Akbar Djamali
Calgary,Canada
Summary
18+ years of experience leading a diverse array of well and reservoir operations within upstream oil and gas industry. Proven success in steering organizational growth by devising and implementing robust technical solutions in the field of reservoir/petroleum engineering. Skilled in reservoir engineering techniques and concepts including reservoir fluid phase behavior (PVT), special core analysis (SCAL), pressure transient analysis (PTA), material balance, and decline curve analysis (DCA). Expert in both analytical analysis and reservoir simulation techniques of waterflood optimization and surveillance (WRM) in oil reservoirs. Solid background in practical aspects of waterflood from conceptual study to pilot design and field implementation. Extensive experience in carrying out reservoir simulation studies to optimize recoveries and estimate reserves and forecast production, identify and plan cost effective reservoir development activity. Specialized in reserve estimating, budgeting, economic and probabilistic analysis, technical reporting and rolling up cost and production profiles for yearly business plans. Good knowledge in the implementation of EOR methods including water/chemical flooding and gas/CO2 injection. Familiar with production engineering, completion techniques, well testing and logging operations. Proficient in using PowerBi for data analysis, business intelligence, and enhancing decision-making processes through data visualization, including SQL integration. Proven ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team environment with excellent attention to detail.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Reservoir Engineer Consultant & Data Analyst
Resource Energy Solutions & DJ Enterprise
01.2022 - Current
- Implemented advanced surveillance techniques to monitor reservoir performance and optimize production operations.
- Utilized both analytical analysis and reservoir simulation techniques to optimize reservoir behavior
- Led the evaluation of Polymer flood, from screening to pilot design, for a prominent heavy oil pool in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin
- Forecasted waterflood performance in tight carbonate reservoirs within the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin
- Conducted CO2 flood screenings for current waterflood pools and potential acquisition areas.
- Applied analog pool performances and analytical analysis, considering fundamental reservoir parameters such as relative permeability curves, swelling tests, and net utilization factors for each pool.
- Utilized PowerBi software for data analysis, enhancing the visualization of reservoir data and facilitating data-driven decision-making within the reservoir engineering team.
- Implemented Harmony software to apply Decline Curve Analysis (DCA) methods for a carbonate light oil asset, effectively forecasting quarterly and annual production.
- Conducted rigorous production forecasting to guide long-term planning and budgeting decisions.
- Developed robust reservoir models to support decision-making processes for field development projects.
Senior WRM Reservoir Engineer
CCED E&P Company
01.2019 - 09.2020
- Worked as the lead reservoir engineer in Block-3 Carbonate fields in a well and reservoir-management (WRM) team
- Led surveillance of a carbonate asset water flooding project, achieving a 10% production rate increase and 15% cost reduction through optimized operations
- Managed well and reservoir operations and data acquisition of two challenging carbonate green fields with more than 15 wells and four different assets and improved company production performance and profitability
- Accomplished day to day operation activities along with the 90 days plan in order to investigate the production bottlenecks and optimize the production through the well review weekly sessions
- Performed annual reserves and resource assessment and short term, long range plan (LRP) through decline curve analysis and dynamic modelling approaches for all the assets and presenting to stakeholders
- Provided the field production profile using Type Well Curve from the decline curve analysis of the average historical oil well production data
- Performed RTA study by using Topaze software in a carbonate fracture reservoir with 5 number of vertical wells
- Improved free cash flow (FCF) by enhancing well performance (optimizing well number and spacing, highly deviated wells, completion design) and reducing the operation cost (OPEX) with optimizing the maintenance and water recycling
- Supervised well logging, PLT running and interpretation, testing, integrity, intervention, completion, formation evaluation and artificial lifting design and optimization (ESP).
Sr. Reservoir Simulation Engineer
CCED E&P Company
08.2015 - 06.2019
- Contributed in the government approval for field development planning of Farha South and Ulfa and Samha fields for a period of 30 years and carried out annual reserves assessment and production forecasting
- Built and maintained dynamic reservoir simulation models and water flooding study projects in 23 individual clastic reservoir fault blocks and four carbonate reservoir structures, well and reservoir monitoring, review and surveillance, asset development and infill drilling
- Accomplished water flooding pilot project in clastic and carbonate assets and implemented it for more than 27 individual fault blocks
- Provided production forecast and field development plans as per company business plans
- Completed some of 80 vertical, 20 highly deviated, 16 horizontal and 3 hydraulic fracturing well proposal including the reservoir engineering, technical justification materials subsurface risk and economic analysis and presented to the board for the approval
- Involved in reservoir surveillance plans including well test design, data acquisition and work-over opportunities in Farha South Field
- Establishing conceptual field development plan for the green fields, with limited data, mainly by classical/analytical reservoir engineering, and assess the subsurface risk for new infill wells and provide risk mitigation plans
- Completed periodic well modelling and integrated production network modelling for three different assets
- Cooperated with a multi-disciplinary team for reporting and presenting company assets performance to banks people twice a year
- Led the implementation and surveillance of the waterflood asset using Streamline simulation, identifying under-performing patterns.
