Riaz Ali, Senior Reservoir Engineer

Riaz Ali

Senior Reservoir Engineer

Oil Indus Private Limited

Location
Pakistan
Education
Bachelor's degree, Petroleum & Natural Gas
Experience
16 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :16 years, 4 Months

Senior Reservoir Engineer at Oil Indus Private Limited
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • My current job since July 2014

• Carried out reservoir simulation studies include reservoir data collection and evaluation, model initialization, well model preparation, history matching, reservoir performance and economic evaluation using Petrel RE and Eclipse reservoir simulator
• Evaluated depletion strategies and optimized production for reservoirs by black oil and compositional simulation studies
• Conducted fluid phase behavior and special core flood experiments include the hands on fluid PVT, hydrate, solid deposition and special core analysis
• Conducted to estimate the volume of hydrocarbons in place, recoverable reserves and well production potential forecast which involved in analysis and application of the rock and fluid properties, well characteristics, recovery mechanisms, material balance and fluid flow equation, well performance, decline curve analysis, productivity tests and uncertainties analysis
• Carried out interpretation of different well tests to estimate well and reservoir behavior
• Carried out study to design gas compression and processing facilities

Reservoir/Production Engineer at Dewan Petroleum Private Limited
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • March 2008 to June 2014

• Build and update reservoir simulation models for reservoir future performance
• Perform history matching to validate reservoir model
• Upscale static geological models for dynamic flow analysis
• Perform reservoir characterization studies as a team member
• Develop, plan and execute annual reservoir surveillance jobs
• Evaluate oil and gas reservoir performance and depletion strategies
• Develop and apply reservoir optimization techniques for better ultimate recovery
• Optimization of production using nodal and decline curve analysis
• Estimate reserves and forecast for property evaluation and development planning
• Plan, execute, analyze and interpret well test jobs
• Participate as a team player in preparing field development plans
• Analyze the economics and risk assessments of major development plans
• Plan and execute cased hole and production logging services
• Monitor field production, diagnose well problems and suggest remedial action
• Analyze, interpret, and optimize the performance of individual wells
• Plan, monitor and supervise all well intervention operations
• Develop engineering models integrating well performance and timely update them
• Participate as team player in preparing field development plans
• Determine the most efficient means to develop the field
• Preform open hole and cased hole log evaluation
• Recommend wells for completion or abandonment
• Design facilities and coordinate installation
• Perform technical and economic evaluation, prepare AFE and obtain approval of all work
• Implement HSE and safe work policies in strict manner during operation

Summer Intern at Oil and Gas Development Company Limited
  • Pakistan - Hyderabad
  • June 2007 to July 2007

• Visited all the wells daily basis
• Prepared daily production reports and updated daily production parameters of all wells
• Understood process plant operations i.e., three phase separation, dehydration, LPG recovery
• Understood water and gas injection process for secondary recovery
• Understood and abide by all HSE policies and regulations at site
• Understood well completion running, packer setting and perforation by wire line techniques

Education

Bachelor's degree, Petroleum & Natural Gas
  • at Mehran University of Engineering & Technology
  • April 2008

Bachelor of Engineering in Petroleum & Natural Gas, April 2008 Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Jamshoro

Specialties & Skills

Performance Monitoring
Field Operations
Production Optimization
Reservoir Engineering
Reservoir Simulation
Schlumberger Pipesim
IPM Prosper
Schlumberger Eclipse
ENGINEER
OPERATIONS
OPTIMIZATION
PRODUCTION ENGINEER
RISK ASSESSMENTS
SIMULATION
TEAM PLAYER

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Expert

Memberships

Pakistan Engineering Council
  • Registered Engineer
  • December 2012

Hobbies

  • Cricket, Movies, Books