Petroleum Engineering Faculty
Australian College of Kuwait
Total years of experience :11 years, 11 Months
Working as an Petroleum Engineering Instructor in Department of Petroleum Engineering at Australian College of Kuwait (ACK) affiliated to Central Institute of Technology (Australia) and Cape Breton University (Canada)
Subjects of Interests at University includes: Materials Science and Engineering, Engineering Mechanics, Process Control, Drilling Engineering, Formation Evaluation, Logging Technologies and Petroleum Geology
Research Interests : Formation Evaluation (Wireline, MWD/LWD), Drilling & Completions Technology, Unconventional Resources, Heavy oil, reservoir characterization with rock imaging
Working for Client - Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) on Deep Drilling Project in North Kuwait
Drilling Operations
Rig up/down, maintain Rig floor, Pit room, Shaker sensors & Remote Displays
Monitor gas levels, lag time, drilling and geological parameters, and report any anomalies to the appropriate persons for action
Perform regular and frequent calibration checks of gas instruments.
Perform scheduled maintenance checks on all equipment, particularly sensors, and report breakdowns immediately to the appropriate persons
Petrophysical /Geological Interpretations
Supervise the collection of cuttings samples, from the correct lagged depth and at the correct frequency, as required for evaluation.
Wash and screen cuttings samples, divide them into correct portions, and pack them by sets for the Client, partners and trade.
Examine and describe cuttings samples as per oil industry standards and client's specifications.
Carry out Microscopic Analysis of rock cuttings for Lithology, Oil/Gas Shows/Cuts.
Evaluate all cuttings samples for the presence of hydrocarbon shows.
Maintain accurate and comprehensive Log(s) as per the specified format.
Prepare Mud Logs (MD & TVD) based on Lithological interpretation of rock cutting & correlate with MWD/LWD Logs, Wireline Logs.
Assist Data Engineer in management of gas & drilling parameters database & make important interpretations.
Ensure all information required to complete the final well report is identified, monitored, recorded, and available on time for inclusion into the report
Make Final/Daily Well Report. Assist Geologist in preparation of Geological Reports and submit all reports and logs concerning geological and drilling parameters to the Client representative.
RELIANCE (E&P) is one of the leading exploration and production companies in India . During my internship period I worked on Coal Bed Methane (CBM) gas field, gained an overall knowledge in petroleum exploration and was involved with the works of the following departments. \n \n Drill string designs, types of bits used for drilling, drilling fluids used, underbalanced drilling \n Handled wireline logging tools, observed and recorded real time operations of wireline logging \n SP - log, Resistivity log, Gamma Ray log, Density log etc. \n Coring \n Geological Log Interpretations at office workstation \n Petrophysics \n Wellsite Operations
