Professional Profile
Senior Reservoir Engineer with +16 years of experience in reserves evaluation/estimation, field development plans, pressure analysis, pressure/production decline, material balance, production behavior evaluation and wells surveillance, monitoring/optimization/evaluation SR, PCP and naturally flowing wells, nodal analysis and surface network evaluation, sand control, evaluation opportunities throughout workovers and new locations proposals and project management. Also with solid knowledge and experience in reservoir simulation and characterization and integrated models: Handling of Petrel Reservoir Engineering, reservoir simulators Eclipse 100&300 and tNav, connected with network models (GAP) and process plant models (Hysys). Petroleum Engineer, Master in Exploration and Production of Hydrocarbons: Reservoir Evaluation and Management. Venezuelan Association of Engineers (CIV): 186.311 and Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE): 4883034.
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
- November 2013 – October 2021. Repsol, Venezuela Business Unit. Senior Reservoir Engineer.
- Follow-up Senior Reservoir Engineer of Perla Field: Lead engineer of the main asset of Repsol in Venezuela.
- Field and well production performance monitoring through compositional nodal analysis (Prosper) to evaluate performance of 6 naturally flowing condensate gas wells.
- Integrated Model Project: Subsurface-surface integrated modelling connecting through Resolve, well models (Prosper), Reservoirs (MBAL, Eclipse300, tNav), Surface Network (GAP) and Process Plant (Hysys) to generate production profiles that take into account the surface restrictions, improve the estimation of reserves and production strategies.
- Qualified Reserves Estimator (QRE): Estimate, report and document reserves following SEC/SPE rules, through Integrated simulation models.
- Field development plans preparation
- History Match for dynamic simulation models (Petrel, tNav).
- Pressure Analysis: Analytical and numerical models in Kappa Workstation of 6 condensate gas wells.
- Mentoring junior engineers, provide guidance and training in reservoir engineering.
- Follow-up Senior Reservoir Engineer of Perla Field: Lead engineer of the main asset of Repsol in Venezuela.
- Follow-up Reservoir Engineer of Tropical and San Luis Fields:
- Field and well production performance monitoring through compositional nodal analysis (Prosper).
- Evaluate production and identify optimization opportunities to maintain the production of the field through Hydraulic fractures, acid and chemical treatment and opening of additional perforation.
- History Match through permeability adjustment according to DST/BU tests in Dynamic Model
- Low Pressure Integrated Model of Tropical and San Luis Fields: Model reservoirs in MBAL (Material Balance) connected with the gathering network (GAP) to measure the impact of new facilities with lower separation pressures to avoid the constant closure of wells due to subcritical flow and for the increase in their productivity.
- Qualified Reserves Estimator (QRE): Estimation and report reserves following SEC and SPE rules. Decline Curve Analysis (OFM) and Material Balance (MBAL).
- Field development plans preparation: Oil and gas production projections, reserves additions, wells activities on a long-term basis for Petroquiriquire´s assets.
- August 2007 – October 2013. Repsol, Petroquiriquire Secondee. Junior Reservoir Engineer.
- Reservoir and Production/Optimization Engineer of Quiriquire Shallow Heavy Oil Field:
- Manage 40 producing PCP and SP wells: Monitoring production, well testing data validation, diagnoses well problems, identify optimization opportunities.
- Lead engineer of the Workover campaigns 2008, 2010, 2011: Technical evaluation for reactivation proposals of wells, technical and operational recommendations.
- Lead engineer of the 2012-2013 Drilling Campaign: Technical proposals of 4 clusters (12 wells) and 4 injector wells, in order to increase production of the field. Perforating jobs design, pressure tests and pvt samples procedures, recommendations during production testing. Postmortem analysis.
- Lead engineer in The Downhole Heating Pilot Project (2010-2012): Improve well productivity by reducing the viscosity of heavy oil improving its mobility with advanced technology.
- Reserves evaluation: Decline Curve Analysis (OFM)
- Field engineer for information capture activities: Bottom hole pressure (BHP), Build Up, RFT/MDT, Well testing, PVT samples.
- Stimulation works that increase production volume of Tropical Field.
- Monitoring of Development Plans of Petroquiriquire for the coming and current year.
- Reservoir and Production/Optimization Engineer of Quiriquire Shallow Heavy Oil Field:
- April 2007 – July 2007. Instituto Superior de la Energía, ISE. Team Project.
- «Reservoir Characterization and Field Development Plan for O-16 and M-19 areas in Carabobo Block”
- March 2005 – November 2005. Bitop. Production Optimization Engineer.
- Integral service projects to the study and optimization of LL- 04 and North Eocene gas lift and pumping wells, Tía Juana Lago, PDVSA
- August 2004 – November 2004. PetrOperación. Technical and Administrative Assistant.
- Technical proposal for Integrated reservoir studies, management and administrative assistance.
- August 2002 – December 2002. PDVSA-LUZ. Thesis Researcher.
- «Evaluation of the Favorable Conditions for Water Alternating Gas (WAG) Flooding Process Application”.
EDUCATION
- September 2006 – July 2007. Master in Exploration and Production of Hydrocarbons: Reservoir Evaluation and Management. Instituto Superior de la Energía, ISE / Heriot Watt University. Madrid-Spain / Edinburgh-Scotland. GPA: 8.5/10 Level A.
- April 1998 – July 2003. Petroleum Engineer. La Universidad del Zulia, LUZ. Maracaibo, Venezuela. GPA: 18,28/20. Position: 2/127.
- October 1996 – July 1997. High School Graduated. E «Udón Perez». Zulia-Venezuela. GPA: 19.7/20. First Place of Honor Roll.
SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY
- IPM Suite: MBal, Prosper, GAP, PVTp, Resolve.
- Eclipse 100 & 300.
- Petrel RE
- tNav
- Kappa Workstation: Saphir
- OFM
- Microsoft Office, MS Project.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
- Judge of the Virtual Petrobowl National Qualifier Venezuela 2021. SPE International Monagas Venezuela Section. April 2021
- Judge in the Virtual Student Paper Contest Eastern Venezuela 2021. SPE International Eastern Venezuela Section. April 2021
- Jury of Petrobowl National Qualifier 2020. SPE International Eastern Venezuela Section. December 2019.
- Judge at Student Paper Contest 2020 – SPE Eastern Venezuela Section. December 2019.
- College Professor. Petroleum Engineering School / Engineering Faculty / La Universidad del Zulia, LUZ. August 2001 – December 2002. Drilling I Assistant Professor. Drilling I Laboratory Practices Professor and academic collaboration in Drilling II subject.
