Unconventional reservoir Engineer

Mohammad Khoshghadam

Permanent Resident

Houston, TX • 832-***-****

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QUALIFICATIONS

• 4+ years research and work experiences in unconventional shale reservoir

• Experienced with Reservoir Simulation, Reservoir Performance Analysis and Reserves Estimation

• Working knowledge of SPE PRMS and SEC guidelines

• Thorough knowledge of reservoir engineering fundamentals including pressure transient analysis, decline- curve, volumetric analysis, material balance, fluid phase behavior and rate transient analysis.

• Proficient with: Eclipse, Fekete Harmony, CMG, Ecrin, PVTSim, ValNav, Matlab, PHDWin EDUCATION

University of Houston, Houston, TX

Pursuing Doctorate in Chemical Engineering December 2015 Dissertation: Numerical Study of Production Mechanism of Unconventional Liquid-Rich Shale Reservoirs Advisor: Dr. John Lee

University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering December 2011 Thesis: Laboratory Study of Effect of Gas Injection Rate on Relative Permeabilities of Vertical Gas-Oil Gravity Drainage Process by a New Method

Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering July 2008 RESEARCH & WORK EXPERIENCE

Ph.D. Dissertation Research University of Houston, Houston, TX January 2012-Present

• Developed an enhanced numerical model of Liquid-Rich Shale (LRS) plays pore network

• Defined new correlations to incorporate impact of nano-pore confinement on PVT in reservoir simulators

• Derived and tested a methodology to simulate performance of unconventional volatile oil reservoirs

• Generating new DCA technique for forecasting unconventional volatile oil reservoir production Teaching Assistant University of Houston, Houston, TX January 2012-Present

• Managed and taught under-graduate courses: Pressure Transient Analysis and Reservoir Engineering I

• Taught several lectures in absence of professors, graded exams for Reserves Estimation graduate course Reservoir Engineering Intern Daneshy Consultants Int’l., Houston, TX January-July 2013

• Built reservoir dynamic models and run simulation for Marcellus Shale gas project

• Performed decline-curve and rate transient analysis

• Estimated drainage areas, recovery factors, and OGIP

• Conducted reserve estimation and prepared performance forecasting

• Assisted Senior Engineer in making field development plans to double production Master's Thesis Research University of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA August 2009-May 2011

• Investigated influence of displacement instability on relative permeability and residual saturation

• Analyzed impact of gas injection rate on EUR

• Proposed a method to prevent premature gas breakthrough and maximize production Graduate Assistant University of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA January 2009-May 2011

• Laboratory Assistant in Reservoir Engineering Lab and Drilling Fluid Lab

• Held lectures, tutorial sessions, and office hours for under-graduate Reservoir Engineering course Mohammad Khoshghadam

Permanent Resident

Houston, TX • 832-***-****

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Petroleum Engineering Intern Research Institute of Petroleum Industry, Tehran, Iran October-December 2007

• Worked at drilling mud lab and prepare drilling mud

• Evaluated drilling mud properties and recommended additives to correct changes Reservoir Engineering Intern National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), Ahwaz, Iran May-August 2007

• Oversaw casing running and perforation procedures

• Trained conducting reservoir simulation with Eclipse PUBLICATIONS

Khoshghadam, M., Khanal, A., Makinde, I., Lee, W. J., & Rabinejadganji, N. 2015. Numerical Study of Production Mechanisms in Unconventional Liquid-Rich Shale Volatile Oil Reservoirs. Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/175994-MS.

Khoshghadam, M., Khanal, A., & Lee, W.J. 2015. Numerical Study of Production Mechanisms and Gas-Oil Ratio Behavior of Liquid-Rich Shale Oil Reservoirs. Paper accepted for presentation at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. Houston, Texas. 28-30 September 2015. SPE-175137-MS. Khoshghadam, M., Khanal, A., & Lee, W. J. 2015. Numerical Study of Production Mechanisms and Gas-Oil Ratio Behavior of Liquid-Rich Shale Oil Reservoirs. Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/175137-MS Khoshghadam, M., Khanal, A., & Lee, W.J. 2015. Numerical Study of Impact of Nano-Pores on Gas-Oil Ratio and Production Mechanisms in Liquid-Rich Shale Oil Reservoirs. Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, San Antonio, Texas, 20-22 July. doi 10.15530/urtec-2154191. Khoshghadam, M., Khanal, A., & Lee, W. J. 2015. Impact of Fluid, Rock and Hydraulic Fracture Properties on Reservoir Performance in Liquid-Rich Shale Oil Reservoirs. Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/178579- MS

Khanal, A., Khoshghadam, M., & Lee, W.J. 2015. A New Approach to Modelling Production Decline in Liquid Rich Shale Gas Condensate Reservoirs. Paper accepted for presentation at the SPE/CSUR Unconventional Resources Conference. Calgary, Canada. 20-22 October 2015. SPE-175981-MS. Khanal, A., Khoshghadam, M., & Lee, W. J. 2015. Optimal Decline Curve Analysis (DCA) Models for Liquid Rich Shale (LRS) Gas Condensate Reservoirs. Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/175530-MS Khanal, A., Khoshghadam, M., & Lee, W. J. 2015. Effect of Well Spacing on Productivity of Liquid Rich Shale

(LRS) Reservoirs with Multiphase Flow: A Simulation Study. Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/175531-MS

Khanal, A., Khoshghadam, M., & Lee, W. J. 2015. Stochastic Study of Reservoir and Completion Parameters in Liquid Rich Shale. Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi:10.2118/175529-MS Guo, B., Yu, X., & Khoshgahdam, M. 2009. A Simple Analytical Model for Predicting Productivity of Multifractured Horizontal Wells. Society of Petroleum Engineers. DOI:10.2118/114452-PA.

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