHOMA CITY, OK.)

Senior Production Engineer – Michigan Area (1990-1991)

Responsible for all production operations in the state (3000 BOPD, 24 MMCFD) including maintaining environmental standards of operations in highly sensitive areas.  Prepared a detailed study of a $10 million environmental compliance project on a waterflood property, presented results to corporate vice-president. Performed a compositional simulation study for a  $1 million upgrade project on a condensate handling facility. Served on corporate team responsible for developing and implementing a company-wide field computer system.

Production Engineer – Oklahoma Area (1988-1990)

Responsible for 350 well area in Oklahoma with 1989 gross revenue of $10 million.  Duties included design of artificial lift and gas compressor installations as well as surface handling facilities

Associate Engineer (1987-1988)

Completed comprehensive 15 month training program.

AFFILIATIONS: Society of Petroleum Engineers

Member of SPE National Management and Economics Committee

Member of SPE National Engineering Registration Committee

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Oil Asset Manager – Reservoir Engineer

Development oil and gas engineer with 25 years of experience in maximizing Oil and Gas assets, analyzing oil and gas investments, building complex field & financial models, bridging technology, and global project management.

ACHIEVEMENTS

• Exceptional technical analysis skills: Technical & financial experience as a staff and supervisory Reservoir Engineer with major and smaller oil companies.  Research experience at MIT and Yale Universities and Occidental. Example – Russian Oil and Gas investment – valued at $579 Million successfully developed.

• Experienced Oil Assets manager: Maximize oil investments by finding opportunities, creating dynamic field acquisition options, developing efficient solutions and system metrics for operating units in multiple industries (Oil & Gas and Energy). Valuation team member of group that valued assets for two IPOs.

• Seamless Process Specialist: Skilled at entering organizations and supporting company’s change process by identifying and adding value.  Facilitated review of National Hungarian Oil Company’s Producing Fields and Commercial and Industrial facilities valued in excess of $389 million.

• Team Manager: Strong melding approach to managing communication with senior management, operations, and asset management team, and investors. 12+ years managing multi-disciplinary teams (100+) through deadline sensitive and complex ($100 million+) venture development process.

• Green/Alternative Energy Expert–National Speaker: 25+ years providing consulting, field oversight, and structured financing for environmentally sensitive projects and facilities internationally and in the US.

EXPERIENCE

Confidential Company   (2000 – Present)

Senior Engineer

§  Senior Engineer for Pacific Rim with responsibility for developing new investment projects, business modeling and metrics, pre- and post- funding support, for the venture fund and business partners worldwide.  Recommended fund acquisition of non-US Oil and Gas, Real Estate, and Energy investments.

§  Oil and other projects developed include a number of “Concept to Completion” projects.  Large scale projects include seven projects valued from $117 to $334 million – Russia, Brazil, Eurasia, and China.

§  Assist Asian Funds with investments in the US and US investors internationally several groups with Workouts and Acquisitions, reserve valuations and deal structuring of Oil and Energy Assets ($100 M+).

§  Reservoir Engineering analysis (2008) includes Technical Lead for acquisition evaluation of Eastern Europe heavy oil and Mississippi fields including reserve & economic evaluation, drilling, waterflood, & workover plans.

§  Direct high impact analysis of Environmental and Energy Cost Reduction opportunities projects including new technology, power plants, and environmental microbial cleanup projects in US, Eurasia, and Pacific Rim.

Confidential Company (2001)

• · Developed electricity price forecasting/simulation system for large utility to support macro and micro decisions power scheduling.  Simultaneously taught Finance and International Business as Associate Professor at WIU.

Major University – Guest Lecturer, New Orleans, LA (1998–2000)

Production Engineer,

• Reviewed and approved designs of deep water Oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico.  Guest Lectured at Major University.

Confidential Company, Dallas, TX (1992 – 1997)

Development and Reservoir Engineer

• Developed one of five top Russian Oil projects showcased by US VP Al Gore & Russian PM Chernomyrdin.
• Development team successfully analyzed, negotiated, acquired, structured, and developed several Russian Oil fields with real estate properties with net value of $637 million and grew from 3 employees to several hundred.
• · Responsibilities included field development plans and budgets & reserves valuation of 1+ Billion Bbls of oil fields. Developed complex structure models and financials including sensativity studies, history matching, and reservoir simulation of new and partially depleted reservoirs, and exploration assets acquisition with limited data.
• Worked with geoscientists recommending numerous new-drill, overlooked zones and structure opportunities.
• Designed & implemented high profile solution for enviromental cleanup problem for several oil fields.

Confidential Company, Tulsa, OK  (1986-1992)

Senior Reservoir Engineer

§  Managed technical analysis and valuation of oil and gas assets valued in excess of $397 million.

§  National internal expert on best practices for technical review and organization-wide technology upgrades.

§  Technical analysis included volumetric field valuation and economic analysis (ARIES) of several hundred oil properties in OK and Texas.  Reservoir modeling included material balance, history matching, and reservoir simulation, and optimization of reservoir depletion planning including secondary and tertiary EOR techniques.

Confidential Company, Budapest, Hungary    (1991)

Valuation Consultant

§  Developed restructure plan including technical groups transition program and oil asset audit for national oil company with 30,000 employees and international operations shifting from socialist to international standards.

Occidental Petroleum, Tulsa, OK    (1984-1986)

Corporate Strategic Planner and Research Associate

§  Management team developed strategic plan and production optimization program for west coast field.

§  Performed petrophysical analysis of core samples for sweep efficiency and stress fracing of international fields.

Exxon/Mobil, Midland & Houston, TX  (1980-1983)

Regional Economic Analyst & Strategic Planner

§  Completed optimization study of Permian waterflood programs; reduced operating expenses by 15%.

EDUCATION

Memberships

SPE, CFA Institute, CCIM, Rotary International

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ENGINEER – OIL & GAS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION

Increased Revenues / Profitability s New Well Development s Project Leadership

Dynamic, hands-on leader with history of maximizing both top line and profitability by overseeing all aspects of large oil & gas projects. Expertise in conducting in-depth analysis and conducting studies to determine project financial viability. Broad, in-depth knowledge of industry. Poised professional with superlative communication skills; adept at building key relationships with customer leaderships, and contractors, and regulatory agency professionals. Proven ability to effectively motivate and pilot goal-focused, highly productive teams. Equally adept in both back-office operations and in field. Dedicated to achieving highest quality levels while serving both short- and long-term corporate objectives.

Areas of Expertise

s Financial Due Diligence       s Team Leadership      s Proposal Creation

s Strategic Planning    s Quality Assurance / Control s Documentation Mgmt.

s Operations Coordination      s Regulatory Compliance        s Communications

s Contractor Relations            s New Opportunity Recognition        s Customer Service

s Financial Mgmt. / P&L        s Field Studies / Forecasting   s Problem Resolution

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Confidential Company           Houston, TX

Reservoir Engineer- Contract assignment       06/10 to 09/10

Provided client with Deep Water field study and reserve documentation. Conducted field study to identify  operated  opportunities. Provided  reserves input documentation and RyVol reserves calculations. Conducted geological / engineering review of 8 mapped fault blocks.

Confidential Company           Houston, TX

Senior Reservoir Engineer- Contract assignment       2008 to 2009

Provided YE 08 reserve, investment, and expense documentation  using PHD-WIN, plus identified $20M re-development opportunities.

Conducted field study to identify 50 PBP & PUD opportunities; obtained 200 production records from Dwights, and conducted geological / engineering review of 100 mapped fault blocks. Analyzed each reservoir drive mechanism, authored assessment of each fault-block development history, and created specific well-work proposal for obtaining remaining reserves.

Confidential Company           Houston, TX

Senior Reservoir Engineer         2006-2008

Confidential Major Independent – Provided reserves data to Netherland, Sewell & Associates: Developed Q1 & Q2 08 new drilling result reserve bookings for proprietary shale gas horizontal drilling program in Arkoma Basin, Fayetteville Shale, Overton, and Marcellus Shale.

Created Aries database and PowerPoint drilling results presentation. Reviewed drilling pattern, horizontal leg length, number of frac stages, and surface microseismic measured frac orientation & length. Optimized productivity by reviewing volume of pumped proppant effects to forecast GUR.

Provided reserves data to Ryder Scott Company: Developed YE 07 reserves documentation for $30M re-development of newly acquired GOM shelf properties for company reserve adds (PUD, PBP) and changes (PDP).

Evaluated all projects in PEEP (using decline curve analysis and volumetrics) to develop YE Budget. Coordinated operating costs, project timing, and investment input from Production Department; fields included newly acquired Gulf of Mexico shelf assets.

Provided reserves data to Cawley, Gillespie & Associates, Consultant: Developed YE 06 reserves documentation for $10M redevelopment of newly acquired property; reserves included adds (PUD, PBP) and changes (PDP).

Evaluated all projects in Aries and performed wellbore utility studies of shut-in and low-rate wells to identify and assess recompletion and re-drill opportunities; extended life of field, which enhanced cashflow and project ROR.

