Elena Parada

Chemical Process / Process and Facilities Engineer

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Summary

Chemical Engineer Specialist in Process Engineering, with more than 29 years of experience in Onshore and Offshore area for Oil, Gas, Refinery and Chemical Plants, supporting the operations and developing capital projects from the planning process to all stages of project developing pre-FEED, FEED and Detail Design to construction, commissioning and start up. All projects have been developed with positive e innovative methodology to overcome challenges adding value to new and existing facilities. I am qualified Process Safety Manager developing Safety Program and Procedures. Develop HAZID, HAZOP, Quantitative Risk Analysis and Dispersion modelling. I also had worked in other Engineering functions such as Facilities Engineer, Project Engineer, Project Manager, QA/QC Engineer, Process Safety Engineer, Corrosion and Metallurgical Engineer.

Software expertise includes the use of process simulators Hysys, Flarenet, Pipenet, ProII, Promax, Hextran, Pipephase, Pipesym, Inplant and Fathom, PHAST, Microsoft Office Suit and Microsoft Project. Manage of International Codes and standards and Federal requirement for the oil and gas industry.

PRINCIPAL PROCESS ENGINEER – McDermott

2019- Current

Develop Data Sheets for special items, strains, and PSVs for Borstar Bay 3 Project in Pasadena.

Lead Process Engineer for Cassia B and Cassia C project – Gas Production and Compression Facilities – Offshore, in Trinidad and Tobago. Lead safety analysis of the project HAZOP, Dynamic PST Calculation, PSV evaluation, and in service leakage rate for production and compression system.

SPECIALIST ENGINEERING CONSULTANT - M&H

2019- 2019

Support O&G Companies to evaluate operating condition during procurement of process plant, maintenance, and HSE compliance with the following activities:

-Hydraulic analysis of oil transport pipeline and by pass to storage tank at Zavala tanks and pump system to develop maintenance activities in tanks.

-Develop relief valves analysis, dispersion and radiation analysis in Cox Offshore Platforms for oil and gas Production and Treatment Facilities (WC-62C, ST-21G and ST-21DH, SS-108C)

-Develop hydraulic analysis to bypass the stabilisation column at EOG KKP using cryogenics facilities.

-Develop relief valves analysis and Hysys Model for production, compression, Hydrate Control with EG, MRU and condensate stabilization facilities for Blue Crest GPE.

-Flare air assisted Data Sheet for compression system.

PROCESS / FACILITY ENGINEER CONSULTANT – WOOD. - Houston

2016 - 2019

Develop high- and low-pressure flares systems, relief valves and vent study to complete the detailed design for Shell - Assa North -Ohaji South Project the Primary Treatment Facility (PTF) will receive, treat and export gas and condensate from high pressure wells drilled into reservoirs (Enerflex).

Develop detailed projects scope for PEMEX Exploration and Production Company for BID process (Wood.).

Developing analysis of PEMEX regulations for process and procedures improvement (Wood.).

Developed Production Plan with the Drilling Schedule Submitted for Shale Sour Gas Field Development Conceptual and Pre-FEED studies for Saudi Aramco. Develop piping material selection for gathering system, slug catchers, compression system simulation and configuration analysis, and pipelines, also the safety risk analysis supporting the conceptual engineering.

Develop technical specification for bid of BOO of an Offshore CAKUA1 Platform Topside Facilities / Structure for Gas Compression Plant of 450 MMscfd of natural gas located in La Sonda de Campeche.

Endorsed FEL-3 phase for INEOS Capital Projects for midstream, olefins and polymers plant located in Chocolate Bayou, TX and NGL Plant at Seminole-Hobbs, New Mexico. Develop operating procedures for Refinery Emission Control Systems in construction phase at Marathon Oil Co. by Chemic Engineers and Constructors Inc.

AMEC FOSTER WHEELER - Houston

2013 – 2016 PM I – Process - Project - Facility Engineer

Solvent Deasphalting (SDA) Unit (Clean Fuel Project) Thai Oil Public Company Limited

Responsible for interface with overseas organizations to follow-up and develop PIDs of the SDA Unit following CBL Technology advising on hydraulic analysis in order to use data according process fluid specification and maximize the amount of DAO recovered in the process of LC-MAX. Process deliverables completed from the concept to FEED on time and on budget.

