Reservoir Engineering

To Whom It May Concern:

RÉSUMÉ

OF

VICTOR OLU. ORELAJA.

ALUMNUS OF:

ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY

NORMAL, ILLINOIS.

BS CHEMISTRY (1971-1974)

&

UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

NORMAN, OKLAHOMA.

MS CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (1975-76).

VOLUNTARY RETIREE

OF

CHEVRON NIGERIA LIMITED

RÉSUMÉ

NAME: VICTOR OLUSEGUN ORELAJA

LIKES BEING CALLED: VICTOR

DATE OF BIRTH: JULY 9, 1948

SEX: MALE

NATIONALITY: NIGERIAN (US IMMIGRANT, WITH GREEN CARD)

RELIGION: CHRISTIANITY

SOCIAL SECURITY NO: ***-**-****

TELEPHONE NO: +234***-***-****

POSTAL ADDRESS:

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QUALIFICATIONS: HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, BS CHEMISTRY & MS CHEMICAL

ENGINEERING.

PROFICIENT IN THE USE OF MS WORD, MS EXCEL, AND MS POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS. CURRENTLY UNDERGOING REFRESHER COURSE IN: DATABASE, INTERNET TECHNOLOGY, MS POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS, MS WORD AND EXCEL.

SCHOOLS ATTENDED ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY, NORMAL ILLINOIS. BS CHEMISTRY, (1971-74).

UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, NORMAN, OKLAHOMA. MS CHEMICAL ENGINEERING. (1975-76)

PUBLICATION: “AN IMMOBILIZED-ENZYME REACTOR FOR NADPH REGENERATION” Proc. Okla. Acad. Sci. 57:138-143 (1977).

DRUG OXIDATION PROJECT, FUNDED BY NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, USA. TOWARDS: “ARTIFICIAL LIVER.” BIO-ENGINEERING.

CONFRENCES, PETROCHEMICAL EXPOSITION, HOUSTON,

SHORT COURSES OR TEXAS, (1975). PHILLIPS RESEARCH PLANT

WORKSHOPS: BARTLESVILLE, OKLAHOMA.

WORK EXPERIENCE: GRADUATE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, NORMAN. (1975-76).

ENGINEER, CHEVRON NIGERIA LIMITED, (CNL). (1977-2003).

WITH EXPOSURES AT: i) HOUSTON TECHNICAL CENTER, (HTC), HOUSTON, TEXAS. ii) CHEVRON OVERSEAS PETROLEUM INC. (COPI), SAN RAMON, CALIFORNIA.

DEC. 2003 TO DATE: CONSULTANT FOR AJAX PETROLEUM.

DAILY PRODUCTION,

(CHEVRON IN NIGERIA): 650,000 BPD IN YEAR 2000 (EXCLUDING CONDENSATE)

HEALTH: EXCELLENT

CHEVRON STARTED OFFSHORE OIL& ASSOCIATED GAS PRODUCTION IN NIGERIA IN 1965.

NIGERIA IS THE 6TH WORLD LEADING PRODUCER & EXPORTER OF CRUDE OIL. EXPORTING BETWEEN 1.8 TO 2.0 MILLION BPD. THE 2ND LARGEST EXPORTER OF CRUDE OIL TO USA, AFTER CANADA. NIGERIA HAS A LOT MORE NATURAL GAS RESERVES THAN OIL RESERVES. THE GAS RESERVES WAITING TO BE TAPPED.

RÉSUMÉ(CONT.)

CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS, SCHOOLS, ATTENDED (ON THE JOB) (TO THE BEST OF MY RECOLLECTION),

SPE LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES, WATERFLOODING SEMINAR BY JAMES T. SMITH, OTIS WELL TESTING CLASS, SCHLUMBERGER PRODUCTION LOG INTERPRETATION & CHARTS SCHOOL, OIL & GAS ECONOMICS SEMINAR, PRODUCTION RATE DECLINE CURVE SCHOOL, RESERVOIR ENGINEERING SCHOOL IN HOUSTON, ETC.

