Petroleum Engineer

FAISAL ISMAIL

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Detail-oriented and Enterprising Petroleum Engineer with Masters in Petroleum Engineering supported by more than 3+ years of field research and extensive professional work experience in oil and gas operations with technical and managerial astute. Specializes in supervising projects life cycle and collaborating with team members and vendors/clients to streamline workflows, providing visualization for technical concepts and analytics to identify key metrics for decision making to executives to maximize efficiency. SKILLS

Production Engineering Decline Curves and Economic Analysis Artificial Lift Optimization Project Management

Data Analysis Well Log Analysis

Material Balance Rate Transient Analysis

SOFTWARE

SQL Scripting PHDWIN

Spotfire, Tableau (Data Analytics Software) Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint) IHS FRACPRO SGEMS

WORK EXPERIENCE

SOTAOG LLC – Houston, TX May 2017 – Present

Petroleum Engineer

• Managing research on Rod Pump failures, gas lift optimization and creating predictive model for Sucker rod pump failures using machine learning algorithms such as neural networks and decision trees regression

• Presenting solutions to key decision makers regarding the sucker rod pump data set and controlling rod string failures by forecasting analysis and improving cash flow.

• Identifying attributes for root causes of rod and tubing failures for modeling and cross evaluations.

• Partnering with developers for troubleshooting issues decreasing manual costs.

• Handling project schedules by developing workflows for each module of model while coordinating with team members Pioneer Exploration LLC – Houston, TX Sept 2015 – March 2017 Operations Engineer

• Collaborated with Production Foremen and Field Engineers to optimize production, analyzing and minimize LOE on a daily basis for over 150+ wells in TX, KS,

• Created action plans, governed work-over rig execution within specified cost estimates meeting deadlines for 5 West Texas wells increasing 10% in oil production.

• Optimized chemical programs for fields on a regular basis in consultation with foremen, chemical vendors and engineers.

• Interpreted well logs for re-perforation on 10 Kansas wells (Mississippi formation) to add 7% to production working in a team of production engineers.

• Reduced Re-pull costs by $40,000 conducting Artificial lift optimization on Sucker Rods and ESPs compared to previous year for Spivey-Grabs field in Kansas

• Gathered and analyzed production data generating reports by identifying Metrics such as Revenues, Profits, etc. providing insights to the VP of Engineering.

• Coordinated with well site personnel to ensure maximum working efficiency of surface equipment like dehydrators, separators, heater-treaters and flow-lines

GDS WARE LLC – Houston, TX March 2015 – Sept 2017

Reservoir/Petroleum Engineer

Provided Reservoir Engineering expertize in the company specializing in Data and Production Management Software for Data Capturing in Upstream Market.

Developed workflows for the reservoir management software encompassing all Modern Technical Type Curves, Rate Transient Analysis (RTA) along with Classical Decline curves integrated with Economic Analysis.

Liaised between end users and company staff in order to ensure improved business unit’s objective. Sparta Oil Tools Pvt Ltd. – Vadodara, India April 2011 – March 2012 Application Engineer

• Led team of technicians for Packer Assembly and Pressure testing in my tenure specially Hydraulic Packers, Mechanical Packers, Sliding Sleeves, etc.

• Coordinated with design engineers making sure technical requirements are met based on client’s requirement

• Reviewed work orders for various down hole tools to manufacture and interacted with clients regarding any technical and cost inquiries.

Yennai Hydrocarbon Pvt. Ltd – Mumbai, India 2009 –2010 Engineer Intern

Engineered Rig Up and Rig Down Procedures for Surface Well Testing Equipment.

Reviewed operating conditions for surface well testing equipment like flow head, Sand filter, Surface safety valve, Data Header, Choke Manifold, Emergency, Shutdown system, Heat exchanger, Separator, Gauge tank. It helped to have a more pragmatic approach to the workings of Surface equipment and see the impact on production. EDUCATION

University of Southern California - Los Angeles, CA 2012 – 2014 Masters in Petroleum Engineering

Pune University – Pune, India 2006 - 2010

Bachelors in Petroleum Engineering

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

• Co-led cricket team to be champions in Cromwell Premier League – University of Southern California (Spring 2014) as Vice Captain

• Part of organizing committee for logistic responsibilities in MIT- Abhivyakti 2009.

• Active Member of Society of Petroleum Engineers (Gulf coast chapter)

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