Gregory Schlachter
Bogota, Colombia
Email: ac1njn@r.postjobfree.com
Tel: +57-310-***-****
WORK EXPERIENCE
Freelance Investor Analyst, Colombia, Bogota
COLOMBIA,2016-2017
Continuously seeking out and vetting new business opportunities for investors
Performing technical due diligence/permitting/business model/financial analysis and presentations for investment opportunities
English as a Second Language Teacher, Colombia, Bogota
Coningles / English Outsourcing COLOMBIA,2016-2017
Native English speaker (with fluent level Spanish) teaching English to business professionals from beginner to advanced.
Reservoir Engineering Manager Peru/Colombia, Bogota
SINTANA ENERGY COLOMBIA.,2011-2015
Responsible for developing conventional and unconventional shale published and presented PRMS/SEC/reserve/resource/economic studies through direct supervision and contribution to petrophysical/geology/seismic studies
Performed KAPPA software Emeraude (PL), Saphir (PTA), Topaze (RTA), Rubis (3D numerical simulation), Amethyste (nodal analysis), Citrine (field performance analysis and decline curves), PVT, core analysis, hydraulic fracture design, PHDWin/Aires/Excel (economics), conventional and unconventional shale oil/gas petrophysics
Provide real time interpretation of drilling and logging results during drilling operations.
Regularly provide advanced technical presentations at meetings and conferences
Business level negotiator, analyst and advisor for farm-in/farm-out agreements and data rooms
Management of day to day company operations with corporate signing authority
Principal Reservoir Engineer Domain Peru/Colombia/Ecuador Geomarket, Bogota
SCHLUMBERGER-WIRELINE SERVICES.,2010-11
Responsible for 24 hour, high level support of planning, real time support and subsequent final reports and presentations of results of all reservoir and production logging acquisition and interpretation including formation pressures and sampling
Supervision, training and mentoring of log analysts for the interpretation of wireline MDT/XPT/WFT/Stethoscope/PL/PTA/RTA/core analysis/PVT datasets.
Regularly provide advanced technical presentations at client meetings, client workshops, schools and internal and external conferences
Principal Reservoir Engineer, Calgary
SCHLUMBERGER-DATA CONSULTING SERVICES.,2009-2010
Project leader for various reservoir studies related to completions studies involving flow interpretations with thermal measurements, skin determination of slotted/perforated liners, ICD, completion and pipeline optimizations in SAGD
Various nodal analysis, Pipesim, Petrel, Eclipse, material balance, reservoir simulation, PVT, ICD, core analysis / PVT / hydraulic fracture design and injection analysis projects and interpretations
Taught at Middle East Learning Center (Abu Dhabi) and Houston Training Center: 11 weeks of Intermediate and Advanced Simulation/PTA/MDT/Stethoscope/FPWD/Well Testing Design and Interpretation.
Senior Reservoir Engineer Domain Canadian/Alaskan Geomarket, Calgary
SCHLUMBERGER-DATA CONSULTING SERVICES.,2005-2009
Responsible for 24 hour, high level support of all reservoir and production logging acquisition and data interpretation including coal bed methane, shale gas, vertical interference and in-situ stress, formation pressures and sampling; Western Canada, East Coast, International/Off Shore
Supervision, training and mentoring of log analysts for the PTA interpretation of wireline MDT/Stethoscope/XPT/CHDT/PL/RTA/PVT/petrophysics datasets.
Regularly provided advanced technical presentations at client meetings, client workshops, schools and internal and external conferences
Senior Petrophysicist, Calgary
SCHLUMBERGER-DATA CONSULTING SERVICES.,1997-2005
GeoFrame ELAN petrophysical characterization through open and cased hole log analysis and interpretation including RST Carbon Oxygen Advisor / FracCADE Advisor / Anisotropy Advisor
Cased/open/horizontal petrophysics and production log interpretation using KAPPA Emeraude software; cased hole corrosion analysis log interpretation; cased hole resistivity interpretation
24 hour/day on call interpretation support; responsible for meeting client deadlines and leading interpretation discussions and presentations; regular participation in internal and client training presentations and courses
Oilfield Sales Engineer, Calgary
UNDERBALANCED DRILLING SYSTEMS INC.,1997
Assisted in the engineering design and implementation of a nitrogen/CO2 gas generating system for under balanced drilling projects
Assisted in implementing on site trial runs of new nitrogen/CO2 generating equipment in southern Saskatchewan
Operations Manager, Calgary
DATALOGGER INC.,1994-1996
Established and implemented methods using hardware / software / field personnel for surface data acquisition, well testing and pressure transient analysis for under balanced drilling projects, gas well flow and build up, well sounder surveys, dynamometer surveys and AEUB regulatory requirements
Interpreted and supervised PTA pressure transient analysis (FEKETE SOFTWARE) for gas flow and build up, well sounder surveys, casing vent testing, dynamometer surveys and reservoir analysis
Developed and implemented offshore Malaysian production well testing method to determine formation pressures from surface
