Experience

Swagelok Chile - ALTE S.A.

• Chile
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Custom Solutions Engineer

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  • Fabrication of more than 70 integrated custom solutions assemblies, related to flow and fluid testing systems requested by clients. These solutions included, among others: pneumatic panels, flow control systems, manifolds, pressure gauge assemblies, sample conditioning systems, using different Swagelok and third-party components. • Performing the test planning for the different assemblies. • Performing the maintenance service of more than 80 Swagelok test sample cylinders, used by different clients in the Oil and Gas downstream industry. Show less



PDVSA Petroleos de Venezuela S.A.

• Venezuela
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Reservoir Integrated Studies Manager - Boyaca Division

  • Nov 2017 - Sep 2019

  - Accountable for the coordination, monitoring and supervision in the execution of Static and Dynamic Reservoir Characterization for the Apure, Barinas and Guarico areas, leading a multidisciplinary geoscience team of 20 professionals and engineers.- Optimization in the use of technical tools, human talent and budget, to conduct Reservoir Integrated Studies effectively, and accordingly to the company’s Annual Plan.- Leverage the operational strategies to increase the production potential targets for Boyaca Division, through the generation and management of Reservoir Integrated Studies, aimed to the drilling of new wells and the optimization of reserves recovery.- Effective interaction and communication with other business core managements, such as Strategic Planning, Reservoir Operations and Surface Facilities, in order to leverage the production targets of the Division. Show less

• Reservoir Dynamic Modeling Supervisor in Integrated Reservoir Studies

  • Jun 2012 - Oct 2017

  -Accountable for the coordination of the Dynamic Model Department, in the generation of 3D numerical simulation models for the reservoirs of the Barinas-Apure Basin, including models in highly complex carbonates (dual porosity - permeability systems), tight sands and gas condensate reservoirs.-Consultant and mentor for building a number of numerical simulation models in, among others: -- High permeability, medium and light oil unconsolidated sandstones of the Guafita and La Victoria fields, Apure area, southwestern Venezuela. -- Low permeability, medium oil sandstones in the southeastern Barinas area (Hato-Sinco, Paez-Mingo, Silvestre fields). -- High complex carbonates (dual porosity - permeability systems) in the Escandalosa formation, Barinas area. -- Highly unconsolidated extra-heavy oil, Oligo-Miocene reservoirs in the Block 8, Boyaca Area, Orinoco Oil Belt and the visualization of future EOR strategies (cyclic and continuous steam injection, SAGDI, HASDI, In-situ combustion),using CMG software. -- Gas and Gas condensate reservoirs in Las Lomas and Sipororo fields (Southern Andeans Flank), using compositional models.-Conventional Reservoir Engineering and Reserves estimation for high GOR reservoirs of Las Mercedes Field, Western Guarico area-Accountable for setting up and monitoring the annual budget and planning of specialised technical services, such as special core tests analysis, PVT and well testing analysis Show less

• Senior Reservoir / Simulation Engineer in Integrated Reservoir Studies

  • Aug 2008 - May 2012

  - Analysis and monitoring of production/pressure performance in green and brown fields and building of numerical simulation models for unconsolidated and highly consolidated sandstone and carbonates reservoirs, medium-light oil (29-33 API), Apure Area, Southwestern Venezuela.- Waterflood evaluation using numerical simulation models in conventional and carbonate reservoirs- Validation of production, PVT and SCAL data preparation for simulation models. - Pressure Transient and Decline Curve Analysis. Well testing design and implementation - Field production performance surveillance and optimisation.- Nodal analysis and well evaluation for artificial lift performance.- Production performance surveillance using numerical simulation and forecast software tools- Responsible for well operations monitoring: drilling, perforation, open and cased hole logs, completion and evaluation, both in new wells and workover wells.- Reservoir Engineering support for new wells / workovers proposals, including well completions.- Participation in well data acquisition plan design and execution (Production logs, water production diagnostics, fluid saturation logs).- Multidisciplinary team-work with geologists, petrophysicists and other reservoir engineers in searching new reservoir development opportunities.-Involvement in the formulation, construction and execution of medium and long-term field development plan. -Reserves estimation. Show less

• Planning and Development Strategies Engineer

  • Apr 2005 - Sep 2006

  -Multidisciplinary team-work with Integrated Studies, Reservoir Development and Facilities Engineers for definition of the Resources and Infrastructure Baseline (oil and gas remaining reserves, subsurface and surface existent facilities, human resources).-Design of the middle and long-term Field Development Plan (number and location of new wells/workovers, strategies for increasing the recovery factor by improving efficiency or reducing operational costs) in mature fields in the Barinas-Apure areas, based on the Resources Baseline.-Definition of the production potential forecast profiles for long-term based on these strategies.-Full life-cycle economic evaluation and financial analysis for drillling, completion, workover and technical projects,using ARIES and SEE Plus software.-Technical Assesment for projects feasibility, according to constraints or variables such as new wells evaluation results, geological risk and complexity, technology required, etc) Show less

• Jr. Reservoir Engineer in Integrated Reservoir Studies

  • Aug 2001 - Mar 2005

  - Analysis and monitoring of production/pressure performance in green and brown fields, unconsolidated sandstone reservoirs, medium-light oil (29-33 API), Apure Area, Southwestern Venezuela.- Reserves Estimation using different techniques: Decline Curve Analysis, Material Balance, analytical methods.-Well Testing Analysis (RTA/PTA) and Nodal Analysis for Artificial Lift Performance-Material Balance Calculation.-Numerical simulation models data preparation: PVT, SCAL curves, production and pressure data-Reservoir Engineering support for new wells / workovers proposals-Multidisciplinary team-work with geologists, petrophysicists and other reservoir engineers in searching new reservoir development opportunities.-Assets and Well Economic Evaluation. Show less

• Professional in Training

  • Sep 2000 - Aug 2001

  Engineer participated in the 1st Integral Training Program (PIA in Spanish) where he attended different courses related to Geology, Geophysics, Petrophysics, Formation Evaluation, Drilling Engineering, Reservoir and Production Engineering and Integrated Reservoir Management, as well as some courses about specialized software such OFM, GeoFrame.The training also included the attendance to field operations in rigs and processing and storage facilities, in order to apply to field scale, the knowledge acquired during the courses. Show less