Senior Reservoir Geologist, Geomodeler

Senior Geologist with 18 years experience in oil and gas industry,with relevant technical and professional skills in geological modeling and field development studies.

Senior Development Geologist and Geomodeler 2013-Open
Responsibilities:
oCarry out geological interpretations and analysis, stratigraphic correlation and mapping.
oContribute in integrated evaluation of reservoirs.
oContribute in generating FDP’s for different fields in Oman (clastic and carbonates).
oUncertainty Analysis and estimation.
oVolumetric calculation for in-place and reserves volumes.
oGenerate FDP documentation.

Head of Geology Department for Hassi Messaoud Field 2009-2013
Responsibilities:
oLead and manage a team of nine geologists in charge of the development and optimization of Hassi Messaoud field in Algeria.
oResponsible of Wells planning programs,
oSetting yearly field development planning objectives, priorities, resources, time lines.
oUndertake manage and follow up geological projects.
oMentor and supervise interpretation output from less experienced colleagues,
oActively review methods and processes to suggest area of potential improvement,
oCoach and mentor other geologists on the team,
oPlan and manage weekly and monthly technical meetings.

WORK HISTORY
SONATRACH (Algeria), Petroleum Engineering & Development 2001-2009
Geologist
Responsibilities
oContribution within a multi-discipline team to develop and optimize Triassic sandstone reservoirs for producing fields.
oContribute to delineate 3D seismic surveys, follow up processing and interpretation.
oCore description and log analysis for Sedimentological interpretation.
oCorrelation and Mapping using GeoFrame software (Stratlog, CPS3),
oGeomedelling using Petrel software and in the past RML (Reservoir Modeling line).

Contributed to the geologic and reservoir study of a highly fractured reservoir within a multidisciplinary experienced team (Degolyer and Mc. Naughton in Dallas_ USA)

SONATRACH (Algeria)
Junior Geologist, Petroleum Engineering & Development, 1997-2001

1986: Baccalaureate (Sciences), Sidi Belabbes, Algeria
1993: Engineering Degree in Geology (5 years university course), Earth Sciences Institute, Oran University - Algeria
Course of Study
1998- 2000: Geodynamics, sedimentology, sequence stratigraphy (cooperation between university and national oil company Sonatrach)
1992- 1993: Dissertation “Geology and biostratigraphy of Oued Tafaraoui Miocene deposits”
1990- 1992: Stratigraphy, Sedimentology (clastic and carbonate deposits), Petrography and Diagenesis.
1988-1990: Fundamental geology, Geophysics, Hydrogeology and Mapping.

Engineering Degree in Geology (5 years university course), Earth Sciences Institute, Oran University - Algeria

LANGUAGE SKILLS
English: Good skills (speak, read and write).
French: Excellent (speak, read and write).
Arabic: Excellent (speak, read and write).

FORMAL INDUSTRY TRAINING
o 1997: Geoframe Basic (Stratlog - CPS3) -Schlumberger– Algiers
o 2001: Geoframe Advanced (Stratlog - CPS3) -Schlumberger– Algiers
o 2002: Data Management (Schlumberger) – Algiers
o 2003: RML -Reservoir Modelling Line- (Beicip Franlab) –Paris
o 2004: Geostatistics Basic (IFP) – Algiers
o 2005-2006: Training on Fractured Reservoirs - Degolyer & Mac. Naughton,
Dallas, USA.

o 2005: Refract: Fractures modeling software (Prism Seismic) - Denver- USA
o 2006: Petrel Introduction(Schlumberger) – Algiers
o 2006: Petrel Advanced (Schlumberger) – Algiers
o 2007: Applied Geostatistics - Next - Algiers
o 2008: Rock typing - Next- Algiers
o 2010: Petroleum Ressources Management System - Degolyer & Mc. Naughton - Algiers
o 2011: Project Management – Next - Algiers
o 2012: Applied Core Analysis – Next – Algiers
o 2015: Carbonate fractured reservoirs, course and field trip.

KNOWLEDGE OF SOFTWARES
o Ms office – Open Office
o Petrel: Reservoir Modelling Software, Schlumberger.
o Genoframe: Geology office, CPS3 and Data management, Schlumberger
o RML: Reservoir modelling line, Beicip Franlab