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Saudi Aramco (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia) 2003-2009

Responsible for Supporting all vendor products for reservoir modelling, and simulation.

• Water and Oil production and injection optimization using Streamline simulator
• Extensive use of PROSPER, MFRAC, MBAL, GAP and Eclipse Software
• Designed a training program for young engineers to meet short-term objectives to speed up the use and utilization of simulation.
• Taught small course on scripting and programming and their use in reservoir engineering.
• Mentored 10 Saudi engineers on basic reservoir engineering aspects and how to employ it in understanding simulation results
• Assist reservoir simulation engineers build and successfully history match / predict 3-D full field simulation models for KSA reservoirs using  Eclipse-100, Eclipse-300, Powers and Streamline simulators.

  Achievements                                        

• Identified AinDar Shedgum Injection targets for Reservoir Management Department (RMD) using Streamline simulator
• Completed an integrated multi-disciplinary reservoir study on the Safaniya oil reservoir, which led to surface facility simulation using GAP as part of PE study program

Worked in integrated multi-disciplinary project teams on numerous reservoir studies for a variety of undeveloped and developed oil fields within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) including the following projects:

• Manifa (Carbonate) – Northern Area in KSA
• Nuayyim (Sandstone) – Southern Area in KSA
• Khurais (Carbonate) - Central KSA
• North Uthmaniyah (Carbonate) – Central Ghawar in KSA
• South Uthmaniyah (Carbonate) – Central Ghawar in KSA
• Safaniya (Sandstone) - Largest offshore field in North KSA

A typical study involved the following processes:

• Study proposal preparation and submission followed by a data gathering exercise.
• Develop a congruent understanding of the reservoir characterisation through close co-operation with geoscientists and petrophysicists.
• Complete review of all reservoir engineering data (pressure/well tests/PVT/SCAL) and pre-simulation classical analytical work such as material balance to define the critical parameters for simulation modelling.
• Construct fine grid single well, cross-sectional and sector simulation models to identify the key parameters and optimal grid size for the full field simulation model.
• Build and history match full field simulation model, integrating static and dynamic data.
• Investigate alternate reservoir management scenarios optimising well requirements, plateau length, sweep efficiency, reserves and NPV.

Performed reservoir studies for the under-developed Safaniya Wara Reservoir; an 18 Bstb massive clastic medium oil reservoir with a nominal 40 year production history.

Achievements

• Completed an integrated simulation study to evaluate the performance of proposed complex horizontal wells, ensuring good reservoir sweep and maximum reserves recovery and asset NPV.
• Identified future PVT/SCAL data acquisition requirements.

Born in 7th February 1963 Nationality: American

Office

King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM)

Building 3 Room 209

Phone # + 966 3 860 2524

Fax # + 966 3 860 4447

Mail Address

Department of Petroleum Engneering P. O. Box 2020, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran 31261 Saudi Arabia