Mario Ardila - Principal Reservoir Engineer

Reservoir Engineer

1987-1988 Petroleum Engineer, Ecopetrol, Colombia
1989-1990 Production Engineer, Ecopetrol, Colombia,
1990-1993 Production and Workover Engineer, Ecopetrol, Colombia,
1993-1996 Peru-Colombia-Equator Reservoir Engineer, Schlumberger,
1996-1998 Western Venezuela Reservoir and PEG Engineer, Schlumberger, Venezuela,
1998-1999 South Argentina PEG Engineer and Reservoir Engineer, Schlumberger,Nequen Argentia
1999-2000 East Venezuela Reservoir Engineer and Maxpro Support, Schlumberger, Venezuela
2000- Water Control Coordinator, Houston. In charge of the Multidisciplinary Water Control project for the El Furrial field (PDVSA, Venezuela), the biggest field in Venezuela.
2000-2001 South Mexico OFS Marketing Manager, Schlumberger, Mexico, Marketing manager for all Schlumberger product lines for South of Mexico and Central America
2001- DCS Solution Leader – Mexico and Centro America, Schlumberger, Mexico, OFS solutions coordinator in charge to introduce new solutions for Mexico and Central America (Geomechanical studies, Water Control, Completion Optimization and Sand Management, Non Drilling Surprises and Pore Pressure Prediction) and Technical support for the Programa Estrategico de Gas.
2001- 2003 Senior Reservoir Engineer - NGC, Schlumberger, New Orleans, USA, In charge of PowerStim and Sand Management Solutions for Gulf of Mexico Area. Production Logging Domain Champion and MDT Interpretation Advisor in charge to promote and support advances MDT applications as well Vertical Interference Test and Mini-DST.
2003- 2004 Reservoir Domain Champion- NGC, Schlumberger, New Orleans, USA, MDT/CHDT Support and Interpretation for Gulf of Mexico operations. Implementation of new MDT technologies (hardware and software). Field test new Advanced Interpretation applications for Vertical Interference Test.
2005- today Reservoir Domain Champion- NGA, Schlumberger, Lagos, Nigeria, MDT/CHDT/FPWD Support and Interpretation for Nigeria operations. Implementation of new MDT technologies (hardware and software). Field test new Advanced Interpretation applications for Vertical Interference Test. Reservoir Engineer advisor for Well Test and Real Time Production Optimization projects.

Universidad Industrial de Santander, Petroleum Engineer 1987