Maia Gageanu Casselman Ph. D

Senior Geologist

OBJECTIVE

-To utilize my extensive, well-rounded, multi-disciplinary experiences and training as an explorationist and researcher in the oil and gas industry for developing new plays and prospects, maximizing yields and economic return.

-To identify stratigraphy succession and depositional system tracks of existing hydrocarbon bearing structures, sedimentary successions, and utilize my demonstrated exploration and development skills which encompass a broad spectrum of practicable, “real-world” knowledge with professional scientific skills in Sedimentology, Sequence/Seismic Stratigraphy, Petrophysics Studies, Petrography, 3D Modeling, Geochemical analysis, Reservoir Modeling and Reservoir Quality projects.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

27+ years of international experience, 20 years in geological research as senior geologist team leader exploration geologist in the petroleum industry, 16 petrology/sedimentology, 5 years senior reservoir geologist /production experience, 4 year reservoir quality and 2 years interpretation and modeling SGD(seismic guiding drilling).

Extensive experience Gulf Of Mexico (GOM), subsalt: Brazil (Santos and Campos) and Black Sea, Caspian Sea, and Kazakhstan onshore/offshore basins, and Sudan, Syria and Iraq onshore, Egypt offshore (Mediterranean Sea).

Exploration & Development International experience, 7 years in New Ventures experience.

Doctorate (PhD) in Geology Sequence Stratigraphy/Sedimentology /3D Modeling.

Strength in Sequence Stratigraphy and ability to effectively correlate hundreds of wells in detail over large areas.

Extensive experience in Carbonate and Clastic Sequence Stratigraphy, Sedimentology, experience in 2D and 3D seismic interpretation, in visualization software (3D Modeling), Petrel 2013, Petrel advance structural fault analysis RDR, imaging level 2,Petra and digital well and geologic data and database management.

Experience in Wellsite operations, appraisal, exploration and field development skills.

Proficiency in computer in subsurface E&P software (UNIX, WINDOWS).

Extensive experience with international exploration, development and production for oil and gas fields, in a research department.

Quantifiable track record with discoveries and increased reserves of over 70MMBLS.

Extensive experience in applied geology experience within or working with business unit cross-functional teams and technology groups.

18 years successful experience with reservoir modeling as a team leader in exploration studies (new play) with projects both onshore and offshore.

Sedimentological Analysis (depositional system tracks, depositional environment, diagenetic model) and 3D modeling, petrology, petrography Log Analysis, Petrophysics and Salt Tectonic (Basin Analysis).

Proficient in various computer programs, business planning, reservoir modeling and budgeting.

Extensive experience working as geologist in a fully integrated multidisciplinary team of other geologists, geophysicists, reservoir and production engineers, as well as interfacing with land, regulatory, drilling, and completion personnel.

Experience in mapping (multiple reservoir, petrophysical attributes, etc.) and QC, selection of sidewall core points, and monitoring of daily drilling activity, and other geologic support.

Strong subsurface mapping skills including workstation proficiency Petrel 2013, (Open Works, Stratworks, Zmap, PetroWorks, Seisworks) and familiarity with visualization applications: Petra, SMT, Geographix, i2i,Peromod and TECHLOG.

HIGHLIGHTS

-Develop play fairway maps.

-Effective presentation skills and willingness to progress new ideas/technology (presentations for professional congresses and conferences).

-Experience to work effectively multi-tasking in a team environment.

-Experience in demonstrated ability to apply geologic concepts to geophysical interpretations, and geocellular modeling experience.

SKILLS

-Doctorate Graduate Degree with specialization in Sedimentology/ Sequence Stratigraphy .

Experience in depositional environments, shelf to ultra deepwater, stratigraphic framework biostratigraphic and paleogeographic modeling.

-Strong knowledge of sedimentology /sequence stratigraphy analysis; experience in clastic and carbonate environments and depositional systems tracts.

-Extensive experience in interpretation of clastic reservoir quality and succession distribution, net: gross, compartmentalization and petrophysical response.

