Asif
Huseynli
Oil and Gas Professional with ** years’ of Onshore & Offshore drilling & completions experience in different continents with a track record of a drilling engineer / project manager that exceeds expectations delivering projects
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USA, Azerbaijan
DOB: 24 Sep 1980
Experience:
Deputy Chief Engineer / Wells Operations Manager:
Feb 2019 - Current
Baku, Azerbaijan
Well Operations Manager for 8 onshore and 10 offshore drilling rigs
Drilling Manager for refining well design strategy and support the long term company strategy
Lead the rig lines to establish and refine the cementing, drilling program consistency, operations reporting, best practice capturing / learning practices.
Technical Advisor / Account Manager
Sep 2016 – Feb 2019
Baku, Azerbaijan
Technical Advisor for VersFlex Liner Hanger and Down Hole Flow Control Intelligent Completions
Account Manager for all the products and services that Halliburton provides to BP: Well Placement, Drilling Fluids, Wireline & Perforation, Completions, Landmark, HDBS, Cementing, & Pipeline Process Services
Analyze and make recommendations to drilling and completions services that will improve the delivery and save cost and time for the customer.
Local Ethics Officer for Halliburton Caspian West
Senior Drilling / Completions Engineer
August 2015 – Sep 2016
ADMA JV, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Started a new Jackup rig in ADMA fleet with Shelf Drilling
Analyze the technical parameters of the well, including well control equipment, hoisting equipment, rig and pipe deck capacity and compare this to the upcoming well plans to assure the new accepted rig will be able to handle the rig schedule well. Make recommendations for equipment change out as needed.
Senior Engineer for Re-Entry / Work Over wells in Zakkum field
Plan and execute long step out re-entry and sidetrack wells in the field that will optimize wellbore exits & successful delivery of the completion.
Senior Drilling Engineer
August 2013 – Sep 2015
Sunbury, UK
Single Point Accountable for the first Deepwater Libya exploration wells with high H2S
Planned Pressurized Mud Cap Drilling (PMCD) for carbonate drilling in deepwater Libya
Lead time and cost estimates by analyzing Libya offshore well performances, carbonate well drilling performances around the globe and deepwater well performances from GOM, Brazil, and Angola. Use analyzed time estimates to build in depth probabilistic cost estimates for three different prospects for deepwater Libya.
Senior engineer for Onshore Egypt 20K psi HTHP Exploration well.
Analyze high pressure and high temperature wells that BP has drilled in onshore US and offshore Caspian to be able make right decisions for wellhead equipment, well tubulars as wells as liner hanger equipment that will be able to stand the well loads.
Permanent Abandonment plan for In Salah wells in Algeria
Initiated and Ran Engineering and Engagement sessions in Sunbury for GWO function. These meetings aimed to share the best practices as well as optimizing the well programs, long lead equipment planning for different regions.
Part of Improving Wells Competitiveness team, SDE for designing Well Classification tool that will classify wells based on their complexity. Understanding the well performances for the BP wells drilled around the globe and building a tool that will summarize their technicality.
Deepwater Drilling Engineer (DE) / Wellsite Leader
Aug 2008–Apr 2013
Gulf of Mexico, USA
Single Point Accountable Drilling Engineer for planning and execution of deepwater wells in Mad Dog and Atlantis Ultra Deep Water Projects
DE for drilling Relief wells for Macondo Project, Interception operations and well planning. Investigated and estimated Ranging operations during relief well planning
DE for BP GOM Restart, to start BP drilling operations back in GOM again with new regulations and company practices.
DE for one of BP first two wells in GOM after Moratorium
Drilling Advisor in Angola and Nakika fields peer reviews
Leader for “Beyond America” Diversity and Inclusion team
Developed the Best of the Best drilling time database that whole BP GOM team used to develop their time and cost estimates
During execution of the wells spend time offshore as needed as a well site drilling engineer
Planned and executed wells by complying Code of Federal Regulations (CFRs) and BP Policy / Practices
Hold drill well on paper meetings and hazard identification meetings for each hole section procedures
Casing Design using Stresscheck software and Well Containment Screening Tool
Cement design for wells by creating Cement Bases of Design for wells and applying API RP65 part 1 and part 2
Worked as Wellsite leader Wells Team Leader
Worked with Subsurface team to identify distinct permeable zones and plan wells accordingly to achieve long term well integrity
Prepared and Acquired third party Casing and Cement Certification as per government requirement
Supporting the performance culture of operations to promote the Technical Limit process
Lead the Crew Engagement / Technical Limit / Knowledge Management process into the operations and demonstrate efficiency gains (time and cost) as a result of the process.
Calculate Torque & Drag, Hydraulics, LOT, kick sheet, kick tolerance, casing/tubing tallies, cementing, hole cleaning, etc.
Analyzed ECD trends and set a daily working ECD window.
Demonstrate tangible improvements in areas of HSE, cost, time, and quality for opportunities.
Seek opportunities to use risk management tools for mitigation and decision making (risk register, risk matrix, probability weighted decision trees, crystal ball etc)
Lead cost tracking system for the rig and make necessary improvements
Produce Drilling Programs for every well for the rig lines
Organize and lead pre-spud meetings and after action review meetings for every well
Perform all drilling Engineering calculations for the rig line when necessary
Incident Investigations in different riglines for drilling related failures
Onshore Drilling Engineer / Wellsite Manager
July 2006–Aug 2008
Wyoming, USA
Had the best performing rig out of seven rigs in Wamsutter, Wyoming in terms of time, cost and safety
Received recognition letter from BP CEO for my rigs Performance / Break Wamsutter drilling record
Drilled more than 40 gas wells with record performances
Drilling engineer and wellsite manager for Wamsutter wells
Initiate and lead lessons learnt meetings to improve well performances across the 7 rigs in Wyoming which contributed to utilizing the best performances.
