Full Name

Juan Francisco Soto Riera

Home Adress

**** **** ******, ***** ***, Miami Beach, Fla

Telephone Number Home

1-305-***-****

Telephone Number Mobile

Date of Bith

September 8th, 1959

Nationality

Venezuela

Country of residence

Venezuela

Home Airport

Caracas (CCS)

Job Role Desired

Cementing Engineer / Cementing Advisor

STATEMENT

I’m a very respected professional on oilwell cementing, working in every single aspect of cementing business: from cement manufacture, laboratory testing, adapting new technology, design, field application, simulation, evaluation and service auditing.

For nearly 28 years I’ve been involving on laboratory testing, maintenance, calibration, training and design of special tools and testing arrays for oilwell cements and drilling fluids; serving as bridge between service companies engineering and operations groups and engineering departments of operating oil companies.

I have handled technologies from international services companies, Halliburton, Schlumberger, BJ, Tucker, Western, Pride, TIW, Weatherford, Smith, along with national companies like Cpven, Tucan, SSO, etc.

Technologies like slag cement, foam cement, latexes, gas migration, surfactant slurries, slurries for steam injection, expanding liner hangers, etc. has been driven to field testing and normal use after extensive lab and pilot testing released by groups with me as staff or under my direction.

Said so; I consider myself as a useful personnel to help upgrading of laboratory and operational crew, a key to obtain operational experience and technical authority for growing companies.

Personally, I love to teach and spread experience, making possible to grow specialized staff.

Job History

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To

Company

Job Title

February 2009

February 2015

MIV

International Sales Manager

Duties, Responsibilities

Planning, promote and execute sales of cement and concrete additives and special cementitious materials (grouts, adhesives, waterproofing) for associated brands.

Technical support for the company’s sales force nationwide.

Link between local distributors and international associated brands (Xypex, Five Star, Carboline).

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Company

Job Title

Jan. 1st,2001

Jan. 10th, 2008

PDVSA E&P

Special Drilling Projects Advisor

Duties, Responsabilities

Planning,, execution and evaluation of cementing programs for HPHT oil and gas Wells, for exploratory and develop fields.

Statistical monitoring of oilwell cementing service companies for PDVSA.

Advisory on special projects; like SAGD, Ultra HT exploratory wells, sour gas, horizontal and extended reach, e.g Amarilis 2X (24000 ft, 21 lpg slurries at 360ºF), Chaguaramal 8X (13-3/8” @ 9600’) flexible cement for SAGD at Orocual project, etc.

Selection of candidate wells (job) for new and/or adapted cement technology (surfactant slurries, foam cement, slag cement, etc.).

Setting of standard slurries and preflushes by field for bidding processes at eastern Venezuela.

Evaluate service companies’ cementing proposals.

Technical audits of cementing companies.

Onsite supervision of cementing services for selected / special cases.

Annual report on cementing at north eastern district for PDVSA.

Advisory for standard slurries, preflushes and minimum equipment per field/ phase and pumping service for contracting oilwell cement services (primary and workover).

Coaching for oilwell cementing staff at cementing knowledge community, PDVSA East.

Technical visit to Iran, evaluating proposals for technical training in drilling fluids, cementing and drilling services.

Monitoring of laboratory test for special cases or problems.

Advisory on special cementing problems on Santa Barbara, Pirital, Chaguaramal, Amarilis, Mulata and Muscar fields (HTHP) and Orocual and Jusepin (shallow steam injection).

From

To

Company

Job Title

Jun. 1st, 1998

Dec. 31st, 2000

PDVSA INTEVEP

Main Professional in Oilwell Cementing

Duties, Responsibilities

Technical Support on oilwell cementing at field level for Eastern Venezuela.

Member of roundtable experts for standard corporate cementing procedures for PDVSA.

Proposals and selection of candidate wells for new technology on oilwell cementing.

Attendee at API Committee 10 on Oilwell Cement Standards: 1998 and 2000.

Running of API cooperative test on new free water standard proposal.

Evaluation of cementing simulation software to adopt as PDVSA corporate suite (Landmark, Maurer).

Developing of a surfactant cement slurry for intermediate casing and oil base mud.

From

To

Company

Job Title

Jun. 1st, 1996

Jun. 1st 1998

PDVSA INTEVEP

Professional Staff in Oilwell Cementing

Duties, Responsibilities

Technical Support on oilwell cementing for Western Venezuela (land, offshore)

Head staff to build up a real scale cementing annular facility and develop operational and safety procedures (11 months).