PAPERS PRESENTED ( TO THE BEST OF MY RECOLLECTION)

MASTERS THESIS PUBLISHED IN OKLAHOMA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, 1977.COAUTHOR, “PRESSURE MAINTENANCE IN DELTA SOUTH RESERVOIRS; NIGERIAN EXPERIENCE”. (LOCAL & INTERNATIONAL SPE CONFERENCES), “GRAVEL PACKING DESIGN IN THE NIGERIAN NIGER DELTA”.(LOCAL SPE), “SAND CONTROL IN UNCONSOLIDATED FORMATION? INITIAL GRAVEL PACKING MAY BE THE ANSWER”. (LOCAL SPE), MANY FIELDS STUDIES IN THE NIGERIAN NIGER DELTA (IN-HOUSE). REPORTS ON DECLINE CURVE ANALYSES ON PRESSURE MAINTENANCE RESERVOIRS. (IN-HOUSE)

HOBBIES: WRITING & WATCHING TELEVISION: COMEDY, SPORTS & DOCUMENTARY.

STRONG POINTS: INNOVATIVE. CONFIDENTIALITY. CAN WORK WITH LITTLE OR NO SUPERVISION. MIXES WELL. RESPECTS CONSTITUTED AUTHORITIES. GOOD LISTENER.

GOOD INTERPERSONAL SKILLS. ALWAYS WILLING TO LEARN. ENJOYS WRITING. BELIEVES IN LAW OF THE NICHE! “ROUND PEG IN ROUND HOLE”

WEAK POINTS: PREFERS WRITING TO TALKING. DOES NOT CONSIDER HIMSELF AN ORATOR. NOT VERSATILE IN TERTIARY RECOVERY. NEEDS MORE KNOWLEDGE ON RESERVOIR SIMULATION. NEEDS AND UNDERGOING REFRESHER COURSE ON MS POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS.

FUTURE PLAN WORK FOR THE SAME COMPANY FOR THE NEXT FIVE

AND LEGACY: YEARS (AT LEAST). LEAVE A LEGACY OF A HONEST AND HARD WORKING EMPLOYEE.

.

MEMBERSHIP: PRESIDENT: BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ SCOUT OF NIGERIA, IKOTUN BRANCH.

PATRON: BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ BRIGADE OF NIGERIA, 2ND & 3RD LAGOS MAINLAND COMPANIES, RESPECTIVELY.

SECRETARY (1984 & 85): SOCIETY OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERS. NIGERIA SECTION, NIGERIA.

IMMEDIATE PAST SECRETARY 2004-2010: MEN’S AUXILIARY ASSOCIATION, OF WILLIAMS MEMORIAL METHODIST CATHEDRAL, LAGOS, NIGERIA.

TITLES: SOCIAL CHIEF. (GBOBANIYI) (ASCRIBES IMPORTANCE TO THE KING) OF EGBEDA KINGDOM, LAGOS , NIGERIA

ENGR. (FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, NORMAN, OKLAHOMA.)

FINALLY

MY FULL NAME IS: CHIEF (ENGR.) VICTOR OLUSEGUN ORELAJA

SINCE THIS WILL BE TONGUE TWISTING, PLEASE CALL ME: VICTOR!

SMILE, GOD LOVES YOU!

WORK EXPERIENCE DURING GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIP, AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, NORMAN, OKLAHOMA.

AS GRADUATE ASSISTANT: 1975-76

TAUGHT UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS.

THESIS FUNDED BY: (AMERICAN) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF)

THESIS TITLE: “AN IMMOBILIZED-ENZYME REACTOR FOR NADPH REGENERATION”. DRUG OXIDATION. TOWARDS: ARTIFICIAL LIVER. (BIO-ENGINEERING)

THESIS PRESENTED AND PUBLISHED: IN OKLAHOMA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, SUMMER 1977.

UNDER THE TUTELAGE OF: PROFESSOR SAM S. SOFER.

WORK EXPERIENCE

CHEVRON NIGERIA LIMITED (CNL)

AS RESERVOIR ENGINEER (1977-1984)

• PLANIMETERING OF ISOPACH MAPS FOR RESERVES ESTIMATES.

