Wai Leung Ma, P.Eng.

Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada Cell 403-***-**** adb5u8@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

APEGA Professional Petroleum Engineer with over 28 years of domestic and international diverse experience in conventional and unconventional light oil, viscous heavy oil and gas. Wealth of practical knowledge gained from working for junior startups, intermediate and senior size Exploration and Production companies with properties in countries of Canada, Albania, Argentina, Ecuador and Trinidad.

PREEMINENT PETROLEUM INDUSTRTY TECHNICAL STRENGTHS

Exploration, Exploitation, Development, Redevelopment and Depletion strategic planning, well and asset management, production processing facilities implementation and management, reservoir surveillance and management, Sound economic evaluation, Budgeting and forecasting (Capital cost, Operating cost and Production), EOR (water flood and polymer flood), reserves determination, well intervention, production monitoring and optimization and operating cost improvement both in green and brownfield projects.

OTHER EXEMPLARY SKILLS (TRANSFERRABLE)

Detailed Oriented, Business Acumen, Project Management, Data Management, Organized, Forensic, Analytical, Interpretational, Creative, Critical thinker, Quick Learner, Ingenuity, Adaptable, Problem Solver, Team player, Coaching, Mentoring

CORE VALUES

Integrity, Honesty, Open-minded, Ethical, Courage, Perseverance, Conviction

WORK HISTORY

CITY OF MEDICINE HAT, NGPR Medicine Hat, Alberta Feb 2016 – Sept 2019

Senior Petroleum Engineer (Exploration, Exploitation, Development)

As an integral multi-discipline team member (exploration reservoir engineer) - guided, planned and executed a 3 year exploration drilling program (17 wells) in search of conventional oil in numerous geological formations (Glauconite, Sunburst, Sawtooth, Pekisko, Banff, Exshaw, Big Valley, Nisku, Leduc, Beaverhill Lake, Winnipegosis, PreCambrian) in SE Alberta by evaluating project risks and economics with sound technical recommendations.

Managed massive amount of data. Organized, filtered, analyzed and evaluated many existing fields, pools and schemes including unconventional plays (Lithic Glauc and Ellerslie) as exploration analogies.

Managed non-operated MHGC waterflood and polymer flood project. Evaluated and drilled 7 polmerflood producers and injectors. Converted wells to polymer injection. Conducted internal reserves (NI 51-101) and liaised with 3rd party reserves auditor for yearend reserves.

Conceptualized gas storage scheme and dump waterflood proposal.

Coached and mentored junior, intermediate and senior engineers on reservoir & exploitation engineering.

BANKERS PETROLEUM LTD. Calgary 2011 – 2015

A Canadian based International E&P Company producing 20,000+ bopd of heavy oil in Albania

Senior Petroleum Engineer, Asset Lead North

Managed redevelopment and exploitation of Patos Marinza, a heavy oil brown field redevelopment, in Albania with up to 20+ layered sands with horizontals.

Contributed to the corporate production growth of 15% percent year over year from 14,000 to 22,000 bopd. Expanded pools, adding new reserves with appraisal drilling. North asset production increased 62% from 5,400 to 8,800 bopd in 3 years. Added and converted 10+ mmbbls to PDP reserves, spent capital of US$100+MM.

Led a multi-discipline professional team of a Geologist, Geophysicist and Production Engineer and advised reservoir, drilling, facilities, business development and procurement.

Identified, evaluated economics, recommended, planned and drilled over 100+ horizontal wells with 5 – 12 API heavy oil at depths to 2000m TVD.

Initiated 8 well polymer flood pattern project with start up in Q3, 2015.

Planned and drilled 2 exploration wells targeting natural gas for thermal projects.

Expanded water treatment and disposal system, installed 10,000 bpd water treatment plant pilot (MyCelx) to achieve outlet at 25 ppm oil in water, drilled 6 additional water disposal wells and provided scope for new and replacement pipelines.

Prepared annual capital and production budgets and quarterly forecast.

Reconciled internal and external reserves differences.

PAREX RESOURCES INC. Calgary 2004 – 2011

A junior International E&P company with operations in Columbia and Trinidad (a startup spun out of the Pluspetrol purchase of Petro Andina Resources Inc.)

Senior Engineer 2009-2011

Provided production, operations and technical support to the Trinidad operating staff.

Designed completion, well interventions and well testing programs for two complex on-shore exploration wells with significant over pressured formations that required kill fluid weight as high as 15 ppg CaCl2/CaBr2. Snowcap-1 production tested 500 bopd of light oil and 5 mmcf/d of gas.

Sourced and procured all completion and well test equipment from local and international suppliers. Ensured all necessary components were not missed to avoid costly rig down time.