-Interpretation variety of G&G data, 2D or 3D seismic interpretation, integrate data and judge quality opportunities, with a strong business overprint potential field and well data.

A track record of Basin & Play analysis, prospect generation (significant seismic interpretation and mapping expertise), volumetrics/risking experience in offshore GOM, onshore South Texas, Sudan, Kazakhstan, Syria, Brazil, Caspian Sea and Black Sea.

-Prepare time and depth maps and integrate other relevant geophysical and geological information to produce a complete subsurface evaluation.

-Identify and recommend potential new ventures exploration opportunities.

-Team lead skills, on-site technical evaluations.

-Identify and develop opportunities in priority focus areas.

-Ability to characterize and prediction of reservoir quality within the context of stratigraphic position, depositional facies, structofacies, biofacies litofacies, diagenesis diagenetic process

Integrated local and regional interpretations, descriptive and interpretative facies.

-Experience reservoir engineering field studies, field development planning, sub-surface asset management, reserves evaluations, and reservoir characterization studies.

-Petrel, 3D Modeling (SGM TM – Stratigraphic Geocellular Modeling – Strata Model), SASTM software, and familiar Petra, RMS, Geographix.

-Well data and well log analyses (electrical or radioactive well logging)

-Sequential stratigraphical analysis: applications (stratigraphical and structural framework)

-Factorial analysis.

-Geothermal Modeling (Basin Mod 1D software, Petromod / Petrel 2014).

-Experience with reconciliation of data in several discreet systems, proficient in Windows XP. professional, MS Office -Word, Excel, Power Point), Power Point and databases

-Strong background in 2D and 3D seismic interpretation.

-Solid knowledge of exploration geologic concepts and exploration processes, and regional to prospect scale seismic interpretation skills.

-Solid understanding of the integration of geological and geophysical data.

-Ability to develop multiple interpretations that honor existing data, when appropriate, and to explain the strengths and weaknesses of each interpretation.

-Fundamental understanding of 3D geologic model building and a basic understanding of how stratigraphic architecture influences flow units and upscaling for reservoir simulation models.

-Ability to synthesize and communicate concepts through strong written and oral communication skills. Ability to network well inside and outside the company at all levels. Well-developed interpersonal skills with a flexible, diplomatic and open-minded approach.

-Commitment to achieving geological excellence and promoting functional professionalism.

Extensive experience of Petrography, Petrographical analysis on the thin sections.

PERSONAL BIO: USA citizenship

EDUCATION:

-1981- 1986: MSc in Geology, University of Bucharest, Romania.

-1991- 2000: PhD in Geology, University of Bucharest, Romania.

-2003-2004 Business, Computer Science, Pima Community College, Tucson, AZ USA.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

2014 –Present: Manager geologist

offshore Mediteranean Sea,Egypt-Exploration and exploitation assessment:

2D and 3D seismic studies

Regional or fieldwide structural and stratigraphic studies and subsurface mapping

Estimates of reservoir volumes

Deterministic methods

Geologic studies

Analyses of drilling prospects or drilling programs considering risks

Field development2D and 3D seismic studies

Regional or fieldwide structural and stratigraphic studies and subsurface mapping

Estimates of reservoir volumes: Deterministic methods, and probabilistic methods

Geologic studies

Analyses of drilling prospects or drilling programs considering risks

Field development

- Project modeling: Studio Database QC and load data in the Studio Database environment. Establish and contribute to strategy & technical decisions for Studio database and deployment, training and best practices for Blueback Project Tracker.

Petrel 3D model Santos Basin offshore 2 well.

Working directly with project team members and business users to gather and prepare / migrate data into Schlumberger’s Studio database from a variety of existing data platforms (Recall, OpenWorks, GeoFrame, other ExxonMobil data systems), well data, seismic data and interpretations, etc. (GeoScience data types )

Contribute to the refinement of data QC and migration tools and methods

December 2011- January 2014 : Schlumberger Geosolutions, Senior Geologist:

-GOM 2013 Subsalt imaging, salt interpretation, RTM scenario, imagining partition, predrill pore pressure prediction from seismically derived for effective stress:Green Canyon area, Tanga well,Walker Ridge area-St Malo and Das Bump wells.

