Operations Planning Rio De
Resume:
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Austin, TX USA *****
Phone: 1-512-***-****
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SENIRA S. KATTAH
Objective: To apply for a position as a Senior Professional in Geosciences. Highlight: Near 35 years of international experience in the Upstream of the Energy sector (Geology & Geophysics).
Areas of Expertise: Clastic and Carbonate Geological Model Building: Reservoir architecture for O&G development and production Reservoir Architecture for CO2 storage
Pre-Salt Santos and Campos Basins, offshore Brazil: (carbonate play) Seismic interpretation at several scales.
Lead/Prospect definition and evaluation.
Sequence stratigraphy.
Reservoir facies and characterization.
Brazilian Petroleum Offshore Basins: Regional Geology, Stratigraphy, Exploration/Appraisal. Clastic and carbonate plays
Brazilian Onshore Solimões Basin: Stratigraphy, Seismic Interpretation, Exploration Multi-scale exploration activities:
New Ventures basin/play screenings.
Bid-round and farm-in/farm-out evaluations.
Prospect maturation: identification, mapping, risking/volumetric assessment. Exploration/appraisal operations planning.
Siliciclastic Sequence Stratigraphy (eolian, fluvial, near-shore and deep-water settings). Seismic Processing Support and Interpretation: 2D and 3D, marine deep-water and onshore. Multi-scale Reservoir Characterization: seismic, outcrop, cores, and well-logs. Deepwater exploration at several scales and depositional settings. Coaching/mentoring of new professionals: geoscientists/seismic interpreters. Education: 1. Ph.D. in Geology: Sequence Stratigraphy/Geostatistics (1993-98) The University of Texas at Austin - Department of Geological Sciences Austin, Texas, USA
Dissertation subject: Alluvial/nearshore facies architecture of the Permian Cutler Group, Paradox Basin, with implications to reservoir characterization. 2. Master in Geology: Sedimentology/Sedimentary Petrology (1989-91) Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto – UFOP/PETROBRÁS -Departamento de Geologia DEGEO, Ouro Preto - MG - Brasil.
Master thesis: Brazil Pre-Salt Succession in the Sanfrancisco Basin, Minas Gerais Kattah, S.S. - 1991 - Análise faciológica e estratigráfica do Jurássico Superior/Cretáceo Inferior na Porção Meridional da Bacia Sanfranciscana, oeste de Minas Gerais. UFOP/PETROBRÁS, 227pp.
3. B.Sc. in Geology (1984/88)
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG
Instituto de Geociencias - IGC, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. Address: 3128 Edgewater Dr.
Austin, TX USA 78733
Phone: 1-512-***-****
E-mail: ******.******@*****.***
SENIRA S. KATTAH
Work Experience
Current Geologist/Trainer/Guide
Inner Space Caverns
• Reservoir Properties in Carbonate reservoirs
• Fluid flow considerations in karstic systems
• Importance of karstic systems to the Edwards Aquifer 2022-2023 Technical Manager – Latin America
Stratum Reservoir, Rio de Janeiro
• Quality Assurance of laboratorial analyses: petrophysics and petrology,
• Coordinator and project leader for multiclient projects (Sergipe and equatorial Margin basins in NE and N Brazil offshore),
• Focal point for Rock Digitalization Projects.
2016-2020 Lead Exploration Geologist: Brazilian Pre-Salt Project Equinor Rio de Janeiro (Exploration: Pre-salt Santos basin)
• Team leader for the Uirapuru block evaluation (ANP Pre-salt Round 4th);
• Geoscience support to Carcara discovery appraisal;
• Evaluation of additional exploration opportunities on the Aram/Carcara/Uirapuru trends. Equinor R&T Austin Texas (Leading carbonate expert)
• Support to the Brazilian Exploration team for ANP Concession Round 16th (mainly Campos deep water) and for the ANP Pre-Salt Round 6th (mainly Aram and Cruzeiro do Sul blocks);
• Seismic and geological interpretation of the Lula Field, Pre-salt Santos Basin;
• Static model for the Lula field;
• G&G Mapping, reservoir facies and seismic forward modeling for the following pre-salt discoveries: (Transfer of Rights areas) - Sepia, Iara complex, Atapu, Buzios and Libra pre- salt fields, Santos Basin.
2013-2016 Principal Geoscientist
Reservoir Services and Exploration
PGS Petroleum GeoServices – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Seismic interpretation projects and exploration opportunity identification on 3D MultiClient data;
• Coaching and Mentoring of junior geophysicists and geologists (on seismic processing and interpretation);
• Elaborate and execute marketing presentations in several international level conferences and meetings;
• Client interaction.
Address: 3128 Edgewater Dr.
