Charles Akinfe

Geoscientist at Oando Energy Resources

• Nigeria - Lagos
• My current job since July 2014

Geo-Data Manager / Application Support at Total Exploration and Production (TEPNG)

• Nigeria
• January 2011 to August 2021

• Seismic and Well Data Loading in both Solaris and Linux
environments.
• Seismic (structural and stratigraphic) and Well long curves
interpretation and analysis
• UNIX Shell/”awk”/”vi”/ editing and simple scripting.
• Third party software Seismic and Well Data Integration.
• Supervise activities of offsite Seismic data storage services
and data flow
• Maintain geophysical databases, e.g. archive, store,
organize, update and retrieve seismic
data; and carry out a range of other technical functions to
support Asset teams.
• QC of loaded seismic data with asset teams before interpretation commences.
• Database maintenance and administration.
• Format, load and move Well and Seismic data using
appropriate seismic software
• Develop scripts for troubleshooting errors within the
database and provide advice on software needs.
• Monitoring the Application Database for efficiency and high
performance
• Assisting the users with workflows
• Assisting users in troubleshooting and rectifying errors
encountered during their workflows
• Mentoring newly recruited staff and research interns on
seismic interpretation. Exposing them to different workflows
depending on objectivity of their interpretation.
• Installation and upgrading of new license features on
applications
• Monitoring of users’ license features and troubleshooting
related problems
• Database sanitization
• Managing users: authenticating users’ Unix/Linux accounts
in the oracle database
• Develop scripts for troubleshoot errors within the database
and provide advice on software needs.
• Trouble-shooting of users’ problems relating to application
crash outs, display issues, horizons, faults, volumes,
permissions and providing solution for other related
problems
• Complete basic data translations;
• Technical Report Writing.
• Technical Presentations.
• Training & Mentoring.
• Monitoring of users’ license features and troubleshooting
related problems.
• Installation of new license features on applications