Unconventional Resources Surface Facility Development Master Plan Oil and Gas, Saudi Aramco

Develop an overall master plan study to advice about gathering systems, processing, and treatment and distribution facilities to handle fluid from sour and sweet gas and oil reservoirs providing a roadmap for the next 10 years to achieve the production rates goal for multiple destinations.

Sunoco Logistics OSBL Propylene Storage Systems, USA

Evaluate the process design data applicable for the Polymer Grade (PG) and Refinery Grade (RG) Propylene Storage Tanks (Refrigerated and Sphere), systems to be installed as part of the Sunoco Logistics Propane Dehydrogenation Facility (PDH) in Markus Hook Refinery, advising safety zones between equipment and third party.

NGC Beachfield Condensate Storage Facility & Compressor Station Detail, Trinidad & Tobago

Coordination activities for Process Disciplines activities Houston – Trinidad. Develop hydraulic calculation to design fire water system, prepare specification for fire water system. Review equipment vendor specification for stabilization package. Develop Process Risk Analysis (Blast analysis) to identify consequences results of an incident in the compressor plant. Identify risk and advise the client safety measures to reduce the impact of events.

Perla Field Early Production Facility, Offshore – Onshore Project Cardon IV - Valerus

Develop operating procedures for the production system, chemical Injection Packages, Blowdown and Vent Boom Systems and onshore facilities to handle up to 1200 MMscfd of gas and associated condensate produced at 30 miles from shore also develop procedures for gas and liquids handling during pipeline pigging in operation, and during maintenance. Develop debottlenecking analysis to advise increased production capacity of wells in production facilities, providing design solutions to improve client profit.

Eagle Ford Karnes Stabilizer Facility FEL 3 and Expansion FEL1 for ConocoPhillips

Update MOCs to select Plant material specification. Update P&IDs with equipment vendor data to meet specification. Responsible for SQC of vendors System Packages Meeting Detail Engineering specification.

Develop the technical analysis to expand the capacity of liquids from 25 up to 100 MBPD of LNG, this study defined additional equipment and pipes required to handle the additional incoming production and determine the impact in cost of the current design with the option of handling additional production.

Permian Basin Shale Gas Standardize Well Facility Catalogue (FEL 2/3), Franchise, Stampede and Multiwell Facility (FEL 3), Barnett - DPI Multi-Well Shared Facility Design (FEL 3) – ConocoPhillips - Upstream Lower48

Located in Delaware and Midland Basin Shale plays. Engineering deliverables and cost estimated base in a single well facility and multi well modular facility to make the decision to continue to the execution phase. Develop Hysys model simulation cases, Heat and Material Balance, PFDs, PIDs for HAZOP and LOPA, Develop Equipment sizing (separator, pumps, tanks, compressors, flare, relief valves, control valves) layout for one well and multiple wells facility to handle the oil and gas production. Develop operating and control philosophy.

Vega Pleyade Offshore Project, Total Austral, Argentina

The project consists of a wet gas production platform to deliver 150 MMscfd of gas to onshore facilities for treatment. Endorsed the basic and detail engineering, and provide support to the procurement process during the buying process. Develop evaluation of the vent, depressurisation and flare system using Hysys and Flarenet software to identify design condition to meet specification.

WORLEY PARSONS - Houston

2011 – 2013 Principal Process Engineer

Hebron – ExxonMobil, FEED + EPC Topsides (2011 -2013) Principal Process Engineer

Develop topside facilities design, production, drilling, and accommodation on top of a Gravity Based Structure (GBS). Topsides designed to process 150 kBPD of oil, 283 kBPD of water and 235 MMscfd of produced gas, and utilities. Developed utility system, verified pumps hydraulic data develop PIDs, datasheet and line list for fresh water and potable water, reviewed vendor packages and PDMS Model for construction and developed MOCs for vendor packages specification to match with PDMS Model.

China Nylon Chemicals INVISTA Nylon 6,6 Phase 1, 215Kton/yr HMD Project

Process Engineer within team work to provide technical support INVISTA engineers to develop pumps hydraulic models for the OSBL system using AFT Fathom for diverse operational scenarios. Pumps and instrument data sheets and P&IDs for plant utilities system (OSBL).

Unconventional Production - Shale Gas Shell Piloncillo Ranch Full Field Development SWEPI LP, LaSalle County-Cooke / Cartwright Ranches, Talisman Eagle Ford Shale – KDB

Responsible for develop the principal process and utilities P&IDs, for sour gas handling, NGL facilities and water treatment plant. Develop equipment data sheets, equipment and pipe sizing verification to meet simulations cases, and valves and pipe spec verification to meet customer requirements for control and automation philosophy requirements. Responsible for resolving HAZOP actions items to meet Project requirements from safety management and design. Develop equipment, control valves and relief valves process data sheets.

