July 2021 - Present:
Simulation Engineer Consultant
Provided Onsite/remote support to build reservoir simulation models, perform history matching and calibration, predictions, field development plans and special studies.
- Re-evaluated mature offshore fields in order to improve field production.
- Performed special studies (WAG, SCAL, PVT).
May 2013 - July 2021:
Feb 2019 - July 2021: Lead Simulation Engineer Berri Field
Responsible for all reservoir simulation tasks for Berri Field
- Berri is one of the largest and oldest oil field in Saudi Arabia.
- Prepared reports, simulation models, supporting documentation and data for external valuation.
July 2017 - Feb 2019: Senior Simulation Engineer - Gas
Aramco Initial Public Offering (IPO)
- Prepared 22 gas simulation models (NAG) for external valuation.
- Prepared reports, simulation models, supporting documentation and data for external valuation.
Responsible for all gas reservoir simulation activities in the Carboniferous and Permian formations
- Managed 22 non-associated gas fields (Devonian, Carboniferous and Permian formations).
- Led interdisciplinary teams of 20 professionals. Performing fast peaced reservoir simulation studies. Led project initiation, planning, execution and closure, presentations to stakeholders, proponent and managers.
July 2014 - July 2017: Simulation Engineer - Gas
Responsible for all gas reservoir simulation activities in the Permian
- Responsible to manage all reservoir simulation studies in the Permian formation (8 fields).
- Led project documentation, presentations to managers and peer reviews.
Project champion of internal software development at Aramco
- Responsible for testing, training and deploying new reservoir simulation applications.
- Wrote over 10 thousand lines of code to automate PVT and SCAL table construction, data conversion, data retrieval and well planning.
- Project liaison of a Joint Industry Program. Introduced an advanced history matching technique into Aramco.
- Designed scripts to speed up data processing and reservoir simulation activities.
Performed special simulation studies and optimization
- Optimized the simulation run time of complex near critical fluid models by 80%.
- Conducted CO2, N2 and gas cycling studies.
In charge of all Satellite Gas Fields - early Permian Formation
- Responsible to manage all reservoir simulation studies in the early Permian formation (10 fields).
- Optimized the required number of wells to efficiently produce the assets.
- Increased NPV of the assets.
May 2013 - July 2014: Junior Simulation Engineer - Gas
Participated as core team member in 3 major gas simulation projects
- Subject matter expert in History Matching
- Championed history matching and prediction studies
- Performed quality control and assurance
May 2013 - Present: Knowledge Transfer and Mentoring
Led the Knowledge Sharing departmental initiative
- Organized monthly meetings attended by over 80 professionals.
- Modernized the meeting format to boost audience and interest in the initiative.
Mentoring
- Lectured a 2 weeks course at Aramco’s internal university (UPDC).
- Trained 15 young professionals.
- Training included:
- Introduction to reservoir simulation.
- History Matching.
- Field development optimization.
- Field performance prediction and uncertainty.
In charge of the departmental knowledge transfer program
- Organized biweekly meetings attended by over 80 professionals.
- Operational Excellence - Knowledge Management champion.
- Part of the Operational Excellence program identifying gaps, measuring KPI’s and implementing mitigation plans.
Aug 2011 - May 2013:
MSc Earth Sciences and Engineering
Scholarship: Kaust Fellowship (70 thousand dollars)
- Kaust Provost Award. Granted for exceptional students entering the university.
- Thesis: History Matching of 4D Seismic Data Attributes using the Ensemble Kalman Filter.
- GPA: 3.70 (A-).
- Advisor: Ibrahim Hoteit.
Jan 2011 - July 2011:
Software Engineer - Analyst
Responsible for creation and maintenance of test cases
- Implemented new accounting modules, developed graphical interfaces, migrated modules written in Delphi to C#.
- Wrote SQL queries.
- Performed software maintenance tasks.
Jan 2006 - Dec 2010:
BSc Physics: Ranked in the top 5% of the class.
Jan 2010 - Dec 2010: Intern at the Center of Biological Engineering
- Responsible for developing a software for automatic quality control of mammographic images
Jan 2008 - Dec 2009: Scholarship: National Council for the Science and Technological Development – CNPq
- Research project: Construct low cost physics experiments to aid classroom teaching
Jan 2007 - Dec 2010: Teaching assistant
- Teacher Assistant of the courses F 609 and F 709 lectured by professor Lunazzi, J.J.
- Performed presentations to public high school students
Programming Languages:
Language | Experience | Technology | Experience |
---|---|---|---|
C | Visual Studio | ||
C++ | Git | ||
C# | SVN | ||
Delphi | Bugzilla | ||
F# | SLB Petrel | ||
Matlab | SLB Eclipse | ||
Python | GigaPOWERS | ||
R | MS Scripting | ||
SQL | Linux Scripting | ||
VB | MS Office |
Patents and Awards:
- 2023 Patent US 11,586,790 Determining hydrocarbon production sweet spots
- 2020 Patent US 10,670,753 History matching of time-lapse crosswell data using ensemble kalman filtering.
- 2011 Kaust Provost Award. Granted for exceptional students.
- 2005 Brazilian Physics Olympiad. Silver Medal. Brazilian Society of Physics (SBF). National competition attended by 50 thousand students.
- 2004 Brazilian Physics Olympiad. Silver Medal. Brazilian Society of Physics (SBF). National competition attended by 50 thousand students.
Publications:
Authored/Co-authored 10 published works in distinguished journals and conferences: SPE, IEEE and American Journal of Physics. Full list here (Google Scholar)
Citations: | 74 |
H index: | 6 |
Citations since 2019: | 34 |
i10 index: | 2 |
Contact:
Please feel free to contact me for any inquire.