Jose Antonio Bustamante

Petroleum Engineer, Msc.

As a Petroleum Engineer with over 13 years of upstream and downstream experience, I have built a solid reputation in screening opportunities to develop unconventional resources (carbonate reservoirs from Cretaceous, shale/tight gas), applying hydraulic fracturing in oil and gas fields, as well as in forecasting, estimating and reporting oil and gas production associated with horizontal and vertical wells, completion, tubing size and artificial lift design (Gas Lift, ESP, Rod pump). I have worked as Project Engineer in several projects. I also have expertise in production surveillance, production optimization, nodal analysis, flow assurance through chemical dosage (solid carbonate, asphaltenes, paraffins) and fluid analysis, offshore diagnosis, application of dose and treatment with sequester chemistry for wells producing H2S control monitoring and reservoir engineering, experience executing CO2 flood and mature waterflood projects, making profits to the company where I worked that exceed $ 42.000.000 monthly. I've worked on the Lake of Maracaibo Basin, Gulf of Venezuela Basin, Onshore and Offshore production environments, implementing real-world solutions to increase oil recovery. Some of my noteworthy technical achievements include production optimization and reservoir development to justify well and facilities delivery, pressure transient analysis on depleted light oil fields with: open hole completion, sand problems, high-gas production, active aquifer impact, and water injection influence, production engineering on condensate gas fields, characterization of carbonate, siliciclastic and tight gas reservoirs, oil and gas production log interpretation, integration of the sedimentological, structural, fluid and well models, nodal analysis for the rational and efficient development of reserves, recovering more than 20.000 bls of oil and optimizing over 28.000.000 cubic feet of gas, increasing profits by 60% after the recovery of production with the techniques applied. I have been recognized as very analytical and detail-oriented with great numerical reconciliation abilities and leadership. Willing to travel and be relocated. No sponsorship required.

Senior Reservoir and Production Engineer

Independent Consultant - Houston Area, Texas, USA

• Perform Nodal Analysis & EOR (waterflood etc.) studies • Recommend Artificial Gas Lift design • Optimize well performance using system analysis skills and software following company drawdown limits • Evaluate well tests to determine opportunities to optimize wells, make choke changes and identify stimulation and remediation opportunities • Work with field operations to reduce expenses and increase field profitability • Develop engineered work programs to achieve targeted improvements • Implement well work as necessary, including recompletions, stimulations, gas lift optimization, wellbore cleanouts etc. using sound engineering practices and problem solving skills • Perform subsurface due diligence, provide insight, and support oil & gas reserve assessments • Develop and optimize field development and re-development plans, for mature conventional fields and unconventional fields

(hydraulic fracturing) • Estimate resource volumes and recoverable hydrocarbons using both probabilistic and deterministic volumetric and recovery factors Produce • Provide insights into critical subsurface risks and recommend mitigation methods Analyze reservoir and well performance data, including: Interpret transient well tests (estimate pressures), perform RTA/PTA analysis, model material balance, and predict well performance Perform Decline Curve Analysis, type curve, and/or trend analysis in conjunction with reserve estimations Perform fluid property modeling (PVT analysis) • implement measures to enhance reservoir data quality create reservoir simulation models for both compositional & black oil, and evaluate reservoir performance • Prepare concise and insightful presentations, memos, and reports for both internal and external audiences • Support prospect evaluation work by providing historical offset well performance evaluation (production decline curve analysis), determination of reservoir rock and fluid properties, well test analysis, field development/re-development planning, recommendations for production enhancement • Review and evaluate production reports from facilities to determine any flow assurance issues and correct as necessary • Manage these operations for technical soundness and cost control • Provide reservoir and economic evaluation for exploration evaluations • Forecast future production for fields and be accountable for field performance and production guidance from field areas.

Process Technician

Avangard Innovative (Natura PCR) - Houston Area, Texas, USA

• Participate in improvement projects including productivity improvement, process improvement, and quality improvements • Participate in improvement projects which includes productivity improvement, process improvement, and quality improvements • Develop direct reports by providing challenging tasks and assignments; provide developmental feedback • Thoroughly document all work performed in database, and record all maintenance performed in established logbook • Provides performance data for selected machines and communicates action plans and completed work effectively • Manage workload with positive attitude and proactively help co-workers • Provide technical assistance to CG Process Engineering, Process Development, and R&D groups.

