Petroleum Engineer

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FAHAD IQBAL, SYED

Reservoir Engineer [I/EOR, Simulation]

Zakum Development Company [ZADCO]

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Personal Details

Nationality : Pakistani

Date of Birth : March 5th, 1987

Experience : ~8 Years

Marital Status : Single

Present location : Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Present Employer : Abu Dhabi National Oil Company [ADNOC] Offshore Shareholders: ADNOC, ExxonMobil and JODCO

Languages : English - Full Professional Proficiency Urdu - Native or Bilingual Proficiency

Sindhi & Arabic - Limited Working Proficiency

Email : **************@*****.***

Telephone : UAE: +971-**-***-****, Pakistan: +92-333-***-**** Skype ID : syedfahadiqba1

LinkedIn Profile : http://www.linkedin.com/in/fahad-iqbal-syed-b4889425 Executive Summary

Petroleum Engineer with ~ 8 years of Research, Conventional and Unconventional (Tight Reservoir) oil field development and project management experience with emphasis on production optimization, black oil and compositional simulation studies aimed at enhancing reservoir management and maximizing economic oil and gas recovery.

Skilled level experience in recovery and asphaltene gas core-flood designing and performing other related lab experiments. Expertise in in-situ, near wellbore and wellbore asphaltene precipitation and depositional issues, lab studies and its numerical modeling. Also experienced in reservoir and transient wellbore (& coupled with reservoir model) simulation and modeling. Production capacity addition evaluation and infill pilot designing with ERD/MRC single and multi-lateral horizontal wells, hydraulic fracturing, water flooding and production optimization with and without infill drilling. PVT and SCAL analysis of mature and new offshore reservoirs. Professional Experience

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company [ADNOC] Offshore

1. Field Development Petroleum Engineer [Monitoring, Planning & Tech.] Jan 2017 – Present Work Description: Responsible for oil production and water injection Monitoring, production optimization and Surface hydrocarbon recovery performance analysis on daily basis. Prod./ Inj. wellbore and surface network modeling and reservoir sector planning, etc. Monitoring of intermittent and inactive wells and there reactivation plan preparation and implementation are part of this job. Zakum Development Company [ZADCO]

2. Reservoir Engineer [I/EOR, Simulation] May 2014 – Dec 2017 Work Description: One of the reservoir’s redevelopment planning with 1% Annual Depletion Rate & I/EOR infill wells’ vertical & lateral placement. Infill pilots planning for their implementation in each Geological Similar Areas of the subject reservoir. CO2 pilot design and asphaltene precipitation and deposition modeling in wellbore, near wellbore and deep into the reservoir with CO2 injection. 3. Reservoir Engineer [Reservoir Management & Engineering Studies] Apr 2012 – May 2014 Work Description: Project Engineer for asphaltene characterization & mitigation experimental and modeling study outsourced to a commercial lab. Asphaltene core flood designing and pre/post flood rock and fluid analysis to measure fluid flow impairment in poor quality carbonate reservoir rock due to asphaltene. Coupled wellbore/reservoir transient modeling for a horizontal well cleanup operation. SWAG pilot monitoring and surveillance. Integrated water flood analysis and surveillance planning. Page2

The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi

1. Graduate Research & Teaching Assistant Jan 2010 – Apr 2012 Work Description: Principal investigator for ADNOC R&D Oil sub-committee funded project to study the effect of asphaltene precipitation and deposition in poor quality carbonate reservoir rock types during associated hydrocarbon gas flooding. Another R&D funded project was conducted for horizontal wells placement in a Giant offshore Carbonate reservoir with analytical and simulation approach. Keywords: Asphaltene Characterization, Core Flood, Reservoir Modeling & Simulation. Educational Qualifications

M.S. – Petroleum Engineering Jan 2010 – Jan 2012

The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi

Thesis: Analysis of Formation Flow Impairment in Carbonate Reservoir due to Asphaltene Precipitation and Deposition during Gas Flooding

