Operations Geologist

Seeking a staff position as Operations Geologist / Geosteering within the Middle East

Professional Work Experience

Years: 2005 - 2010
Status: Active
Location: Saudi Arabia
Client: Saudi Aramco
Contractors:
Saudi Geophysical (April, 2007 – 2010),
Schlumberger ( Aug,2005 – Sept, 2006)
Title: Operations Geologist – Geosteering
Other: Group 4 Shift Coordinator

Job Description:
Coordinate, Supervise and Train 5-6 Operations Geologists
Real-Time Geosteering Operations & Horizontal Well Re-Planning

Job Details:
Operations on up to 40 rigs in 21 fields (2 – 6 rigs managed per 8-hour shift)
Devonian to Cretaceous Stratigraphy
Survey and LWD Log Curve / Image Log QA/AC and Interpretation
(ADN, GVR, ECOSCOPE, PERISCOPE, STETHOSCOPE, GEOTAP, PZIG)
Supervised: Schlumberger, Sperry Sun, BHI, Precision & PathFinder.
Stratigraphic Correlations (Stratworks, Petrel)
Structural Interpretations utilizing 3D Seismic Sections (Seisworks)
Picking Coring, Casing and Landing points
Monitoring target entry trajectories utilizing Stratworks
Monitoring horizontal well placement for maximum reservoir contact
Verbal, written & PPT presentations to Reservoir Characterization Team
Shift Reports and Final Well Reports in WDRS

Achievements:
Involved with operations on over 350 laterals in Saudi Arabia since August 2005
Team Award for outstanding performance in Haradh Field, Increment III
Competent in Saudi Arabia Clastic & Carbonate Reservoir Characterization.
Completed Oil and Gas producers, Water Injectors and Disposal Wells
Operated in dual capacity as Shift Coordinator (Group 4) for the last year
Involved with the constant upgrade and improvement of GOC Reports & Webpages
Completed successful Geosteering operations in the following Aramco fields:-

Offshore Fields
Safaniah
Manifa
Marjan
Berri
Zulf
Abu Safah

Onshore Fields
Haradh
Hawiyah
Uthmaniah
Abqaiq
Shedgum
Nuyyim
Hawthah
Harmaliah
Khurais
Mazaliz
Abu Hadryia
Fadili
Khursaniah
Khuff & Jauf Gas Reservoirs

BSc. GEOLOGY (1984)
University of South Florida,
Tampa, Florida. USA.

Licensed Professional Geologist
State of Florida, USA. (FL01304)

Skillset:
Coordination, Supervision and Training of Operations and Wellsite Geologists
Real-Time Geosteering Operations and LWD Logs and Image Interpretation
Horizontal, Development, Appraisal & Exploration Well Planning
Devonian to Cretaceous Reservoir Characterization
Middle East Clastic & Carbonate Reservoirs
Coordination and Supervision of Coring, MWD, LWD, Wireline and Mudlogging
Geopressure Prediction, Modeling and Analysis for Mud and Casing Programs
Wellsite Operations – Wellsite Geology and Geopressure Prediction & Analysis
Deepwater Wellsite Operations – Drillship and Semisub

Saudi Aramco Referees:
Mr. Maher Mashhadi (GOC Supervisor) maher.mashhadi@aramco.com
Mr. Ahmad R. Ariffin (GOC Shift Coordinator) ahmad.ariffin@aramco.com

QHSE & OFFSHORE TRAINING CERTIFICATES:
Helicopter Survival Training Program – Using a 6-Man METS (SIMULATOR)
Helicopter Underwater Egress Training (H.U.E.T.)
Wet Ditching Procedures
Water Survival
Personal Survival Techniques STCW 95
Breathing Apparatus Self Rescue
Firefighting Initial Response (Extinguisher)
Initially Trained at ALERT Safety and Survival Training Center, Singapore

GEO- DATA SOFTWARE COMPETENCY

HALLIBURTON: LANDMARK (Version 2003.2)
OPENWORKS
STRATWORKS
ZMAP PLUS
PRESGRAF
SEISWORKS
ASSETJOURNAL
OPENJOURNAL
SCHLUMBERGER: PETREL (Version 7.0)
KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS INC: Drillworks PREDICT (Geopressure)