Sr. Reservoir Engineer
National Iranian Oil Company
06.2010 - 04.2015
- Built a dynamic model and ran simulation scenarios under different EOR methods, recommended waterflooding as an optimal economic development strategy and prepared a field development plan for a giant heavy oil reservoir
- Successfully analyzed a mature waterflood project using pattern analysis, injection efficiency, and HCPVI and VRR techniques
- Reviewed all the company future WF bookings done by independent consultants and provided the management with my revised and realistic figures to be included into LRP (Long range Plan)
- Developed innovative reservoir models for accurate reserves estimation and production forecasting.
- Reduced downtime by identifying potential production issues early through proactive well-performance analysis.
- Implemented economic evaluations for capital investment optimization by using an In-house software; carried out risk and uncertainty analysis and recommended 700 million dollars field development plan with horizontal wells, production facilities which added 55,000 bpd incremental oil production
- Supervised a project by undertaking a preliminary reservoir evaluation method to estimate the amount of lean gas required for gas injection scenarios in more than 60 different reservoirs; proposed a material balance based method, 30 years development plan, and concluded the project in due time
- Carried out uncertainty analysis followed by an economic study on two fields as a package project, identifying one field as non-commercial and proceeding with another field, saving 250 million dollars in capital
- Conducted artificial lift feasibility study, recommending ESP as an optimal IOR method to increase oil production by 50,000 bpd in a large oil reservoir
- Supervised core flood laboratory tests in close collaboration with operation teams by selecting the representative water sample and core plugs and directing the tests to obtain the required input data for reservoir simulation
- Prepared full-field production plan and optimized well spacing for more than 10 oil and gas fields
- Devised development plans for Kish giant gas field as well as performed well test pressure transient analysis for the Kish gas field wells
- Commenced the basic reservoir study, including PVT analysis and modelling as well as material balance evaluation for a common giant offshore gas Field, Iran/Qatar.
Reservoir Engineer
National Iranian Oil Company
07.2003 - 06.2010
- Conducted reservoir simulation of a large pool with 264 million STB in place under mature waterflood and recommended new infill drill locations as well as conversion candidates and performed economic analysis
- Analyzed pressure transient data (PTA) of 10 vertical wells in a high pressure, high temperature oil reservoir, estimated permeability and initial reservoir pressure using PanSystem software
- Performed reservoir characterization and simulation for waterflood, chemical flood, CO2 flood, hydrocarbon miscible flood scenarios and recommended miscible gas injection as the best scenario in a volatile oil reservoir
- Performed reservoir study followed by EOR screening, confirmed miscible gas injection as the best scenario for a light oil field reservoir under miscible gas injection
- Conducted laboratory core/fluid analysis and associated assessment to determine effective porosity, permeability, asphaltene content and miscibility pressure
- Generated Original Oil in Place (OOIP) using probabilistic analysis in several oil fields with different range of data
- Supervised perforation, completion, and stimulation operations in the 25 oil wells.
Research Engineer
University of Calgary
09.2001 - 06.2003
- Recommended waterflooding as the optimal EOR method for a WCSB oil field by the creation and application of an IMEX CMG simulation model.
Drilling Engineer - Company representative
National Iranian Oil Company
01.1998 - 09.2001
- Supervised all the well drilling activities as the company representative and prepared daily reports.
Education
Business Intelligence Data Analysis and Reporting -
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)
Calgary, AB04.2023
Master of Engineering (MEng) - Petroleum Engineering -
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada06.2003
Bachelor of Science - Petroleum Engineering -
Petroleum University of Technology
Ahwaz, Iran03.1997
Skills
- Petrel
- ECLIPSE100 & 300
- 3DSL
- TNavigator
- IMEX
- GEM
- STARS
- Ecrin
- Topaze
- Emeraude-Production Logging
- OFM
- MBAL
- PVTp
- GAP
- PowerBi
Accomplishments
- Arrested the oil production decline in a water flooding multi layered field by a sophisticated plan including optimizing the injection target rate and improving the conformance issue.
- Added 25,000 bpd by proposing the development plan through application of reservoir simulation study.
- Added 4 million STB reserves in the annual assessment via decline curve analysis.
- Added 50,000 bpd by recommending an optimal artificial lift method.
- Saved 250 million dollars by uncertainty analysis followed by an economic study.
- Ranked among the top 4 out of 500 elite graduates in the MSc qualification exam, Iran.
- Achieved first-class honors standing throughout post-secondary studies.
- Scholarship in MEng, University of Calgary, Canada.
- Scholarship in BSc, Petroleum University of Technology, Iran.
- Achieved A+ in SAIT's Data Analysis program (BI, Data Analysis, and Reporting).
References Available
True
Languages
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Reservoir Engineer Consultant & Data Analyst
Resource Energy Solutions & DJ Enterprise
01.2022 - Current
Senior WRM Reservoir Engineer
CCED E&P Company
01.2019 - 09.2020
Sr. Reservoir Simulation Engineer
CCED E&P Company
08.2015 - 06.2019
Sr. Reservoir Engineer
National Iranian Oil Company
06.2010 - 04.2015
Reservoir Engineer
National Iranian Oil Company
07.2003 - 06.2010
Research Engineer
University of Calgary
09.2001 - 06.2003
Drilling Engineer - Company representative
National Iranian Oil Company
01.1998 - 09.2001
Business Intelligence Data Analysis and Reporting -
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)
Master of Engineering (MEng) - Petroleum Engineering -
University of Calgary
Bachelor of Science - Petroleum Engineering -
Petroleum University of Technology
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