Advisors: Prof. Dr. Shawket G. Ghedan [Now with CMG, Calgary as Res. Eng. & Modeling Advisor] B.E. – Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering Jan 2005 – Mar 2009 Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Pakistan Thesis: Horizontal Well Performance in an Unconventional Reservoir through Simulation Perspectives Advisors: Prof. Dr. Abdul H. Tunio [Now Sr. Lecturer at the University of Technology Petronas, Malaysia] Professional Courses & Training Workshops

1. ECLIPSE - Simulation Black Oil by NExT - A Schlumberger Company 2. EMpower - A Dynamic Reservoir Simulation Tool by Exxon Mobil, Houston 3. Advanced Reservoir Engineering by PTT Consultancy, Abu Dhabi 4. Enhanced Oil Recovery/ Water Flooding/ Gas Injection by PTT Consultancy, Abu Dhabi 5. Back Allocation by Manpower Development - ZADCO 6. Petrel Mapping Software by NExT - A Schlumberger Company 7. Petrel Fundamentals and Petrel Geology by NExT - A Schlumberger Company 8. Reservoir Management and Monitoring by PTT Consultancy, Abu Dhabi 9. Material Balance by NExT - A Schlumberger Company 10. Well Test Analysis Workshop by Weatherford

11. Advanced Well Test Analysis Workshop by Weatherford 12. Coring and Core Analysis by Exxon Mobil, Houston 13. Fundamentals of Operations Geology by ResModTec, Abu Dhabi 14. EXPRIS Pro-Source by Schlumberger

Research & Field Development Projects

1. Field Infill Pilot Designing, Monitoring & Surveillance Planning and Implementation in a Giant Heterogeneous Carbonate Partially Matured Reservoir - A Simulation Study [2016 – 2017] To understand the field potential and response with additional string (infills) into the formation in terms of accelerated recovery and uplifted oil rates. A detailed study is being conducted based on the geology, pre- infill water flooded zones and the inter reservoir localized fractured communication zones. 2. Coupled Wellbore - Reservoir Modeling to design a CO2 Pilot with the perspective of Asphaltene Precipitation and Deposition into well bore and deep into the reservoir [2015–Present] It’s an innovative research with the University of Texas at Austin to prepare a CO2 Pilot design with the perspective of Asphaltene Precipitation and Deposition into well bore and deep into the reservoir by using a Coupled Wellbore - Reservoir UTCOMP Model.

3. Infills Field trials / pilots study for field potential analysis to deplete reservoir at elevated production rates – A Simulation Study [2015–16]

Objective of this study was to select an Infill pilot location selection based on current field development scheme, maturity and geology. Work plan is to conduct infill simulation analysis on fine grid sector models to analyze infill pilot performance predictions with full field withdrawal and flux. Page3

4. Giant Upper Zakum Carbonate Reservoir Annual Depletion Plan Development - Infill Development Plan [2015–16]

Simulation Based Study to target 1% Annual depletion rate with ~25 years plateau with Infills on where and when necessary basis. Infills lateral and vertical placement, well type (mono-bore vs. multilateral) and infill timings were studied.

5. Asphaltene Characterization & Mitigation Study for CO2 Core Floods [2014-Present] Flow Loop experiments to measure AOP and AOC while injecting CO2 at different operating conditions and concentrations. Fluid Characterization for routine PVT and special pressure and composition dependent properties. Core Floods with CO2 at different concentration and operating pressures. 6. Daily Production Capacity Addition Evaluation - Finding the optimum building block for oil production increment [2014-15]