-GOM 2012 deep water -subsalt imaging incorporate MT Data in 3D Earth Model and build workflow EM data,inversion, tectonic episodes, complex allochthonous environments, salt body characterization, exploration potential of the area-Walker Ridge area.

-Seismic Guide Drilling, SGD: interpretation, modeling, inversion, pore pressure prediction real time : Egypt offshore Mediterranean Sea Salamat, Hodoa wells, operation, interpretation deep image;

-3DVSP, carbonate reservoir model-Offshore Brazil Lula,Tuli, Guara fields –Santos Basin.

June, 2009-December 2011: Independent Geologist: Risk analysis and prepare report for bidding of 10 exploration blocks, with 12 located on the western border with Hungary and Serbia, seven onshore the eastern side and 5 offshore in the Black Sea.

December 2008- May, 2009: IPR Group of Companies: Senior Reservoir Geologist: integrated reservoir engineering analysis and geological data of the Jibbisa field, onshore Syria: unconventional reservoir project with peak performer of dual porosity and permeability, fracture reservoir. Log analysis, Sequence Stratigraphy, 3D Modeling, reservoir quality, facies analysis, volumetrics, subsalt reservoir. (Mapping Geographix, Petrel- build static 3D model, facies model, reservoir model).

March-August 2008: Nutech: Senior Reservoir Geologist: 3D Modeling, Reservoir Characterization and Quality, 3D Seismic Interpretation. Gulf of Mexico (GOM): Magellan Project: Miocene, Mustang Island, Magellan Island (static model -Roxar),Import SMT grid files for inspection in RMS 7.0 Technical Qualifications. Unconventional reservoir analysis, active platform offshore GOM, deepwater, subsalt tectonic. Performance driven to reservoir 3D geomodel and put in evidence 3 new prospects, well log investigation and reservoir evaluation.

August-December 2007 - El Paso Gas: Senior Staff Petrophysicist: Petrophysics, 3D Modeling, 3D Seismic Interpretation, Reservoir Modeling, Reservoir characterization and 3D modeling (Petrel), Lithology, Petrophysics, Structural Geology, Seismic Facies, Seismic Attributes, Seismic and Geologic Modeling and Reservoir Quality: Gulf of Mexico (GOM) and South Louisiana (SLA): Catapult project, Miocene, Pleistocene: Bob West, upper Gulf Coast Wilcox, South Texas Wilcox -Zapata County onshore (Petrel software 3D model). Assessed offshore GOM deepwater plays, interpreted 3D seismic line from deepwater Gulf of Mexico, petrophysical analysis, log analysis, facies analysis, identifying top of salt, salt flanks, base of salt, and salt welds resulting in accurate velocity models for seismic processing.

2006 - PGS: Senior Geologist: Offshore Brazil; Campos, Santos Basin: Petrophysics analysis, 3D Modeling, 3D, Reservoir Modeling, integration seismic facies with sedimentological facies, petrophysics

analysis. Dynamic measurement of petrophysical data: Permeability, porosity and capillary pressure/resistivity curves of offshore Santos, Campos basins, offshore Brazil . Discovered a high potential of an upper block, situated near 2 black analyzed in Santos basin; use Tigress, Kingdom software.

2005: Sedimentary Scott: Consultant Senior Geologist: Petrophysics, Reservoir Modeling, Seismic Facies, Seismic Attributes, 3D Modeling Geologic Modeling and Reservoir Quality: marginal field operation and development: seismic interpretation, well completion techniques, exploit oil and gas reserves. onshore and in coastal waters. Seismic techniques such as Inverse Theory, Amplitude Versus Offset analysis, re- evaluate oil or gas reserves-Cepu oil field in Java Indonesia.

2003-2004 :Pima Community College, business & computer sciences courses.