Process Technician

National OilWell Varco (NOV) - Houston, Texas, USA

• Consistently and safely coordinated the operations • Applied engineering principles and hydraulic analysis • Collected e interpreted data for pipeline systems and made queries in Oracle Data • Monitored into IQMS as produced through SCADA System: real time production engineering reporting • Applied all Safety rules specific policies • Recognized product defects, troubleshoot new jobs and optimize current operations • Provided sales and marketing activity support for the product line, as assigned

• Recommended replacement and solutions to problems of surface facilities that involve the production of natural gas through pipelines, generating quality assurance programs • Analyzed, controled and reviewed documents, budgets and economic analysis relating it to contracting documents • Provided engineering support through continuous field inspection to determine adequate gas pipeline sizes according to depths and temperatures of installation in the field • Coordinated and integrated technical activities into engineering projects to ensure resource optimization; directing, reviewing, and approving project changes, contracts, cost estimates, and project specifications; presenting proposals, project specifications, and reports to clients; designing and developing equipments, preparing budgets, bids, contracts, and monitoring supplier and subcontractor performance. Reservoir Engineer / Senior Production Engineer

Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA) - Cabimas, Zulia, Venezuela

• Performed production engineering in unconventional resources (carbonate reservoirs from Cretaceous, shale/tight gas) in more than 300 light/heavy oil and gas producer wells in offshore and onshore environments, applying hydraulic fracturing, Gas Lift, ESP and Rod Pump design, achieving the increase of production in more than 7,000 barrels of oil and the optimization above 8,000,000 cubic feet of gas in a depleted field with conventional and unconventional reservoirs located in Lake Maracaibo Basin, obtaining average earnings of $ 14,700,000 per month • Performed sales and productivity analysis in platform and tools • Leaded for commercial planning and forecasting • Cleaned and maintained data in Commercial and other core systems • Provided technical sales support to realize sales • Made AFE

(economic evaluations) and budgets, estimated and reported reserves, decline curve analysis, well testing, build up and production log analysis • Monitored and evaluated over 320 oil and gas wells production, working closely with the surveillance organizations, planning, monitoring, and validating surveillance activities for wells to ensure optimum well prediction and productivity, identify deferred production, maximizing production rates in around 5,500 barrels oil and 9,000,000 cubic feet of gas while minimized downtime and operating expenses • Performed production modeling and identified off trend Summary

Experience

2017-05 -

present

2020-10 -

present

2018-04 -

2020-04

2011-06 -

2017-05

Personal Information

Address

23815 Cerrillos Drive, Katy, Texas, 77493, USA.

Phone

+1-346-***-****

E-mail

admvg2@r.postjobfree.com

LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jose-a-bustamante-

0934aa21/

Key Competencies

• Bilingual (English-Fluent /Spanish-Native) •

Leadership • Computer skills • Hydraulic Fracturing

(Fracking) • Gas Lift Diagnosis • Gas Lift Design • Gas Lift Balance • Artificial lift simulations • Nodal Analysis • Production Data Analysis • Unconventional Resources (Carbonate, Shale/Tight Gas) • Flood

Pattern Surveillance • Carbonate Reservoirs •

Completions vertical, horizontal and multi-stage

wells • Analytical and interpretation skills •

Production Forecasting • Production Optimization • Reserves Reporting • Large and complex data analysis

• Reservoir Development • Pressure Transient

Analysis (PTA) • PVT Sampling & Analysis • Decline Curve Analysis (DCA) • Business Planning • Process Improvement • Well Testing • Injector Optimization • Production Data Analysis • Nodal Analysis • Well

Pressure and Temperature Analysis • Frac-acid and

stimulation well treatments • Selection of well

production methods • Identification of deferred

production • Development of service program wells

for subsurface • Economic Evaluations • Gas Lift, rod pump and PCP monitoring, design and optimization • Coordinate workover and routine jobs along with

Drilling and Completions • Production engineering of new drilled wells: offset well reviews • Artificial lift selection, completion recommendations along with

D&C • Production surveillance optimization and well reviews after put on production • Experience with

prompt answer to the clients • Technical Writing • Safety culture.