Lead rig startup plan for new build to beat learning curve time performance metrics in terms of days/10k and cycle time.
Lead the Crew Engagement / Technical Limit / Knowledge Management process into the operations and demonstrate efficiency gains (time and cost) as a result of the process.
Lead Contractor Account Management process for services assigned. Set performance goals, track performance, and identify improvements, and create action tracker with actions assigned and completed.
Seek opportunities to use risk management tools for mitigation and decision making (risk register, risk matrix, probability weighted decision trees, crystal ball etc)
Lead cost tracking system for the rig and make necessary improvements
Produce Drilling Programs for every well for the rig lines
Organize and lead pre-spud meetings and after action review meetings for every well
Perform all drilling Engineering calculations for the rig line when necessary
Offshore Drilling Engineer / Wellsite Leader
Sep 2003-July 2006
Caspian Sea, Baku, Azerbaijan
DE / wellsite leader for HTHP Shah Deniz gas field and Azeri field oil wells
DE for Open Hole Gravel Pack, Gas / Cuttings Injection, Case & Perforated wells
Wellsite manager / leader on semisubmersible and platform wells
Part of ERD well planning and execution for Chirag platform
Presented Drilling concept of BP / Central Azeri first well to the President of Azerbaijan during his visit to the CA platform
Provided wellsite drilling engineering support that includes but not limited to: all the calculations related to well operations, hydraulics, torque and drag, LOT, kick sheet, kick tolerance, casing/tubing tallies, cementing, hole cleaning, etc.
Make Pre-Spud Meetings for the new wells
Assisted in the identification and development of the completion tools and equipment to support the batch tie-back program at platform start up.
Analyzed ECD trends and set a daily working ECD window.
Produced a “Trip Log” for use on the drill floor, indicating formation tops & type, problem zones.
Maintained a summary file of “daily events of significance” for inclusion in the final well reports
Maintained Contractor Performance Evaluation reports
Maintain equipment/materials inventory and weekly checked service companies inventory
Prepared handover notes for coming Engineer about ongoing operations, hole condition, any issues of concern (logistics, etc.), DIMS reporting, equipment onboard & any recent safety issues.
Took ownership for planning/execution of casing and cement jobs.
Recorded / shared operational and safety lessons and tracked them to ensure proper closeout.
Monitored performance and reported accordingly, making recommendations for improvement.
Provided Engineering support for the below type wells:
OHGP wells, Top set OHGP wells, Functional Cuttings Re Injection (CRI) well and CRI program, Case & Perforated wells, Expandable Sand Screen wells, Gas injector well
Wrote Re-entry completion programs for tie-back platform wells, drilling programs for oil wells
Provide engineering support for platform cuttings re-injection (CRI) well
Evaluate and provide input to selection of bottom hole locations for platform-drilled wells
Develop and revise as required the Basis Of Design and Statement of Requirement documents for key services and equipment for the platform-drilled wells. BOD’s to include: Bits, BHA’s, Directional, Drilling Fluids, Cementing, Casing Design, Tieback operations.
Interface with Subsurface team to develop Well Planning Data Package.
Optimize well design in line with cost, functionality and safety metrics.
Evaluate & propose alternative well designs & drilling technologies for successful well delivery.
Provide well-cost information for incorporation into the AFE.
Develop the execution plan for use in Technical Limit activities.
Manage & coordinate service providers’ input into well planning activities. Actively participate in contractors’ meetings to improve communication between BP and the service companies.
Prepare detailed well plans and hole section guidelines. Ensure BP HSE policies and obligations are incorporated into well design. Signed off Guidelines and Dispensations prior to spud.
Develop equipment group loadings. Facilitate scheduling & procurement requirements for wells.
Drilling Engineering Instructor
Baku Higher Oil School / Harriot Watt University
September 2018 – Current
Baku, Azerbaijan
Education:
-Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Business Process Design for Strategic Management
SLOAN School of Management Sep 2018 - Dec 2018
-Texas A&M University, USA
Masters of Business Administration Jan 2015 – May 2018
-Heriot Watt University, UK
Drilling & Completions Engineering classes Jan 2005 – May 2006
- Qafqaz University, Azerbaijan / University of Missouri-Columbia, USA
Industrial Engineering, Bachelor’s Sep 1997 – June 2003
Trainings / Certificates:
Drilling Engineering, Completion Engineering, IWCF, Business Leadership, Management trainings.
Attached file contains all the attended trainings.
Achievements:
Bachelor’s degree Scholarship from Turkey & Russia
US Department of State scholarship to study in the USA
Service Recognition Award for Initiating & Leading Engineering & Engagement Sessions in Sunbury
“Circle of Distinctions” for achievements in Excellence, Golf of Mexico operations, Houston TX, USA
Service Recognition Awards in GOM Operations.
Multiple Service Recognition Awards in Wyoming Ops.
Chairman in SPE, Diversity group, & Challenger teams.
Track Record as an overachieving individual.
Strength / Skills:
Future focused
Project Management
Leadership
Creativity
Goal Oriented
Time Management
Critical Thinking
Communication
Resiliency
Computer Skills:
Landmark program applications, Stresscheck, Wellcat, Casing Seat, Open Wells, Wellplan, Compass, Safe Kick
MS Programs
Languages: Azerbaijan, English, Russian, Turkish
Hobbies: Swimming, Sawing, Teaching
References available upon request