Data Management Application Support
Resume:
Marcos Zavala
Houston, TX ***** www.linkedin.com/in/marcoszavalageologist
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Reservoir Geologist /Geomodeler
Senior Oil & Gas Reservoir Geologist with solid experience in the oil industry exploration and production cycle and geological, petrophysical & geophysical data modelling and management. Expertise in building stratigraphic framework integrating well outcrop and core data.
Proficiency in 3D modeling integrating geological, geophysical and petrophysical information, implementing methodologies to build reservoir models. Solid experience improving reservoir characterization contributing to incorporate new oil reserves.
Very skilled reservoir data management professional, with years of experience in the use of petrophysical & geophysical applications including data acquisition, loading, use, refine, archive and deletion.
Major expertise in:
Reservoir Characterization Development & Production Geology Operation Geology
Well Planning Geosteering Well Correlation Cross sections Subsurface Mapping
3D Reservoir Modeling Software Application Support Geological /Geophysical data management
Professional Experience.
EGV SOLUTIONS LLC, Houston TX 2019-Current
Reservoir Geologist
Production Pilot Project, Responsible for reviewing, updating geological data, and building a 3D model of the reservoir for steam injection to improve oil production (Ecuador)
Reservoir Geologist, generation of new prospects, construction of geostatistical models, through tools such as Petrel.
Construction of Geologic Maps, well correlations, structural and stratigraphic cross sections to delimit areas with better opportunities.
Evaluation of reserves for prospective studies of mature fields.
INDEPENDENT CONSULTING GEOLOGIST/GEOMODELER, Houston, TX. 2018-2019
Technical Support on the building of a 3D structural and facies model by using Petrel as a modeling tool for the company AURA Energy Solutions, Argentina. Validating the seismic interpretation (faults and horizons), and construction of a Structural model. Generation of electro facies using the core information and facies descriptions to generate a Facies 3D model for a fluvial-deltaic environment.
PETROLERN: Gave global support to Geological model for new acquisition fields – Confidential. Validation of geological data, generation of plans to build a 3D Structural and property model.
PARADIGM GEOPHYSICS, Houston, TX 2014 – 2018
Software Application Support III
Solid knowledge in geomodelling, and subsurface modelling tools.
Provide support of application solutions to SKUA-GOCAD and Strat-Earth users, locally or remotely (LINUX/Windows environment). Assigned to Chevron to give Application Support on-site to SKUA-Gocad users.
Support and document application managements of process,proposals, recommendations and procedures..
Support on development and customization of solutions
Modelling workflow generation improvement processes
Construction of structural models, property models, grid and upscaling for reservoir simulations
Expert assistance on the development of structural and property 3D models for conventional and unconventional reservoirs
Clients and third party geological/geophysical data management for support and testing
Software testing activities for geology, geophysics, reservoir engineering or data management workflows.
CBM, ENGINEERING, EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, Paraiso, México 2014 – 2014
Reservoir Geologist
Evaluated subsurface geologic data of reservoir Ximin-Xu, building structural and reservoir maps, well correlation and cross sections to support field development planning, new opportunity generation of new wells proposals.
Analyzed well path, structural and geological risk, optimizing new well drilling proposals.
Follow-up of well drilling process
SGF-GLOBAL / SCHLUMBERGER, Villahermosa, México 2012 – 2014
Development-Production Geologist / Petrel application Support
Subject matter expert in Petrel, reservoir characterization, well prospecting, well construction and geosteering. Main functions included:
Provided application support to Petrel users for the construction of 3D Models of the Sanchez Magallanes field. Supervision of preexisting 3D models.
Support the production improvement of Sánchez Magallanes field from 4.6k bpd to 10k bpd.
Provide Geological support to well design and development of highly deviated and horizontal wells optimizing well trajectories for the Tertiary field of Sanchez Magallanes using Petrel tool.
Evaluation and management of subsurface data used for the construction of subsurface maps, well plans, well correlations, and structural cross-sections.
Workover, recompletion and reentry geological operations support, including well correlation construction, structural and properties maps to rising production in the reservoir.
SCHLUMBERGER, Villahermosa, México 2008 – 2012
Geo-modeler / Geologist
Expert Geo-modeler focus on the implementation and Support of Petrel automated, repeatable workflows, to capture best practices and share them across the client’s organization. I used Petrel platform for:
Give support on Geological, geophysical, and petrophysical data management to be use in the construction of reservoir 3D models assigned to the Abkatun-Pol-Chuck Asset (PEMEX).