Austin, TX USA 78733
Phone: 1-512-***-****
E-mail: ******.******@*****.***
SENIRA S. KATTAH
2012-2013 Geosciences Specialist
Interpretation and Prospect Evaluation Coordinator HRT O&G – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Providing technical asset coordination – Solimões Basin;
• Technical accountability for the G&G evaluation of the Solimões Basin oil and gas prospects, including QC of seismic interpretation, risking and volumetric analysis;
• G&G coordinator for the Gas Monetization Project, including technical interactions with Petrobras staff professionals in studies of gas volumetric estimation in the onshore Solimões Basin and feasibility studies for gas monetization;
• Technical coordinator for the Stratigraphic Revision of the Solimões Basin and studies for the reservoir quality/distribution for the Carboniferous and Devonian sandstone reservoir targets: wells and seismic.
2002-2011 Senior Exploration Geologist / Seismic Interpreter – SHELL 2010-2011 Shell Exploration and Production Company (SEPCO), Houston, TX 2006-2010 Shell Malaysia Exploration and Production, Miri, Sarawak (SMEP), 2002-2006 Shell International Exploration and Production, Houston (SIEP), TX 2010/11 Senior Exploration Geologist/Project coordinator for South America New Ventures: deepwater and onshore basins screening (both conventional and unconventional exploration projects);
2008/10 Exploration Focal Point/Coordinator for Northern Hub area, Block G, Deepwater Sabah, Malaysia; Also, Reserves Reporting Focal Point for Deepwater Exploration, Sarawak and Sabah, Malaysia;
2007 Project Coordinator – Seismic/Sequence Stratigraphy and Deepwater Reservoir Studies, NW Borneo, Sabah, Blocks G and J with applications to Exploration and Development; 2006 Exploration Geologist: BC-10 block (Campos Basin, Brazil): Albian Carbonate Play, Mesozoic and Tertiary Turbidite Play;
2005 Lead Seismic Interpreter for the BC-10 Northern area and Operation Geologist for the Planning of the drilling of Beluga prospect in October-2005 (4-SHEL-18-ESS); 2004 Exploration projects for Brazil Deepwater with sub-regional to trap-scale work in several basins, mainly Campos and Santos (including pre-Salt and post-Salt Plays); 2003 Exploration Geologist for Mariscal-Sucre LNG (MSLNG) and Plataforma Deltana, Venezuela;
2002/03 Lead Seismic Interpreter for BMS-8 (Pre-Salt block, deep water Santos Basin, Brazil); 2002 Brazil New Venture Team – Exploration Geologist at a regional to prospect scale in several Brazilian sedimentary basins (Pará-Maranhão, Sergipe-Alagoas, Campos-Espirito Santo and Santos Basins).
Address: 3128 Edgewater Dr.
Austin, TX USA 78733
Phone: 1-512-***-****
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SENIRA S. KATTAH
2001 Senior Petroleum Geologist / Seismic Interpreter ExxonMobil Production Company, Houston, TX
Central Technology - Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon Static reservoir model for the Ubit Field, Eastern Niger delta (Miocene/Pliocene): Integration of cores, well logs and seismic interpretation into a sequence stratigraphic framework as input to field studies, reservoir modeling and dynamic simulation. 2000 Senior Petroleum Geologist / Seismic Interpreter ExxonMobil Exploration Company, Houston, TX
Deepwater exploration - South America - Brazil
Basins worked: Sergipe-Alagoas (Lease sale - ANP bid round II), Campos and Espirito Santo
- Prospect mapping/assessment - BC-10 block (partners: Shell and Petrobras)
- Sub-regional mapping from the Roncador field to the Espirito Santo Basin
- Pre-Salt sequence stratigraphy and source-rock mapping
- Roncador Field mapping - implications to exploration in the Campos Basin. 1998-1999 Senior Geologist
Mobil Oil Corporation, Dallas, TX
NEPV - New Exploration and Production Ventures
International exploration - South America - Brazil
- Regional Studies of the Bahia Sul Basins (Camamu, Almada, Jequitinhonha, Cumuruxatiba and Mucuri)
- Prospect mapping and evaluation of the two deepwater blocks in the Cumuruxatiba Basin - BCUM-100 and BCUM-2
- Regional mapping of the Abrolhos and Royal Charlote volcanic complex with implications to the Petroleum Geology.
1997 Geologist (6-month Internship)
Amoco Production Company, Houston, TX.
Sequence stratigraphic studies of the Oligociene-Miocene of the Eastern Venezuela Basin with delineation of near-field/wildcat prospects in the Quiemara-La Ceiba block and evaluation of the exploration potential of the area.
1993-1995 Research Assistant
Bureau of Economic Geology, UT Austin.
Assisted on projects:
- Architectural analysis of Fall River Formation, Cretaceous, Utah.
