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Stefano Nava, Consultant Wellsite Geologist

Stefano Nava

Consultant Wellsite Geologist·AIPC

Italy

Master's degree, Geology

Work experience

Total years of experience: 25 years, 4 months

Consultant Wellsite Geologist

December 2025 - March 2026

AIPC

Doha, Qatar

December 2025 - March 2026

As Consultant Senior Wellsite Geologist for QATARENERGY LNG my responsibilities were supervising day to day geological operations, well site geological personnel and quality assurance of all geological data acquisition/reporting including but not limited to:
Monitor and supervision of mudlogging operations, unit and reports quality check
Monitor and supervision of wireline logs, LWD logging operations, unit and reports quality check
Monitor and coordinate wellsite geological data acquisition, analysis activities and participate in regular daily meetings
Coordinate shipments of samples, logs and reports
Generate and distribute geological daily, weekly and final well reports compiling parameters, observations and reporting to Operation Geologist
Drill in horizontal/deviated gas development wells with L/MWD real time logs to optimize wellbore placement in carbonate reservoirs with conventional and MPD (Managed Pressure Drilling) mode.
Perform formation pressure test points in reservoir section
Keep track record of personnel movements and sign mud logging job tickets
Advise Drilling Supervisor on drilling hazards (wellbore instability, abnormal pressures and any geological hazards)

Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Oil and Gas

Consultant Wellsite Geologist

September 2025 - November 2025

AGR

Stavanger, Norway

September 2025 - November 2025

As Consultant Senior Wellsite Geologist for DNO NORGE ASA my responsibilities were supervising day to day geological operations, well site geological personnel and quality assurance of all geological data acquisition/reporting including but not limited to:
Monitor and supervision of mudlogging operations, unit and reports quality check
Monitor and supervision of wireline logs, LWD logging operations, unit and quality report check
Monitor and coordinate wellsite geological data acquisition, analysis activities and participate in regular daily meetings
Coordinate shipments of cuttings samples, cores, logs and reports
Generate and distribute geological daily, weekly and final well reports compiling parameters, observations and reporting to Operation Geologist
Drill in vertical oil exploration well with L/MWD real time logs to optimize wellbore placement in clastic reservoirs. Well depth: 5000 meters
Monitor and supervision of coring operations (conventional and sidewall cores) in clastic reservoirs
Advise Drilling Supervisor on drilling hazards (wellbore instability, abnormal pressures and any geological hazards) and best solutions to adopt to mitigate them (mud weight advise for example)

Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Oil and Gas

Consultant Wellsite Geologist

September 2024 - August 2025

AIPC

Doha, Qatar

September 2024 - August 2025

As Consultant Senior Wellsite Geologist for QATARENERGY LNG my responsibilities were supervising day to day geological operations, well site geological personnel and quality assurance of all geological data acquisition/reporting including but not limited to:
Monitor and supervision of mudlogging operations, unit and reports quality check
Monitor and supervision of wireline logs, LWD logging operations, unit and reports quality check
Monitor and coordinate wellsite geological data acquisition, analysis activities and participate in regular daily meetings
Coordinate shipments of samples, logs and reports
Generate and distribute geological daily, weekly and final well reports compiling parameters, observations and reporting to Operation Geologist
Drill in horizontal gas development wells with L/MWD real time logs to optimize wellbore placement in carbonate reservoirs.
Perform formation pressure test points in reservoir section
Keep track record of personnel movements and sign mud logging job tickets
Advise Drilling Supervisor on drilling hazards (wellbore instability, abnormal pressures and any geological hazards)

Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Oil and Gas

Consultant Wellsite Geologist

May 2023 - August 2024

HRH Geology Limited

Esbjerg, Denmark

May 2023 - August 2024

As Consultant Senior Wellsite Geologist/ Geosteerer for TOTAL ENERGIES my responsibilities were supervising day to day geological operations, well site geological personnel and quality assurance of all geological data acquisition/reporting including but not limited to:
Monitor and supervision of mudlogging operations, unit and reports quality check
Audit mudlogging services
Monitor and supervision of LWD logging operations, unit and reports quality check
Monitor and coordinate wellsite geological data acquisition and analysis activities and participate in regular daily meetings
Coordinate shipments of samples, logs and reports
Abnormal pressures and well instability surveillance and analysis
Monitor all abnormal pressure parameters and put on a pressure evaluation log, review with Operations Geologist and Drilling Supervisor
Generate and distribute geological daily, weekly and final well reports compiling parameters, observations and reporting to Operation Geologist
Drill in conventional and MPD (Managed Pressure Drilling) modes and geosteering in horizontal/deviated oil/gas development/exploration wells with L/MWD real time logs to optimize wellbore placement in carbonate reservoirs. Wells depth: 5000 meters.
Advise Drilling Supervisor on drilling hazards (wellbore instability, abnormal pressures and any geological hazards)

Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Oil and Gas

Consultant Wellsite Geologist

January 2022 - April 2023

AIPC

Doha, Qatar

January 2022 - April 2023

As Wellsite Geologist for Qatar Gas my responsibility was supervising day to day geological operations and wellsite activities including but not limited to: reporting to operations geologist, compile daily/weekly and final geological reports written and oral (when needed) for exploration teams in town, supervise mud logging, wireline logging crews and units and quality check of mud logging/wireline crews, units and reports to ensure they meet planned schedules and quality requirements, pick up formation tops, casing and coring points using cuttings, ROP, L/MWD and to make offset wells log correlations, describe and evaluate cuttings, make lithological and stratigraphical interpretation, support Qatar Gas exploration department for offshore wells. Advise drilling personnel on lithostratigraphic sequence, pay zones, rate of penetration and drilling hazards. Supervise cased hole wireline logs. Keep track record of personnel movements.

Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Oil and Gas

Consultant Wellsite Geologist

March 2021 - December 2021

Wellynx

Cremona, Italy

March 2021 - December 2021

As Wellsite Geologist for Stogit my responsibility was supervising day to day geological operations and wellsite activities including but not limited to: reporting to operations geologist, monitor drilling operations and data gathering, assisting exploration team in town in correct and initial interpretation of rig data, supervise mud logging and wireline logs crews and units, quality check of mud logging/wireline equipment and reports to ensure they meet programmed schedules and quality requirements, perform on site geological analysis to meet geological objectives (pick up formation tops, casing and coring points using cuttings, ROP, L/MWD and wireline logs to make correlations with closest wells, describe and evaluate cuttings), make lithological and stratigraphical interpretation, advise drilling personnel on lithostratigraphic sequence, pay zones, rate of penetration and hazardous intervals, advise also on wireline logging program and witness for hydrogen storage wells in north Italy in clastic reservoirs. I used Wellview software to do daily geological report. I compile daily geological and final well reports for geological exploration team in town.

Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Oil and Gas

Wellsite Geologist

January 2020 - March 2020

Exlog

France

January 2020 - March 2020

as Wellsite Geologist my responsibility was supervising the day to day geological operations on the rig including but not limited to: reporting to Operations Geologist, assisting exploration team in formation evaluation, supervise mud logging, wire line logging crews and units and quality check of mud logging reports and wireline logs, pick up formation tops and casing points using cuttings, ROP and LWD/wireline logs to make well log correlations with Gravitas software, describe and evaluate cuttings, and oil/gas shows (if any), make lithological and stratigraphical interpretation, well operations and wire line logging supervision and witness for geothermal wells.

Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Oil and Gas

Wellsite Geologist

January 2012 - December 2019

Saudi Aramco

Al Husayniyah, Saudi Arabia

January 2012 - December 2019

Reporting to Operations Geologist.
Compiled daily/weekly and final geological reports written and oral (when needed) for well site geology and exploration teams in town.
Assisting exploration team in formation evaluation. Supervised mud logging, wire line logging crews and units and quality checked of mud logging reports and wireline logs, picked up formation tops, casing and coring points using cuttings, ROP and LWD/wireline logs to make correlations with offset wells with Gravitas software.
Prepared and described cuttings and core samples and oil/gas shows (if any). Made lithological and stratigraphical interpretation.
Well operations and wire line logging supervision and witnessed.
Handled conventional and unconventional coring. Worked stand alone also without mud logging unit and gas detection equipment.
Supported successfully Saudi Aramco exploration department for conventional and unconventional (oil/gas shale, tight reservoirs, coal bed methane, tar and heavy oil reservoirs) onshore/offshore wells (also H2S and HP/HT wells).
Performed geosteering in horizontal wells.
Achievements
Supervised successfully mud logging and wire line units to ensure correct and the best quality of the logs and information provided adhering to company and HSE standards in exploration/delineation wells onshore and offshore in Saudi Arabia in conventional/unconventional and H2S and HP/HT reservoirs.
Examined and described in accurate and precisely manner cuttings and conventional/unconventional coring samples, performed fluorescence check in case of oil/gas shows, pick up top of the formations, casing and coring points in exploration/delineation and development wells onshore and offshore to ensure safe drilling and save money.
Gave promptly geological advices to company man and drilling engineer in case of need to ensure always safe and optimisation of drilling and save money.

Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Oil and Gas

Data Engineer

January 2011 - December 2011

Geoservices

Brazil

January 2011 - December 2011

Reporting to Company Man/Well Site Geologist
Performed as Unit Manager/Data Engineer geological surveillance of well during drilling/tripping/completion and production operations (cuttings and core analysis and interpretation, formation evaluation, oil gas shows analysis and interpretation, 24 hours real time drilling parameters monitoring, pressure prediction and forecast, RFT and DST).
Achievements
Managed successfully ultradeep waters/deep waters wells offshore Brazil as Data Engineer to ensure safe drilling and save time and money supporting Company man and drilling crew.
Early detected, managed successfully kick with H2S gas release in deep waters well offshore Brazil and helping Company man and drilling crew.

Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Oil and Gas

Consultant Geologist

August 2009 - December 2010

Geplan Consulting srl

Italy

August 2009 - December 2010

Reporting to Senior Geologist.
Provided for international oil companies consultancies about basin analysis, seismic interpretation, reservoir modelling, thin section and cores description and more other things in carbonate reservoirs in Italy and worldwide.
Achievements
Successfully made up subsidence trend study for Kashgan field in Kazakhstan utilizing well logs data.
Competently made up Sicily Channel study to highlight new plays and ventures possibilities for future area exploration.

Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Oil and Gas

Data Engineer/Unit Manager/Pore Pressure Engineer

July 2006 - July 2009

Weatherford

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

July 2006 - July 2009

Reporting to Company Man/Well Site Geologist.
Performed as Unit Manager/Data Engineer/Pore Pressure Engineer geological surveillance of well during drilling/tripping/completion and production operations (cuttings and core analysis and interpretation, formation evaluation, oil gas shows analysis and interpretation, 24 hours real time drilling parameters monitoring, pressure prediction and forecast, RFT and DST).
Achievements
Competently utilized as Data Engineer core/ side wall core/cuttings sample description to find out with Well Site Geologist or Company Man formation tops, reservoirs, pay zones, to set casing point to save time, money and optimize drilling costs sharing information/ideas with colleagues.
Successfully monitored as Unit Manager daily geological data acquisition activities, quality control, analysis and distribution occurring at the rig site to ensure accurate and high quality data and no time and information losses for oil and drilling operator.

Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Oil and Gas

Data Engineer/Mud Logger

January 2000 - July 2006

Geolog International

Italy

January 2000 - July 2006

Reporting to Company Man/Well Site Geologist
Performed as Unit Manager/ Data Engineer geological surveillance of drilling/tripping /completion and production operations (formation evaluation, gas/oil shows analysis and interpretation, 24 hours real time drilling parameters monitoring) and as Jr/ Sr. Mud Logger, cutting/ core samples analysis and troubleshooting and maintenance of rig sensors.
Achievements
Promoted from Mud Logger to Data Engineer after two years and trained on field junior staff (mud loggers and sample catchers) to teach them about job, sensors, attitude to keep at work and general aspect of job.
Managed as Data Engineer/Mud Logger several drilling problems (stuck pipes, side track, fishing, and back off) in Libya supporting Company Man and drilling crew to save money and time.

Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Oil and Gas

Education

Università Statale di Milano

March 1999

March 1999

Master's degree, Geology

Italy

GPA (percentage): 94%

GPA (percentage): 94%

Petrophysical thesis in laboratory.
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Skills

Geology
Expert
Geology
Expert
Petroleum Geology
Expert
Petroleum Geology
Expert
Logging
Expert
Logging
Expert
Pressure
Expert
Pressure
Expert
Drilling
Expert
Drilling
Expert
Wellsite Geology
Expert
Wellsite Geology
Expert
Mudlogging
Expert
Mudlogging
Expert
Logging
Expert
Logging
Expert
Drilling
Expert
Drilling
Expert
Formation Evaluation
Expert
Formation Evaluation
Expert
Well testing
Intermediate
Well testing
Intermediate
Geology
Expert
Geology
Expert
Petroleum Geology
Expert
Petroleum Geology
Expert
Pressure
Expert
Pressure
Expert

Languages

English
Expert
French
Expert
Spanish
Intermediate
Portuguese
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Certifications
H2S/HUET-BOSIET/CA-EBS/UK OFFSHORE MEDICAL
Jan 2022 - Jan 2026
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Hobbies

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