Screening wells with extra potential and evaluation based on OOIP, Tech. Rate and Mech. Limitations. Sector modeling and prediction with minimum possible WHFP for the optimum oil production. Sector modeling and predictions with infill drilling and optimum OOIP depletion rate. 7. Asphaltene Characterization and Mitigation Study [2012-14] Project Engineer [project worth 1.7 MM USD]. Objective of this study was to quantify the permeability impairment due to asphaltene deposition into the core samples under reservoir conditions for different injectants through experimental and modeling perspectives. And to determine the best injectant option for pressure maintenance and EOR to minimize asphaltene precipitation and deposition issues. 8. Simultaneous Water Alternate Gas & Gas Injection Pilot Monitoring and Surveillance [2013-16] RST Time Lapse to track injected gas saturation distribution and gas front movement with time and Pore Volume of gas injected. Cross well seismic to track injected gas saturation distribution and gas front at higher resolution. H2S and injected gas tracers monitoring. 9. Horizontal Well Cleanup Dynamic Simulation Study using OLGA - ROCX by SPT Group A Schlumberger Company [2013-14]

Project Engineer [project worth 1.0 MM USD]. Objective of this study was to establish a workflow to predict the expected cleanup behavior of ERD/MRC Wells through simulation of multiphase flow in wellbore coupled with near wellbore reservoir performance. Also the goal was to account for dynamic effects (Pressure changes, Fluid Loss during Drilling/ Completion Operations) as the result of mud loss and unloading from the reservoir formation.

10. Integrated Water Flood Analysis and Surveillance Plan Enhancement [2013-14] The existing water flood plan was studied and the possible causes of water cut increment on full field, sector, pattern and individual well basis were determined. Goal was to modify the current surveillance plan such that to minimize the cause of water cut increment with better reservoir management. 11. Formation Flow Impairment in Carbonate Reservoirs Due to Asphaltene Deposition during Hydrocarbon Gas Injection [2010-12]

ADNOC R&D funded project for my graduate research thesis, asphaltene lab tests plus core flood based project to study the effect of asphaltene precipitation and deposition on formation fluid flow impairment in near wellbore reservoir and deep into the reservoir. 12. Horizontal Well Placement in a Giant Offshore Carbonate Reservoir with analytical & Simulation Approach [2010-11]

ADNOC R&D funded project [project worth 1.5 MM USD] to study horizontal well placement in a giant offshore carbonate reservoir with 6 geological and 56 simulation layers with non-uniform geological features. The study was conducted in reservoir simulation to determine the optimal horizontal wells placement with single and multilateral with different vertical and lateral wells placement options. 13. Horizontal Well Performance in a Tight Rock Formation through Simulation Perspective [2007–08] Undergrad research thesis project to study the benefit of Horizontal wells over vertical wells in both the capital investment as well as operational expenditures. Page4

Honors & Achievements

Honored to Judge Poster Competition at IP&NGE, Mehran UET, 2016.

Young Professionals & Future Leaders Award by Manpower Development, ZADCO, 2015.

Appreciation Award for Outstanding Efforts in Asphaltene Core flood Design by ZADCO, 2013.

Innovative Research Appreciation Award by UZFD-Reservoir, ZADCO, 2013.

R&D Wisdom Book Award by ADNOC R&D Oil and Gas Sub Committee, 2013.

R&D Hay Bin Yagdhan Student Award by ADNOC R&D Oil and Gas Sub Committee, 2013.

SPE Young Professional Mentor for Students at ADIPEC Conference, 2012.

PI – ADNOC Scholarship for MSc and Research at the Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, 2010.

3rd Batch and Faculty Position in B.E (Petroleum & Natural Gas); MUET, 2009.

Merit Scholarship for continues 4 years of B.E, Mehran UET, 2005-08.

Several Subjective distinctions in Bachelor of Engineering; MUET, 2005-08.

Best Chairman Award for the Programming Committee, SPE MSC, 2006-07&08.

Winner of SPE Sub Regional Student Paper Contest, 2007.

Winner of Inter Department Quiz Competition on Drilling Engineering; MUET, 2005.

Best Performance Award in Grade 10th, 2002.

