Ram Jayakumar
Linkedin.com/in/ramkumarj/
Summary
Results-driven reservoir engineer with over 15 years of expertise in the oil and gas sector. Proven analytical, strategic, and pragmatic approach to reservoir engineering, complemented by extensive experience in upstream operations and consulting. Adaptable and well-rounded, committed to achieving optimal outcomes on diverse projects. Proficient in analytical and numerical modeling, specializing in addressing complex challenges hindering the development of unconventional reservoirs at a full scale.
Dedicated to maintaining a focus on delivering the best return on investment (ROI) for each development initiative. Adept at independent problem-solving and skilled in collaborative teamwork, demonstrating effective leadership in guiding multidisciplinary teams to resolve intricate issues arising from complex reservoirs. Recognized author with a portfolio of 20+ SPE papers/journal articles, accumulating over 200 individual citations in esteemed scholarly journals.
Actively contributing to the industry as an editorial reviewer for SPE and JNGSE journals, having received 75+ invitations for journal peer review in the last 4 years.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Reservoir Advisor
Devon Energy
Oklahoma City, OK
12.2013 - Current
- Reservoir advisor & technical lead for Permian assets in South Delaware Basin. Manage activity, portfolio, and reserves with a capital spend exceeding $500 MM/year
- Led a cross-functional team to re-fracture Bakken and Three Forks formations, yielding an impressive $4 million incremental Net Present Value (NPV) per well
- Led technical efforts for Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) and Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) projects in the Powder River Basin. Secured the Wyoming Gas Initiative award from the State of Wyoming.
- Played a crucial role in recognizing technical challenges within the early appraisal wells of Niobrara, facilitating their progression to the development stage
- Technical innovator in crafting a Managed Pressure Drawdown strategy to alleviate the productivity decline observed, particularly in Niobrara wells
- Pioneer in identifying and mitigating the damage on production caused by polyacralamide in Woodford wells. This effort yielded a positive uplift of 10+ Bscf and 250 MBBL oil in less than a year across 50+ wells.
- Served as the go-to technical liaison, driving reservoir simulation studies to unravel subsurface reservoir dynamics, optimize completions, and enhance well spacing insights
- Collaborate with new ventures and business development teams, offering reservoir expertise to assess economic scenarios in critical acquisitions and divestitures
Sr. Reservoir Engineer
Weatherford
Houston, TX
03.2008 - 11.2013
- Subject Matter Expert (SME) in analytical and reservoir modeling, delivering consulting services and leading training courses for a diverse clientele, ranging from industry giants like BP, Chevron, and Shell to agile independents such as YPF-Repsol, Qatar Petroleum, and the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation of India (ONGC), alongside esteemed companies like Devon Energy and numerous others worldwide.
- Led as the technical focal point for numerous consulting projects covering global reservoirs. Key joint industry and consulting initiatives included projects in the Marcellus, Haynesville, Eagle Ford, and Woodford in the USA, Montney in Canada, Vaca-Muerta in Argentina, KG Basin in India, and the Oman Basin.
- Served as technical lead in pivotal consulting projects encompassing dynamic reservoir simulations, waterflood/EOR modeling, detailed technical reservoir analysis, productivity assessments, integrated reservoir characterization, and economic maximization of well spacing, landing, and completion optimization.
Education
MBA - Business Administration
University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL12.2024
Master of Science - Petroleum Engineering
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX05.2008
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
Anna University
India05.2005
Skills
- Reserves Forecasting
- Field Development Planning
- Completion Optimization
- Integrated Reservoir Characterization
- Reservoir Simulation
- Analytical & Numerical Modeling
- Pressure Transient Analysis/Testing
- Conventional & Offshore Reservoirs
- Unconventional Reservoirs
- Well Spacing Optimization
- Well Productivity Analysis
- Basin Wide Analysis
- Appraisal & Early Development
- Brownfield Development & Long Range Planning
- Production Optimization (Artificial Lift Analysis)
- EOR / CCUS / Alternate Energy
- PVT / SCAL / EOS
- Petroleum Economics
- CMG/Eclipse/GOHFER/Resfrac
- Python/Spotfire/Petrel RE
- PEEP/Aries
- Mosaic/ComboCurve
- Harmony/Whitson
- Python/Petroleum Experts/VBA/XSPOC/GIS/SEE
- Kingdom/Enverus
Accomplishments
- Awarded “Best Engineer 2015” by Texas Top Produces & TIPRO held at Houston, TX. This award for innovation around skin remediation & reviving well productivity in Woodford Shale.
- Invited speaker to present in the SPE Production and Reservoir workshop 2015 in Dallas, on well production and pressure maintenance.
- Editorial reviewer for SPE Journals & Journal for Natural Gas Science & Engineering (JNGSE). Have been invited to review 50+ articles in the last 3 years.
- Author of 20+ SPE papers in various conferences/journals across the world. 200+ individual citations to date in numerous scholarly journals.
- Select publications include SPE 142464, SPE 162821, SPE 154981, SPE 160271, SPE 165677, SPE 165715, URTeC 1582183, URTeC 2459904, URTeC 2461175, IPTC 17150 & IPTC 16396 on various topics in Unconventional Reservoir Analysis domain.
Certification
- German course “Zertifikat Deutsch (ZD)” from Goethe Institut
Languages
German
Limited
Hindi
Professional
Tamil
Native/ Bilingual
Timeline
Reservoir Advisor
Devon Energy
12.2013 - Current
Sr. Reservoir Engineer
Weatherford
03.2008 - 11.2013
MBA - Business Administration
University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign
Master of Science - Petroleum Engineering
Texas A&M University
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
Anna University
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