Development of laboratory tests for foam cements.

Advisory for Holcim on manufacturing locally class G and B oilwell cements.

Corporate audits of cementing and drilling fluids service companies.

Conduct of corporate training on API 10A and RP10B procedures.

Study of cementing problems and proposals for Barinas and Apure fields (HT and water coning).

Real Scale tests on annular cementing facility for foam cement, slag cement and cement bond logging.

From

To

Company

Job Title

Jun 1st, 1993

Jun, 1st 1996

PDVSA INTEVEP

Main Research Technician

Duties, Responsibilities

Technical support on new preflushes at field level for eastern Venezuela (Pirital, Orocual and Furrial fields).

Onsite study: cementing problems for intermediate casing (13-3/8” and 9-5/8”) at Mulata field.

Laboratory test on developing new dispersants and fluid lost additives for HTHP slurries (agreement Hoeschst-PDVSA).

Laboratory testing of acid soluble plug formulation.

Onsite field compilation of spacers and preflushes used in HTHP wells at eastern Venezuela.

Technical and methodology audits for oilwell cement service companies using ISO 9000 standards.

Laboratory testing of latex antimigratory system for HTHP.

From

To

Company

Job Title

Jun 1st, 1990

Jun 1st, 1993

PDVSA INTEVEP

Associate Research Technician

Duties, Responsibilities

Study on influence of using waste catalyst as fuel additive in clinkering.

Implementing microscopy tests for clinker and cement quality control.

Synthesis of pure clinker phases at laboratory level to study clinker quality.

Study on behavior and micromorphology of oilwell cement under thermal cycles, using UCA and microscopy.

Basic design of flow loop to study cement slurry rheology at real scale.

Onsite study on cementing problems at fields Centro Lago (western offshore) and San Tome gas fields (eastern onshore).

Onsite appointment for primary and secondary cementing procedures at Anaco fields: Santa Rosa and San Joaquin (shallow gas) and El Furrial, Mulata and Pirital (HTHP).

Onsite study to determine local thermal coefficients to calculate BHT at Eastern fields.

From

To

Company

Job Title

Jun. 1st, 1986

Jun. 1st, 1990

PDVSA INTEVEP

Research Technician

Duties, Responsabilities

Study on behavior of oilwell slurries under thermal cycles on UCA cells.

Study of cementing problems for eastern, central and western Venezuelan fields, slurries and methodology for primary and secondary cementing.

Crosschecking methodology to simulate field used samples from actual jobs (dry and liquids blends).

Translation and evaluation of drilling reports and cementing procedures for Pantano project (eastern Venezuela).

Quality control of selected class H production batches to comply with API 10 standard.

Advisory for Vencemos in order to manufacture of a class H oilwell cement.

Synthesis of a new HT dispersant from ultra heavy oil.

Field test of Thixogas on shallow offshore Tiajuana and Bachaquero fields (western Venezuela).

Development of Thixogas technology for shallow low temperature and density anti gas migration slurries.

First positive results on API cooperative lab testing.

Laboratory procedures to meet ISO Guide 25 standard.

Overhauling and updating HPHT Consistometers, curing chambers and UCA units as Chandler Eng. Specs.

Technical audits of cementing laboratory facilities of oilwell service companies.

Field study on cementing procedures at HPHT oilwells at Eastern Venezuela fields.

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To

Company

Job Title

Jun. 1st 1984

Jun. 1st, 1986

PDVSA INTEVEP

Techical Assistant II

Duties, Responsibilities

Initial proposals for cementing program for Offshore Gas fields (Cristobal Colon Project)

Parametric study of cementing procedures used in offshore HTHP fields of western Venezuela.

Study on liner cementing problems for offshore western Venezuela.

Onsite evaluation of cementing problems for eastern Venezuela.

Compilation study on cement slurries by field for Venezuelan oilwell cementing seminars.

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To

Company

Job Title

Nov. 17th, 1980

Jun. 1st, 1984

PDVSA INTEVEP

Technical Assistant

Duties, Responsibilities

Quality control testing for drilling fluids and additives (barite, bentonite).

Oilwell cement chemical analysis via ASTM C114 specs.

Oilwell cements quality control for imported batches before field application.

Implement API Spec 10 and RP 10B test.

