ABDULHADI M. ALMRABAT
MASTER OF ENG. PETROLEUM, COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES
**** ****** ******, ***: 207, Golden, CO, 80401
Cell: 720- 257- 4784, ***********@*****.***
DESIRE A CHALLENGING POSITION AS AN ENGINEER IN A MAJOR CORPORATION
A highly talented and result engineer with a great deal of knowledge in petroleum engineer, hydraulic
fracture monitoring, interpretation for hydraulic fracturing design optimization and completion
evaluation, Petroleum geomechanics and rock mechanics. Solid Reservoir Engineering background,
proficiency in conventional reservoir engineering practices including material balance, pressure analysis,
production prediction and completion evaluation. Unconventional reservoir consulting using reservoir
engineering skills and seismic wave propagation skills. Good experience in operated mechanical
equipment maintenance and safety management, seeking full time position to apply skills to the goals of
Oil/Gas companies.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATION
Experience engineer in both laboratory researches and industry. Deep knowledge of computational and
excellent analytical problem solving. Integrating petroleum engineering, geology, geophysics and
geomechanics into micro seismic in depth knowledge of Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR). Broad
geosciences knowledge including geology and petrophysics; Hands-on experience in geological field
studies, oil field studies and laboratory in reservoir geomechanics experimental studies. Characterize of
petroleum reservoir, petrophysics, pore pressure, overburden, fractures gradient predictions and real time
optimization. Designing the completion - part of the well that communicates with the reservoir rock and
fluids; evaluating and recommending flow rate enhancement, hydraulic fracturing (to force fluid into a
well and fracture the rock and improve flow path). Solid hydraulic fracture stimulations and completion
design background (Including coupled process and Borehole stability). Wide knowledge lab experiment
in deep saline engineering CO2 sequestration design and project management, development and
optimization of CO2 flow injection technique application to enhanced oil recovery. Experiences in
installed, maintained and operated mechanical equipment maintenance and safety management.
EDUCATION
R.A. Geomechanics, Engineering Division Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, USA
Characterization and modeling of the stress and pore-fluid dependent acoustic properties and
permeability of reservoir rocks (Through laboratory Experimental & Numerical modeling)
M.E. In Petroleum Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, USA
M.S. In Reservoir Geosciences, Institute Français du Petrol (IFP), Paris, France
B.S. In Mechanical Engineering, University of Garyounis, Benghazi, Libya
WORK EXPERIENCES
RESERVOIR ENGINEER, SIRTE OIL COMPANY, BREGA - LIBYA (1995 - 2000 and 2004 - 2006, 8 years)
Field experience: Well completion, hydraulic fracture 1) Stimulation design, hydraulic fracture
treatment design, evaluation and Quality Control, 2) Direct and monitor the completion and
evaluation of wells, well surveys and integrated data estimated to be used effectively in reservoir
optimization 3) Analyze data using pressure transient well test, well logs and core data to evaluate
reservoir rock formation 4) Specify and supervise well modification and stimulation programs, in
order to maximize oil and gas recovery
Characterize of reservoir geomechanics, elasticity, petrophysics, pore pressure, overburden, fractures
gradient predictions and real time optimization and optimize fracture stimulation and rock mechanics
Establish links between seismic responses and rock properties, analysis of the well data, rock
properties and investigate the reservoir fluids behave when a reservoir is being produced
ADDITIONAL WORK IN UNCONVENTIONAL RESERVOIR
Experimental Geomechanics: Triaxial testing of shales (Mancos) to obtain static and dynamic
(acoustic) elastic properties, tensile and compressive failure in transverse isotropic rocks
Estimated compressibility of unconventional reservoir pore pressure to characterize reservoir
poroelastic properties using Eaton’s method, constant rate of strain (CRS) method
Predicted unconventional reservoir permeability using pulse decay method
RESEARCH EXPERIENCES
PETROLEUM GEOMECHANICS, COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES, ENGINEERING DIVISION (2009 - 2013)
Develop a new high pressure high temp (HPHT) experimental system for characterizing the stress
level and pore-fluid content dependency of the acoustic wave velocity of intact and fractured rock
Completed thesis and final defense on characterize and quantify the hydro-thermo-mechanical (HTM)
response of rock fractures in CO2 storage reservoirs through experimental and numerical studies
Perform experiments and develop a model to characterize the effects of pore fluid composition on the
acoustic velocity of porous rocks (Biot - Gassmann fluid substitution theory, Biot’s theory couples the
poroelastic stress-strain relation of elastic porous medium saturated w/ multi fluid)
Perform experiments and develop a new numerical model to characterize the stress dependent seismic
wave velocities of porous rocks
Perform experiments and develop a model to characterize the effects of stress level and shear
displacement on the magnitude of shear wave splitting and permeability in fractured rocks.
Relative permeability characterization of fractured rock during supercritical CO2 Injection and
investigate reservoir parameters
application of acoustic wave propagation to evaluation the dynamic and static reservoir mechanical
rock properties, reservoir stresses, pore pressure, wellbore stability, and completions design
Design and implementation of CO2 sequestration to minimize the emission of greenhouse gases
GEOSCIENCES, IFP SCHOOL PARIS, FRANCE (2001- 2003)
Integrate log, core, seismic, and geophysics data to develop reservoir models of the earth's subsurface
to understand geological structure, rock characteristics and the likely distribution of oil/gas/mineral
bearing strata
Interpretation of the data and develop a reservoir geological model of complex Channels
Simulation using commercial software RML packages (developed by Beicipt front lab Modeling
Group, IFP School) for reservoir modeling and phase behavior study
VOLUNTEER WORK
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY / SHELTON ELEMENTARY IN DENVER: Organized & developed program on
cross culture, leaded conferences, facilitating meetings, training and teaching (8/4/2014 - Continuing)
BAKER HUGHES: Conference call presentation to the R&D department at Baker Hughes, presenting the
application of acoustic wave propagation to petrophysics and reservoir geomechanics (4/8/2014)
BAKER HUGHES: Developed a project proposal in specific rock mechanical tests using High Pressure
and High Pressure (HPHT) Triaxial Cell to the R&D department at Baker Hughes (4/14/2014)
STRENGTH
LEADERSHIP SKILLS: President of an international union Students in the USA (2008 - 2011), leaded
conferences and facilitating meetings, strong cross cultural communication skills, deal with diversity in
interaction and communications due to the multicultural nature of different people, professional
development multicultural training, delivered workshops and consulted individual regular culture, highly
organized team player and contributing to team work goals, strong ability to lead and train staff and
students, high organized and strong work ethic. Always learning to improve knowledge, having an open
mind, diplomatic, listening to others, and flexible and self-confident, able to work methodically and
always with the goal in sight. Always willing to get out of my comfort zone to explore new areas and very
capable of learning fast and delivering results; Thinking outside of the box.
LANGUAGES: English, Arabic and French
WORK AUTHORIZATION: Employment Authorization