HUSSAIN ABBAS
Houston,TX
Summary
Petroleum engineer with a solid foundation in reservoir and production workflows, supported by practical field exposure and graduate-level reservoir studies. Experienced in decline analysis, well surveillance, and simulation-based evaluation. Committed to turning data into practical decisions, strengthening my technical foundation, and contributing to long-term reservoir and production performance.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Reservoir Engineer
Sandrill Division (Assigned to PPL Assets)
01.2020 - 07.2023
- Performed material balance and decline curve analysis for Kandhkot & Miano gas fields, improving reserve estimates and enhancing production forecasting accuracy by ~5–8% for planning.
- Executed reservoir simulation & history-matching workflows in CMG, Eclipse, and Petrel for Adhi carbonate reservoir cases, improving understanding of reservoir behavior and supporting development planning decisions.
- Supported production optimization by analyzing choke performance, water-gas ratio trends, and tubing intake efficiency — resulting in rate stabilization and incremental production uplift on selected candidate wells.
- Assisted in well testing & PTA including pressure buildup analysis to assess permeability, skin, boundaries, and reservoir connectivity.
- Developed reservoir surveillance dashboards and monthly performance reports to track well health, depletion status, and decline behavior.
- Collaborated with PPL reservoir, production, completions, and geoscience teams to align subsurface models with field operations, ensuring integrated reservoir-production solutions.
Trainee Engineer
KCA Deutag
04.2019 - 12.2019
- Coordinated and supervised drilling operations, maintaining compliance with safety standards on a 2000 HP deep drilling rig, and operated in one of the most difficult high-pressure zones, where there were quick changes in the high pressure of water and a lost circulation zone. A new casing design was introduced using a combination of 30”, 18 5/8”, 17”, 14”, and 13 3/8” casings. Involved in helping prepare tallies for these casings, installing casing floating equipment with premium threads, and then assisting the casing crew. Pipe pick-up and lay-down machines were also used.
- Provided real-time data analysis, optimizing drilling operations.
- Developed wellbore trajectory plans and casing designs through coordinated efforts with senior personnel.
- Engaged in diagnosing and fixing technical problems during drilling activities related to mud engineering and drilling downhole equipment.
- Contributed to the documentation of drilling activities daily.
Production Intern
Oil & Gas Development Company Ltd. (OGDCL)
01.2018 - 01.2019
- