Ramachandran.K

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Experience Summary

• 5+ years of experience primarily in 3D & 2D Seismic Data Interpretation & Formation Evaluation

• Played a vital role as a Geoscientist in 8 projects and completed it successfully.

• Experienced in Basement and Structural mapping,

• Evaluate exploration opportunities from basin, play and prospect level by comprehensive G&G

assessment in order to support business decision making

• Responsible well log analysis and Petrophysics.

• Expert understanding of sedimentary basin evolution and petroleum systems analysis,

regional evaluation and regional geological processes and workflows

• Ability to integrate multiple types of geophysical and geological data to develop working

petroleum system models

• Significant experience with an operating oil company is essential, preferably in a multi-

disciplinary Exploration asset team with exposure to seismic sequence stratigraphy and

petroleum systems analysis

• Strong current workstation skills, including working in a 3D visualisation using Opendtech and

Petrel environments

• Expertise in Opendtech, Sigma Plot, ArcGIS

• Experience of seismic Attribute analysis and well log interpretation at each stage of the

projects

• Worked on Projects of different geology in India, Krishna Godavari basin, Cambay basin

• Experienced in Time bound Project management and on time delivery. Independently handled

several projects

• Published papers in International Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology

of Springer publication. "Source rock analysis, thermal maturation and hydrocarbon generation

using rockeval pyrolysis in parts of Krishna–Godavari basin, India: a case study"

Work History

• Geoscientist, Gujarat Energy Research and Management Institute - Jan’13 - Till date

• Research Associate, Gujarat Energy Research and Management Institute – Jan’10 – Jan’13

• Research Assistant, Gujarat Energy Research and Management Institute – Jul’09 – Jan’10

Education

Qualifications Area University Year

M. Tech Petroleum Exploration Indian School Of 2007 – 09

Mines University,

Ramachandran.K

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Dhanbad, India

M.Sc. Applied Geology Pondicherry 2005 – 07

University,

Pondicherry, India

B.Sc. Applied Geology Government Arts 2002- 05

College, Salem,

Periyar University,

India

Software

• Software Packages: Petrel, Opendtech. Adobe, Coral draw, Sigma Plot

• Programming Language : C

• Operating Systems : MS-Dos, Windows, Linux

Training

• Comprehensive workshop on Foundations of Basic Tool Physics and Formation Evaluation, at GERMI, Gandhinagar,

Gujarat.2014

• Fundamentals of Seismic Data Interpretation and Evaluation at GERMI, Gandhinagar, Gujarat.2014

• Work Shop on Shale Gas Exploration – 2013, ONGC,Baroda

• Geothermal Workshop - 2013, PDPU, Gandhinagar, Gujarat

• Fractals in Geosciences - 2010, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong

• Office Management - 2009, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. 2009

• In M.Tech - Determining the Pore Pressure Using Well Logging methods in Tarapur, Gujarat

• Overview of Hydrocarbon Exploration By Using Various Methods.(ONGC, KDMIP Dheradun)

• Formation Evaluation and Hydrocarbon Exploration. OIL India. Dhuliajan. Assam

Achievements

• Qualified in M.Tech petroleum Exploration with First Class from Indian School Of

Mines, Dhanbad.

• Published a paper in International Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production

Technology of Springer publication. "Source rock analysis, thermal maturation and

hydrocarbon generation using rockeval pyrolysis in parts of Krishna–Godavari basin,

India: a case study"

• Published a paper on Source rock analysis, thermal maturation and hydrocarbon

generation using rockeval pyrolysis in parts of Krishna–Godavari basin, India: a case

study by Ramachandran.k, Vinay Babu, Bijaya K Behera and T.Harinarayana. .J Petrol

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Explor Prod Technol. DOI 10.1007/s13202-012-0041-y

• Published a paper on Proliferous Basins and Shale Gas - An Unconventional

Hydrocarbon Asset of India. Syed Zaheer Hasan1,*, M. Y. Farooqui2, PH Rao1, K.

Ramachandran1, Pushpita Tripathy3, T. Harinarayana1.Geosciences 2013, 3(4): 108-

118 DOI: 10.5923/j.geo.20130304.02

• Successfully organised International conference of ICUCSFE-2010

• Successfully organised International conference of IGU-2012

• Qualified GATE-2007, Organized by IIT- Kanpur, All India Ranking 60.