Facilitated successful field-work implementation, additional reserve, production, and accelerated cashflow by providing management-ready well-work descriptions, reserves, and cash flow projections. Improved interpretation of early field performance by researching old well files, analyzing logs, correlating petrophysical information, and amending maps; increased ROR on field purchase vs. initial forecast. Collaborated with geology on prospect risk analysis by recommending purchase of Rose & Associates – Prospect Risk Analysis Suite; subsequently calculated single zone probabilistic resource estimation, chance factor determination, and multi zone amalgamated prospect resource distribution for multiple zones.

MERRILL LYNCH   Philadelphia, PA

Financial Advisor        2000 to 2005

POGO PRODUCING COMPANY  Houston, TX

District Petroleum Engineer (1995 to 1998) | Senior Petroleum Engineer (1998 to 2000)

1995 to 2000 Directed all aspects of managing petroleum production fields for Company. Field assignments included: Thailand offshore (Tantawan, Benchamas, Maliwan), Texas onshore (Lopeno), New Mexico onshore (Lea Co. fields) and GOM OCS (Louisiana State Lease 340, EC 334/335 and WC 252/253).

Key projects details:

Generated $50M for Company by identifying behind-pipe and undeveloped reserves in existing fields. Identified the following: 200 gas zones for commingling in Lopeno Field, South Texas; 500 oil zones for commingling in Southeast New Mexico; 30 partially depleted gas zones ready for new production, and 200 gas zones for commingling in Tantawan Field, Offshore Thailand.

Originated and designed field development program for $100M Benchamas-A and B fields, with 25 horizontal oil wells, gas wells and water flood injection wells; oil wells designed for 3000 BOPD productivity. Also originated and designed a field development program for E. Cameron 334-E consisting of two 100 MMcfd completions.

Monitored outside operated properties, including Pogo’s 4% interest in Mobil-operated sidetracking of WC 352 A-3 to an alternate location.  Recognized bypassed zone of interest in openhole section of well after operator deemed well dry hole.  Well subsequently completed successfully.  Partners BIAPO. Conducted reservoir modeling for waterflood projects using Gemini Solutions–Merlin & Apprentice mapping & simulation software.

Led nodal analyses using Dwight’s PERFORM software; also evaluated reserves and cash flow using Munro Garrett-ARIES software, and retrieved production data using DWIGHT’S CD ROM and online services.

AGIP PETROLEUM Houston, TX

Senior Reservoir Engineer      1991 to 1995

Collaborated with Kaverner to implement deepwater subsea development and tieback to host platform of $20M Agip EB 112/156/157 field; selected wellhead, umbilical and control equipment. Also conducted DST design and testing for wells from semi-submersible drilling rig.

Also worked on other deepwater projects valued at $2M total, including Agip GB 208/252; handled DST design and testing from semi submersible drilling rig.

Initiated, authored, and conducted all Company-sponsored reservoir engineering partner meetings; provided recommendations for stimulation, cased-hole logging, workovers, recompletions, development drilling, and enhanced oil recovery projects. Secured partner consent for participation and initiated field work to achieve mechanical and economic success.

Operated $25M offshore water-flood at G1 102; novel completions incorporated continuous down hole pressure monitoring to dictate initiation / maintenance of water-flood injection while still above volatile oil bubble-point pressure.

Designed, implemented, and operated $8M offshore gas-flood of oil reservoir at SM 175; novel completions incorporated stacked series of multiple sliding sleeves to control expanding gas-flood front breakthrough.

Monitored water-flood voidage balance in two operated water-floods in West Delta 88 / 89, which improved flood front conformance and generated $4M in incremental DCF.

Oversaw outside operated high-producing Norphlet gas operations in Mobil-operated Mobile Bay 822/823 (“Mary Ann”) and horizontal attic oil redevelopment program in Shell-operated MC 194/195/150/151 (“Cognac” 1023’ WD).

As Company lead representative for evaluation of properties for acquisition, attended data rooms for Gulf of Mexico, Gulf of Suez, and Columbia.

Conducted reservoir engineering studies and wellbore utility field studies, and supervised three contract reservoir simulation studies by Intera and Petresim, which employed VIP and ECLIPSE software; identified additional reserves and accelerated all reserves depletion, which resulted in better project DCF metrics.

Individually evaluated all company US reserves and cash flow for SEC using ARIES software.  Interacted with DeGolyer & MacNaughton on Agips’ outside operated reserves determinations.

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

M.S. Petroleum Engineering Systems – University of Louisiana at Lafayette

B.S. Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering – Pennsylvania State University

B.A. Science – Elizabethtown College

Registered Professional Engineer – State of Texas

Registered Oil & Gas Operator – State of Texas

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Resume CV of Candidate 99126.  MBA, MS Petroleum Engineering, BS Chemical Engineering.  Experienced Reservoir Engineer seeking new energy opportunities.  Expert in EOR, heavy oil, conventional, non-conventional and CBM assets.  Open to US and Canada relocation.

