Engineer Engineering

OMEKE, JAMES EMEKA

Senior Reservoir Engineer

*B, Daffodil Street, PG Estate, Ajah-Lagos

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LinkedIn profile: www.linkedin.com/in/jamesomeke

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Performance-driven Senior Reservoir Engineer with 12+ years’ experience, consistently accosted with designing/modelling of Integrated workflow for Full field simulation/development and production optimization in compliance with best practices. Adept at uncertainty analysis techniques, reservoir characterization, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence techniques and application of computational methods for in-depth understanding of rock-fluid interaction in the reservoir. Proven ability to combine vision, creativity and a strong business acumen with well-developed technical skills and leadership qualities to support multi-disciplinary teams. Proficient communicator, prioritizing work and multitasking in demanding projects. Has a demonstrable track record of managing crucial and fast-moving operations.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Newcross Exploration and Production Ltd., Lagos, Nigeria Apr 2016 - present

Senior Reservoir Engineer (Feb 2018 - present)

Key Responsibilities:

Lead OML-24 oil block integrated reservoir studies to optimize field development plans (FDP).

Senior project lead overseeing the design, construction, updating, history matching and validation of OML-24 complex sandstone reservoirs.

Lead the construction and implementation of an integrated system and process automation (ISPA) for well and reservoir management.

Championed the identification of quick-wins strings/well candidates for immediate - short term oil generation.

Trained, coached, mentored and transferred knowledge in general.

Key Achievements:

Identified 6 well candidates with post intervention oil production gain of 4523 bopd (12% increase in total production) in year 2019.

Added 12 wells to the opportunity basket with a potential gain of 14,000 bopd using ISPA. Year 2019.

Secured approvals from joint venture partners and management for the drilling of 6 wells over a period of 2 years after a convincing FDP.

Reservoir Engineer (II) (Apr 2016 – Jan 2018)

Key Responsibilities:

Trusted with commerciality assessment of oil generation investment using discounted cash flow and economic indicators.

Organized and direct reservoir surveillance operations and analyze surveillance data & results for informed decision.

Generates data acquisition programs which involves pressure surveys, PLTs, RST, MDT, etc. for effective well and reservoir management.

Key Achievements:

Saved over $3.5m dollars from commerciality assessment of well intervention projects out of the large portfolio of opportunity wells.

Gained faster history match and dynamic model calibration time (from 9hrs to 33 minutes) through appropriate data acquisition program and advanced workflow, saving time and man hours.

Pan Ocean Oil Corporation Nigeria Ltd., Lagos, Nigeria Aug 2014 - Mar 2016

Reservoir Engineer (II)

Key Responsibilities:

Pioneered the analysis of economics and risk assessments of major development programs for efficient investment decision.

Improved fluid characterization and uncertainty analysis workflow for dynamic simulation of new gas condensate field.

Direct subsurface well placement optimization in a low permeability & resistivity pay gas sands in OML-98.

Develop and maintain strong working relationships with field operations (Drilling, production, Projects and Operations)

Key Achievements:

Pioneered the well placement optimization activities that ensured the subsurface landing on target of a deviated well drilled in year 2015. Gas production gain of 15 MMscf/d and condensate yield of 3500 Bopd where realized.

Pioneer Alpha Petroleum Services (PPS)., Edo State, Nigeria May 2014 - Jul 2014

Reservoir Engineer/Simulation

Key Responsibilities:

Trusted with Improving company’s capacity and staff’s knowledge base through training of junior staff and interns on classical reservoir engineering approaches.

Responsible for formulating and optimizing alternative field development scenarios, advising senior management and steering the direction for cost-effective field management and development solutions for OML-30 Oil block.

Generated well models for gas lift optimization and ESP designs for OML-30 and OML-63 Oil blocks.

Key Achievements:

Constructed and history matched 3 major sands with relatively high viscous crude and proposed an optimal development plan using gas lift. Current implementation of 5.2 MMscf/d gas lift compressors and lift gas export line are in line with the proposals.

Laser Engineering & Resources Consultants (Laser), River State, Nigeria May 2012 - Apr 2014

Reservoir Engineer/Simulation

Key Responsibilities:

Executed word class integrated reservoir studies on; OML-49, OML-63, OML-68, OML-11, OML-30, OML-70, OPL-283 and OML-17, oil blocks with detailed optimized FDP's for each field.