Modification of UCA cell for gas migration tests.

Testing protocol for fluid loss materials.

Professional Training

English (Basic, Intermediate, Advance, Conversational), INTEVEP, 1981-1984

Report writing workshop, INTEVEP, 1981

Basic Computer language, CEPET, 1982

Drilling Fluids Technology School – Baroid, 1981

Computer programming (Basic, Fortran, Cobol), GEPSER, 1984

Basic Reservoir Engineering, CEPET, 1983

Work planning and organizing, MARAVEN, 1984

Work planning and organization, MARAVEN, 1984

Introduction to CMS, INTEVEP, 1985

Non hazard drilling and workover fluids, Intensive, BAROID, 1986

Invert emulsion drilling Fluids, MAROID, 1986

Drilling Engineering, Basic, MARAVEN, 1987

Particle technology seminar, MICROMERITICS, 1989

Interpersonal relations, CEPET, 1989

Patents, INTEVEP, 1989

Well Cementing seminar, SCHLUMBERGER, 1990

Drilling and workover fluids, INTEVEP, 1990

Microscopy of clinker and cement, Portland Cement Ass, 1990

Technical workshop on cementing, HALLIBURTON, 1990

Basic supervisory skills, INTEVEP, 1991

Environmental protection and new technologies in drilling fluids, DF Venezuela, 1991

Surfactans and emulsions, ULA, 1991

Meeting direction, INTEVEP,1991

D Basic III Plus, INTEVEP,1991

Applied geology on drilling processes, CEPET, 1991

Casing and cementing practices, Oil&Gas Consultants, Inc, 1992

Course I of Reed Tool Co. Drilling School, Hydraulics, Reed, 1992

Formation Damage, INTEVEP, 1993

Experiments Design, INTEVEP, 1993

HT/HT Oilwell Completions, CEPET, 1994

Horizontal Drilling, CEPET, 1994

ISO 9000 series, CEPET, 1995

Coiled Tubing Squeeze Cementing, CIED, 1995

Cementing Seminar, CPVEN, 1996

Improvements on oil and gas exploitation practices, PETROPERU, 1996

Surfactants and emulsions II, ULA, 1997

Drilling and Well Completions, INTEVEP, 1998

Petroleum production engineering, stimulation and artificial lift, Houston University, 1998

Fundamentals of petroleum production, INTEVEP, 1999

Advanced cementing, CIED, 1999

Criteria and tools for centralizing, CIED,2000

Workshop on centralization, CIED, 2000

Remedial Cementing,CIED, 2002

Integral management of staff, ESP Oil Eng. Consultants, 2004

Cement Evaluation, Wesport Tech., 2004

Leadership Module I: Emotional intelligence, behavior and etiquette, Serv. Gerenciales, 2005

Leadership Module II: Mental maps, leadership and time management, Serv. Gerenciales, 2005

Leadership Module III: Change management, oil business and basic negociation, 2005

Exploration and production of oil and gas seminar, PETROPERU, 2005

Oil&Gas Well Integrity, CIED, 2006

Safety Training

Fire combat Basic, MARAVEN, 1982

Fire Prevention and Control; CORPOVEN, 1984

Defensive Driving,1986

Panic and Emergencies control, INTEVEP,1987

First Aid, INTEVEP,1988

Ophiodiology, CBEM, 1991

Member of PDVSA’s Volunteer firemen brigade 1981-1995

Honors: 3rd Degree Firemen Merit Order, DC Fire Dept,1991

Education

Julio Calcaño Technical School 1975-1978, Junior Technician, Chemistry

IUT-RC, 1978-1981, College Degree on Chemical Processes

Languages

Spanish (native)

English (conversational level, good writing skills)

Referees

Aiskely Blanco (acqj08@r.postjobfree.com), General manager E&P, PDVSA INTEVEP, Caracas, Venezuela.

Jaime Ciscar (acqj08@r.postjobfree.com), Oilwell Design Advisor, PDVSA SERVICES, Caracas, Venezuela

Luis Navas (acqj08@r.postjobfree.com), Cement Engineer, ZADCO-DR TS, UAE

Angie Contreras (acqj08@r.postjobfree.com), Deputy Drlling Manager, OXY, Bogota, Colombia

Fernando Pinto (acqj08@r.postjobfree.com), Senior UBD Engineer at Weatherford, Saudi Arabia

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