PROFILE:

• 7+ years experience in reservoir engineering, simulation and numerical modeling.
• Worked on conventional, non-conventional (EOR), heavy oil and CBM assets
• Extensively applied reservoir engineering tools including reservoir surveillance, statistical, graphical and simulation tools. Proficiency in reservoir engineering and pattern management practices including material balance, injection optimization, conformance improvement, flood pattern surveillance, and performance forecasting.
• Demonstrated strong technical, analytical, problem solving and project management skills.
• Reservoir Simulation skills: Proficiency in streamline, compositional and black oil models (CMG, Eclipse, and Exodus). Specialized knowledge of CO2 miscible, thermal and heavy oil reservoir simulation model building and use.
• Extensive exposure to oil and gas operations including drilling, completions and facilities design.
• Experience in economic analysis, economic models and asset value assessment
• Ability to manage multiple projects, keeping track of daily progress and associated costs and implementing cost-control measures to ensure projects are completed at or below budget.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal, written and presentation)
• Track record of identifying opportunities to improve reserves through new technology, reservoir analysis and management techniques.
• Ability to interact effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Experience in analysis of heavy oil reservoirs with primary, water and steam injection processes. Strong data analysis and computer skills.
• Experience in analysis of CO2 miscible floods and other EOR mechanisms.
• Extensive experience with asset development and reservoir management experience.
• Demonstrated skills in data analysis and statistics,
• Demonstrated strong team working mentoring and training skills

WORK EXPERIENCE

Supervisor, Reservoir Engineering (M.Sc., P.Eng.):

January 2004 – Present

Major Independent

• Identify opportunities to improve asset reserves through new technology, acquisitions, optimization and proper field management techniques.
• Design, develop and monitor multi-lateral horizontal well development plan (including reserves and economic evaluation) for a laterally discontinuous reservoir
• Design, develop and monitor of CO2 miscible flood pilots
• Develop a CO2 commercial development plan for several Fields
• Successfully designed and developed heavy oil Druid field with horizontal wells-bottom water control (conning)
• Reservoir engineering assessment of heavy oil thermal Pilot (CSS and SAGD) for field. Conducted sensitivity study for SAGD operations, including start up strategy, steam split between casing and tubing, steam chamber pressure, steam quality and injection rate.
• Evaluated performance of SAGD versus combination of horizontal producers and vertical injectors.  Compared growth of steam chamber in gas cap and non-gas cap areas. Recommend location of the initial pilot.
• Water flood analysis and optimization for various pools within the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin including PTA on vertical and horizontal wells, pattern performance analysis and identifying infill drilling potential.
• Develop and update various black oil and compositional simulation models for reservoir assessment including production history matching and phase behavior modeling for various oils and gas samples.
• Evaluate various fields in Alberta and Saskatchewan for EOR and EGR potential
• Evaluate reserves
• Co-ordinate/support reservoir studies (experimental and simulation) contracted out to consultants
• EUB/ADOE compliance related to enhanced oil recovery.
• Provide guidance, coaching, mentorship as required to New Ventures EIT/Junior/Intermediate reservoir engineers
• Provide general reservoir engineering/well test support.
• Conduct in-house reservoir simulation studies for EOR projects.
• Work with New Ventures manager to prioritize, define workflows, help establish timelines/deadlines/milestones and ensure New Ventures reservoir engineering projects are completed in a timely and appropriate fashion.
• Oversee technical reviews of New Ventures reservoir engineering projects
• Track New Ventures reservoir capital cost budget on regular basis – make sure we are within capital budget

Reservoir Engineer: January 2002 – January 2004

Service Company

• Evaluate reserves.
• Interpreting well logs and other geological data.
• Conduct PVT analysis for chemical, hydrocarbon and CO2 miscible floods.
• Conduct reservoir simulation studies for oil and gas clients.
• Evaluate oil recovery from enhanced oil recovery and water flooding schemes.
• Assess CO2 flooding potential for various pools in Alberta.
• Analyze field performance.
• Develop strong working relationship with clients.
• Development of VAPEX and CSS simulation models.

Research assistant: May 2001 – Dec 2002.

University of Calgary / Imperial oil resources.

• Developed, tested and validated a heavy oil numerical simulator.
• Investigated the improved oil recovery in heavy oil reservoirs.
• Developed simulation models for depletion of heavy oil reservoirs

Process Engineer: September 1998 – Dec 1999.

Small Independent.