• READING OF LOGS: SP, GAMMA RAYS, CALIPER, RESISTIVITY, FDC-CNL, CBL, CET, TDT, SONIC, ETC, FOR FORMATION AND FLUID PROPERTIES DETERMINATIONS.

• DETERMINATIONS OF RESERVOIR ROCK AND FLUID PROPERTIES USING ACCEPTED CORRELATIONS, MOST TIMES FROM CORE SAMPLES & PVT ANALYSIS.

• RECOMMENDING BOTTOM HOLE PRESSURE (BHP) DEPTHS, AND CANDIDATES.

• DETERMINING BHP & BHT FROM ACCEPTED CORRELATIONS AND PROD. LOGGING.

• ESTIMATION OF OIL & ASSOCIATED GAS RESERVES, USING MATERIAL BALLANCE, VOLUMETRIC ESTIMATION & PERFORMANCE HISTORY.

• SECURITY AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (SEC) REPORTS OR SMOG REPORTS PREPARATION.

• CHEVRON OPERATES A JOINT VENTURE (JV) PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT, THRU, NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC), REFERRED TO AS NNPC/CHEVRON JOINT VENTURE. NNPC HAS 55% OF THE SHARES, HENCE A SENIOR PARTNER. AS THE JV LIAISON OFFICER: OBTAINING APPROVALS FOR OIL & GAS RESERVES CLASSIFICATIONS & BOOKINGS, RUNNING DRILL STEM TESTING (DST), PRODUCTION TESTING, RIG MOVE, MONITORING OF RESERVOIR PRESSURES DURING WATER INJECTION (WATERFLOODING), AND APPROVALS FOR SECONDARY RECOVERY PROJECTS (SIMULATION STUDIES) DONE IN USA.

• RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING WELLS TO PREVENT EARLY WATER-OUT AND GAS-OUT.; HIGH WATER CUT & HGOR MONITORING. PERFORM WORK-OVER ON PROBLEMATIC WELL. RECOMMEND ZONE SWITCH WHEN NECESSARY.

• GAS LIFT DESIGN AND MONITORING.

• GRAVEL PACKING DESIGN AND MONITORING FOR UNCONSOLIDATED SANDS.

• PERFORMING DECLINE CURVE ANALYSES ON RESERVOIRS.

• PRODUCTION LOGGING, INTERPRETATIONS AND ANALYSES.

• WELL TESTING: EMPHASES ON TRANSIENT PRESSURES. WELL DATA ANALYZED BY CONVENTIONAL METHOD e.g. HORNER PLOT, & TYPE CURVE MATCHING.

• RAN OIL ECONOMICS TO DETERMINE FEASIBILITY OF CNL PROJECTS.

SUPERVISOR: MR. DWAYNE GREENWELL (AMERICAN)

SUPERVISOR, SUB-SURFACE (RESERVOIR) ENGINEERING.

WORK EXPERIENCE

CHEVRON NIGERIA LIMITED (CNL)

FIELD WORKS (1985-1996)

AS WIRELINE SUPERVISOR (PRODUCTION):

• NEWLY DISCOVERED RESERVOIR SQUEEZING AND CEMENTING, PERFORATING AND COMPLETING BY WIRE LINE.

• RUNNING DRILL STEM TESTS (DST).

• PERFORMING PRODUCTION LOGGING.

• ZONE SWITCH AND SWABBING OF OLD WELLS BY WIRELINE.

• TAKING BOTTOM HOLE PRESSURES AND PLANIMETERING CHARTS.

• CALIBRATING BOTTOM HOLE PRESSURE BOMBS.

• TAKING REPORTS FROM WIRELINE CREWS.

• PIGGING PERIODICALLY.

• DETERMINATION OF THE BEST DEMULSIFIER BY TAKING EFFLUENT WATER AND INJECTING DIFFERENT CHEMICALS IN THE LABORATORY. THIS WILL HELP DETERMINE THE BEST CHEMICAL TO USE IN THE CHEMICAL ELECTRIC.

SUPERVISOR: SHINA TYCHUS SOUTH SIDE AREA SUPERINTENDENT (NIGERIAN)

AS WATER INJECTION PLATFORM SUPERVISOR (PRODUCTION):

• KEEPING THE PLATFORM SAFE AND CLEAN.