DORIS, INC Houston

2010 – 2011 Lead Engineer

Quality Management System

Developed standard for Doris QMS to establish guidelines and procedures for the surface facility process engineering and deliverables as part of the project team inserted in the Doris's QMS procedures

Maersk Chissonga Development and Conceptual Study, Rialto CI-202 Development Project, and Chevron GS-N Platform Revamp Project

Developed analysis to select the options to isolate oil transfer pipelines between utilities platform and production platforms in Angola advising to the project to install the devices to comply with the basic concept of a platform safety system (SIS).

Developed Conceptual study for a FPSO gas handling facilities to advise the project select and analyse the facilities capacities with feasible and reasonable solutions (alternatives), to hand from 300 MMscfd to 500 MMscfd of gas. Field Development Concept Selection Engineering in Cote d’Ivore. Responsible for developing the surface facilities options to produce the field. Duties include developing Block Diagrams and PFD to enable facilities sizing to determine topsides CAPEX and OPEX, associated with each option.

PROYNCA USA / PROCESS UNLIMITED – Bakersfield, California

2008 – 2010 Project Engineer

Process Engineer Assigned to Process Unlimited, Inc. (ProU Inc.) to develop simulations and design activities to support California’s oil and gas producers

Developed hydraulic simulation for water utility system and develop QA/QC to engineering books of the New Belridge water production treatment plant operated by AERA Energy California.

Modification of existing debutanizer plant, Inergy L.P. to use with diverse feed stream qualities.

Developed Value Engineering to Detail Engineering San Ardo Oil Field Development to Recover Waste Energy (Organic Ranking Cycle) to generated Electricity for AERA Energy and develop Pinch Point Analysis to identify sources of heat recovery and heat transfer efficiency.

Developed technical and economic proposals for PROYCA-USA Projects.

Evaluation of Steam Hydraulic Simulation model with Cyclic Steam Stimulation (CSS) San Ardo Field. Develop feed of Tulare water treatment plant.

Develop Basic Engineering to install a compressor plant for 70 MMscfd of gas in Shams Process Plant. Assigned to EXTERRAN Oman, to support operating process optimization.

Develop the Performance Analysis of Daleel Gas Conditioning Plant, NGL and sweetening plant. Assigned to EXTERRAN Oman, to support operating process optimization.

Develop basic engineering for debottlenecking Sacha’s Flow Stations at Ecuador Field to receive incremental production of PETRO AMAZONAS

Vessel material analysis to determine its uses in sour water services in VALERO Refinery, Atlanta.

Earlier Career Highlights 1991 – 2008

2003-2008 General Manager, GASDYN, C.A

Develop several projects for gas treatment and Dew Point Control Plant, Oil and Water production and water treatment plants from conceptual to detail engineering for oil and gas Industry in Venezuela, Peru and Ecuador.

Develop debottlenecking studies in existing facilities and prepare Technical-Economic study for feasibility analysis for various projects.

Supervise the execution of diverse projects executed for consultant and contractor companies.

Planning and schedule the budget for Gasdyn, C.A. Operation.

Develop training program for engineer staff and plan for new employee training.

Business Partner and Process engineer assigned to support a Consultant companies to develop capacity analysis of PETROBRAS Facilities to handle the Production of oil, gas and water of Oritupano field.

Develop operation and control philosophy for all projects.

QA/QC Consultant Engineer

Develop QA/QC for deliverables for the Engineering Companies working for Oil and Gas Companies.

Conceptual and Basic Engineering for Sour Gas treatment plant for gas produced in the El Furrial field to handle up to 200 MMscfd of gas.

Process and Project Engineer/ Operation Support /QA&QC Engineer for PDVSA in Amuay Refinery, and Exploration and Production (1991-2003)

As engineer of Infrastructure of Compression Plants, Organization of PDVSA Easter of Venezuela Region, I develop the Gas Plants Master Plan for short, medium and long term of Capital Projects to support the incoming production from the Eastern Fields of Venezuela. Formulate the investment portfolio of Capital Projects for the infrastructure required to manage the oil, gas and water produced in the eastern fields. Develop Economics evaluation to the projects to support the decision to progress with projects. Support the budget required to develop capital and operation budget of 145 MM$ to develop the infrastructure required to handle the oil and gas production for the operation period.