• Worked in a team of experience chemical engineers on the design and operation of a mixing unit
• Acquired supervision skills by co-coordinating contract labor
• Analyzed plant performance and recommended new opportunities
• Employed technical expertise to trouble-shooting facility operating problems

Special Projects:

• Developed simulation models.
• Investigated the effect of capillary number on gas mobility during flow in reservoirs.

Key courses:

• Reservoir engineering.
• Reservoir simulation.
• Phase behavior of Oil and Gas system.
• Advance topics in heat and mass transfer.
• Applied numerical methods
• Well testing
• Well logging and formation evaluation
• Water flooding
• Phase behavior analysis.
• Petroleum engineering (Drilling and production operations)
• Petroleum/chemical engineering design
• Engineering economics.

EDUCATION

Masters of Business Administration, November 2010

Cornell-Queens MBA.

Masters of Science, Petroleum Engineering, November 2002

University of Calgary, Faculty of engineering

Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering, June 1998

University of Lagos, Lagos.

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Reservoir Engineer

San Antonio Texas $160K – $180K

Our client, an active operator in the Texas Panhandle and Western Oklahoma, is seeking an experienced Reservoir Engineer for their office in San Antonio, Texas.

The job duties and responsibilities will be as follows:

• Reservoir management including volumetrics and pressure transient analysis to estimate reserves and characterize various reservoirs to define proper spacing of horizontal wells
• Perform nodal analysis studies to optimize artificial lift methods on operated wells
• Perform decline analysis and reserve determination
• Complete economic runs to determine the viability of various farm out and acquisition scenarios
• Coordinate core analysis and PVT analysis on developing plays
• Additional experience with production operations and drilling is a plus

Experience and skills required:

• BS in Petroleum Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Chemical Engineering
• Minimum of 10 years of industry experience with a minimum of five years in applicable reservoir engineering positions and duties.
• Must be able to work autonomously and identify as well as develop and execute various reservoir projects.  Must also be able to work in conjunction with production and drilling departments in identifying drill candidates and well optimization candidates
• Experience with WIM, Prosper, Aries and Powertools or comparable programs a strong plus

Selected candidate would be eligible for employer matched 401K, incentive bonus plan, free gym membership and half day Fridays.  Excellent medical/dental program.

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Resume CV of Candidate 99123.  Senior Reservoir Engineer with extensive, modeling, reservoir simulation, EOR and IOR experience seeking new career opportunities in the Gulf Coast.

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

• 18 years of broad-based experience in oil and gas reservoir engineering.
• Experienced with modeling, numerical simulation, reservoir performance analysis, optimization of fields, development planning, economic evaluation, forecast production and reserve estimation.
• Substantial experience in EOR/IOR techniques including sweep conformance, CO2 flood and chemical flood such as polymer, Gel, CDG, foam, surfactant and SP/ASP.
• Skilled at conventional reservoir engineering techniques including reservoir characterization, volumetric analysis, material balance, reservoir fluid phase behavior, decline-curve, well test, PVT, special core analysis, sold deposition and integrated reservoir studies.
• Strong CMG, IPM (REVEAL), UTCHEM, ECLIPSE, MS-Office and programming experience.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Reservoir Engineer (March 2008- Present)

• Perform various reservoir engineering projects for major oil companies such as Chevron, BP, Shell, OXY, Woodside (Australia), Husky (Canada) and Rosneft (Russia).
• Primarily be responsible for reservoir engineering analysis and evaluation, project design, modeling and simulation for water flood and chemical IOR/EOR.
• Review field performance with regard to recovery and production efficiencies. Diagnose poor sweep efficiency of water flood. Find out solutions of sweep conformance, Evaluate alternative development schemes in operated fields from perspective of recovery and production.
• Plan and design lab tests such as core flood and slim tube for water shut off and profile control.
• Responsible for reservoir performance analysis of mature water flood field. Conducted design and process implementation of sweep conformance projects. Successfully developed criteria and simulation methods for BrightWater sweep conformance new technology.
• Built reservoir dynamic model and run simulation for water flood and BrightWater projects.
• Conducted customer service and business development by reservoir engineering technology support and consultation.

Senior Reservoir Engineer and Project Manager (November 2006 - March 2008)

• Supervised projects to usage of petroleum engineering protocols consisting of project planning, data interpretation, process troubleshooting, quality assessment/quality control and reporting.
• Carried out feasibility studies for various EOR schemes include CO2 flood, water and chemical flood, hydrocarbon miscible displacement and N2 cycle injection.
• Supervised global petroleum engineering projects include reservoir fluid phase behavior simulation for compositional or black oil models, PVT, slim tube, special core analysis and chemical EOR.

Chemist (April 2004 - November 2006)

• Conducted GC/HPLC analysis method development include sample preparation, test, data processing, data interpretation, process troubleshooting, evaluation and report.