• Attened NCC Camp, Secured ‘C’ Grade in NCC ‘C’ Certificate and ‘B’ Grade in

NCC ‘B’ Certificate and attended Republic Day Camp (IGC) 2004.

• Best Cadet in IGC Camps, Best Firer Award.

• Qualified Pondicherry University entrance exam with All India Rank 7.

• Geoscience Research Seminar at Department of Earth Sciences, Pondicherry

University, Pondicherry, India, March-2006

Areas of Interest

• 2D & 3D Seismic Interpretation

• Sedimentology

• Sequence stratigraphy

• Formation Evaluation

• Coal characterization

• Geochemical and Petrophysical data analysis

Work Experience

Company Gujarat Energy Management and Research Institute

Designation Geoscientist

Jan 2012 - Till Date

Duration

• Evaluate exploration opportunities from basin, play and prospect level by thorough and

comprehensive G&G assessment in order to support business decision making.

• Experience of seismic Attribute analysis and well log interpretation at each stage of the

projects

• Calculating Total organic carbon from well logs by Overlay Method

• Analysis and Integration of 2D and 3D Seismic data with well logs for evaluation of Shale Gas

prospects in Tarapur Block

• Delineation of channels and thins sands using Spectral decomposition and seismic attributes

• Delineation of faults and fractures using seismic data

Ramachandran.K

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• Integration of Geo-Microbial /adsorbed soil gas anomalies and 2D seismic studies for

evaluation of hydrocarbon Resource potential in parts of KG onshore

• Detailed Analysis of Miocene Basal Sands and Eocene for hydrocarbon prospects in Tarapur,

Gujarat."

• Worked on Projects of different geology in India, Krishna Godavari basin, Cambay basin.

• Experienced in Time bound Project management and on time delivery. Independently handled

several projects

• Written several Project Reports and delivered to client.

• Project identification and guidance to summer internship students

• Perform geological interpretation (well data, sedimentology, biostratigraphy, petrophysics,

geochemistry) and integrate with seismic interpretation to produce full subsurface evaluation

• Drive exploration projects to generate investment opportunities by incorporating log, core,

petrophysical, seismic, regional analysis, production and other data to assess play and prospect

potential

• Integrated geological interpretations with engineering, economic, and commercial facets of an

opportunity for recommendation to senior management

• Coach and mentor junior geoscientists

Company Gujarat Energy Management and Research Institute

Designation Research Associate

Duration Jan 2011 - Dec 2012

• Member and Organizer for "49th Annual Convention of Indian Geophysical Union "

• Member and Organizer ASME Authorized Training Programme on B.31.8 and B.31.8.S

• Structural interpretation and mapping of seismic data, sequence stratigraphic analysis,

correlation of log response to seismic data, highly competent user of workstation interpretation

software (preferably Petrel)

• Experience in working in sub-surface, predominantly exploration, evaluation teams Knowledge

in 2D & 3D interpretation and attribute analysis techniques to evaluate exploration opportunities

• Capability to grid and contour structural and attribute maps to presentation level

• Experience of the geological interpretation of well log and seismic data from a variety of

depositional and tectonic systems from a number of different international regions

• Experience of participating in data room evaluations .

Company Gujarat Energy Management and Research Institute

Designation Research Associate

Ramachandran.K

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Duration Jan 2009 - Dec 2011

• Responsible for Establishing Petroleum Research Wing at GERMI

• Member and Organizer for '' International Conference on Unconventional Fossil Fuels and

Carbon Management (ICUSFFCM-2011"

• Co-ordinator and founder GERMI's Colloquium series.

• Member and Organizer ASME Authorized Training Programme on B.31.8 and B.31.8.S

• Played a Centre role in preparing tender for petroleum lab instruments

• Responsibly for technical evaluation of the equipments and procurement

• Supervised and was responsible for developing professional network for Oil and Gas

Exploration

• Experienced in Time bound Project management and on time delivery

• Liaison with partners, government bodies and representatives as necessary

• Written several Project Reports and delivered. Project identification and guidance to Summer

internship students

Current Projects.

