Professional Summary
Experience and drive Geoscience Engineer with over twenty years of in
the oil and gas industry. Specialist in geomechanical analysis, core analysis interpretation, environmental studies, project management. With analytical skills to assessing the client needs regarding to drilling, reservoirs and Geomechanics.
Accomplishments
Supervised team of four staff members in the Geomechanics department
Collaborated with different company departments to develop drilling and reservoir development plan.
Represented the company on Research and Development projects. Work History
Geomechanics Engineer-Freelancer 06/2021-
Bogota DC
Coordinated a benchmarking on Energy Efficiency Ecopetrol
Trained in Petrel and Techlog Kuwait Oil Co.
Performed Unconventional Geomechanics study Kuwait Oil Co. Geomechanics Engineer-Consultant 04/2019-12/2019
Ecopetrol Cra. 7 #32-42, Bogotá, Colombia
Performed Geopressure and Geo-stress analysis for different assets in the Mid Valley of Magdalena River.
Characterized Rock mechanics on depleted reservoirs to prevent wellbore stability issues during drilling and production.
Determined optimal mud weights and casing settings for depleted reservoirs. Lead Geomechanics Engineer 04/2012-02/2015
DONG Energy Nesa Allé 1, 2820 Gentofte, Denmark
Supervised geomechanics team (4 people) activities: MEMs, meetings, presentations, peer reviews, and schedules.
Followed up projects in real-time (HPHT-Deep water).
Supervised 3D reservoir geomechanical projects to determine sand production, depletion, and cap-rock integrity.
Conducted coring tests for stress and wellbore stability analysis. Geomechanics Engineer-Consultant 04/2010-02/012
Schlumberger Nacional 350, Polanco, Mexico City
Built unconventional (Tight gas) geomechanics models in Burgos VII asset (Sigma, Cuit- lahuacs, Palmitos, Antillanos, and Comitas )
Characterized rock mechanics properties, and stress orientations for projects in Southern Gulf of Mexico.
Monitored in real time projects in HPHT and ultra-deep water. ARNALDO GOMEZ CASSERES
Unit 26, 330 Canterbury Dr. SW. T2W 1H6
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Colombian/Canadian
Education
PhD in Energy Systems
Project: Cap-rock integrity
analysis for CO2 Storage Project
Nacional University of Colombia
Bogota 03/2021- In progress
Master in Petroleum Geology
Project: 3D Geomechanics model
for a Project in the North Sea
Università degli Studi di Perugia
Italy 8/2016-07/2018
Associate degree in Environmental
Management
University of Calgary
AB, Canada 01/2008-06/2010
BSC in Petroleum
Engineering
Universidad Industrial de
Santander,
Colombia 06/1986-06/1993
Courses
9º Simposio Internacional de
Geomecánica
Universidad Nacional de
Colombia
Medellín, Col. 05/2021
Reservoir and
Unconventional
Geomechanics
Stanford University
Online courses 2019/ 2016
3D Reservoir Geomechanics
DONG Energy In-house training
Copenhagen, DK 2014
Applied Rock Mechanics
PetroSkills Center
Houston, TX 2014
Geomechanics Engineer 08/2007-04/2009
Halliburton-KSI 3000 N Sam Houston Pkwy E, Houston, TX
Assisted drilling engineers about Geomechanics well designs in Pemex (MW, well designs, loss controls, pore pressures, and stress analysis).
Set up the first RTOC of geomechanics and drilling optimization in Saudi Aramco focused on wellbore stability issues.
Built geomechanics models in deep water and carbonate reservoirs. MWD Field Tech 10/2006-08/2007
Ryan Energy 500 4 Ave SW, Calgary, AB,Canada
Monitored well trajectories according to drilling plans to reach targets
Identified dog legs and kick of points to deviate conventional and unconventional wells Environmental Lab Analyst 09/2003-06/ 2006
MAXXAM Analytics 2080 39 Ave NE #1, Calgary, AB, Canada
Characterized emissions from sources to determine air quality and optimum processes
Analyzed trace metals using ICP/MS spectrometers.
Performed water and soil tests to determine level of contamination. Reservoir Lab Specialist 10/2002-07/2003
AGAT Laboratories 3500 19 St NE Bay 5-9, Calgary,
AB, Canada
Determined resistivity (relative, total) in core samples.
Measured permeability, porosity, c apillarity at reservoir conditions to predict recoverable reserves.
Performed saturation measurements in cores.
Pore Pressure Prediction in
HPHT Areas
IKON Science Center
Durham,UK 2013
Practical Geomechanics for
unconventional Resources
PETROLERN
Calgary, AB 2012
R&D PROJECTS
NextOil Project
Technical University of
Denmark/ Dong 2014-2015.
Joint Chalk Research (JCR)
NextOil Project
GEUS lab.- DONG 2012/ 2015
Measuring Pore Pressure in
Shale (MesPosh) 2012-2015
Overpressure Project (GEOPOP)
Durham Univ-DONG 2014/2015
Drilling Borehole Stability and
Shale Rock Physics.
SINTEF/DONG 2012-2015
COMPUTER SOFTWARE:
CMG
Petrel
Techlog
Predict
Geostress
Languages:
Reading Writing Compression
Spanish Excellent Excellent Excellent
English Excellent Excellent Excellent
Italian Good Good Good