Senior Reservoir Engineer (September 2002 - March 2004)

Conducted reservoir engineering evaluation and numerical simulation:

• Built the dynamic models and run reservoir development simulation scenarios to identify, match history and predict various aspects of reservoir behavior assuming natural flow, artificial lift, gas or/and water injection, gas recycled injection, CO2 and N2 injection.
• Evaluated depletion strategies and optimized production for reservoirs by black oil and compositional simulation studies.
• Performed reservoir performance analysis for gas reservoir and water flood reservoir. Determined the production potential from: infill drillings, producers/injectors conversions, injection redistribution, horizontal well drillings, and oil recovery.
• Carried out reservoir simulation studies include reservoir data collection and evaluation, model initialization, well model preparation, history matching, reservoir performance and economic evaluation using CMG reservoir simulator.

Reservoir Engineer and Project Manager (July 1989-August 2000)

Conducted and supervised projects include the setup and completion of projects, data analysis, reservoir simulation and reporting. The following are examples:

• Performed more than ten CO2, and N2 flood design and simulation studies include reservoir data collection and evaluation, model preparation and initialization, history matching, reservoir performance and economic evaluation using CMG reservoir simulator.
• Strong experience in gas reservoir engineering such as gas reservoir characterization, development plan, simulation, performance analysis, gas storage and gas injection.
• Monitored reservoir performance of a CO2 and hydrocarbon miscible flood projects. Reviewed and analyzed production data and determined gas, oil and water movement. Optimized perforation intervals and mitigated gas and water coning problems.
• Analyzed reservoir performance in water flood fields. Determined remaining reserves by decline curve analysis. Recommended producer/injector conversions.
• Conducted to estimate the volume of hydrocarbons in place, recoverable reserves and well production potential forecast which involved in analysis and application of the rock and fluid properties, well characteristics, recovery mechanisms, material balance and fluid flow equation, well performance, decline curve analysis, productivity tests and uncertainties analysis.
• Responsible for on-sites oil and gas production operation, built up tests, integrated reservoir characterization, formation evaluation, monitoring of water flood processes and improved well productivity by implementing appropriate stimulation techniques.
• Conducted fluid phase behavior and special core flood experiments include the hands on fluid PVT, slim tube, hydrate, solid deposition and special core analysis.

EDUCATION

M.Sc. in Petroleum Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, P.R.C., 1986-1989

B.Sc. in Oilfield Applied Chemistry, Southwest Petroleum University, P.R.C., 1982-1986

B.A. in Computing, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada, 2000-2002

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Senior Reservoir Simulation Engineer EOR

Enhanced Oil Recovery

North Texas Full Relocation and Bonus Eligible!

Outstanding opportunity for an experienced Senior Reservoir Simulation Engineer with advanced compositional simulation and enhanced oil recovery expertise.  My client is seeking candidate who have a demonstrated record of successfully completing a significant number of practical reservoir studies involving reservoir description, fluid and rock property generation and compositional simulation.  Candidate must have recent experience in developing equations of state and associated lab procedures for generating fluid property data employed in equation of state tuning. Ideal candidate will also be familiar reservoir description technology employing geostatistical methodology and be able to coordinate and direct integrated reservoir description projects.

The selected candidate will be responsible for conducting and directing integrated reservoir studies employing compositional simulation to assist in the design and management of the company’s CO2 floods. Coordinating and directing fluid and rock property acquisition programs. Coordinating and directing integrated reservoir description programs employing advanced geostatistical procedures designed to provide the geologic model employed in the simulation models. Good communication skills are required to interface with geoscience and engineering staff responsible for our many existing and pending the CO2 flood implementations and management.

Reservoir engineers with a Masters or PHD in engineering with 20+ years of major oil company experience are preferred.

Exceptional Total Compensation package includes generous base salary, annual bonus potential and benefits second to none!

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Corporate Global Modeling Advisor

Houston, Texas

Our client, a global energy company, is seeking an experienced Corporate Global Modeling Advisor for their Houston office.  This key role will be an advisor to a start up team as they begin researching, testing and developing state of the art technologies for worldwide implementation.

The ideal candidate will have demonstrated innovation in computation and modeling capabilities, with a background preference in downstream or computer science.

The selected candidate will be offered an exceptional base salary, incentive bonus and very generous benefits.

Requirements:

*  At least 10 years post doctorate experience encompassing a very board geoscience or engineering background with computational modeling experience.

*  PhD in Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Computer Sciences or Geosciences.

*  Knowledge of geophysical seismic processing, reservoir simulation and reservoir modeling.

*  Oil products and refinery optimization.