Software Skills

• OFM (Production Database/DCA) • Nodal Analysis

Suites (PIPESIM, Well Flo) • ESP software • RodStar • WellCat • OpenWells • PETEX-IPM (GAP, Prosper,

MBAL, PVTp) • Well Economic Evaluations AFE's

software (Aries, Zee Plus) • Spotfire (Visualizer) • Microsoft Office (Excel, Power Point, Word, Project) • Pro II • StimPlan • SCADA • Kappa-SAphir (PTA) •

PVTsim (Fluid Characterization) • Matlab (Basic) • Centinela Pozo-Rap (Production Oracle Database) •

Sisub (Subsurface Operations Integration System) • SEDLA • GEOLOG • INTERACTIVE Petrophysics • PI

PROCESS BOOK (Well Control Monitoring Real-Time) • SAP • Pipe phase • Microsoft Office (Word, Excel,

Power Point, Project) • AUTOCAD.

Certifications

2020-03

General Industry Safety Basic Plus Certification.

Certified by HASC (Houston Area Safety Council).

Houston, Texas, USA. HASC ID Number: 190*******.

2019-12

OSHA-10 (10-hour General Industry Safety and

Health). Certified by OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration). Houston, Texas, USA. OSHA

Number: 26-702******.

2019-11

Transportation Worker Identification Credential

(TWIC). Transportation Security Administration.

Houston, Texas, The United States.

2017-02

Evaluation, homologation and equivalence in U.S. of university and postgraduate degrees as: Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering and Master of

Science in Petroleum Engineering from a regionally- accredited institution of higher education through Spantran "The Evaluation Company" (National

Association of Credential Evaluation Services /

NACES). Spantran Number: 169800.

2011-03

Competent user in English Language: International

English Language Testing System (IELTS). Academic

Test. British Council - University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations.

2009-04

Certification EPT-B of the Michigan University:

Michigan test, score 89%/100%. Accredited Bilingual by ACCET (A National Accrediting Agency listed by

The US Secretary of Education). Electronic Center of Languages (CEDIC).

wells, made nodal analysis (inflow/outflow) through software PIPESIM, Prosper and WellFlo, performed studies and supervised in field, assuring adequacy to overall objectives, such as: stimulation, production, well design, testing programs, reservoir flow properties, fluid studies, making recommendations for workover and well intervention, increasing oil production in about 4,000 barrels in reservoirs with low static pressure in Lake Maracaibo Basin (Offshore), working with water-flood and CO2 flood • Evaluated well performance, reserves and economic analysis through the determination of reserves graphs and conducted flow assurance analysis in well which produce asphaltenes, paraffins, solid carbonates and recommended the best chemical treatment and program to maximize the value of infill development plans in Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA) • Performed data analysis and provided recommendations to achieve new drilling wells, re-drilling wells and other maintenance operations in Lake of Maracaibo Basin, increasing production in more than 2,000 barrels oil per day • Implemented industry best practices.

Production Optimization Engineer / Project Engineer Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA) - Cabimas, Zulia, Venezuela

• Monitored and evaluated more than 450 wells in offshore environment to be optimized to enhance production in Lake Maracaibo Basin (Cretaceous, Oligocene, Miocene and BLR formations), selected the best method of production wells in over 200 oil wells, achieving an increase of the production in 3.000 oil barrels per day • Evaluated monthly the performance of production wells with respect to their potential, applying the quality and implementation of optimization tools, developing more than 400 well service programs and made about 80 designs of artificial lift, especially gas lift, ESP and rod pump, determining the optimum artificial lift solutions to maintain productivity of wells, recovering about 2000 barrels • Analyzed and resolved water and solid chemistry issues and bottlenecks. Monitor corrosion and resolve paraffin and scaling issues • Identified need of information (data and production records), production forecasting, required to field development, which allowed to make the best decisions and designed surface equipment, well-bore tubulars, and bottom-hole assemblies for artificial lift and other alternatives, increasing the production in more than 1600 barrels • Made nodal analysis to optimize the oil and gas production through simulations in Prosper, PIPESIM, WellFlo and RodStar Software and performed production modeling and fluids, evaluating the inflow /outflow performance of artificial lift systems and recommending improvements as necessary, optimizing more than 200 wells and worked with the services companies in designing and implementing artificial lift solutions • Participated in the standardization of the quality management system of PDVSA (Standard Iso-9001) • Coordinated and integrated technical activities into engineering projects to ensure resource optimization; directing, reviewing, and approving project changes, contracts, cost estimates, and project specifications; presenting proposals, project specifications, and reports to clients; designing, developing and testing the manufacturing and installation of electrical equipment; designing and modifying artificial gas lift solutions into engineering software; preparing budgets, bids, contracts, and monitoring supplier and subcontractor performance; preparing specifications for instruments and equipment procurement; discussing pending and potential engineering projects; preparing integrated monitoring project specifications for production and reservoir characterization; preparing drawings, specifications, or topographical maps to meet client installation and operational standards; designing, implementing, or improving integrated subsurface and surface automation projects for oil & gas process; supervising, evaluating, and training new members of the team as needed. University of Zulia, Bachelor of Science, Petroleum Engineering Venezuelan Hydrocarbons University, Master of Science, Petroleum Engineering (Reservoir Characterization and Exploitation) Pdvsa Intevep - Universidad Venezolana de Hidrocarburos Project: "Physical characterization of Mio-Perla A carbonatic reservoir for the rational and efficient development of its gas and condensate reserves, Sub-block IV, Gulf of Venezuela"

