Engineer Engineering

Orkhan Mukhtarli

+1-587-***-**** Calgary, AB *********.******@*****.***

HIGHLIGHTS

9+ years of broad experience in Canadian, US & Caspian oil and gas basins.

Experienced with modeling, numerical simulation, reservoir performance analysis, optimization of fields, development planning, economic evaluation, forecast production and reserve estimation.

Skilled at both in conventional & unconventional reservoir engineering techniques including reservoir characterization, volumetric analysis, material balance, reservoir fluid phase behavior, decline-curve, well test, PVT, special core analysis, sold deposition and integrated reservoir studies.

Strong in Eclipse/Petrel, VIP & NEXUS simulation packages, PIE & Fekete (Well Testing), OFM (surveillance analysis), IAM/IPM (well performance modeling), ARIES (Petroleum Economics and Reserves) and programming experience.

EXPERIENCE

STONE ENERGY CORP (US) 2015 (Sep) – 2017 (Nov)

Senior Reservoir Engineer.

Building Dynamic Simulation Models for reservoir characterization, development planning and production evalution to optimize reservoir performance on deep water projects (Amberjack, Great White, Cardona & Pompano fields in Eclipse/PETREL);

oIntegrate fluid model (BlackOil/EoS), rock physics (saturaton and compaction tables) and petrophysical model (perm, porosity and water saturation) to evaluate fluid migration.

oConduct proxy modeling for sensitivity and injection/production optimization studies.

oDevelop drilling plans, determine workover choices and formulate development stragegies.

Provide well and analog data to support Corporate Reserves Group to determine Annual/Quarterly reserve estimates.

Model well performance using OFM, NODAL analysis and RTA.

Generate reserve and economic estimates on proposed wells and exploration projects (AFE purposes).

STONE ENERGY CORP/SHALE PETROLEUM (CANADA) 2014 (Aug) – 2015 (Sep)

Reservoir Engineer.

Work with Business Development Team to identify and quantify benefits and risks of exploration/development plans or acquisition opportunities. (Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin/Unconventional Resource Plays)

Diagnostic Fracture Injection Testing Analysis (Fekete) & Evaluate hydraulic fracture effectiveness

Provide technical basis to support field development planning, risk analysis and reserves justification.

Prepare and participate in peer/tech and investment committee reviews.

BP 2010 (Jul) – 2014 (Aug)

Reservoir Engineer.

Conduct full Dynamic Simulation Modeling workflow to assist on history matching and prediction processes (VIP&NEXUS).

oInitialize equliblrium conditions, analyze rock properties (SCAL) and fluid dynamics (PVT) to develop simulation models.

oIntegrate surveillance data into dynamic model for better assessing well target optimization.

oPerform life of field production forecasting and resource evaluations to estimate recovery

Conduct classical reservoir evaluation techniques including material balance (Mbal), decline curve (OFM) and pressure transient analysis/PTA (PIE).

Analyze well performance; test rates and operating data, fluid and formation samples, pressure data and production logs.

Conduct economical analysis and develop comprehensive evaluations of subsurface uncertainties, risks and mitigations

Evaluate and develop strategy for area drilling programs and field optimization (maximize value and quantify reserve recovery)

STONE ENERGY CORP 2008 (May) – 2010 (Jun)

Reservoir Engineer

Unconvetional Resources (Appalachian & Permian);

oUse rate transient analysis to develop production forecast and type-curve estimates

oDetermine procedures and design PBU/PFO tests to help determine correlations between geologic, drilling, completion & production data

oEvaluate optimal well spacing

Evaluate flow performance and characteristics of the individual clinoforms (geo-bodies) in Amberjack field (GoM).

Building Dynamic Simulation Model to maximizing production in Amberjack field.

oIdentify potential water injection locations to achieve higher sweep efficiency.

oOptimize welbore utilization & zone production.

EDUCATION

MSc Petroleum Engineering University of Louisiana at Lafayette 2007 (Sep) – 2010 (May)

BSc Petroleum Engineering Azerbaijan State Oil Academy 2003 (Sep) – 2007 (May)

LANGUAGE

Azeri (native), English (fluent), Russian (fluent), Turkish (fluent), Spanish (beginner)

TECHNICAL SOFTWARE SKILLS

Eclipse (Petrel), Nexus, VIP (simulation packages), IAM (Mbal, Prosper & GAP modelling), PIE & Fekete (Pressure Transient Analysis toolkit), TDRM (Subsurface uncertainity impact assesment toolkit), DSS & OFM (Dynamic Surveillance System), Well Spring (Facilty and Wells economical evaluation tool), ARIES (Petroleum Economics and Reserves).

TRAININGS, COURSES & CERTIFICATES

Advanced Prospect Evaluation, Risk and Uncertainity Assessments Rose Associates, Lafayette, LA 2017

Risk Analysis, Prospect Evaluation and Exploration Economics Rose Assosiates, Houston, TX 2014

Applied Reservoir Simulation Petroskills, Aberdeen, UK 2013

Application of Classical Reservoir Engineering BP, Sunbury, UK 2013

TDRM - Top Down Reservoir Modeling - Subsurface Uncertainity Management tool BP, Baku Azerbaijan 2013

Applied Reservoir Engineering Petroskills, Aberdeen UK 2013

Reservoir Simulation Strategies Petroskills, Aberdeen UK 2012

NEXUS - Reservoir simulator BP, Baku Azerbaijan 2012

SCAL - Reservoir Recovery Processes BP, London UK 2012

PVT - Reservoir Fluids Petroskills, Aberdeen UK 2012

Reservoir and Wells Surveillance BP, Baku Azerbaijan 2012

Well Test Design and Analysis BP, Baku Azerbaijan 2011

Advanced Waterflooding Petroskills, Aberdeen UK 2011

Oil Recovery Enhancement Techniques Petroskills, London UK 2011

Managing Uncertainity for Value Petroskills, Aberdeen UK 2011

IAM - Integrated Asset Moddeling - Prosper, Mbal, Gap BP, Baku Azerbaijan 2011

Well Management Fundamentals BP, Baku Azerbaijan 2010

Foundation of Petrophysics Petroskills, Baku Azerbaijan 2010

Introduction to Finance & Economics Petroskills, London UK 2010

Surface Production Operations BP, Baku Azerbaijan 2010

Subsurface & Wells Integrated Fundamentals BP, Shefield UK 2010

Subsurface Principles and Practicess BP, Aberdeen UK 2010

Well Productivity Awareness Petroskills, Baku Azerbaijan 2007

Bit Dull Grading Baker Hughes and ReedHycalog Baku Azerbaijan 2007

Member of SPE Society of Petroleum Engineers 2007

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