*  Both upstream and downstream experience.

*  National and European research laboratory relationships as well as university contacts a must.

*  Ideal candidate will be very well published in the above mentioned fields.

*  Authorized to work without sponsorship in the US.

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Resume CV of Candidate 12188738.  Experienced geophysicist/geologist recognized as an industry leader in Geomodeling and Interpretation.  MS in Geology and PhD in Geophysics.  Petroleum geologic experiences with the recent technological advances in hydrocarbon exploration and production. Doctoral research dealt with integration of geological and geophysical data for reservoir characterization by utilizing the state of the art techniques. Published  research findings in SEG/AAPG.

Familiar with regional, prospect, and well evaluations. Worked on basin modeling, operations, velocity analysis, AVO, risk analysis, and reserve estimation. He is proficient in use of seismic interpretation/ visualization (Landmark’s SeisWorks/ StratWorks/SynTool/Earthcube/Zmap/Rave, Geoframe), seismic modeling and reservoir characterization (Petrel and Mathematica), 3D seismic processing (Promax), and MS Office software. Familiar with inversion, AVO (Hampson-Russell) and salt boundaries mapping. Worked as an individual contributor, team leader, and Manager.  Experienced as a geologist/geophysicist in interpretation and development tasks in Gulf of Mexico and Texas onshore.

Result-oriented Geoscientist having a wide variety of experience in hydrocarbon exploration and development with strong analytical and technical skills.  Well versed in basin analysis/drilling/ testing and reservoir engineering operations in high-pressured onshore and offshore including deep-water basins. Experienced with dynamic multi-disciplinary team environments with aggressive exploration and production growth targets. Familiar with workstation software, computer programming, geostatistical techniques for techno-economic analysis and project monitoring. Familiar with technical tender evaluation of well services and computer items.

EXPERIENCE:

2007- Present: Major International E&P. Houston, USA

■ Senior Reservoir Geophysicist:

Effectively worked both as a geophysicist and  geologist as per Company’s work exigencies.

Gulf of Mexico – Garden Bank, Mississippi Canyon, North Padre Island

Onshore - Geophysical evaluation and modeling of various fields. Geological, geophysical interpretation, AVO and attribute analysis. G&G and Engineering monitoring and well drilling activities. Company’s coordinator for integrated analysis, reservoir simulation and production optimization. Coordinated and worked with engineers and G&G colleagues for field development to optimize production. Participated in reserve computation.

Technology scouting for better interpretation and seismic processing. Coordinated reprocessing of 3D seismic data through RTM. Interpreted and mapped salt top and bottom boundaries.

Participated in Company’s farm-in and farm-out proposals/meetings.

Project coordinator for Reservoir Data Base creation, Scouting for appropriate/affordable software. Liaison with Corporate Head Quarter for modification and incorporation of existing Portuguese version of SIRR and SIGEO softwares (Reservoir Data Base and relevant application).

2001 – 2007  Major Exploration and Production Firm, Houston, Texas

■  Consultant

Ultra Deep Water Atlantic Bidding Project, Trinidad.  Interpreted 2D  seismic, well data and sequence stratigraphy to depict reservoir  geometry.

1989 – 2001  International Exploration and Production Firm

■ Superintendent Geologist, 1996-2001

Deep Water Offshore Exploration,

Championed coordination and supervision of Companies first deepwater exploratory drilling project.

Offshore and Onshore Exploration,

Supervised shallow, deep water, and onshore drilling projects. Deepened wells based on conceptualized basin modeling, reinterpretation of seismic data based on intermediate e-logs, petrophysical data, and velocity analysis, resulting in the discovery of additional oil and gas sands. Made successful well recommendations on low resistivity pay zones based on seismostratigraphic analysis and well data evaluation. Presented project overviews to the dignitaries and regularly participated in peer reviews.

Gained extensive cross-training in engineering, including: drilling and production technologies, reservoir engineering and well completions. Routinely evaluated drilling and production data and generated completion reports for wells drilled from jack-up rigs and drill-ships. Innovated monitoring techniques to decrease risk in blind drilling above high-pressured formations. Suggested effective production solutions to problems with congealing of highly viscous oil.

■ Senior Geologist, 1988-1995

Shallow Water Offshore Exploration,

Prepared recommendations and monitored high-angle, directional drilling of high-pressure wells. Continued development of geologic and geophysical interpretation skills, including proficiencies in mud logging.  Developed a basic understanding of drilling and reservoir engineering methods. Discovered highly valuable upside potential of an oil sand in Ravva field based on interpretation of 3D seismic amplitude anomalies and seismogeological correlation.