Software Developer, Calgary
BMP ENERGY SYSTEMS LTD., 1993
Design and programming of AGA 3, AGA 8, gas rate calculation and accounting database software
Use of scientific and graphical toolbox software design packages, on site installation and debugging of client software
Engineering And Software Programming Consultant, Calgary
ALEXANDER PRESSURE INSTRUMENTATION LTD.,1992
Designed and programmed C++ / WINDOWS sonic annular fluid level program, designed and programmed in C, Vogel's IPR liquid rate prediction program
Designed, programmed and maintained C code software to determine flowing bottom hole pressure, annular gas rate, pumping rate and gas free liquid level of a producing well using L.G. Alexander's patented closed chamber testing method
Engineering And Software Programming Consultant, Calgary
DELTA P TEST CORP. WELL TESTING AND EVALUATIONS, 1990-1991
Completed one year contract for the writing and rewriting of C, PASCAL and BASIC computer software for improvement of drill stem testing field and office work
Senior Operations Engineer, Calgary
DELTA P TEST CORP. WELL TESTING AND EVALUATIONS, 1988-1990
24 hour co-ordination of closed chamber drill stem test personnel, interpretation of field reports for subsequent discussion with clients
A.O.F. and P.I. reservoir analysis of DST and production test data, acquired data and interpreted data using a Delta-X dynamometer for 75 well project
Direct field supervision for unusual or critical tests and training of field personnel
Well Testing Engineer, Edmonton
DELTA P TEST CORP. WELL TESTING AND EVALUATIONS,1987-1988
Operation of a closed chamber DST truck to locations in Alberta, B.C., Saskatchewan, and USA
Responsible for test procedures, data acquisition with PTA report interpretation
Maintained a high quality of service under demanding field conditions
Created new computer software programs to improve reporting process
FORMAL EDUCATION
1983-1987 B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
CONTINUING EDUCATION
1997-2016
PHDWin/Aires Integrated Petroleum Economics and Decline Curve Analysis Software 2016
Advanced Production Logging Interpretation 2011, Houston
Advanced PVT and Well Testing 2009, Abu Dhabi
Eclipse Reservoir Simulation Fundamentals and Nodal Analysis, 2009, Abu Dhabi
Advanced MDT/Stethoscope Seminar, 2008, Beijing
Petrel/Pipesim/Eclipse/PVT Software, 2007, Calgary
Advanced MDT/Stethoscope Seminar 2007, Dubai
Advanced MDT Seminar 2006, Dubai
Advanced Production Logging Seminar,Kappa Emeraude, 2005, Phuket
Advanced MDT/Stethoscope Seminar, 2005, Dubai
Sonic Scanner Training, 2004, Tokyo
Core Analysis Log Correlation, 2003, EUB Core Laboratory, Calgary
Advanced MDT/Stethoscope Interpretation, 2003, Houston
Advanced ELAN Petrophysics I & II, 2002, Houston
Open/Cased Hole Log Petrophysics Interpretation, 2000, Calgary
Project Management, 1999, Calgary
Cased Hole Formation Resistivity School,1999, Paris
Advanced Production Log Interpretation, 1998, Houston
1987-1996
Single/Multiphase Flow In Pipelines/Wells, CIM, Calgary
ISO9000 Implementation, QA Management Systems, Calgary
C++ For C Programmers, U. OF C.
C For D.I.P. And G.I.S. Applications, U. OF C.
LAN Principles, Installation, Management, S.A.I.T.
UNIX Operating System I, S.A.I.T.
Advanced Features Of C Programming Language, U. OF C.
Pascal Programming, ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY
Applied Reservoir Analysis, O.G.C.I.
Reservoir Analysis I & II, S.A.I.T.
Echometer Well Sounder Acoustic Analysis, Echometer Company, Calgary
Drill Stem Test Pressure Transient Analysis, Hugh Reid, Calgary
PATENTS
Sole Inventor of US Patent 8256282 B2, 2012 “In Situ Determination of Critical Desorption Pressures” related to Coal Bed Methane, patent status is "Granted"
PUBLICATIONS
INGEPET VII Conference, 2011 “Downhole Fluid Analysis For Fluid Identification In Thin Layer Reservoir Evaluation In Peru”
Canadian Well Logging Society, 2008 “Wireline Conveyed In Situ Stress Testing Application in Western Canada”, AAPG Search and Discovery Article #90170 ©2013 CSPG/CSEG/CWLS GeoConvention Calgary, Canada
SPE Paper 111213, 2007 ”Using Wireline Formation Evaluation Tools to Characterize Coal Bed Methane Formations” presented at Kentucky SPE conference
Schlumberger Oilfield Review, 2003 “Producing Natural Gas from Coal", wireline characterization and interpretation of CBM intervals
PRESENTATIONS
Several major Colombian unconventional shale conference presentations
Yearly Schlumberger Annual Internal Symposiums 2001 through 2011
Numerous (100+) client and internal presentations/schools in Calgary/East Coast Canada/Dubai/Abu Dhabi/Colombia/Peru/Ecuador with Schlumberger
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Canadian Citizenship and Passport
Resident Colombian Visa
Perpetual Colombian Engineering Association Affiliation (ACIEM)
Professional Engineer in good standing with APEGGA Canada
2 year term as Canadian Well Logging Association Chair of Committees
SPE Colombia Member in good standing
Committee member for SPWLA Cartagena 2012 Conference in Colombia
LANGUAGES
Native English Speaker
Fluent Level Spanish (residing and working full time in Colombia 7 years)
Maritial Status
Single without dependents, able to relocate with Canadian citizenship and passport