Engineer Engineering

Location:

Katy, TX

Salary:

90000

Posted:

May 16, 2016

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SENIOR RESERVOIR ENGINEER

Qualifications Profile

Enthusiastic, thorough, and highly analytical engineer offering 18 years of broad-based and hands-on experience with a strong educational foundation in the petroleum industry.

Creative thinker and fast learner, highly capable of conducting research and studies to learn and apply new skills quickly and have the desire to implement new ideas, process and technologies. Being a responsible, self-disciplined engineer and researcher with high degree of integrity.

Strong Reservoir engineering and geology background through 6 years of geology analog company and PhD in engineering.

Skilled and experienced at building petroleum software, dedicated to utilizing extensive training in design, development and testing.

Excellent interpersonal skills and team player with excellent communication skills, cooperated with team members to complete geoscience and engineering tasks.

Multi-task taker and be good at prioritizing, being able to complete multiple tasks with different priorities, being capable of meet deadlines and manage time efficiently.

Experience/Training

C&C Reservoirs Houston, TX, USA Dec 2009 – Oct 2015

Reservoir Engineer (PhD)/Petroleum Geologist (6 years)

Provided technical leadership to multi-disciplinary projects, including programming, geology, engineering, technical support and sales. Strong geology background through six years of experience in a geology analog company. Strong reservoir engineering background by reviewing and analyzing matured field to identify additional opportunities, such as EOR methods, reservoir stimulations, horizontal wells, reservoir production performance, completion, etc. Comprehensive study of geology and engineering aspects of more than 30 shale oil and gas plays, targeted on building a shale oil and gas benchmarking database and tools. Technical commercial evaluation report writer of more than 20 conventional oil fields with large scale EOR applications. Conducted extensive studies in field development strategies, field analogs, dynamic analysis and best practices for both conventional and unconventional reservoirs. Partnered closely with team members to accomplish any urgent task, including project studies, proprietary reservoir knowledge capturing services projects, quick responses to client feedback and on-site service of important clients. Performed a variety of duties, including technical support, training, clients visiting, etc.

Highlights:

Excellent team player, provided technical leadership to multi-disciplinary projects, including software development, geology, reservoir engineering, technical support, onsite client visits and sales.

Field evaluation reporting by reviewing all available geoscience and engineering data on more than 20 conventional fields, including some large fields with large scale EOR applications. Analyzed reservoir and well performance data, reservoir management activities to formulate a complete reservoir production history.

Leaded and managed the Shale Oil and Gas project. Equipped with in-depth expertise and comprehensive knowledge of shale oil and gas, tight gas sand, hydraulic fracturing, analysis and interpretation, and reservoir management. Created a shale oil/gas data model encompassing more than 500 critical parameters, consisting of a variety aspects of technologies for the assessment and development of shale oil and gas plays to be used as analogs.

Being able to track, analyze new technology trends, and write clear in-depth reports in management view of point for shale plays and matured fields.

Captured reservoir geoscience and engineering data by reading and analyzing hundreds of technical papers for each reservoir, with respect to geology modeling, static and dynamic analyses, well testing, reservoir, well performance, PVT analyzes, etc.

Technical commercial report writing on more than 30 unconventional resource plays, including exploration history, basin evaluation, source rock evaluation, structure and trap, stratigraphy and depositional facies, reservoir properties, fluid properties, development strategy, reservoir performance and improved recovery methods.

Good time management skills with ability to manage multiple assignments concurrently and meet tight deadlines, main contributor in proprietary reservoir knowledge and data capturing service projects.

Skilled and experienced at building petroleum software, dedicated to utilizing extensive training in design, development and testing.

Texas A&M University College Station, TX, USA Aug 2005 – Dec 2009

Research Assistant Postdoctoral Research Associate

Adeptly managed the design, programming, testing and evaluation of the Tight Gas Sand (TGS) Advisor that included drilling, completion, stimulation and production modules. Some research paper presentations on SPE conferences. Researched on drilling and completion, well structure, well production performance, well test and production operations.

Highlights:

Conceptualized, planned and recommended an advisory system for tight gas sand reservoir development.

