Experience

SOCAR Upstream Management International LLC

• Azerbaijan
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Subsurface Engineer

  • Jun 2022 - Present

  Providing reservoir performance analysis to higher management utilizing classical and numerical reservoir engineering techniques. Seconded to bp Azerbaijan office (Sep-2022 onwards), designing economic drilling targets taking into account the optimal sweep efficiency. • Future well target rate estimation and long-term profile generation utilizing in-house tools and IPM package (multi-layer modelling) • Pressure prediction for Pore Pressure Fracture Gradient team for mud and wellbore stability design • Integrate PTA, DTS, RFT, VRR data for areal understanding and target placement as well as Water Injection optimization • Integration of seismic and depositional elements for placing target on a sweet spot. Show less



PETRONAS

• Malaysia
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head Of Technical Department

  • Jan 2021 - May 2022

  Azerbaijan Ventures Team, reporting to country head. Managing team of 3 people, including Operations, HSE and Procurement. • Lead and Coordinate Monthly Performance Reporting (Operations, Commercial, Finance) to HQ team• Lead Annual Budgeting exercise (1+4 forecast) – Production, Costing.• Lead Annual Petroleum Reserves and Resource reporting to regulating body, inclusive associated costing• Support Global Portfolio Valuation exercise by timely provision of production profile and expert advice to Economist• Responsible for JV Consortium Management Committee voting recommendation and analysis of resolution for Committee• Lead Quarterly Risk Profile analysis within leadership team and submission to HQ, inclusive Commercial, HSE and Technical risks. Show less

• Petroleum Engineer/Business Planner

  • Aug 2018 - Jan 2021

  Techno-Commercial role combining role of Petroleum Engineer and Planner (Responsible from Reserve submission up to Budget proposal)Preparation from scratch and submission of ARPR (Annual Review of Petroleum Resources) by classifying resources and reserves as per Petronas guidelines (PRrMS) to central office (HQ) Reservoir Performance review based on daily production and drilling reports, operator’s technical file notes, depletion plans including partners’ technical workshops Supporting Middle East exploration team with the latest analysis of new prospects Supporting Petroleum Economics and Central Planning teams on gas sales and reserves matters Analysis of both short and long term (PSC timeframe) OPEX/CAPEX submission by Operator Internal cost estimation (forecast) eventually for NPV calculation in conjunction with economist Show less



UBOC (Umid Babek Operating Company, former SOCAR-UMID LLC)

• Baku, Azerbaijan

• Production Process Engineer

  • Jun 2017 - Aug 2018

  Technical and Production Support Team. • Provided technical support to offshore team during well startups and wellhead maintenance operations to minimize deferrals. • Performed Production Process related calculations o Choke size selection for stable well production, pipe sizing calculation for the planned pipeline, erosion limit calculation also methanol and paraffin inhibitor dosage recommendation. Production forecasting and deferrals reporting elaborating with Reservoir Engineers. o Well Integrity: Actively participated in risk assessments on well integrity issues (sustained casing pressures, tubing leaks, etc.). • Represent team on partner meetings sharing field development scenarios. Show less



bp

• United Kingdom
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Reservoir Engineer

  • Sep 2013 - Mar 2017

  Chirag/West Chirag Reservoir Management Team. Provided technical support for the short and long term management of the reservoir taking into account Reservoir Design Operating Limits and future wells drillability. Actively participated in sector review/surveillance sessions and full filled reservoir engineering responsibilities. Delivered 2 well targets in Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli field with overall value of 8 MMstb Provided Reservoir Engineering support to the optimization of 7 drilling targets History matched reservoir model, which lead to correct reserve estimation for SEC submission Estimated radius of the cross-flowed water using mechanistic numerical model, resulted targeting a well in a safe distance from risked zone, hence saving 1 MMstb reserves (50 million dollars benefit to company) Show less

• Petroleum Engineer

  • Oct 2014 - Dec 2015

  Azeri Base Management Team. Worked as a platform support engineer. Supported Operations team from subsurface perspective. Provided support to RMT by regularly and actively participating in well review sessions and supporting well planning process. Provided sand management support on high rate wells by performing acoustic and bottom-hole pressure analysis. Planned and implemented Pressure Transient Analysis (PIE software) and used results to help optimize drilling strategy Through continuous monitoring and surveillance of well parameters prevented a sand fill on high rate producer (12 mstb/d) Achieved 95% accuracy in well rate allocation underpinned by precise well testing results, performed in a short timeframe, so decreasing deferrals due to testing in high pressure bulk Provided crucial guidelines to offshore operations team on new well start up procedures Show less

• Petrotechnical Resource Entry Program

  • Sep 2012 - Aug 2013

  Trainee