Engineering Engineer

ABHIJIT MITRA

**** * ******* ***** **., Apt. I*** • Salt Lake City, UT 84117 • 618-***-**** • *******@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

Seeking a petrophysicist position in oil and gas industry.

PROFILE SUMAMRY

• Seven years of overall experience in petrophysics and geomechanics of oil and gas industry with two years of post-academia experience.

• Key Skills – Core Analysis, Rock Mechanics, Laboratory Testing, Finite Element Modeling, Client Communication.

• Key Functional Areas – Unconventional Hydrocarbon, Flow through Porous Media, Research and Development, Project Management.

EDUCATION

• Ph.D., Engineering Science, May 2010, Southern Illinois University

Dissertation: Laboratory Investigation of Coal Permeability Under Replicated In Situ Stress Regime.

• M.S., Mining Engineering, 2005, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, India

• B.S., Mining Engineering, 2001, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, India

EMPLOYMENT

5/10 – present Geomechanics Engineer, TerraTek, A Schlumberger Company

• Designed rock mechanics testing program based on client need and managed program workflow in a multi-disciplinary environment.

• Involved in measurement of rock properties in the laboratory.

• Performed analysis, interpretation and quality control of testing results and delivered results to clients.

• Helped integration of test results with reservoir petrophysics for quantitative reservoir description.

• Studied characteristics of unconventional hydrocarbon reservoir to improve reservoir and completion quality.

• Participated in geomechanical modeling of unconventional reservoir.

8/05 – 5/10 Researcher and Research Assistant, Southern Illinois University

• Engaged in different research projects involving characterization of flow through porous media with application to coalbed methane production and geologic CO2 sequestration.

• Conducted core-flooding experiments for measurement of petrophysical properties including permeability, gas content, sorption isotherm, sorption-induced strain, gas compositional analysis and X-ray CT imaging.

• Trained new researchers use of laboratory equipment, laboratory measurement techniques and data analysis procedure.

• Presented results in technical conferences, peer-reviewed journals and assisted in preparing research proposal to obtain research funding.

8/03 - 7/05 Research Assistant, Bengal Engineering and Science University, India

• Conducted noise survey of surface mining equipments.

• Developed a spreadsheet program to predict machinery noise to assist in preparation of environmental impact statement of development/expansion of surface mine.

4/04 - 6/04 Operations Associate, Ispat Industries, India

• Assisted in production planning and conducted time-study of equipments.

2/02 - 4/03 Researcher, Central Fuel Research Institute, Dhanbad, India

• Conducted different laboratory tests related to coal preparation including proximate analysis, float-sink test and floatation test.

• Performed data analysis and assisted in report preparation.

COMPUTER SKILLS

• Finite Element Modeling - Comsol Multiphysics, Phase2.

• Laboratory Data Acquisition - StrainSmart (Vishay), Measure Foundry (Data Translation) and various Schlumberger proprietary softwares.

• Programming Language - C, Matlab, Basic, FORTRAN.

• Other Technical Softwares - Carlson Mining, SURPAC (mine planning and reserve estimation), VNetPC (ventilation network simulator), COMET3 (coalbed methane production simulator), Graphic Groundwater (groundwater modeling simulator).

AWARDS/ACHIEVEMENTS

• Exceeded set business target for the team for two consecutive years at TerraTek.

• Won Travel Support Award from SIU Office of Research Development and Administration, 2008.

• Won Engineering medal for securing first position in M.S., 2006.

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS

"Laboratory Measurement and Modeling of Coal Permeability with Continued Methane Production: Part 1 – Laboratory Results", (jointly with S. Harpalani and S. Liu), Fuel, Vol. 94, pp 110-116, 2012.

“Impact of CO2 Injection on Flow Behavior of Coalbed Methane Reservoirs” (jointly with S. Harpalani), Transport in Porous Media, Vol. 82, No. 1, pp. 141-156, 2010.

“Assessment of “Lost Gas” Estimation Technique by Replicated Canister Desorption Testing” (jointly with S. Harpalani), 2009 Eastern Section AAPG Meeting, Evansville, Indiana, September 20-22, 2009.

“Evaluation of Critical Flow Parameters for CBM Modeling under Stress/Strain Controlled Condition” (jointly with S. Harpalani and S. Liu), International Coalbed Methane and Shale Gas Symposium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, May 18-22, 2009.

"CO2/N2 Injection in Deep Coals and its Impact on Coal Permeability” (jointly with S. Harpalani and A. Kumar), 2008. Proceedings, 42nd US Rock Mechanics Symposium and 2nd U.S.-Canada Rock Mechanics Symposium, San Francisco, California, June 29-July 2, 2008.

“Modeling Incremental Swelling of Coal Matrix with CO2 Injection in Coalbed Methane Reservoirs” (jointly with S. Harpalani), 2007. Proceedings, 2007 SPE Eastern Regional Meeting, Lexington, Kentucky, October 17-19, 2007.

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