Generated several advisory systems and programs, including Coalbed Methane Advisor, Fracture Candidate Advisor, Fracture Barrier Evaluation Advisor and TGS Perforation Advisor.

Skilled and experienced at building petroleum software, dedicated to utilizing extensive training in design, development and testing.

University of Houston Houston, TX, USA Aug 2003 – Jun 2005

Research Assistant

Demonstrated proficiency in designing and creating the model for Transverse Hydraulic Fracturing from a horizontal well in oil and gas reservoirs, which was presented and published at the 2005 Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, ATCE (see publication details below).

Janefield Tech Int’l Ltd. Beijing, China Apr 2002 – Jul 2003

Technical Team Leader

Rendered oversight with inquiry, quotation, contract signing and purchase, as well as customer service related to petrochemical engineering equipment.

Highlights:

Successfully accomplished several projects, including providing equipment for the ammonia laboratory in Zhanjiang for China Huanqiu Chemical Engineering Corporation, and procurement of non-standard laboratory equipment for Madison Chemical Engineering.

Drove all efforts for business growth as the main agent of Texas Sampling Inc., USA in China.

China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) Tanghai, China Jul 1996 – Oct 2001

Production Engineer (July 1996 – Oct 2001)

Managed reservoir production under primary and second recovery by water injection. Leveraged technical skills in supporting oil production, production prediction and waterflood management. Field and well operational experience. Presided over the training of new workers and directly oversaw the preparation and implementation of a newly built oil and gas gathering and transport station. Proficiently dealt with the operation of pumping, measurement and analysis, heating, flow switching and the fire station.

Highlights:

Maintained production and reservoir surveillance for a matured reservoir, monitored daily progress and maintained accurate records and documentation. Traveled to field location in a daily basis.

Reservoir management measures: acid wash, additional perforation, re-completion, flow rate control, conversion to injection, high water-cut well shut-in, intermittent production of high water-cut wells and wax removal.

Waterflood management: profile injection improvement on injection wells and vertical sweeping efficiency of the secondary oil recovery process.

Single well production surveillance and diagnostic of low productivity wells.

Efficiently handled the troubleshooting of problems encountered in oil production, as well as the maintenance of oil production equipment.

Supported artificial lift (rod pumps and ESPs), such as artificial lift revision.

Assumed full management of a pipeline system and an oil terminal station, as well as quality assurance and quality.

Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams, experienced leading a team of 40 technicians.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Petroleum Engineering, 2009

Texas A&M University College Station, TX, USA

Award: Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America (RPSEA) Scholarship for Unconventional Resources Program, 2007 - 2009

Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering, 2005

University of Houston Houston, TX, USA

Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering, 1996

China University of Petroleum Shandong, China

Award: Academic Scholarships, 1995 1996

Professional Training

Shale Gas Reservoirs: Appraising and Developing § SCA Corporation, Mar 2012

Shale Selection, Completions, and Production § SPE Training Session, Oct 2012

Technical Acumen

Programming

VB, C, and Java Programming

Petroleum Software

User Field Knowledge (UFK) Main designer Digital Analogs Knowledge System (DAKSTM) FracCADE Eclipse Kappa (Ecrin)

Activities and Affiliations

Technical Editor, SPE Drilling and Completion, 2009–Present

Technical Editor, Journal of Production and Operation, 2009–Present

Technical Editor, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2009–Present

Member, Society of Petroleum Engineering (SPE), 2003–Present

Selected Publications

Wei, Y., and Xu, J., (2015). Development of Liquid-Rich Tight Gas Sand Plays - Granite Wash Example, in Ma, Z.Y., Holditch, S., and Royer, J. J., eds., Unconventional Oil And Gas Resources Handbook - Evaluation And Development: Elsevier Inc.,.

Agarwal, A., Wei, Y., and Holditch, S.A. (2012). A technical and economic study of completion techniques in five emerging US gas shales: A Woodford shale example. SPE Drill & Compl, 27(1), 39–49. SPE-13177-PA. DOI: 10.2118/13177-PA.