Project 1:- Reservoir characterization using Synth-Rock plugin (Hit-Cube Inversion) on 3D Seismic data-

set (data-set I) from Cambay Basin

Company SIOL

Designation Geoscientist

Duration April 2014 - July 2016

Project 2:Seismic attribute studies for delineation of faults, thin sands and channels, and spectral

blueing and impedance inversion studies on 3D seismic data-set II.

Company Gujarat Energy Management and Research Institute

Designation Geoscientist

Duration May 2014 - Sept 2015

Project 3: Integrated approach using surface geochemical adsorbed soil gas and t race metal anomaly

with 3D seismic data for evaluate ion of hydrocarbon prospects in parts of Ankleshwar Block, Cambay

Basin, Gujarat

Company Gujarat Energy Management and Research Institute

Ramachandran.K

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Designation Geoscientist

Duration April 2014 - Nov 2014

GEOPHYSICAL STUDIES

• loading the seismic data and QC.

• Data conditioning,Log editing and conditioning, Log analysis, identification ion of markers

• Horizon tracking, Attribute analysis such as sweetness, RMS etc.

• Identification of faults and factures

• Preparation of structural maps

Integration of geochemical and geophysical studies

Integration of surface geochemical adsorbed soil gas data with trace metal anomalies with

3D seismic data

• Fault /Fracture analysis for identification of possible seepage paths

• Attribute analysis such as sweetness, RMS and its integration with geochemical anomalies,

Preparation of integrated maps using Arc GIS software, Evaluation of t race element data and

plotting concentration

• distribution maps and thesis writing, Integration of analytical results/ compilation and

preparation of

• project report

Projects Completed

1) Analysis of Miocene and Eocene for evaluation of Hydrocarbon prospects in Tarapur

infill area of Cambay Basin.

2) Analysis of Miocene and Eocene for evaluation of Hydrocarbon prospects in Tarapur

Part B area of Cambay Basin.

3) 2D Seismic Data interpretation for prospect identification in Sumatra Basin located in

Republic of Indonesia

4) Integrated study of Geochemical data with seismic interpretation for evaluation of

Hydrocarbon resource potential in KG Basin.

5) Evaluation of PSC-Cambay block for hydrocarbon potentials of Eocene Sands.

6) Integration of Surface Geochemical Adsorbed Soil Gas and Trace Metal Anomalies With

3D Seismic Data For Evaluation of Hydrocarbon Prospectivity of the exploratory block.

7) Pilot Project for Seismic Data Processing and Interpretation of 2D Lines for CMPDI,

Ranchi.

8) R&D project on evaluation of G&G data of a NELP block of M/S Mercator Pvt. Ltd.

9) G&G data analysis for hydrocarbon exploration for M/S Sintex Oil and Gas Limited.

Ramachandran.K

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Technical Work

• Working closely with a team of Geologists, Geophysicists, Petrophysicists, Reservoir

engineers and Operations Geologists to integrate well log correlations, petrophysical analysis,

geochemisty, geomechanics, seismic interpretations, production and completion data, and

specific geologic models to optimize development strategies

• Responsible for completing complex geological assignments, including integrating geological

data to construct maps, cross sections, and other displays to characterize fields under appraisal

and development

• Interaction with reservoir engineers and geologists to integrate subsurface data for field

development / appraisal plans

• Evaluation of new development opportunities for existing fields by use of subsurface data

(logs, cores, seismic) and production data

• Managing 3D static model construction of geological scale realizations

• Written and verbal reporting of technical studies and appropriate presentation to management,

partners & Government bodies and representatives

Functional leadership

• Participated in cross team / departmental peer review sessions as required

• Developed and mentored junior geologists in Petroleum Geology team

Technical and Business Management

• Develop strong working relationships across the development geology community in GSPCL &

GERMI

• Lead workflow and review processes in development geoscience

• Managing projects to time and budget and contributed to planning project budgets

• Presentation at senior management review/investment meetings as required

Networking and Liaison

• Internal meetings and networking in GERMI & GSPCL India across Reservoir Development,

Petroleum Engineering and Drilling

• Liaison with partners, government bodies and representatives as necessary

• Being aware of new geological technical developments to build working relationships with

technology developers in this discipline

Ramachandran.K

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• Contribute to Company's subsurface technology programme definition and technology transfer

Personal Details

Marital status : Married

Nationality : Indian

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Mobile : +91-814*******

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