PETRO ANDINA RESOURCES INC. (Purchased by Pluspetrol) Calgary

A junior International E&P startup company with production in the Neuquén basin of Argentina

Senior Engineer, Production & Operations 2004-2009

Provided technology transfer and best production practice CHOPS, Cold Heavy Oil Production with Sand, to the heavy oil field in Neuquén basin of Argentina. Production increase from zero to 28,000 bopd (net 14,000 bopd) using CHOPS in combination with water flooding.

Managed the design of the 1000 m3/d US$11MM Alkaline Surfactant Polymer (ASP) pilot batch mixing and injection facility. Project was interrupted with the unsolicited bid for Petro Andina.

Managed the first technical successful Thermal pilot project in Argentina.

Collaborated with the Thermal Operations Consultant, monitored and optimized production and injection.

Designed CSS and Steam flood completions and well intervention programs.

Converted conventional heavy oil wells to CSS injection and production wells.

Set up the injection and production report structure and templates. Prepared thermal capital and operating budget.

RIO ALTO RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL INC. Calgary 1999 – 2004

A junior international E&P company with production Argentina, Ecuador and Canada (a startup spun out of the CNRL purchase of Rio Alto Exploration Ltd.)

Exploitation Engineer 2002-2004

Led economic exploitation, production & operations in Argentina, Ecuador and Canada projects.

Drilled 3 – 11,000’ directional oil wells in Tiguino, Ecuador and 1 oil well in BVO, Argentina.

Optimized South Bella Vista Oeste waterflood. Production increased from 1,750 to 2,350 bopd.

Achieved Canadian production growth from 0 to 1,000 boepd by drilling 7 gas wells in NW Alberta (Kakwa & Bigstone).

RIO ALTO EXPLORATION LTD. (Purchased by CNRL) Calgary

A junior E&P company with production in Alberta

Exploitation Engineer 2000-2002

Planned and drilled two 12,000’ horizontal Hollin 30 API oil development wells in Tiguino at $8MM each and added 8,000 bopd in the Ecuador team.

Searched for new core areas in SW Alberta, NWT, Yukon and offshore East Coast. Evaluated acquisition prospects and coal bed methane gas potential in Canada and USA in the multi-disciplinary team Domestic New Venture team.

Evaluated economics and drilled 30 deviated, 30 underbalanced horizontal sweet liquids rich gas Cardium wells in the Edson, WildHay, Smoky fields in NW Alberta in Edson team.

RENATA RESOURCES INC. (Purchased by Rio Alto Exploration Ltd.) Calgary

A junior E&P company with properties in Alberta and Saskatchewan

Senior Exploitation Engineer 1999-2000

Sidetracked a horizontal oil well in Ingoldsby, Saskatchewan. Increased from 63 to 375 bopd.

Optimized daily production. Evaluated well intervention justifications.

BARRINGTON PETROLEUM LIMITED (Purchased by Sonoma) Calgary 1998

A junior E&P oil and gas company with properties in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin

Senior Exploitation Engineer

Managed exploration, exploitation and development opportunities NW Alberta fields

Acquired Zama (a light oil property) from Amber Energy for $6.0MM.

NORCEN ENERGY RESOURCES LIMITED (Purchased by UPRI) Calgary 1991 – 1998

A senior domestic and International E&P company with properties in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin, Argentina and Venezuela

Team Leader, Senior Exploitation Engineer 1997-1998

Lead a multi-disciplinary team (Provost Core) in developing heavy oil and gas reserves in Eastern Alberta & Western Saskatchewan.

Managed two sour oil development projects: $40MM Dina 14 API heavy oil project (Hayter) and $10MM Dina 26 API oil project (West Provost). Drilled 60 deviated and horizontal wells.

Installed 1.5 mmcf/d sour solution gas compressor and conservation system.

Built a 7,500 bopd sour heavy oil battery with a 63,000 bwpd FWKO.

Production Engineer, (Provost & Elk Point) 1994-1996

Supported production of 500+ vertical, deviated and horizontal sour medium and heavy oil wells from various fields. Prepared and executed well interventions (sand cleanouts) heavy oil fields.

Production Engineer in Training 1991-1993

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (Co-op), University of Alberta, 1991

Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta

Society of Petroleum Engineers

COMPUTER EXPERIENCE AND INDUSTRY TRAINING

MS Project Microsoft (XCEL, WORD, Powerpoint)

AFE & Value Navigator Wellview Oil Field Manager

ACCUMAP (power user) GEOSCOUT (beginner) Schlumberger Avocet FD

Mosaic (beginner) Smartsheet CFER PC pump

H2S Alive Standard 1st Aid WHMIS

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