Project Manager

Ajmal Beg

Site Manager/ Senior Hydrogeologist

Career Overview

Mr. Beg has more than 25 years professional experience in the general areas of water resource evaluation, surface and groundwater investigations, and water well drilling project management. His work experiences have involved positions in training, research, and technical consulting, project management. Recent projects in Saudi Arabia have concentrated on water well drilling issues, primarily associated with ministry of electricity and water and oil and gas major contractors. Work on these projects has involved borehole drilling, aquifer performance testing, wellfield design and well construction for withdrawals from shallow and deep Aquifers. Mr. Beg has provided expert witness testimony and support for projects involving water well drilling, operation and maintenance of potable and drinking water supply network. He has comprehensive background in project management and specializing in water resources, water well drilling, core drilling and logging, soil and groundwater sample collection, groundwater monitoring, extensive experience in hydrogeological resources evaluation, aquifer characterization, contaminated site investigations and groundwater quality monitoring.

Core Competencies

Geological Resource Assessments • Supervisory • Water Resource Management

Data Collection & Analysis • planning and development • Team Work • Project Management

Proposals & Technical Reports • Relationship Building • Investigations • Compliance • Problem Solving •Communication and Reporting •Cost control management •Human Resource Management.

Major Employment History and Professional Experience:

1)Coastline Geophysical Saudi Arabia Ltd.

Senior Hydrogeologist Period: May 1st,2017 to Jun 08, 2017

2)Mena- Water FZC, Sharjah, UAE

Consultant (Chad water well drilling project) Period: Mar 1st, 2017 to April 20, 2017

3)Abdullah A.M. Al- Khodari Sons. Co, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Position: Site Manager/ Senior Hydrogeologist - Water Well Drilling Period: April 18, 2007 to

November 3rd, 2015

4) VENCO- Imtiaz construction Company, Kabul, Afghanistan

Position: Geological Manager Period : June 06, 2005 to Nov. 30, 2006.

5)Hamood Al- Rashidi & Brods Trad. Co. Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.

Position: Senior Hydrogeologist/Drilling Engineer. Period: August 16, 1992 to February 29, 2004

As Consultant

Prepare company technical profile for submission of contractor’s pre-qualification of Saudi Aramco water well (130 Well) telemetry monitoring project.

Prepare technical proposal for drilling of water wells in basic rocks.

Prepare feasibility study method of area including geophysical study, and site selection procedure.

Prepare list of require equipment, supporting vehicles (e.g. diesel and water tankers, crane mounted trucks, crew cab), drilling accessories (e.g. DTH hammer, drill bits, drill collar and pipes)

Source and select most suitable equipment like rig, DTH hammer, drill bits, and associated tools.

Prepare methodology of project completion.

Prepare list of man power required to complete the project and their level of education and experience.

Prepare major safety program and its implementation procedure.

Prepare drilling specification and well completion procedure.

Prepare project organization and program chart.

As Site Manager/Project Manager

Lead project kick off meeting with field supervisor and tool pusher to discuss scope of work and requirement of tools, equipment and material to complete the project successfully.

Handle all drilling activities of three drilling units. Advance planning for resource mobilization, deployment of proper Equipment and manpower.

Anchoring end to end implementation of projects including works scheduling, monitoring progress of works to ensure timely completion without any cost or time overrun.

Maintain daily progress report and work executed quantity records.

Prepare interim and final invoices.

Correspondence and negotiation with clients, consultants, sub-contractors and suppliers on different stages of the contracts.

Working on tender and bidding, prepare tender contractor supporting documents.

Played a key role in ensuring that goals and objectives were aligned with ongoing Regional initiatives

Implement all QA/QC protocols and Health and Safety of all the personnel involved.

Conduct pre-drilling tailgate meetings; record the incidents and corrective actions.

Train and strongly implement all health safety and environment program at work site.

Coordinate field activities, receive and approve contractor invoices and budget control.

As Senior Hydrogeologist

Design (select suitable deep well pump and equipment for existing well), plan and carryout long duration (5 days) pump and recovery test, monitor dynamic and residue water level at designed time interval, collect hydrochemical data, arrange pump test date in prescribed sheet and interpret and calculate storage coefficient, transmibility.

Involved in all aspects of groundwater resource development projects including drilling and testing programs, regional geologic and hydrogeologic assessments, regulatory applications and water supply monitoring programs.

Providing technical guidance to drilling team and checking accuracy of completed works.

Writing of well completion reports based on geological and hydrogeological data, i.e. penetration graphs, lithology, test results.