• TROUBLE SHOOTING PUMPS AND TURBINES.

• PIGGING PIPELINES PERIODICALLY.

• TAKING AND EVALUATING SOURCE WATER PERIODICALLY.

• ENSURE COMPATIBLE SOURCE WATER IS INJECTED INTO THE RESERVOIRS.

• INJECTING AND MONITORING OF SOURCE WATER INTO THE RESERVOIRS.

• TAKING PRESSURES ON PLATFORM AND JACKETS AT DIFFERENT POINTS.

• GIVING REPORTS FROM PLATFORM TO THE AREA SUPERINTENDENT AT THE OPERATIONS BASE , DAILY AT 6:00AM.

• RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WELFARE OF ENGINEERS, TECHNICIANS AND ROUSTABOUTS ON PLATFORM, AND COMPLETES APPRAISALS FOR ALL, ANNUALLY.

SUPERVISOR: SHINA TYCHUS, AREA SUPERINTENDENT (NIGERIAN)

ACTED AS SOUTH SIDE AREA SUPERINTENDENT (PRODUCTION):

• SUPERVISING SOUTH FIELD PRODUCTION SUPERVISORS, SOUTH SIDE WATER INJECTION PLATFORM SUPERVISOR, WIRELINE SUPERVISOR, ENGINEERS, TECHNICIANS AND ROUSTABOUTS.

• MAKES PERIODIC VISITS TO PLATFORMS AFTER MORNING REPORTS, TO VERIFY SITUATION REPORTS IN THE FIELDS, AND RECOMMENDS SOLUTIONS.

• SOUTH FIELDS PRODUCE 300,000 BPD (EXCLUDING CONDENSATE.)

• STAFF STRENGTH (PRODUCTION CREW ONLY) 45.

• SUBMITS FIELD REPORTS EVERY MORNING AT 7:00 AM TO OPERATIONS MANAGER.

SUPERVISORS: JOHN ALLEN / DIPO OMOTAYO. OPERATIONS MANAGERS (AMERICAN) / (NIGERIAN) ALTERNATING.

WORK EXPERIENCE

CHEVRON NIGERIA LIMITED (CNL)

OFFICE WORKS (1997-2003)

AS SENIOR PLANNING ENGINEER;

• DESIGNS SOFTWARE FOR CALCULATING REALIZABLE PRICES (RP) IN-HOUSE (CNL), AS OPPOSED TO IT BEING CALCULATED IN SAN RAMON (USA) AND SENDING THE RESULT TO CHEVRON NIGERIA LIMITED (CNL) IN NIGERIA.

• COORDINATING CHEVRON NIGERIA LIMITED (CNL) ANNUAL BUDGET.

• RUNNING OIL ECONOMICS (COPES) TO PRIORITIZE CHEVRON NIGERIA LIMITED (CNL) MAJOR PROJECTS, USING ECONOMIC PARAMETERS SUCH AS: PAYOUT PERIOD, RATE OF RETURN (ROR), NET PRESENT VALUE (NPV) ETC.

• CO-GENERATING SHORT TERM, MEDIUM TERM AND LONG TERM BUSINESS PLANS FOR CHEVRON NIGERIA LIMITED (CNL).

SUPERVISOR: RON ???????? PLANNING MANAGER (AMERICAN)

AS SENIOR CONTRACT ENGINEER:

• PRE-QUALIFYING BIDDERS, PREPARING AND SENDING BID PACKAGE REQUESTS TO CONTRACTORS.

• OPENING OF BIDS WITH THE BID COMMITTEE, ANALYZING BIDS. PRESENTING ANALYZED BIDS TO BID COMMITTEE.

• BID COMMITTEE EVALUATING AND DETERMINING WINNERS OF BIDS.

• WRITING BID WINNERS ACCORDINGLY.

• INFORMING WINNING CONTRACTORS TO PRODUCE INSURANCE AND OTHER GUARANTEES BEFORE EXECUTION OF CONTRACT.

