CONTACT INFORMATION:
View contact information...
QUALIFICATIONS
1987 PhD Petroleum Engineering, University of Tulsa, OK, USA
1984 MSc Petroleum Engineering, University of Tulsa, OK, USA
1979 BSc Geophysics Engineering, Nat. University of Mexico, Mexico
KEY COMPETENCIES
* 20 years of experience in well test analysis and interpretation methods of production data.
* Development of well test analysis techniques based on new analytical solutions and specialized plots.
* Development analysis techniques of production data to estimate reserves and formation properties.
* Specialist skills in well performance prediction for both single-phase and multiphase systems.
* Confident leader and mentor.
* Outcome focused.
* Multilingual: English and Spanish.
WORK HISTORY
2002 – PRESENT
PEMEX, MEXICO
MANAGER OF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT IN E&P
Responsibilities include:
* Monitor technology applications currently being practised for exploration and production.
* Support assets in the identification of areas for improvement, and propose them the introduction of new technology application opportunities.
* Member of multidisciplinary review group charged with evaluation of all technology development projects in E&P and making recommendations for development or divestment.
2000 – 2002
PEMEX E&P, VILLAHERMOSA, MEXICO
MANAGER OF WELL PRODUCTIVITY
Responsibilities included:
* Monitor technology applications currently being practised for well productivity and reservoir surveillance/management.
* Support assets in the identification of areas for improvement, and propose them the introduction of new technology application opportunities in the topic of well productivity.
* Member of multidisciplinary review group charged with evaluation of all technology development projects in well productivity, reservoir characterization, modelling and simulation, hydrocarbon resource evaluation and reserves estimation, production optimization, and reservoir engineering, and making recommendations for development or divestment.
* Lead the formulation of mentoring and training program in the area of well productivity with the objective of improving their competencies.
1992 – 1999
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MEXICO / PEMEX E&P, MEXICO
HEAD OF PETROLEUM DEPARTMENT AND FULL TIME PROFESSOR
Responsibilities included:
* Initiate, guide and advise work on research and development on reservoir characterization, modelling and simulation, hydrocarbon resource evaluation and reserves estimation, production optimization, and reservoir engineering.
* Authored numerous technical papers for internal and external publications.
* Conducted research projects supported by Pemex E&P on well testing and production decline analysis for both single-phase and multiphase flow systems.
* Teaching courses on Well Testing, Technical Mathematics, and Multiphase Flow in Pipes, in the Graduate Division of Petroleum Engineering.
1991 – 1992
PEMEX, MEXICO
ADVISOR
Responsibilities included:
* Advice the Planning and Coordination Vice-presidency on hydrocarbon resource evaluation, reserves estimation, and production forecasts.
1988 – 1991
MEXICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE, MEXICO
RESEARCHER
Responsibilities included:
* Conducted research projects supported by Pemex E&P on well testing, production decline analysis, and inflow performance relationships about naturally fractured reservoirs.
* Authored numerous technical papers for internal and external publications.
1987 – 1988
UNIVERSITY OF TULSA, USA
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
Responsibilities included:
* Conducted research studies on well testing, production decline analysis, and inflow performance relationships, for solution gas-drive systems.
* Authored technical papers for publications.
APPENDICES
TECHNICAL PAPERS
1. C.O. Bennett, Camacho-V., R.G., A.C. Reynolds: "Approximate Solutions for Fractured Wells Producing Layered Reservoirs", Society of Petroleum Engineers Journal, October 1985.
2. Camacho-V., R.G., Raghavan, and A.C. Reynolds: "Response of Wells Producing Layered Reservoirs", SPE Formation Evaluation, March 1987.
3. Camacho-V., R.G., and R. Raghavan: "Inflow Performance Relationships for Solution Gas-Drive Reservoirs", Journal of Petroleum Technology, May 1989.
4. Camacho-V., R.G., and R. Raghavan: "Performance of Wells in Solution Gas Drive Reservoirs", SPE Formation Evaluation, December, 1989.
5. Camacho-V, R.G. and R. Raghavan: "Boundary-Dominated Flow in Solution Gas-Drive Reservoirs", SPE Reservoir Engineering, November 1989.
6. D.T. Vo, J.R. Jones, Camacho-V., R.G., and R. Raghavan, R.: "A Unified Treatment of Materials Balance Computations", Paper No. CIM/SPE 90-37. Presented in Calgary, Canada, June 1990.
7. Camacho-V., R.G., and R. Raghavan: "Some Theoretical Results useful in analyzing the Well Performance under Solution Gas Drive", SPE Formation Evaluation, June 1991.
