Reservoir Engineer Engineering

KHANI GHAFFARI, P.Eng.

Calgary, AB, Canada

403-***-**** (res) & 403-***-**** (cell)

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Senior Reservoir Engineer

Reservoir Modeling Reserves Estimation and Economic Evaluation

SUMMARY

Senior reservoir engineer with extensive experience in managing teams of engineers, geologists and geophysicists on reserves and economic evaluation for variety of clients. Strong working knowledge of reservoir engineering in economic evaluation, reserve estimation, oil and gas reservoir forecasting and maintaining reservoir models and strong management, leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills.

Reservoir, Exploitation and Production engineering

Reserve Estimations and Audits

Resource and Unconventional Reserve Appraisal

Economic and Risk Analysis

Log evaluations and interpretation

Acquisitions & Divestitures

Exploration and Prospect Studies

Due Diligence Activities

Property & Project Management

Log Analysis

Prepare oral and written reports

A&D evaluation

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Engineering Associate (Consultant)

Trimble Engineering Associates Ltd., Calgary, AB 2015 – Present

Estimated and classified reserves and evaluated Western Canada conventional and unconventional oil and gas properties using a variety of engineering and geological softwares

Audited client and third-party evaluations

Conducted reservoir and production engineering studies to assist clients in determining potential opportunities and production optimization

Assisted clients in preparing A&D activities/packages

Assisted clients in preparing master development plans for properties

Prepared oral and written reports

Associate

Sproule Associates Limited, Calgary, AB 2004 – 2015

Managed teams of engineers, geologists and geophysicists on evaluations for variety of clients

Estimated and classified reserves and evaluated Western Canada conventional oil and gas properties using a variety of engineering softwares

Audited client and third-party evaluations

Conducted reservoir and production engineering studies to assist clients in determining potential opportunities and production optimization

Assisted in preparing A&D activities/packages

Assisted clients in preparing master development plans for properties

prepared presentations and written reserves/ROTR reports

Reservoir Engineer

Trimble Engineering Associates Ltd., Calgary, AB 1998 - 2004

Estimated and classified reserves, forecasted oil and gas production, prepared reports for year-end reporting, banking, securities, and acquisition and divestiture purposes, and interpreted corporate revenue statements vs. historical trends to estimate economic parameters

Applied methods include decline curve analysis, material balance calculations, volumetric calculations, and log analysis as required for Volumetrics and geologic purposes such as stratigraphic correlation

Reservoir Engineer

Epic Consulting Services Ltd., Calgary, AB 1997-1998

Collected, reviewed, evaluated, and entered PVT data. Conducted various reservoir engineering calculations such as conformance plotting and material balance evaluation. Integrated geological data into the computer model. Performed global and well-by-well detailed history match, carried out predictions of several waterflood scenarios to evaluate spacing, pattern, and horizontal well infills using a UNIX based comprehensive black oil simulator. Reported to the clients on a phase basis in the form of presentations as well as traditional report

Estimated reserves and analyzed pressure transient of oil and gas wells. Used computer software for reservoir characterization, reserve estimation, deliverability estimation, production forecasting and completion evaluations in conjunction with the use of well logs, completion/work-over reports, flow/build-up, and DST tests

Reservoir Engineer

Culshaw Petroleum Services Inc., Calgary, AB 1996-1997

Designed, supervised, and analyzed drawdown, buildup, injectivity, and falloff tests for oil and gas wells

Conducted reserves estimations

Design and supervised drilling and well completion programs for oil and gas wells

Underwent extensive in-house and field training to become familiar with drilling methods and equipment operations

Designed a comprehensive drilling program package for practical purposes in the field

Teaching and Research Assistant

Department of Petroleum Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada 1993-1996

Lectured various fundamental petroleum engineering courses and supervised undergraduate lab sessions measuring rock and fluid properties such as porosity, permeability, and PVT data

Conducted an extensive study on phase behavior of multi-component systems leading to examining the flowing well response of a well producing gas-condensate using compositional simulator

Developed a 3-phase, 3-D, black oil and a single-phase, 3-D simulators

Investigated application of pseudo-steady state analysis to compute steam chamber volume for composite reservoirs with a horizontal well

Investigated the effect of steam chamber shape, mobility ratio, storativity ratio, and well location on pressure transient tests for composite reservoirs with a horizontal well

SPECIAL SKILLS

MS Windows, MS Office (Word, Excel, and Power Point)

Industry Programs (Value Navigator, Entero MOSAIC, GeoScout, AccuMap, Merak PEEP, PetroDesk, FAST,)

EDUCATION

Master of Science, Petroleum Engineering 1993 - 1995

University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

Bachelor of Science, Petroleum Engineering 1991 - 1992

University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA

MEMBERSHIPS

Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA)

Society of Petroleum Evaluation Engineers (SPEE)

COMMITTEE WORK

Member of the Board of Examiners of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) (2008-2011).

Volunteer in COGEH Review Subcommittee of the SPEE (Calgary Chapter) (2016-2019), review and re-write certain sections of the Canadian Oil and Gas Evaluation Handbook

PUBLICATIONS

“Horizontal Well Testing in Composite Reservoirs,” M.Sc. Thesis, November 1994.

“A Numerical Investigation of Pressure Transient Analysis for Horizontal Wells in Composite Reservoirs Mimicking Thermal Recovery Situations,” JCPT March 1998.

CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Geology for Non-Geologists (2013) PEICE, Calgary

Optimizing Refracture Treatments in Conventional and Unconventional Reservoirs (2011) PEICE, Calgary

Introduction to the Canadian Oil Sands (2010) PEICE, Calgary

Fundamentals of Project Management (2009) PEICE, Calgary

Managing Risks and Strategic Decisions in Petroleum Exploration & Production (2008) PEICE, Calgary

Determining And Interpreting PVT Properties and Phase Behaviour of Petroleum (2007) EPIC, Calgary

Leadership Skills for Supervisors (2006) PEICE, Calgary

Fundamental of Coalbed Methane (2006) Sproule Associates Inc., Calgary

Introduction to Natural Gas Gathering and Processing (2005) PEICE, Calgary

Geophysics for Petroleum Engineers (2003) Hot Engineering, Calgary

Waterflooding A-Z (2002) OGCI, Houston

Evaluation of Oil and Gas Properties (2001) Sproule Associates Limited, Calgary

Numerous Graduate Courses in Petroleum, Mechanical and Civil Engineering (1992-1997) University of Alberta, Edmonton

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