- Integrated Reservoir Characterization and Volumetric Analysis of Arecuna Area of Faja Field, Venezuela.
Address: 3128 Edgewater Dr.
Austin, TX USA 78733
Phone: 1-512-***-****
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SENIRA S. KATTAH
Teaching Experience:
2014 and 2015 ABGP Short course (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
(Brazilian Association of Petroleum Gelogists)
Instructor for:
Conceitos, Principios e Modelos Geologicos aplicados a Interpretacao Sismica Geologic concepts, principles and models applied in Seismic interpretation This course was attended for near 35 petroleum geologists working in Rio de Janeiro
(from several EP companies, focus on the pre-salt interpretation) 10/1997 Seminar at University of Campinas
UNICAMP, São Paulo, Brazil.
Presented a week-long seminar upon invitation by University of Campinas & PETROBRÁS. Topics: -Sequence Stratigraphy.
-Applications of Sequence Stratigraphy to Reservoir Characterization. 1995-1997 Teaching Assistant
Department of Geology, University of Texas at Austin.
-Petroleum Basin Analysis (Spring/1996 and Spring/1997).
-Sequence Stratigraphy (Spring/1996 and Spring/1997).
-Depositional Systems & Sedimentary Basin Analysis (Fall/1995).
-Reservoir Geology (Spring/1995).
1992 Assistant Professor, UNICAMP - São Paulo, Brazil. Clastic Reservoirs. Awards: 1. Laura T. Barrow Fellowship – 1998 – University of Texas; 2. Martha S. Weeks - AAPG/1996 for outstanding US female student in Geology; 3. Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards (1995-1996) - Department of Geological Sciences - University of Texas at Austin. 4. AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:
Top 10 oral presentations at the 2014 AAPG International Conference and Exhibition, Istanbul, Turkey (Presentation: "BMS-50/52 and adjacent areas: New Giant Hydrocarbon Opportunities, Santos Basin, Brazil"):
- New pre-salt hydrocarbon trend evaluation and reservoir characterization in Santos Basin (sag microbialites);
- Pre-salt evaluation/exploration opportunity identification of the deep to ultra-deep waters of the CamposBasin;
- Mapping and exploration opportunity identification on the Brazilian offshore areas offered by ANP for the Brazil 13th. 2015 Brazilian bid-round.
Address: 3128 Edgewater Dr.
Austin, TX USA 78733
Phone: 1-512-***-****
E-mail: ******.******@*****.***
SENIRA S. KATTAH
Softwares: 1. Petrel;
2. DUG Seismic Interpretation package;
3. 123DI (Shell Proprietary) - Volume interpretation tool kit; 4. FASTRACK – Prospect risking and volumetrics;
5. GEMS (Shell Proprietary) – Global Exploration Management System; 6. Landmark Package:
Seisworks - 2D and 3D interpretation and basemap
Openworks
- Well data manager
- Stratworks
- Petroworks
7. Geoquest Package:
Geoframe - IESX - 2D and 3D interpretation and mapping package Seis-extract;
8. Zmap - time-contouring maps, depth-contouring maps and amplitude distribution maps; 9. Others: PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop, Canvas, Word, Excel, Origin (Statistics), Gridstat (Geostatistics)
Address: 3128 Edgewater Dr.
Austin, TX USA 78733
Phone: 1-512-***-****
E-mail: ******.******@*****.***
SENIRA S. KATTAH
Professional Training:
1. 1999 – Mobil Oil Production Company (Dallas, TX and several USA locations) – Sandstone Field Seminar
(Clastic Depositional Models and Stratigraphy);
2. 2000 – Exxon Mobil Upstream research Company (Houston, TX) – 3-D Seismic Interpretation School-Bridge; 3. 2001 – NNPC/MPC Join Venture (Houston, TX) – Nigerian Reservoir Studies Program; 4. 2003 – Shell Training Center (Houston, TX) – Advanced Structural Seismic Interpretation and Fault analyses; 5. 2005 – Nautilus (Spain)- Sand-rich Turbidite Systems and Megaturbidites of Hecho Group – from slope to basin plain (Field trip in Central Southern Pyrenees and classes); 6. 2006 – Nautilus(France) – Turbidite systems ((Field trip in Southern France and classes); 7. 2008 – Nautilus (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) – The essential of rock physics for seismic amplitude interpretation; 8. 2010 – Nautilus (Spain) – Advanced concepts in carbonate exploration and reservoir characterization (field seminar in Northern Spain);
9. 2010 – GCAGS (San Antonio, TX) – Critical Elements of Gas shale evaluation; 10. 2011 – Nautilus (Houston, TX) – Appraising and developing unconventional gas reservoirs; 11. 2011 – Shell training – Shell Leadership Event (coursework and fieldtrip by nomination only in TREMP, Spain) 12. 2012 – ABGP training – Estratigrafia da Bacia do Amazonas ( field trip guided by Petrobras experts) Address: 3128 Edgewater Dr.
Austin, TX USA 78733
Phone: 1-512-***-****
E-mail: ******.******@*****.***
SENIRA S. KATTAH
Main Publications:
KATTAH, S.S. - 1991 - Análise faciológica e estratigráfica do Jurássico Superior/Cretáceo Inferior na Porção Meridional da Bacia Sanfranciscana, oeste de Minas Gerais. UFOP/PETROBRÁS, 227pp. KATTAH; S.S.; KOUTSOUKOS, E.A.M. 1992. A ocorrência de radiolários em fácies sedimentares de origem marinha no mesozóico da Bacia Sanfranciscana. Revista da Escola de Minas, Ouro Preto, v. 45, n. 1/2, p. 214. NOCE C.M.; PINHEIRO S.O.; LADEIRA E.A.; FRANCA C.R.; KATTAH S. 1992. A sequência vulcanossedimentar do Grupo Nova Lima na regiao de Piedade do Paraopeba, oeste do Quadrilatero Ferrífero, Minas Gerais. Revista Brasileira de Geociências, 22:175-183.
KATTAH, S.S. 1993. A ocorrencia de pegadas de dinossauros no Grupo Areado, porção meridional da Bacia Sanfranciscana, oeste de Minas Gerais (comunicacao). Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, Rio de Janeiro, v. 65, n. 2, p. 217-218. KATTAH, S.S. 1994. A ocorrência de pegadas de dinossauros no Grupo Areado, porção meridional da Bacia Sanfranciscana, oeste de Minas Gerais. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, Rio de Janeiro, v. 66, n. 2, p. 181-187. CARVALHO. I.S.; KATTAH, S.S. 1998. As pegadas fósseis do Paleodeserto da Bacia Sanfranciscana (Jurássico Superior- Cretáceo Inferior, Minas Gerais). Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, Rio de Janeiro, v. 70, n. 1, p. 53-67. KATTAH, S. S. and GALLOWAY, W. E. 1997. Controls over Non-Marine Deposition of the Cutler Group, Paradox Basin. AAPG Search and Discovery Article #91021© AAPG Annual Convention, Dallas, Texas. KATTAH, S. S. and GALLOWAY, W. E. 1997. Stratal Architecture of a Transgressive Coarse-Grained Tidal Flat: Cutler Group, Paradox Basin. AAPG Search and Discovery Article #91021© AAPG Annual Convention, Dallas, Texas. KATTAH, Senira da Silva, 1999, Controls on Deposition and Resulting Stratal Architecture of Coarse-Grained Alluvial and Near-Shore Facies Associations. (Galloway, W. E. and Finley, R. J.). Degree: Phd. GRECULA, M., KATTAH, S.S. and SHINER, P. 2010. Role of Mass Transport Deposits in the Creation and Fill of Tectonically Active Slope Accommodation, Deepwater Sabah, NW Borneo. AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 11-14, 2010.
GRECULA, M.; KATTAH, S.; AKINSANMI, O.; UY, H.; HEIDER, K.; OSTERLOFF, P.; MAGUIRE, K. and SHINER, P. 2008. Prediction of Reservoir Distribution and Quality in Tectonically Active NW Borneo Slope, IPTC 12478 (International Petroleum Technology Conference, Kuala Lumpur, 2008) GRECULA, M.; KATTAH, S.; GRIFFITHS, M.; WILKS, B.; UY, H.; HEIDER, K.; CHIN-WEN, H.; MAGUIRE, K.; OSTERLOFF, P.; ROLLET, E. and SHINER, P. 2008. Sequence of Slope Instability and Healing: Key to Predicting Deep- Water Reservoir Distribution in NW Borneo. GMS – EAGE (European Association of Geoscientists and Engineering – Conference January 2008)
KATTAH, S.S. and BALABEKOV, Y. 2014. New exploration opportunities in the pre-salt in the Santos Basin, Brazil ofshore: http://www.epmag.com/new-opportunities-evident-santos-basin-758551 Address: 3128 Edgewater Dr.
Austin, TX USA 78733
Phone: 1-512-***-****
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References:
Dr. William Galloway
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Professor Emeritus, Department of Geological Sciences, UT Austin 512-***-****
Dr. William Fisher
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Professor Emeritus, Department of Geological Sciences, UT Austin 512-***-****
Dr. Sylvia Anjos
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Gerente Geral, Petrobras – ABGP (Associacao Brasileira de Geologos de Petroleo) Business Advisor Downstream – Gas & Energy
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