1981-1987

■ Geologist

Onshore Exploration, Northeast India,

Interpreted 2-D seismic, performed well log correlation, analyzed petrophysical data (including cuttings and core) and geostatistical data for basin modeling.  Generated prospect maps and made well recommendations for several exploration projects. Performed infrastructure logistics and cost assessment to initiate rank wildcat well drilling. Team leader for risk analysis and prospect evaluation of several successful wildcat wells. As Computer Division Team Leader, innovated computerized exploration methods through utilization of commercial database software, developed a number of user-friendly computer programs in Basic and FORTRAN languages for ease in monitoring, data reporting, selective data retrieval, and geological application including reserve accretion.  Designed architecture of a comprehensive regional database containing more than 700 wells, and populated the database with a large volume of geologic information, such as well header information, available log curves, digitized contour maps, and monthly drilling reports. Responsible for training, technical vetting, long-term budgetary planning, equipment and manpower for database development.

SKILLS:

• Acquainted with geophysical and geological interpretation & evaluation skills for oil and gas exploration and development.
• Wire line log interpretation, core & drilled cutting analysis; interpretation of 2D &3D seismic records integrating petrophysical data; seismogeological correlation & basin analysis leading to prospect generation and discovery of potential zones.
• Proficiencies in reservoir characterization.
• Integrated studies incorporating sequence stratigraphy and petrophysics, seismic attribute analysis, seismic interpretation and visualization; course work training in seismic inversion, seismic modeling, 3D seismic processing, clastic and carbonate depositional systems, and global tectonics.
• Well versed with well-site monitoring techniques for Jack-up rig and drill-ship in over-pressured basin both in shallow and deep water setting.
• Project monitoring and scheduling; simultaneous supervision of onshore and offshore exploratory drilling activities; cross-trained in drilling, testing, and well completion methods; mastered a fairly good knowledge on offshore drilling technology, mud system, supervision of mud logging, well testing and well complication analysis.

Acquainted with workstation software and programming:

• Landmarks (SeisWorks/StratWorks/SynTool/ Earthcube/Zmap/Rave/Promax), Petrel, HampsonRussell and Geoframe.
• Computer programming knowledge in Mathematica and Fortran; Data base creation, validation, and management; basic knowledge in C++  and Unix; proficiency in MS Office tools (Word/Excel/PowerPoint).
• Techno-economic evaluation, risk analysis, and geostatistics.
• Technology scouting, technical paper publication / presentation and paper review skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skill for inter-disciplinary coordination.
• Experienced in working in collaborative multidisciplinary environments with aggressive reserve accretion and production targets without compromising safety; sociable, amicable, and adaptive character with team working spirit; highly motivated, dedicated, hard working, and quick learner with effective mentoring, leadership, communication, management skills.

EDUCATION:

2001-2005

VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY, Blacksburg, VA,

PhD, Geophysics

■ Dissertation: Determination of Heterogeneity by High-Resolution Seismic Reservoir Characterization in the Heavy Oil Temblor Reservoir of Coalinga Field, California

■ Proficiencies in seismic interpretation and visualization (Landmarks – SeisWorks/ StratWorks/TDQ Earthcube/Zmap/Rave), seismic modeling and reservoir characterization (Hampson-Russell, Mathematica), 3D seismic processing (Promax), clastic and carbonate sequence stratigraphy, as well as MS Office tools (Word/Excel/PowerPoint)

1978-1981; INDIAN SCHOOL OF MINES, Dhanbad, India,

Master of Technology, 1981, Mineral Exploration

■ Thesis:  Geostatistical Analysis of Dhobani Copper Mines.

Master of Science, 1980, Applied Geology

■ Thesis: Geology of Anantapur Kimberlites.

Bachelor of Science, 1978, Applied Geology

1975 -1977

BERHAMPUR UNIVERSITY, Berhampur, India

Bachelor of Science, 1977, Geology

PUBLICATIONS:

ALL AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

AWARDS:

2005; Fellowship, SEG Travel Grant

2000; Meritorious Service Award,

1998; Meritorious Service Award,

1993; Meritorious Service Award,

1991; Meritorious Service Award,

1997; Chief Geologist’s Letter of Appreciation, Innovation,

1989; Vice-Chairman’s Award,

1988; Chairman’s Award, Best Technical Paper,

1981; University Grant Commission Scholarship, Indian School of Mines

1979-1980; Central Government Scholarship, Indian School of Mines

GRANTS:

2003-2004; Teaching Assistantship: Elementary Geophysics Labs

2003; Teaching Assistantship: Elements of Geology Labs

2003; Teaching Assistantship: Seismic Stratigraphy Labs

2001-2002; Graduate Research Assistantship: Seismic Reservoir Characterization

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