Reservoir Engineer
Resume:
Laurent Gourc
Stavanger
Norway
UK : +44 (0-777-***-****
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I am a Reservoir Engineer with 5 years of experience in the Oil and Gas industry, I specialise in Reservoir simulation (Petrel and ECLIPSE), History Matching using ensemble-based reservoir modelling (ResX) and complement my work with Petrel Workflows, Python and VBA to simplify daily tasks. I have gained my experience working both in the UK and Norway. I have worked as part of multidisciplinary teams, presenting projects and results to internal and external customers. Current Employment
Reservoir Engineer
Resoptima AS (May 2019 – Current), Stavanger
Reservoir Engineer performing ensemble-based reservoir modelling and History Matching studies. Role Description:
- Complete History Matching studies for clients using Resoptima’s ensemble-based software ResX.
- Support clients directly on their projects, explain the use of ResX and Petrel Workflows via training courses and informal Q&A sessions.
- Tutor Junior Reservoir Engineers in Reservoir Engineering principles, Petrel, and Resoptima’s own software.
- Present Resoptima’s software and tools to clients.
- Aid developers in the Research, Development and QC of the software. Responsibilities:
- Work in collaboration with the Bragge team to incorporate COHIBA’s output into the ensemble workflow. This work resulted in the development of a new method for Well paths and Structural Uncertainty for ensemble-based studies.
- Assist the History Matching study of Tambar by teaching the Operator’s Reservoir Engineer ResX. Successfully made the Reservoir Engineer autonomous in the use of the software, as well as obtaining a History Matched ensemble satisfying both the Static and Dynamic data of the field. This ensemble will now be used for Production forecasting, Infill drilling and planning. Employment history
Consultant in Oil & Gas
DNV GL (November 2018 – April 2019), Manchester
Consultant within Enterprise Risk section, as part the Advisory department. Work includes Data Analytics, Operational Excellence, Management System consulting and Functional Safety, support and contribute to the sales process for the Enterprise Risk unit including bid development. Reservoir Engineer
DEA Norge (September 2014 – November 2016), Stavanger Reservoir Engineer responsible for the technical work on Snilehorn oil field development (renamed Bauge), Noatun gas field and Fogelberg condensate field.
Role description:
- Establish production profiles for DEA’s assets.
- Participate in license meetings such as Resource and Technical Committees when required.
- Perform independent studies to promote DEA’s interests in the licenses and apply specialist knowledge to discussions with partners to influence work programs and key decisions.
- Contribute to evaluation of new technology and innovation and the use of new software tools and workflows. Responsibilities:
- Review and Quality Check of Snilehorn’s operator’s model, giving the company a stronger voice in partners’ meetings thanks to a deep understanding of the operator’s work.
- Challenge the operator on the development strategy to reflect DEA work on Snilehorn. Achieved as a multidisciplinary team by showing the risk of compartmentalisation of the field and offering an alternative well strategy economically more robust to these uncertainties.
- Review of Noatun documentation and Noatun asset to consider the field potential in the larger Njord area redevelopment. Uncertain project at the time of discovery, this asset remained on hold for several years, marking the need for a summary of the work achieved and to be completed.
- Develop a field model for Njord to allow a probabilistic approach to this field. Made in Excel/VBA, with production calculations similar to IPOS. It was started as a small project and gained in importance as it became a valid approach to forecasting a very compartmentalised field.
- Condensate Banking study on the Fogelberg field. The study was realised on the existing Full Field Model concentrating on the wellbore flow performance and condensate formation. Engineer, Asset Management
DEA (February 2014 – September 2014), (formerly E.ON E&P), Stavanger Engineer in charge of data management, reporting and requests from internal departments. Responsibilities:
- Automate reports production mainly through VBA code.
- Generate weekly, monthly and quarterly reports.
- Provide support to departments for production related matters. Operations Engineer
DEA (September 2013 – February 2014), (formerly E.ON E&P), London Operations Engineer attached to the operations of Babbage gas field in the UK Southern North Sea. Responsibilities:
- Update Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams for the Babbage platform.
- Engineering support for the Offshore trip on the Diving Support Vessel to Rita and Hunter. Education
2012-2013 MSc Petroleum Engineering
Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK
2008-2012 MEng Aeronautical Engineering with Study in Continental Europe University of Bristol, Bristol, UK and KTH, Stockholm, Sweden Obtained grade: 1st class honours degree
Languages
French (native speaker), English (fluent), Spanish (basic), Norwegian (basic) Qualifications and Training / Software
- Reservoir Engineering software: Petrel, ECLIPSE, ResX, RE Studio, IPOS
- Reservoir Engineering courses: PVT, SCAL data, OFM
- Petroleum related courses: Risk and Decision Analysis, Production Engineering, Petroleum Economics, Prospect Evaluation, Oil Production and Processing facilities, Drilling Technology
- Computer software: Microsoft Office, Python, VBA and Crystal Ball (Excel extension)
- Communication: Stage Presentation (co-hosted company event with 250 attendees) References available upon request
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