Enhancement Oil Recovery (EOR) team Geo-modeling tasks given support in the 3D model and 3D Grids construction (structural, property models) of Abkatun-Pol-Chuc complex reservoir (PEMEX).
Upscaling of 3D models for reservoir simulation, increasing model reliability, and accuracy
Evaluation of the subsurface geological data for structural and property maps construction, and well correlation of the Yaxche-Xanab, Puerto Ceiba, Tajon, and Mayacaste reservoirs (PEMEX).
Development of 3D models for Dos Bocas and Puerto Ceiba fields, to identify sand bodies to be used for the hydrogeological management of residual water
Give Support in the Application of Petrel in the improvement of the Costero-Ribereno reservoir 3D model
Evaluate geological data of Abkatun, Caan and Taratunich fields to support new well prospect selection.
Give Support in the application of Petrel in the construction of Abkatun, Caan and Taratunich fields 3D models (PEMEX)
PARADIGM GEOPHYSICAL, Veracruz MX /Calgary, Canadá 2007 – 2008
G&G Application Support
GOCAD subject matter expert focused on 3D models construction integrating geological, and geophysics data, using Paradigm’s seismic, geological, and reservoir modeling tools.
Provide Gocad application support to the Users in the construction of 3D models, Production Veracruz Asset (PEMEX)
Application and implementation of new workflows for the construction of 3D pore pressure models used for wells pore pressure prediction and visualization during the drilling process.
Give technical support to Gocad users for 3D models construction for heavy oil sand fields for the McMurray formation to generate new exploitation plan (Korean National Oil Company (KNOC)., Calgary
International Geo-modelling software instructor
CBM, ENGINEERING, EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, Villahermosa, Mexico 2006 – 2007
Development-Production Geologist
Subject matter expert in reservoir characterization, well prospecting, well construction and geosteering. Main functions included:
Geological, geophysical, and petrophysical data management to be use in the reservoir characterization using Stratworks Landmark tool
Identify, organize, cleanse of geological data of the Angostura and Perdiz fields
Validation of the structural, stratigraphic, and sedimentology models in the Angostura and Perdiz fields
Provide on-site support to drilling unit, evaluating and refining geological data for Well planning propose, including structural and geological risk of the Wells
REPSOL-YPF, Maracaibo, Venezuela 2005 – 2006
Reservoir Geologist for Mene Grande Field (Zulia) and Barrabca Field (Barinaz)
Subject matter expert in reservoir characterization, well prospecting, well construction, and well geosteering. Main functions included:
Well development activities, including Well planning and geological data management, interpretation, and evaluation
Well correlations, reservoir structural and property maps construction.
Well construction, Workover, and Real-time geosteering operational support
Update and maintain geological data
Develop sedimentary framework integrating well and core data for Mene Grande field.
ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP, Maracaibo, Venezuela 2004 – 2005
Reservoir Geologist
Subject matter expert in reservoir characterization, Main function were:
Reservoir characterization
Structural, stratigraphic, and petrophysical data management
Generation of property model
Well prospecting
PDVSA, Maracaibo, Venezuela 1998 – 2003
Reservoir Geologist
Reservoir Geologist giving support on reservoir characterization, construction of static model, sedimentary/stratigraphic models, sequence stratigraphy concepts application to delimitate prospective areas. Interpretation and analysis of geological, petrophysical, and geophysics data for Oil & Gas Exploration. Well prospecting, according to the exploration plan for Lago Cinco, Lago Medio, Lago Treco and Ceuta-Treco fields, Maracaibo Lake.
MARAVEN, S.A. Maracaibo, Venezuela 1995 – 1998
Development Geologist
Geologist supporting vertical, high deviated, and horizontal wells prospecting, well planning, workovers, reentry. Geological, petrophysical, and geophysical data management. Well drilling operation support on siliciclastic reservoirs. Mudlogging and geosteering supervision for high deviated and horizontal wells, top detection in drilled units, Lago Cinco, Lago Medio and Lago Treco fields.
Education
MSc, Geology, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (Courses Completed)
BS, Geologist Engineer, Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela
Professional Development
Dip logs analysis Geotectonic interpretation of well logs Production Geology Stratworks
GOCAD-SKUA Petrel Geosteering Fracture Modeling Salt bodies Modeling
seismic, geological and reservoir modeling tools
Stratworks Petrel Skua-Gocad Geographix MicroSoft Office Suite Openworks Compass Interactive Petrophysics
Languages
Spanish English
United States of America Citizen
Legally authorized to work in the US for any employer of choice
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