Worked in the Engineering Department as process and project engineer developing various projects and QA-QC engineer for the projects developed by consultant and contractor companies like Exterran, DresserRand, Wilpro, Repsol, Halliburton, etc.

Develop Basic, Detail, Construction and Start up for the following projects:

oReplace 16” – 10 Km and install 24” – 60 Km oil pipelines Jusepin – Punta de Mata

oGas lift pipe network for secondary recovery of oil wells in Quiriquire and Orocual field

oCompressor Plant to inject 100 MMscfd at 6500 psig at San Juan reservoir, located in Orocual

oInstall two Dehydration plants, one 100 MMscfd at the suction of Compressor plants and other at discharge of flow station of 60 MMscfd to pipeline.

oPerformance analysis of water plant to inject 400 MBD for secondary recovery to the Furrial field.

oReplace all existing vent and flare system to meet environmental regulation in production facilities. Flares from 10 to 300 MMscfd, air assisted in Orocual and Jusepin.

oDevelop conceptual engineering to collet condensate produced in compressors plants.

oDevelop production facility to increase the production capacity to handle 45 KBD of oil condensate from Orocual Field.

oPilot test for Cyclic Steam generation in the Orocual Area for Heay oil recovery.

oOrinoco Belt Heavy Oil recovery with Cyclic Steam Stimulation (CSS).

Develop design and optimization of LNG plants, identifying design and construction improvements to increase liquids production.

Support the operation group as process engineer in E&P Organization, evaluating existing facilities with debottlenecking studies for the oil and gas facilities and develop the scope for new projects required to manage the oil, gas and water production for short, medium and large term. Organizational Interactions in the daily activities, optimization of integrated process strategies and budget control.

Worked as process engineer at Amuay Refinery, LAGOVEN, responsible for activities of corrosion control, chemical injection, design systems of impressed current, cathode protection and sacrificial anodes, for tanks, pipelines and refinery docks. Select material specification for new projects, existing equipment and develop metallurgic essays in the metallurgic lab of the refinery. Report and develop fail analysis of materials of equipment, pipe and valves.

Publications and Public Speaking

Design of different Models of Blenders to make OrimulsionTM, Chemical Engineering graduate thesis at La Universidad de los Andes (ULA-FIRP Lab)

Hydraulic and Thermodynamic evaluation of depressurization of high pressure system Wells and gas pipelines, Orocual Field, Venezuela. Thesis for Process Engineer Specialization Degree at Universidad Experimental Francisco de Miranda (UEFM) and International Centre Education and Development (CIED).

Design devices environmental flares of Jusepin Complex. Environmental Forum for PDVSA Maturin.

Vent and Flare Systems Teacher. Program for Gas Engineers at Universidad de Oriente (UDO)

Industrial Advisor of Petroleum Engineers Students in the following thesis

Effect of depressurizations in well completion and surface gas-oil pipelines, postgraduate thesis at La Universidad del Zulia

Hydraulic behaviour analysis for offshore gas pipeline. Gamma Project, graduate thesis at UDO

Methodology to select and design sweetening gas plants. Copa Macoya Project, graduate thesis at UDO

Training Highlights

•Innovation of Products and Services: MIT’s approach to Design Thinking, MIT SEE

•Methods to solve international controversy, UM

•Risk Management - Engineering Project, CIED

•Life Cycle Cost Analysis, CIED

•Activity-based costing and management (ABC/ABM), CIED

•Develop BID Analysis, Lagoven

•ISO 14000 in ISO 9000 company, Lagoven

•Risk Control Engineering, Lagoven

•Projects of Infrastructure – Safety Risk Management, Lagoven

•Compressors Reciprocate and Centrifugal Selection, Lagoven

•Economic and Financial Evaluation of Projects, Lagoven

•Basic Process Design, Exxon

•Building Safety into Plant Design, Exxon

Professional qualifications/registration(s)

PM Fundamental Certification at University of Houston, 2015

Financial Management Science, Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho University, 2003, PBT

Specialization in Process Engineering, Lagoven - Amuay Refinery – International Centre of Education and Development (CIED) – Francisco de Miranda Experimental University, Venezuela.

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Los Andes University, Venezuela

Memberships/affiliations

Member of Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)

Member of Project Management Institute (PMI)

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