• PREPARING CONTRACT REGISTER; WHICH CONSISTS OF CONTRACTOR NAMES AND ADDRESSES, VALUES OF CONTRACTS IN DOLLAR/NAIRA SPLIT, OR ABSOLUTE DOLLAR, DURATION OF CONTRACTS, CONTRACT BEGINNING AND TERMINATION DATES ETC

SUPERVISOR: JAMES NWAMUO CONTRACT MANAGER (NIGERIAN)

AS SENIOR JOINT VENTURE (JV) ENGINEER;

• THE SECRETARY OF JOINT VENTURE (NNPC/CHEVRON JV) TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEETING (TECOM). THIS BODY MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS ON BEHALF OF THE JOINT VENTURE, SUBJECT TO OPCOM’S RATIFICATION.

• PREPARING BRIEFING BOOKS AND WRITING MINUTES OF MEETINGS. THE MEETINGS HOLD THRICE A YEAR.

• THE SECRETARY, JV OPERATING COMMITTEE MEETING (OPCOM). THIS IS THE HIGHEST DECISION MAKING BODY FOR THE NNPC/CHEVRON JOINT VENTURE.

• BODY HEADED BY CHEVRON DEPUTY MANAGING DIRECTOR. THIS BODY APPROVES THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF TECOM.

• PREPARING BRIEFING BOOKS AND WRITING MINUTES OF MEETINGS. THE MEETINGS HOLD THRICE A YEAR, IMMEDIATELY AFTER EACH TECOM.

• BY BEING THE SECRETARY OF BOTH BODIES, I WAS ABLE TO THROW MORE LIGHT ON TECOMS RECOMMENDATIONS, DURING OPCOM MEETINGS, AND ALSO JUSTIFY TECOM’S, (THE LOWER BODY’S), DECISIONS.

• OIL MINING LEASES (OMLs) RENEWALS FOR CHEVRON FROM GOVERNMENT, (DPR).

• RUNNING SURVEYS AND OBTAINING LICENSES FOR OIL & GAS PIPELINES AND FLOWLINES, FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THRU THE DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES (DPR) AND STATE GOVERNMENT/S. ATTENDING HEARINGS WITH LAWYERS, IN CASE OF OBJECTION TO ROW, AND COMPENSATING, WOULD BE LITIGANT/S, WHEN NECESSARY.

• WAS INVOLVED IN RUNNING SURVEYS & OBTAINING LICENSE FOR WEST AFRICAN GAS PIPELINE (WAGPL), FROM ESCRAVOS (NIGERIA) TO GHANA THRU BENIN & TOGO. THIS PIPELINE WILL SUPPLY GAS TO BENIN, TOGO & GHANA FROM NIGERIA.

SUPERVISOR: CHARLES MAKOJU ( MANAGER – JV) (NIGERIAN)

RETIRED VOLUNTARILY FROM CHEVRON NIGERIA LIMITED(CNL), AFTER OVER 25 YEARS OF MERITORIOUS SERVICE, ON JULY 31ST 2003 AT THE AGE OF 55!

DECEMBER 2003 TO DATE:

WORK AS (NNPC/AJAX ) JOINT VENTURE & DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES (DPR) CONSULTANT, FOR AJAX PETROLEUM.

FUNCTIONS INCLUDE:

• OBTAINING APPROVALS FOR RESERVOIR ENGINEERING JOBS.

i) INCLUDING OBTAINING APPROVALS FOR OIL & GAS RESERVES CLASSIFICATIONS & BOOKINGS.

ii) AND PREPARING SECURITY AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (SEC) / SMOG REPORTS.

• OBTAINING APPROVALS FOR RIG MOVES.

• COORDINATING COMPANY ANNUAL BUDGET AND BUSINESS PLANS.

• RUNNING SURVEYS & OBTAINING LICENSES FOR OIL & GAS PIPELINES & FLOWLINES .

• WAS INVOLVED IN A SMALL FIELD MAJOR PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, FOR AJAX. FIELD OIL PRODUCTION OF >50,000 BPD. THIS IS REFERRED TO AS A MARGINAL FIELD IN NIGERIA.

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