• Played a key role in the development of the sediment model with the structural model, well model, pressure analysis and reservoir calculation in a field of condensed gas exploration and carbonate reservoir of Oligocene-Miocene in the Gulf of Venezuela, which resulted in the determination of 5 new vercal wells and 5 horizontal wells with a production forecast of 499.700.000 cubic feet per day in gas and 13302,2 barrels per day in condensate, and reserves of 13 billions of cubic feet, Goes of 19,5 billions of cubic feet in gas and COES of 488 millions of net barrels in condensate. The well models and simulations for achieve the production forecasting was carried out in the Prosper and Pipesim Software. The project allowed to save the company Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. more than 1.000.000 dollars to avoid hiring staff from outside companies to perform the advanced study. The development and integration was within Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA) in the project to obtain the Master in Characterization and Exploitation of Carbonate Reservoirs in condensed gas. The project was awarded with the public mention by the Venezuelan University of Hydrocarbons and Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA). Pdvsa Exploration & Production - Universidad del Zulia (LUZ) Project: "Diagnosis and Optimization of wells produced by continuous and intermittent artificial gas lift in the Lagomar Production Unit of Pdvsa Occidente"

• The project allowed to recover more than 2.000 barrels of oil and save more than 8.000.000 cubic feet of gas, obtaining profits to the Lagomar Segregation of Pdvsa Occidente over $ 4.200.000 monthly, focused on diagnostic through production and surface pressures (CHP-THP) dynamometer cards, the production forecast of each well to verify the optimum flow of oil and gas, the evaluation through gas balances the operation of gas lift valves for the wells associated to the project, the performance simulations of each well through the PIPESIM software in order to determine through the curve well, if the wells were over- injected, sub-injected or optimized, recommending the optimal gas lift rate in about 80 wells and the determination of the productivity index for each well, inflow curve (inflow and outflow). Name: Eng. Juan Carlos Prieto.

Company: Baker Hughes.

Position: Field Technician.

E-mail: admvg2@r.postjobfree.com.

Mobile: +1-432-***-****.

Location: Midland, Texas, United States.

Name: MSc. Sergio Perez.

Company: IHS Markit - Energy.

Position: Field Researcher.

E-mail: admvg2@r.postjobfree.com

Contact: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sergio-p%C3%A9rez-rodriguez-0286b217/ Mobile: +1-832-***-****.

Country: Houston, Texas, United States.

Name: Roberto Garcia.

Company: National OilWell Varco (NOV).

Position: Senior Production Manager.

E-mail: admvg2@r.postjobfree.com.

Contact: +1-281-***-**** (Telephone) / +1-832-***-**** (Mobile). Location: Houston, Texas, United States.

2005-06 -

2011-06

Education

1998-07 -

2004-07

2014-11 -

2017-05

Projects carried out

2016-05 -

2017-05

2003-12 -

2004-07

References

Courses

• Integrated Interpretation of Geophysical Data in Carbonate Reservoirs • Tectonic and Structural

Evolution of Carbonate Reservoirs • English Course of PDVSA-TESSOL Programme in The University of the

West Indies • Advanced English Course accredited

bilingual by ACCET (A National Accrediting Agency

listed by the US Secretary of Education) • Protection of Information Assets (PAI) • Induction to the Norm ISO 9001 and Quality Management System •

Intermittent Gas Lift • Analysis of Pressure Test • PI Process Book • Production Engineering • Nodal

Analysis • Microsoft Project • Continuous and

Intermittent Gas Lift, ESP • TECOP-TECSIS (Technical Operational Activities Integrated SHA) • Pipe phase • REO-DGO • PRO-II • ABC Courses in SHA.

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