October 10, 1990 - November 1, 2002: Senior Geologist –Researcher : Sedimentology and Stratigraphy Research with Romanian National Oil Company "PETROM'' S.A Geological Exploration Research and Design Center, Bucharest, Romania. Duties included sedimentological research utilizing sequence stratigraphy, basin analysis, clastic and carbonate petrology, sedimentary tectonics, mineralogy and petrographical analysis.

- Additional duties included deepwater exploration and field development and 3D modeling of reservoirs: onshore /offshore Black Sea, Caspian Sea, team leader, mentor junior geologist, Recommend and design the new play opportunities.

- Experience of geological mapping, well log correlation/interpretation, seismic interpretation, structure mapping and petrophysical log analysis.

- Extensive experience sedimentology/sequence stratigraphy/Seismic Interpretation, Integration of well, seismic & outcrop data.

- Deepwater Depositional Systems Interpretation and Modeling.

- Development and execution of deepwater reservoir research projects.

- Communication of research findings to stakeholders at AAPG Conventions, depositional system track, depositional environment, diagenetic model, 3D modeling.

- Expert in Deep Water Sedimentology: Knowledge of deepwater, depositional processes and stratigraphic models, subsurface interpretation, cronostratigraphy - Experience in deep water plays, Sequence Stratigraphy: Demonstrated application of sequence stratigraphy principals and methods to interpretations and integrated seismic/stratigraphic sequence as well as genetic sequence method.

-Shale Gas Accomplishments onshore Getic Platform, Pannonian Basin, Unconventional Reservoir (carbonate rocks, fracture reservoir, subsalt tectonic, ultra deep water offshore), and deepwater offshore Caspian Sea, Black Sea.

The Pannonian Basin is a Miocene extensional back-arc basin system formed on top of the Inner Carpathians and their tectonic equivalents. The petroleum system is represented by Mid Miocene oil-prone syn-rift lacustrine shales that source altered basement rocks, shallow marine syn-rift reservoirs and Late Miocene post-rift turbidites. The Eastern most shallow margin of the Pannonian Basin extends to Romania, where successful exploration has been conducted for many years. Most discoveries lie in structural closures such as tilted fault blocks or drape folds over basement highs in Stratigraphic plays. The “basin-center tight gas” play that is currently explored.

-The Maramures Basin is part of the Miocene back-arc Pannonian Basin System and extends to the north into Ukraine and East Slovakia. The basins basement is represented by a stack of thin-skinned nappes (i.e. the Pienides) mostly built by Paleogene deep marine deposits (i.e. Trans-Carpathian flysch). These were thrust eastwards over the Inner Carpathians during the Early Miocene. A petroleum system, proved by two small oil accumulations in Romania and others in Ukraine, is formed by Lower Oligocene deep-marine shales that provide oil and gas (in Ukraine; so may be just hydrocarbons) for Paleogene turbidites in structural closures related to the Miocene transtension.

The Transylvanian Basin is a relatively cold back-arc basin known as a biogenic gas province. .The basin is markedly different from the Pannonian Basin in the lack of syn-rift extension, the thick Mid Miocene, and thin Late Miocene succession. The biogenic gas is sourced from deep-marine Middle Miocene shales and is stored in multi-storey turbidite reservoirs in structural traps, frequently salt-cored folds. Exploration started 100 years ago and more than 40 TCF biogenic gas has been produced. Today, the exploration potential is left in structural closures. However, stratigraphic traps, mapped with AVO techniques will likely shed light on more accumulations. Most plays areas are the slope channels and fans in the northern and Eastern part of the basin, and petroleum system may be present, located deeper (sub-salt) in the basin.

December, 10 -September 30, 1990: Designer Engineer for Land Reclamation Studies and Design Institute, Romanian Ministry of Agriculture, Bucharest, Romania. Manager of granulometry studies laboratory /Researcher, Duties: elaborating geo - technical drilling program, and geo-technical analyses and studies. Libya onshore.

September 28, 1986 - December 10, 1989: Geologist Engineer for Romanian National Oil Company "PETROM'" S.A Videle, Romania. Duties included geological drilling reports, geological reports and geological projects for exploration wells.