Technical Skills & Software Competency

Outstanding experience in internal and out sourced multi Million Projects’ Management

Excellent knowledge and experience in Technical Appraisal, Bidding Evaluation and Accounting

Reservoir Development Planning to meet the short and long term oil recovery targets

Excellent professional and research experience in SCAL analysis and PVT laboratory studies

Excellent professional and research experience in EOS Tuning

Reservoir and well model Simulation and coupled wellbore-reservoir modeling

Well Vertical Lift inflow and outflow performance

Skilled level working capabilities in OFM, Pro-Source, Finder, iWIT, EMpower, Empath, ECLIPSE, Floviz, OLGA, PipeSim, Prosper, PanSystem, MBal, PVTSim, UTCOMP and S3GRAF

Excellent knowledge of Computer Applications including MS Office

Delivered Technical Lectures and conducted workshops on following topics: o Introduction to Petroleum and Fundamentals of Reservoir Engineering o Reservoir Management, Monitoring and Surveillance o Water Flood Planning, Pattern and Flood Designing o Improved and Enhanced Oil Recovery

o CO2 / Hydrocarbon Gas Flooding and SWAG

o Formation Flow Impairment & Subsurface Related Issues i.e. Asphaltene Precipitation, etc. o Proper Handling of HP/HT Research Laboratory Equipment including Core Flooding Equipment at Reservoir Conditions, Soxhlet Core Cleaning Apparatus, and MMP Rig, etc

Very good planning and coordination skills in different level of management

Aptitude for learning new and advancing technology

Having the ability to work independently, interact effectively in a team and as a team leader.

Ability to comprehend technical concepts and to handle harsh environmental conditions.

Editorial Committee Member of ZADCO – UZFD Newsletter Page5

Professional Association & Certifications

Member, Society of Petroleum Engineers, International, Pakistan & UAE.

Member, Pakistan Association of Petroleum Geoscientists.

Member, Pakistan Engineering Council.

OPITO – Tropical Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training (T-BOSIET) Publications

1. F. I. Syed, Sami A. Saadi, et.al., Successful Application of a Mechanistic Coupled Wellbore – Reservoir Dynamic Simulation Model to History Match Cleanup Operation of a Long Horizontal Well. Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference 2016. 2. M. Y. Khan, F. I. Syed, et.al., Co-development Plan Optimization of Complex Multiple Reservoirs for Giant Offshore Middle East Oil Field. Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference 2016. 3. M. Y. Khan, F. I. Syed, et.al., Water Alternating Gas (WAG) Optimization using the Tapered WAG technique for a Giant Offshore Middle East Oil Field. Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference 2016.

4. P. Chen, F. I. Syed, et.al., Assessment of Simultaneous Water and Gas Injection (SWAG) Pilot in a Giant Offshore Carbonate Reservoir. Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference 2016. 5. F. I. Syed. Carbonate Reservoirs Formation damage Due to Asphaltene Deposition during Associated Hydrocarbon Gas Injection. ADNOC R&D Academic Conference, Abu Dhabi, 2013. 6. F. I. Syed. Poster – Formation Flow Impairment in Carbonate Reservoir Due to Asphaltene Precipitation and Deposition during Hydrocarbon Gas Flooding. ADNOC R&D Academic Conference, Abu Dhabi. 2013.

7. F. I. Syed, S. M. Tariq, et.al., Formation Flow Impairment in Carbonate Reservoir Due to Asphaltene Precipitation and Deposition during Hydrocarbon Gas Flooding. Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference 2012.

8. O. A. Farsi, F. I. Syed, et.al. Price Projection Model for New Explorations and the Lost Control of Majors. SPE GEO-2012, 10th Middle East Geosciences Conference and Exhibition, Bahrain, 2012. 9. F. I. Syed, A. H. Tunio, et.al., Compositional Analysis and Screening for Enhanced Oil Recovery Processes in Different Reservoir and Operating Conditions, International Journal of Applied Science and Technology, 2011.

10. F. I. Syed. An Effective Economical Approach; Under Balance Drilling With Coiled Tubing, Student Paper at SPE Sub Regional Student Paper Contest, Pakistan, 2007

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