Advanced Reservoir Engineering (ARE) and Integrated Petroleum System Modeling (IPSM) instructor in Laser geoscience school, Port-Harcourt

Key Achievements:

History matched over 96 wells, identified over 19 quick-wins and 33 infill opportunities with a potential of realizing over 30,000 bopd. These FDP's have been approved by the government and management with various implementation ongoing.

Trained 18 oil and gas professionals.

Shell Chair, Federal University of Technology, Imo State, Nigeria. Jan 2008 - Apr 2012

Petroleum Engineering (Nov 2009 - Apr 2012)

Key Responsibilities:

Identified and established a Matrix for Evaluating Feasibility of Oil Rim Development Concepts for Shell Fields in Nigeria.

Reviewed all oil rim dynamics and development concepts.

Established understanding of factors that control recovery in thin oil rim reservoirs

Developed generic simulation sensitivity study on thin oil rim (within 20-ft to 60-ft) development concept

Compilation of reports and recommendations from other oil rim development study work.

Key Achievements:

organized, prepared and submitted a copy of study report to Shell Petroleum Development company (SPDC) on maximizing recovery from thin oil rim reservoir.

Petroleum Engineering (Jan 2008 - Oct 2008)

Key Responsibilities:

Successfully Coordinated Internship (Research) for Students. (Schlumberger Internship 2008/2009 and Shell internship 2008/2009) Nigeria and Shell career talks for 400/500 level students and postgraduate students.

Mentored university students and graduates on petroleum engineering.

Anotech Global Company Nigeria Ltd., Delta State, Nigeria Nov 2008 - Oct 2009

Operations/Logistics Intern

Key Responsibilities:

Supervised company’s equipment/ truck lease and rentals to other engineering companies for oil & gas operations.

Acquired good knowledge of local markets, standards, customs and best procurement practices.

Key Achievements:

I was able to fulfill my voluntary 1-year National Youth Service to Nigeria with gains of my earliest industrial experiences.

EDUCATION

2007: B. Eng. Petroleum Engineering (CGPA: 4.11/5.0), Federal University of Technology Owerri, Imo

State. Nigeria

CERTIFICATES

2020: Machine Learning Terminology & Process for Beginners (Eduonix)

2019: Databases and SQL for Data Science (Coursera)

2019: Practical Petroleum Economics and Fiscal System (Society of Petroleum Engineers)

2019: Sequences, Time Series and Prediction (Deeplearning.ai)

2019: Machine Learning (Stanford University on Cousera)

2019: Production Data Management System with Petrovisor (Myr:conn solutions)

2018: Production Engineering (HOT engineering)

2017: Fundamentals of Oil and Gas (E&P) International Unitizations Process (Petroconsult Energy UK)

2017: Industrial Relations, Career and Financial Management (PENGASSAN)

2016: Promoting Industrial Harmony (PENGASSAN)

2016: Certificate of Authorship (Society of Petroleum Engineer)

2014: Eclipse Blackoil Reservoir Simulation (Schlumberger information solutions)

PUBLICATIONS

Below are SPE paper code of publications I authored, all published at www.onepetro.org

SPE-184278

SPE-172375

SPE-162944

SPE-162973

SPE-163003

SPE-162974

SPE-150808

SPE-150733

SPE-140672

SPE-140743

SKILLS

Reservoir Engineering

Reservoir surveillance/ Characterization

Reservoir modelling and Simulation

Big data analytics

Artificial intelligence (Machine Learning and Deep Learning)

Production Modelling and Optimization

Software Skills and Programming

Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Leadership and technical abilities

Field development planning

SOFTWARE

ELIPSE 100 & 300 (compositional and black oil simulator)

IPM Suit (Material balance analysis, surface network optimization, well performance analysis, etc)

Saphire & HIS Markit (Well test analysis).

PETRO-VISOR (for production data management system, PDMS)

PETREL-RE (static and dynamic simulator)

T-NAVIGATOR (Static and dynamic simulator)

Microsoft office

Matlab & Python (for Automation, Machine learning and AI as applied to oil and gas development)

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