Generated and evaluated new prospect and play opportunities using local and regional data.

Design report for drillable plays and prospects by providing geological and geophysical and risk analysis, assist to geophysical logs. Optimizing oil production project in subsurface within integrated operations fields.

CONFERENCE & PRESENTATION

-4th Workshop – I.G.C.P. 329, U.N.E.S.C.O.: Neogene Paratethys; Bucharest – Curtea de Arges, Romania, September 7 –12, 1995. Paper: Sequence Stratigraphy of the Sedimentary Succession, Depositional Environments of the Badenian, Sarmatian and Meotian Formations, in the south – west part of Dacic Basin .

-2nd Annual Meeting – I.G.C.P. - 369, U.N.E.S.C.O.: September 29 - October 4, 1995; Comparative Evolution of PeriTethyan Rift Basins - Mamaia, Romania. Paper: "Sequence Stratigraphic Analysis of the Depositional Succession, Depositional Environments of the Neogene formations in the western part of the Dacic Basin".

-International Geophysical Symposium and Technical Exhibition –Nov 13 –17, 1995, Bucharest, Romania. Paper: "Sequence Stratigraphic Analysis of the Depositional Succession, Depositional Environments of the Neogene formations in the western part of the Dacic Basin".

-A.A.P.G. Annual Convention and International Exhibition – Dallas, U.S.A., April 6 – 9, 1997. Paper: “Sequence Stratigraphic Analysis, Depositional History, Sedimentary Environments and 3D Model Building for the Cretaceous formations in the southern part of the Romanian Black Sea offshore and eastern part of the Moesian Platform".

-A.A.P.G. International Conference and Exhibition Vienna, Austria, October 7 - 10, 1997; "Sequence Stratigraphic Analysis of the Depositional Succession, the Sedimentary Environments and 3 D Building Model of the Badenian, Sarmatian and Meotian Formations in the south - western part of the Dacic Basin".

-3rd International Conference on the Petroleum Geology and Hydrocarbon Potential of the Black and Caspian Seas Area, Neptun, Romania; September 13 – 15, 1998; "Sequence Stratigraphy Framework and 3D Building Model of Eocene -Oligocene Strata Depositional History and Environments in Istria Depression, Implication for Petroleum Exploration”.

-UK 99 A.A.P.G. International Conference & Exhibition Birmingham, England, September 12 - 15, 1999. Paper: “Structural Framework, Seismic Stratigraphy and 3D Building Model of Cretaceous – Oligocene in Romanian Black Sea Offshore .

-Annual Meeting Romanian Oil Corporation “PETROM “S.A., Canpina, Romania, November 24 – 26, 1999. Paper: “Structural Framework, Seismic and Sequence Stratigraphy and 3D Building Model of Cretaceous – Oligocene in Romanian Black Sea Offshore .

PUBLICATIONS

-“The Atlas of the Quartz Arenites Rocks”; Bucharest University Press, (1993). -“Albian from Moesian Platform”, Romanian Academic Press. T. 32, 23 –35, (1994).

- “Sequence Stratigraphy Analysis of Depositional Succession, Depositional Environments and 3 D Building Model of the south - western zone of the Dacic Basin at the Badenian, Sarmatian, Meotian”; Studies and Geological Researches Annual, Romanian Academic Press, T. 41, 43 – 71, (1996).

Studies and Geological Researches Annual, Romanian Academic Press - Structural Framework, Seismic and Sequence Stratigraphy and 3D Building Model of Upper Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous formations of the Black Sea Offshore” T.25- 33, (2003).

ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

-Utilization of polarizing microscope for thin section.

- Applications of software, as software engineer developing graphics application: Window, UNIX, and LINUX;

- Microsoft Windows XP Professional Administration, Ruby, Phython.

