Ahmed Abdelghani KADRI
Euless,Texas
Summary
An experienced Petroleum/Well surveillance Engineer with over 17 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. Skilled in reservoir surveillance & management, well intervention operations including acid stimulations, water shutoffs, re-perforations, nitrogen lift and well cleanout. I worked on both onshore oil and gas fields. Expertise in cased and open Hole operations (PLT, RST, SGS, FGS…). Several years' experience in water and gas flooding surveillance and management. Collaborated with multidisciplinary and multicultural teams on Optimization of production optimization projects (O2P, FMIS) of Hassi Messaoud field and participated in the development of the integrated Gassi Touil gas condensate project). Possesses strong interpersonal, supervisory, presentation, and communication skills with a proactive approach, teamwork mentality, self-driven, confident, amiable, and competent. Excels in decision-making during well problems and complications. Adaptable and respectful enough to work in different cultures and multinational environments. Eager to share experience and ideas with any team.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
WELL & RESERVOIR SURVEILLANCE SECTION HEAD
SONATRACH
08.2022 - 07.2024
- As the Section Head of Reservoir Engineering, I lead a dynamic team of engineers dedicated to realizing top-tier management goals
- I introduced an innovative workflow to enhance reservoir management and surveillance of the Bir Berkine field, aiming to optimize oil recovery
- Initiate and review well intervention SOR based on yearly intervention plan
- Follow daily production to achieve the daily targets and propose production optimization schemes to achieve the targets
- Conduct yearly well review and propose Heavy work over candidates (side track, short radius conversion, water shutoff, artificial lift installation)
- Prepare yearly production forecast according to decline analysis and drilling plan
- Prepare presentation based on management request especially the monthly field production performance
- Role: Part of SONATRACH's integrated international consultant team for Reservoir Management and Production Optimization Project (O2P)
- Well & Reservoir Decline Curve Analysis
- Conduct problematic wells review and analysis and propose remediation plans
- Stimulation and re-stimulation proposals
- Well cleanout proposals especially from salt and asphaltenes deposits
- Perforations proposals including additional perforations
- Well daily performance monitoring (follow daily wellhead parameters, follow well tests)
- Water injection monitoring: injected water quality analysis, VRR, pressure
- Gas injection monitoring, VRR, pressure
- Reservoir characterization and field development planning, Material balance calculations
- Re-entry and infill wells proposals with specified azimuth and target
- Short, Mid & Long-Term Production Forecast
SENIOR RESERVOIR ENGINEER/PETROLEUM
SONATRACH
04.2014 - 08.2022
- Select and evaluate Work-Over and Stimulation oil and gas wells candidates
- Prepare the yearly surveillance & intervention plan
- Monitor and oversee Work Over and Well intervention operations, including service rig and rig-less interventions
- Propose and prepare proposals and interpret well tests such as DST
- Identify candidate wells for artificial lift and optimize their performance
- Prepare daily and monthly field production and activity reports
- Support multiple-well intervention programs and provide on-site supervision and support at rig sites, including pre- and post-job performance reviews
- Conduct monthly field reviews and well diagnoses
- Schedule and prioritize well operations & surveillance
- Water shutoff proposals (casing patch, and MPBT)
- Provide mentorship and training to junior staff
PETROLEUM/RESERVOIR SURVEILLANCE ENGINEER
SONATRACH
06.2007 - 04.2014
Education
MSc - Reservoir Engineering
Robert Gordon University
Aberdeen04.2010
Petroleum engineering induction -
Algerian Petroleum Institute
09.2008
Engineer - Mining
National Polytechnic School of Algiers
06.2003
Skills
- Production engineering
- Well performance analysis
- Artificial lift monitoring
- Surface facilities management
- Well and reservoir problem solving
- Backpressure management
- Bottleneck issue resolution
- Well completions
- Open hole completion
- Cased hole completion
- Cemented liners
- Slotted liners
- Injection strings
- SPM
- Well types familiarity: Horizontal wells, Vertical wells, Short radius wells, Naturally flowing wells, Artificially flowing wells
- Reservoir surveillance jobs and interpretation
- Well intervention
- Rig and Rigless intervention
- Well stimulations
- Well cleanout
- Water flooding surveillance
- Gas flooding surveillance
- Reservoir management
- Water breakthrough management
Highlightofskills
- Proficient in production engineering including well performance analysis and artificial lift monitoring.
- Adept in handling surface facilities related to well and reservoir problems, including backpressure and bottleneck issues.
- Experienced in different well completions, including open and cased hole, cemented and slotted liners, and wells with injection strings and SPM. Familiar with different well types, such as horizontal, vertical, short radius, and either naturally or artificially flowing.
- Proficient in the design and interpretation of reservoir surveillance jobs (PBUs, falloffs, PLTs..)
- Experienced in well intervention (Rig & Rigless) including well stimulations and cleanout.
- Experienced in water & gas flooding surveillance and management.
- Experienced in tackling various reservoir and well-related challenges, such as water and gas breakthrough, low reservoir pressures, highly faulted formations, high saline oil, and asphaltenes.
- Skilled in supervising and attending different well operations, including workovers, hydraulic fracturing, perforations, DSTs, PLTs, RSTs, and more.
Training
- Geology of clastic reservoirs Schlumberger NExT
- Hydraulic Fracturing Design Schlumberger NExT
- OFM Well & Reservoir Analysis Schlumberger NExT
- Advanced PVT analysis of Reservoir Fluids Schlumberger NExT
- Advanced Formation Evaluation, Schlumberger NExT
- Integrated reservoir studies Schlumberger NExT
- Applied Geo-statistics Schlumberger NExT
- Flow assurance Schlumberger NExT
- PVT analysis of reservoir fluids Schlumberger NExT
- Well test analysis and design Schlumberger NExT
- Advanced stimulation Halliburton
- Fundamentals of Reservoir Engineering Schlumberger NExT
- Integrated Production Modelling RGU
Languages
Arabic
Native or Bilingual
English
Professional Working
French
Professional Working
Timeline
WELL & RESERVOIR SURVEILLANCE SECTION HEAD
SONATRACH
08.2022 - 07.2024
SENIOR RESERVOIR ENGINEER/PETROLEUM
SONATRACH
04.2014 - 08.2022
PETROLEUM/RESERVOIR SURVEILLANCE ENGINEER
SONATRACH
06.2007 - 04.2014
MSc - Reservoir Engineering
Robert Gordon University
Petroleum engineering induction -
Algerian Petroleum Institute
Engineer - Mining
National Polytechnic School of Algiers