Nijat Aliyev
Baku,Mardakan
Summary
More than 12 years profesional experience at SOCAR and expertise in structural geology, subsurface data integration & description, well planning and well execution. Skilled in Petroleum, Production optimization and Reservoir engineering. I have experience in planning, leading and coordinating multiple projects, often involving several functions/ disciplines under tight deadlines and using both classical and agile project management principles.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Reservoir engineer
BP (Secondment)
Baku
2025.09 - Current
- Target selection, rate estimation, and production profile generation for the SDA-13 well using classical analytical methods and dynamic reservoir simulation
- Selection and technical evaluation of candidate wells for wellwork and intervention activities
- Preparation of 6GR report for SOCAR
- Development of custom scripts for post-processing and analysis of NEXUS reservoir simulator result
Senior Subsurface Engineer
SOCAR UPSTREAM Management International LLC
Baku
2023.06 - Current
- Integrated gas injection feasibility and optimization study for the Shah Deniz field
- Technical evaluation and ranking of infill drilling opportunities for Shah Deniz
- Technical subsurface evaluation of Baleine and Dunga projects
- Building geological models and quality control;
- Subsurface uncertainty analysis related to hydrocarbon volumes, connectivity, fluid contacts;
- Connectivity, volume and contact uncertainty analysis for ACG deep gas reservoirs;
- SWG production data management and integration with ACG;
- Preparation of the Spotfire Dashboard for the SWG field
- Deep Gas MBAL modelling to estimate flux from DWG to SWG and remaining gas volumes in CDWG area;
- Responsible for data management and all analytical work related to Shah Deniz field.
- Geological monitoring of new drilled wells and their inclusion in geological model.
- Study of the potential sidetrack of the SDC05Z well. Investigation of the potential of the Bal 6 reservoir and the possibility of sidetracking a well to produce from the Bal 6 reservoir
Deputy Head of Modeling and prod. forecast team
SOCAR, Azneft PU
Baku
2022.08 - 2023.06
- 3D geological modeling of oil and gas fields;
- Routinely performing hydrocarbon production forecasting activities using numerical, analytical and data-driven methods;
- Production optimization project of Gunashli field with McKinsey consulting company;
- Production optimization project of Oil Rocks field with Boston Consulting Group;
- Using Prosper for calculating reservoir inflow performance for single layer, multi-layered or multilateral wells, in order to make fully integrated total system modeling and production forecasting.
Senior Geologist
SOCAR, Azneft PU
Baku
2019.09 - 2022.08
- Reservoir characterization using well logs, seismic, pressure and surveillance data;
- 3D geological modeling of oil and gas fields;
- Reserves estimation;
- Well planning;
- Analysis of subsurface uncertainties and its impact on reserves and wells;
- Interpretation of the PBU data to calculate permeability and skin.
Deputy head of Geological department
SOCAR, Azneft PU, H.Z. Tagiyev OGPD
Baku
2019.04 - 2019.09
- Controlling and optimasing of Production Well's regimes;
- Well planning;
- Providing the locations of the wells to be drilled.
Geologist
SOCAR, Azneft PU
Baku
2016.11 - 2019.04
- 3D Geological modeling of oil and gas fields;
- Preparation of drilling plan of new wells;
- Production forecasting using numerical and analitical methods.
Field Geologist
SOCAR, Azneft PU, H. Z. Tagiyev OGPD
Baku
2013.08 - 2016.11
- Preparation of geological and technical tasks for production wells;
- Analyzing of production wells in Buzovna-Mashtaga oil field;
- Controlling of perforation process in oil wells;
- Mapping;
- Geological documentations of wells.
Education
Master of Science - Geology
Azerbaijan State Oil and Gas Industry University
Baku2017-06
Bachelor of Science - Geology
Azerbaijan State Oil Academy
Baku2012-06
Skills
- NEXUS;
- MBAL;
- Prosper;
- GAP;
- Petrel;
- RMS;
- PVTp;
- Python;
- Kappa Saphire;
- TIBCO Spotfire;
- Crystall ball;
- SQL;
- Microsoft Office
Certification
- INPEX-Waseda University EOR Reservoir Simulation and Exercise Seminar;
- JOGMEC Japanese Management "KAIZEN" Course;
- RMS Advance course (Ucertainty+Basics of Facies and petrophysical modeling;
- Tempest PVTx;
- Oracle SQL;
- Finalist of the "Yüksəliş" Competition
Languages
Azerbaijani, Russian
Native language
English
Advanced
Timeline
Reservoir engineer
BP (Secondment)
2025.09 - Current
Senior Subsurface Engineer
SOCAR UPSTREAM Management International LLC
2023.06 - Current
Deputy Head of Modeling and prod. forecast team
SOCAR, Azneft PU
2022.08 - 2023.06
Senior Geologist
SOCAR, Azneft PU
2019.09 - 2022.08
Deputy head of Geological department
SOCAR, Azneft PU, H.Z. Tagiyev OGPD
2019.04 - 2019.09
Geologist
SOCAR, Azneft PU
2016.11 - 2019.04
Field Geologist
SOCAR, Azneft PU, H. Z. Tagiyev OGPD
2013.08 - 2016.11
Master of Science - Geology
Azerbaijan State Oil and Gas Industry University
Bachelor of Science - Geology
Azerbaijan State Oil Academy