POSTGRADUATE COURSES

- Applications of software, as software engineer developing graphics application (Window, UNIX) (January - June 1990) ISPIF, Romania, Bucharest;

- Applied Sedimentology, sequence analysis and facial models – University of Bucharest (February 2 – 10, 1994);

- Sequential Analysis - M.S. Ryer, University of Bucharest (April 7-12, 1995);

- Short course - well logging analysis; A. Negut, University of Bucharest, (July 7 - 13, 1996);

- Turbidite sedimentary models - E. Mutti, University of Bucharest (August 2 – 6, 1996);

-Microfacies and diagenesis of the carbonate rocks – D.K. Richter, University of Bucharest (October 15 – 18, 1996).

- Alternate interpretation of the Messinian salinity crisis: Controversy resolved – G. Clauzon, J – P. Suc, University of Bucharest (July13 – 14, 1998).

- Facies models – Turbidite Systems, H.G. Reading, University of Bucharest (September 2 – 4, 1999).

- Exploration for Hydrocarbon Under-Thrust Belts – A challenging Frontier, F.J. Picha, University of Bucharest (March 13 – 15, 2000).

- Evolution of Lithosphere from continental rifting to continental collision: deformation - thermal evolution and basin formation – The Adriatic Plate as a case study, G. Bertotti, University of Bucharest (March 17 - 20, 2000).

- Wrench Tectonics with applications in the Alpine Realm, G. Zolnai, SEG/EAGE/RSG Bucharest 2000, International Geophysical Conference (April 13 – 14, 2000).

-Applications of the Luminescence of the carbonate rocks, L. de Martire, University of Bucharest (April 24 – 27, 2000).

- Windows XP Professional, Pima Community College Tucson (August 28 – December 15, 2003)

- UNIX - LINUX, Pima Community College TUCSON (August 28 - December 15, 2003)

- Introduction of Business, Pima College Tucson (August 28 – December 15, 2003)

- Deep Water Sands Integrated Stratigraphy Analysis Houston, Texas -A.A.P.G. Continuing Education Units: 2.1- John M. Armentrout (January 19 - 21, 2004)

- Interpretation of Seismic data in a Regional Context Houston, Texas - A.A.P.G. Continuing Education Units: 7 - Albert W. Bally, Gabor Tari (January 22, 2004)

- AAPG Winter Education Conference Houston: Continuing Education Units: 7 (January 23, 2004) Sequence Stratigraphy and Characterization of Carbonate Reservoirs –Charlie Kerans

Modern Carbonate Depositional Environments and Associated Potential Reservoirs; Process Response Approach- Bob Loucks

-Introduction to the Rock Fabric Method for Constructing a Carbonate Reservoir Model – F Jerry Lucia Rock Fabric, Petrophysical Classification for Carbonate Rocks – F Jerry Lucia

- Energy Dissipation Fundamental Shapes of Sedimentary Bodies, Houston, Texas - A.A.P.G. Continuing Education Units: 7 (January 23, 2004)

-Energy Dissipation and the Fundamental Shape of Siliciclastic Sedimentary Bodies – John Van Wagoner -Effect of Inlet Frond Number on Slope of the Jet Deposits – John Van Wagoner

-Experimental Stratigraphy Tank - John Van Wagoner

-Risk Analysis for the Petroleum Industry - Dennis Jordan, Cheryl Collarini (October 8 – 9, 2005)

-Coal Methane and Shale Gas Exploration Strategies: Workshop for Sorbed Gas Reservoir Systems- Andrew R Scott; AAPG Annual Convention San Antonio (April 24 -25, 2008).

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

-A.G.I. – American Geological Institute

-A.A.P.G. - American Association of Petroleum Geologists

-S.P.E. – Society of Petroleum Engineers

-G.S.R. - The Geological Society of Romania

-R.A.P.G. – Romanian Association of Petroleum

LANGUAGES

-English (fluent),

-French (working knowledge)

-German (working knowledge)

-Russian (working knowledge)

-Romanian (maternal language)

AWARDS RECEIVED

- 2005 AAPG Certificate of Appreciation

- 2004 AAPG Certificate of Appreciation

- 2003 AAPG Certificate of Appreciation

- 1997 AAPG Certificate of Appreciation

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