8. Camacho-V., R.G.: "Constant Pressure Production in Solution Gas-Drive Reservoirs; Transient Flow", SPE Formation Evaluation, June 1991.
9. Camacho-V., R.G., M. González-R., and H. Cinco-L.: "Advanced Prediction Decline for Optimization of Stimulation", SPE 23578, submitted for publication.
10. Camacho-V., R.G., and M.A.Vásquez-C.: "Comment on Analytical Solution Incorporating Nonlinear Radial Flow in Confined Aquifers (by Sen)", Water Resources Research, Vol. 28, No. 12, December 1992.
11. Camacho-V., R.G., and M.A.Vásquez-C.: "Repressurization Effects Present in a Variable Bubble-point Problem Associated with Multiphase Non-Laminar Flow", presented in Seventh IMACS International Conference on Computer Methods for Partial Differential Equations, New Brunswick, New Jersey, June 22 - 24, 1992.
12. Camacho-V., R.G., R. Padilla-S., and M.Vásquez-C.: "Inflow Performance Relationships with Inertial Effects in the Reservoir", SPE 25481, presented in the Production Operations Symposium, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, March 1993.
13. Hernández-G,H., Samaniego-V.,F., Camacho-V., R.G. and Galindo-N., A.: "Gas Condensate Well Testing Under the Influence of High-Velocity Flow," SPE 26666, presented at the 1993 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, October, 1993.
14. Herrera, I., Camacho-V., R.G. and Galindo-N., A.: Chapter VII: "Shock modelling in petroleum engineering" book: Computational Methods for Free and Moving Boundary Problems in Heat and Fluid Flow," published by L.C. Wrobel and C.A. Brebbia, Computational Mechanics Publications, 1993.
15. Camacho-V., R.G., and R. Raghavan: "Well Test Analysis in Solution Gas-Drive Systems for Naturally Fractured Reservoirs," SPE Formation Evaluation, March, 1994.
16. Roldán-C., J., Camacho-V., R.G., and Samaniego-V., F.: "Well Testing in Solution Gas-Drive Systems under Non-Laminar Flow Conditions," SPE 35344 presented at the International Petroleum Conference & Exhibition of México, Villahermosa, México, March 5-7, 1996.
17. González-G., J. and Camacho-V., R.G.: "A Horizontal Well Model Considering Multiphase Flow and the Presence of Perforations," SPE 36073, presented at the Fourth Latin American and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, April 23-26, 1996.
18. Vásquez-C., M., Camacho-V., R.G., and Macias-C., L.: "The Variable Rate Transient Analysis in Saturated Reservoirs," SPE 36122, presented at the Fourth Latin American and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, April 23-26, 1996.
19. Camacho-V., R.G., Vásquez-C.,M., Roldán-C.,J., Padilla-S.,R., and Macias-C., L., "Transient Analysis of Variable Rate Tests for Solution Gas-Drive Reservoirs," SPE Advanced Technology Series, Volume 4, Number 1, 5-13, May 1996.
20. Camacho-V., R.G., Rodríguez, F., Galindo-N., A., and Prats, M.: "Optimum Position for Wells Producing at Constant Wellbore Pressure," SPE Journal, June 1996, Volume 1, Number 2, 155-168.
21. Camacho-V., R.G., Rodríguez, F., and Galindo-N., A.: "Use of Step Function to Solve 2-D Diffusivity Linear Problems with Wells Producing at Constant Pressure," presented in the XI International Conference on Computational Methods in Water Resources, Cancún, México, July 22-26, 1996.
22. Camacho-V., R.G., and Herrera-R., I.: "A Consistent Black-Oil Model with Variable Bubble-Point," an Invited Paper presented in the XI International Conference on Computational Methods in Water Resources, Cancún, México, July 22-26, 1996.
23. Camacho-V., R.G., Vásquez-C.,M., Roldán-C.,J., Samaniego-V.,F., and Macias-C.,L.: "New Results on Transient Well Test Analysis Considering Non-Laminar Flow in the Reservoir," SPE Formation Evaluation, Volume 11, Number 4, 237-244, December, 1996.
24. Camacho-V., R.G., Vásquez-C.,M., Roldán-C.,J., Samaniego-V.,F., and Macias-C.,L.: " Supplement to SPE 26180, New Results on Transient Well Test Analysis Considering Non-Laminar Flow in the Reservoir," submitted for publication.
25. Prats, M., Camacho-V., R.G., and Rodríguez, F.: "One-Dimensional Linear Flow with Constant Terminal Pressures," Paper 97-32 presented in the 48th Annual Technical Meeting of the Petroleum Society, June 8-11, 1997.
