Objective
Seeking full-time employment opportunity in the petroleum industry. Areas of interest include reservoir engineering, reservoir modeling/simulation, reservoir development and optimization, uncertainty analysis and Probabilistic assessment, material balance modeling, Reserves estimation
Education
• Polytechnic University in Kazakhstan, BS in Civil Engineering (1991-1997)
• National Technical Unstitute of Oil and Gas, Kazakhstan BS in Petroleum Engineering (2002-2005)
Summary of Qualifications
• 7 years of experience in reservoir engineering and simulation and 4 years in drilling/completion
• Experience in reservoir simulation model building, reservoir development and optimization, uncertainty analysis and Probabilistic assessment using the probabilistic techniques, such as experimental design; compositional simulation, waterflood, sour gas injection / IOR simulations; naturally fractured reservoirs; material balance modeling; reserves estimation.
• The capability of integrating work with all disciplines and contributing to team dynamics. Demonstrated ability to work in diverse and dispersed teamwork structures.
• Good understanding of rock & fluid properties
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Served on steering committee for SPE workshop “Upscaling of fractured carbonate reservoirs”, Tunisia, 2009.
Working Experience
March 2011 – present Reservoir Simulation Engineer, Chevron ETC, Houston, TX
• Reservoir modeling/simulation: Built, history match and calibrate of Dual Porosity/Dual Permeability Simulation model for fractured reservoir
• Predicting and evaluating water flood and enhanced recovery performance.
• Uncertainty analysis and Probabilistic assessment using Experimental design study on waterflooding project.
• Water Disposal Study to determine the remaining capacity of the reservoir.
• Developing infill proposals and optimizing secondary recovery programs.
• Benchmarking Chevron next generation simulator Intersect
• Integrated subsurface and surface models for reservoir for production forecasting and optimization (limited experience)
August 2005 – 2011 Reservoir Simulation Engineer, Tengizchevroil (Chevron in Kazakhstan),
• Reservoir modeling/simulation: Building, history match and calibrate including Dual Porosity/Dual Permeability Simulation model for fractured reservoir
• Reservoir management plan optimization and SEC reserves estimation.
• Material balance modeling to validate field oil recovery from the numerical simulation results. Constructed Multi-tank Material Balance Model.
• Material balance analysis to improve the reservoir characterization and accuracy of simulation predictions.
• Conventional Decline Curve Analysis to support the reserves estimation
• Uncertainty analysis and Probabilistic assessment to generate production profiles and recovery factors. Brown-field Experimental Design study, Monte Carlo simulations.
• Provided input and assist for effective reservoir monitoring and surveillance programs
• Pulse test history matching with the fit-for-purpose model to assess the inter-well reservoir properties in the model
• Reservoir simulation studies to optimize recoveries
oOptimum well spacing and well count study for future wells;
oRig Utilization study considering new drills, stimulations, tubing upsizing, deepening for existing wells
• Pressure transient analysis interpretation (limited experience)
• PLT profile interpretation (limited experience)
• Multi disciplinary team work:
oworked closely with a multi disciplinary team to identify workover and infill well opportunities
oworked closely with the reservoir surveillance engineer to maximize long term oil recovery through integrating field observations with simulation results
oassist in data gathering recommendations as required
oworked closely with the geologist during history matching of reservoir simulation model to ensure most technically accurate match possible
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