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QUALIFICATIONS:
* 1996 – 1998 M.Sc. (Applied) Petroleum Technology Pune University India.
* 1995 – 1996 M.Sc. Marine Geology (previous) Mangalore University India.
* 1992 – 1995 B.Sc. Geology Calicut University India.
PERSONAL PROFILE:
* Young drilling professional with 6 years experience in the oil and gas industry as a Mudlogging geologist.
* Experience of working in different parts of world including North Sea, Middle East, East Africa, North Africa and India.
* Experience in supervising and managing Wellsite geological operations on platform rigs, jack-ups, semi submersibles, land rigs and drill ships.
* Experience in monitoring well operations in HPHT and deep-water environments.
* Worked on wild cat exploration wells, development wells, high angle and horizontal wells and extended reach wells.
* Worked for clients including Shell, ARCO, Chevron, TFE, Oxy, Talisman, CNR, Reliance, ONGC and Rasgas
CAREER HISTORY:
Jan 2005 – Jan 2006 Geoservices, Middle east (India & Qatar)
April 2003 – Jan 2005 Geoservices, Aberdeen (North sea – UK sector)
Position: Mudlogging Data Engineer
* Worked on various offshore deep water exploration projects with Reliance and ONGC in India.
* Worked with Talisman energy on their platforms and rigs in North sea and participated in their ERD, development and Work over operations.
Responsible for:
* Installation, operation and trouble shooting of an online mudlogging unit.
* Monitoring of Drilling Operations, Coordinate with Drilling Engineers at well site and provide assistance in Well Control, Drilling Optimization and Data Processing and Interpretation.
* Hydrocarbon gas detection, interpretation and Geohazard analysis.
* Assist drilling operator with data interpretation to evaluate scheduled abnormal pressure ramps that will be drilled.
* Co-ordinate data compilation and data management integration for End of Well Reports.
* Assist in Well site Geological Operations, Formation Evaluation Process, Log Interpretation, Determination and demarkation of important stratigraphic litho-units with the interpretation of cuttings and MWD data.
* Use mud logging information to provide a safe environment at drilling location.
October 1998 – April 2003 Geoservices, Middle east & Africa (Oman, Qatar, Angola & Sudan)
Position: Mudlogging Geologist
Worked as Mud logging Geologist in the Middle East and Africa region. Clients include,
* ARCO, Oman
* TOTAL, Oman
* Occidental, Oman
* Elf petroleum, Qatar
* CABGOC, Angola
* GNPOC, Sudan
Responsible for:
* Assisting Wellsite Geologist in Well site Geological Operations, Formation Evaluation Process, Log Interpretation.
* Assisting Drilling Data Engineers in Monitoring of Drilling Operations.
Processing Geological Data to create Formation Evaluation Logs (Mud logs, Gas Ratio Logs, Drilling Logs).
* Ensure Compliance, Maintenance, and Safety of Mud logging Unit and its Equipment.
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING:
* Geoservices Training School: Reserval and Gas while Drilling Course: Gas Data Analysis and Quality control.
* Geoservices Training School: Trained on geoNEXT System which performs: - Hydraulics Analysis, Well Control, Hole cleaning Analysis, Gas Analysis for Reservoir Evaluation.
* Geoservices Training School: Well Control Course: Primary well control: Hydrostatic Pressure, Circulating Pressure, Bottom Hole Pressure, Formation Fluid Pressure, Formation Fracture Pressure, MAASP, BOP Tests, Pit Drills. Secondary well control: surface well control equipment, Shut in procedures – Surface stack, well control methods, kill methods: wait & weight and drillers, kick sheet.
* Geoservices Training School: ALS-2 Data Engineer Course: - ALS Data Acquisition system, Data Processing, Management, Pore Pressure Prediction, Equipment Maintenance, Calibration, Hydraulics Analysis, Master log, Primary & Secondary Well Control.
* Geoservices Training School: Advanced Mud logging Course: ALS Calibrations, Data Acquisition, Database Creation and Maintenance, Data Utilities, Cabin Pressurization, Flame Ionization Detection and Calibrations. Quality Assurance Policy and procedures, Client requirements, Equipment and Logistics, Mudlogging and General safety.
OFFSHORE SAFETY RELATED COURSES:
* OPITO Offshore Survival certificate (UK Sector) April 2003
* Medical UKOOA & Norwegian April 2003
* Dry Air Pocket Training April 2003
* Other Induction courses related to safety and permit to work system of clients including Talisman, Shell and Transocean.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Operational knowledge of platforms like Windows2000 Professional, Windows 9X, ME, XP and programs like MSOffice with Word, Excel, Access, Adobe Acrobat, Power Point etc.
Knowledge and onsite experience of Computer Networking.
LANGUAGES:
Fluent in English and Hindi.
REFERENCE:
Available on request
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