Lu, X. G., Sun, S. Q., Xu, J., Wu, W. K., Zhai, P. Y., Wei, Y. N., and Li, G. Q. (2012). A novel method for life-cycle production performance forecast based on dynamic analogs. SPE 14479 presented at International Petroleum Technology Conference, Bangkok, Thailand.

Wei, Y., Cheng, K., Jin, X., and Holditch, S.A. (2010). Determining production casing and tubing size by satisfying completion stimulation and production requirements for tight gas sand reservoirs. SPE 132541 presented at the SPE Tight Gas Completions Conference, San Antonio, TX, USA.

Wei, Y., Kun, C., and Ogueri, O. S., Holditch, S.A. (2010). Determining the best diversion methods for tight gas sand stimulation. SPE 126708 presented at the SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage Control, Lafayette, LA, USA.

Pilisi, N., Wei, Y., and Holditch, S. A. (2010). Selecting drilling technologies and methods for tight gas sand drilling. SPE 128191 presented at the IADC/SPE Drilling Conference, New Orleans, LA, USA.

Agrawal, A., Wei, Y., Holditch, S.A. (2010). A technical and economic study of completion techniques in five emerging US gas shale. SPE 135396 presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE), Florence, Italy.

Wei. Y., Holditch, S.A. (2009). Multicomponent advisory system can expedite evaluation of unconventional gas reservoirs. SPE 124323 presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, LA, USA.

Wei, Y., Holditch, S.A. (2009). Computing estimated values of optimal fracture half-length in the tight gas sand advisor program. SPE 119374 presented at the SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference, The Woodlands, TX, USA.

Jin, X., Wei, Y. (2009). Production Forecast for fractured well in tight gas reservoir, accounting for 3D fracture geometry and variable fracture conductivity. SPE 125953 presented at the SPE Eastern Regional Meeting, Charleston, WV, USA.

Wei, Y., Economides M. J. (2005). Transverse hydraulic fractures from a horizontal well. SPE 94671 presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Dallas, TX, USA.

Selected Technical Reports

Field Evaluation Report of Xinglongtai Field (2015)

Field Evaluation Report of Baikouquan Field (2015)

Field Evaluation Report of Huanxiling Field (2015)

Field Evaluation Report of Kelamayi Field (2015)

Field Evaluation Report of Pucheng Field (2015)

Field Evaluation Report of Qi-40 Field (2015)

Field Evaluation Report of Chengdao Field (2015)

Field Evaluation Report of Xiaoji (2015)

Wolfcamp Shale Play in the Midland Basin Evaluation Report (2014)

Wolfcamp Shale Play in the Delaware Basin Evaluation Report (2014)

China Longmaxi Shale Play in the Sichuan Basin Evaluation Report (2014)

Granite Wash Liquid-Rich Tight Gas Sand Play Evaluation Report (2014)

Eagle Ford Shale Play Condensate Sub-play Evaluation Report (2014)

Eagle Ford Shale Play Oil Sub-play Evaluation Report (2014)

Eagle Ford Shale Play Gas Sub-play Evaluation Report (2014)

Mexico Burgos Basin Eagle Ford Shale Gas Play Evaluation Report (2014)

Hawkville Field of the Eagle Ford Shale Play Evaluation Report (2014)

Marcellus Shale Play in the Appalachian Basin Evaluation Report (2013)

Bakken Shale Oil Play Evaluation Report (2013)

Barnett Shale Gas Play Evaluation Report (2013)

Lewis Shale Gas Play Evaluation Report (2013)

Cana-Woodford Shale Oil Play Evaluation Report (2013)

Woodford Shale Gas Play Evaluation Report (2013)

Petronas Proprietary Tembungo Field Knowledge Capturing Technical Report (2014)

Petronas Proprietary Samarang Field Knowledge Capturing Technical Report (2014)

Petronas Proprietary Baram Field Knowledge Capturing Technical Report (2014)

Petronas Proprietary Dulang Field Knowledge Capturing Technical Report (2014)

Petronas Proprietary Malang Field Knowledge Capturing Technical Report (2013)

Petronas Proprietary Resak-Beranang Field Knowledge Capturing Technical Report (2013)

Petronas Proprietary West Lutong Field Knowledge Capturing Technical Report (2013)