Study of geological, aerial photo maps and physical survey of the area and select a most feasible location for bore well.

Supervise shallow and deep production, observation well drilling.

Sort out the drilling problems, i.e. formation collapse, fishing out broken drill rods, bits etc. And decide drilling circulation medium as per geological formation.(Air foam, polymer, mud)

Analyze (logging) of rock cutting sample. Interpretations of geological data prepare penetrated strata cross section and geological map.

Yield testing of the borehole by compressed air lift, eductor pipe methods.

During drilling monitor hydrochemical data, i.e. electrical conductivity, Ph., Temperature.

Prepare hydrogeological map of water quality and Aquifer.

Well design (casing and screen setting depth) on the basis of geological and hydrogeological data.

Select screen slot and gravel pack material size on basis of geological formation.

Development of well and decide method of development, i.e. compressed air, surging, back washing and pumping.

Selection of proper pump, setting depth, and discharge rate for pump testing.

Conduct test pumping (Step drawdown and constant rate discharge test). Measure and correlate discharge flow by different methods (orifice, ‘V’ notch, flow meter, container etc.)

Water sampling and analysis of water chemistry and preparation of water quality

Study and interpretation of pump test data and recommend a proper pump for permanent pumping.

Rehabilitation of existing wells.

Inventories and surveying of existing wells throughout country (Sultanate Of Oman) including well field data collections (e.g. well type, location, well status, measuring of water level and sample collection, well abstractions data, field groundwater chemistry data,( e.g. EC, pH, temp.), numbering and tagging of existing wells,

Plotting and presentation of field data on GIS map (e.g. Location map, well data map (including well type, depth, yield, quality, water level), groundwater flow map, hydrochemistry data map

Selected Projects:

Following major projects completed under my supervision and management

1.PROJECT: Design, plan and carryout pump test of at deep (Umm Er Radhuma) aquifer well.

CLIENT: Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia.

2.PROJECT: Preparation of technical proposal of 11 water wells drilling project in basic rock of Kaliet area in Chad.

Mena- Water FZC, Sharjah, UAE

3.PROJECT: Drilling and construction of 4 deep water wells (900 1100m) in Ruba al- Khali.

CLIENT: Border Guard Ministry of Interior, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

4.PROJECT: Drilling of exploration pilot borehole and production wells in Ghazni and Gardez province of Afghanistan

CLIENT: CDM Constructors Inc. (USAID project)

5.PROJECT: Ibra exploration drilling and Aquifer Testing Assessment program.

CLIENT : Ministry of Water Resources, Muscat.

6.PROJECT: Wells inventory and Rehabilitation of existing wells all over Oman.

CLIENT : Ministry of Water Resources, Muscat.

7.PROJECT: Northern Al-Massarat exploration drilling and Aquifer testing Program.

CLIENT: Ministry of Water Resources, Muscat.

8.PROJECT: Al-Massarat well field, Drilling & Construction of production Borewells.

CLIENT : Ministry of regional Municipality & Water Resources, Muscat.

9.PROJECT: Drilling of C.P.(Cathodic Protection) Boreholes, Nimar.

CLIENT : Petroleum Development of Oman, Muscat

10.PROJECT: Drilling and Construction of Large Diameter Production wells, Water Flooding Programme.

CLIENT: Occidental of Oman, Muscat.

11.PROJECT: (a) Exploration drilling and aquifer testing- Water flooding program phase-I & II

CLIENT : M/s Daleel Petroleum LLC, Muscat.

12.PROJECT: Drilling and Construction of Production Wells, Supply and Install pumps & pipeline for drinking water in Sharqiah Region.

CLIENT : Ministry of regional Municipality & Water Resources, Muscat.

Education:

• M.Sc. (Geology) From Aligarh Muslim University, ALIGARH in 1984

• B.Sc. (Geology, Maths, Physics) From Aligarh Muslim University, ALIGARH in 1981

Computer Proficiency:

Operating Systems: Windows-98/2000/2010 and Windows XP

Packages : MS-Office,

TRAININGS, WORKSHOP AND CERTIFICATES

HSE – Awareness

HSE – Job Hazard Analysis

HSE – Permit to Work System (Signatory/Holder)

HSE – Defensive driving

HSE – H2S Awareness

Personal Information

Nationality: INDIAN

Date of Birth: January 5th, 1963

Married

Languages Known: English, Arabic, Urdu, Hindi

Contact Details

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Mobile: +91-958*******

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