26. Camacho-V., R.G.and Macias-C., L.: "Role of Training in Pemex and Relations with UNAM," poster presented in the Fourth Colloquium on Petroleum Engineering Education, Bakersfield, Colorado, July 1997.
27. Fairuzov-Y, V., González-G., J. A., Lobato-B., G., Fuentes, F., and Camacho-V., R. G.: " The Influence of Heat Transfer on the Two-Phase Flow Behavior in a Wellbore During Transient Pressure Tests," Paper SPE 39077, presented in the Fifth Latin American and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference and Exhibition, Río de Janeiro, Brazil, August 30-September 3, 1997.
28. Tellez-C., G. and Camacho-V., R. G.: "Analysis of Capillary Pressure Effects on Well Tests in Solution Gas-Drive Reservoirs," Paper SPE 39898, presented in the SPE International Petroleum Conference and Exhibition of Mexico, Villahermosa, Tabasco, March 3-5, 1998.
29. Granados-C., J. and Camacho-V., R. G.: "Analysis of Two-Phase Flow in Horizontal and Inclined Pipes with Mechanistic Models," Paper SPE 39857, presented in the SPE International Petroleum Conference and Exhibition of Mexico, Villahermosa, Tabasco, March 3-5, 1998.
30. González-G., Galindo-N., A., Camacho-V., R. G., and Fairusov-V., Y.: "Numerical Simulator to Analyze Short Build-up Pressure Tests," Paper SPE 39892 presented in the SPE International Petroleum Conference and Exhibition of Mexico, Villahermosa, Tabasco, March 3-5, 1998.
31. Vásquez-C., M. and Camacho-V., R.G.: "Analysis of Short Pressure Transient Tests Affected by Changing Wellbore Storage," SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering, 261-267, June 1998.
32. Camacho-V., R.G., M. Vásquez-C., and R. Padilla-S.: "New Results on Decline Curves Considering Non Darcy Flow Effects", SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering, 457-466, October 1998.
33. Fairuzov-Y, V., González-G., J. A., Lobato-B., G., Fuentes, F., and Camacho-V., R. G.: "A Lumped-Parameter model for transient two-phase gas-liquid flow in a wellbore", SPE Production & Facilities, February, 1999.
34. González-T., F., Camacho-V., R.G., and Escalante-R., B.: "Truncation Denoising in Transient Pressure Tests," Paper SPE 56422, presented in the 1999 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, October 3-6.
35. Prats, M., Camacho-V., R.G., and Rodríguez, F.: "One-Dimensional Linear Flow with Constant Terminal Pressures," Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology, Vol. 38, No. 13, 1999.
36. Padilla-S., R., Camacho-V., R.G., Castrejón-A., R., and Samaniego-V., F.: "Inflow Performance Relationships under Gravity Segregation for Solution Gas-Drive Reservoirs," Paper presented in the OMAE-2000 and ETCE-2000, New Orleans, February, 2000.
37. Sampayo-T., A. and Camacho-V., R.G.: "Influence of Non-uniform Initial Pressure Distribution in Well Test Data," Paper SPE 59012 presented in the International Petroleum Conference and Exhibition in Mexico, February 1-3, 2000.
38. Pulido-B., Héctor, Rivera-R., Jesús, Samaniego-V.,F., y Camacho-V., R.G.: "Double Porosity Model with Transient Interporosity Flow and Interpretation of the Response of Tracer Radioactivity in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs," presented in GEOQUEST Forum 2000.
39. Rivas-G., S., González-G., J., Cruz-H., J., Galindo-N., A., Camacho-V., R.G., Islas-J., R., and Pineda-M., A.: "Numerical Simulation of Oil Displacement by Water in a Vuggy Fractured Porous Medium," SPE 66386 presented in the SPE Reservoir Simulation Symposium, Houston, Texas, February 11-14, 2001.
40. Domínguez-V., G., and Camacho-V., R.G.: "Technology Development at PEMEX: "Detecting Research and Technology Development Needs in a National Oil Company"," Paper 72499 presented in the 2001 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, Louisiana, 30 September to 3 October, 2001.
41. Domínguez-V., G., and Camacho-V., R.G.: "Continuing Education Needs in PEMEX Exploration and Production," Paper 72504 presented in the 2001 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, Louisiana, 30 September to 3 October, 2001.
42. Rodríguez-Román, J., and Camacho-V., R.G.: "Decline Curve Análisis Considering Non-Laminar Flor in Two-Porosity Systems," SPE 74388 presented at the SPE International Petroleum Conference and Exhibition in Mexico, Villahermosa, México, 10-12 February 2002.
43. Fairuzov-Y, V., González-G., J. A., Lobato-B., G., Camacho-V., R. G., and Fuentes, F..: "A Lumped-Parameter model for Transient Two-Phase Gas-Liquid Flow in a Wellbore", SPE Production & Facilities, February 2002.
44. Camacho-V., R.G., Galindo-N., A., and Prats, M.: "Buildup Solution in a System with Multiple Wells Producing at Constant Wellbore Pressures," SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering, August 2002.
45. Camacho-V., R.G., Vásquez-C.,M., Castrejón-A., R., and Arana-O., V.: "Pressure Transient and Decline Curve Behavior in Naturally Fractured Vuggy Carbonate Reservoirs," Paper SPE 77689 presented in the 2002 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, 29 September to 2 October, 2002.
46. Poblano, E., Camacho-V., R.G., and Fairuzov, Y.V.: "Stability Analysis of Continuous-Flow Gas-Lift Wells," Paper SPE 77732 presented in the 2002 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, 29 September to 2 October, 2002.
47. Flamenco-L., F., and Camacho-V., R.G.: "Determination of Fractal Parameters of Fractured Networks Using Pressure-Transient Data," SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering, Volume 6, Number 1, February, 2003
48. Del Río-H., J., Camacho-V., R.G., Robles, A., González-T., F., and Santamaría, N.: "Nonlinear Multivariate Optimization of Production Systems Using a Mechanistic Model, " SPE 84050 presented in the 2003 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Denver, Colorado, 5-8 October, 2003.
49. Fuentes-C., G., Camacho-V., R.G., Vásquez-C., M.: "Pressure Transient and Decline Curve Behaviors for Partially Penetrating Wells Completed in Naturally Fractured-Vuggy Reservoirs," SPE 92116, presented at the 2004 SPE International Petroleum Conference in Mexico, Puebla, Mexico, 8–9 November, 2004.
50. Padilla-S., R. and Camacho-V., R.G.: "Reservoir Performance Under Solution Gas-Drive and Gravity Drainage," SPE 92186, presented at the 2004 SPE International Petroleum Conference in Mexico, Puebla, Mexico, 8–9 November, 2004.
MEMBERSHIPS
 Society of Petroleum Engineers
 Petroleum Engineers Association of Mexico, AIPM
 National System of Researchers, SNI (Mexico).
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
* Chairman of Education and Professionalism Committee of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2001-2002.
* Invitation to participate as a member of Committee for SPE Reprint Series: "Oil and Gas Production Data Analysis", for the Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2001.
* Technical Editor for the SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, since 2001.
* "Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo" Award given by the Petroleum Engineers Association of Mexico (A.I.P.M.), for research and technology development achievements in Petroleum Engineering, Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico, 2000.
* Member of the National System of Researchers, SNI (Mexico).
* Outstanding Technical Editor for the Society of Petroleum Engineers, 1997 and 2003.
* Member of the Evaluation Committee for Production, for the Stimulus Program for Researchers and Specialists of the Mexican Petroleum Institute since 1997.
* Review Chairman for the SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering, 1997-1999.
* Technical Editor on the Society of Petroleum Engineers Editorial Review Committee, since 1996.
* Member of the "Experts Committee of the Petroleum Engineers Association of Mexico, A.C. (AIPM)", since 1993.
* "Juan Hefferan" Award given by the Petroleum Engineers Association of Mexico (A.I.P.M.), Cd. del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico, 1993.
* "I.M.P." Award given by the Mexican Petroleum Institute, Mexico City, 1990.
* "Juan Hefferan" Award given by A.I.P.M., Querétaro, Mexico,1990.
* "Academic Excellence" Award given by the Atlantic Richfield Company, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1982.
* Member of Pi Epsilon Tau.
* "Gabino Barreda" Award given by the National University of Mexico, (U.N.A.M.), Mexico City, 1979.
TRAINING
TECHNICAL
2003 Introduction to the Petroleum Geology of Deep Water Depositional Systems - short course, Roger Slatt, University of Oklahoma.
2003 Monte Carlo Simulation –short course, Jim Murtha & Susan Peterson, Society of Petroleum Engineers.
1992 Integrated Reservoir Management – short course, Abdus Satter, Society of Petroleum Engineers.
1990 Horizontal Well Technology – Conference & Exposition, World Oil sponsored by Philip C. Crouse & Associates, Inc.
REFEREES
Available on request
View contact information... |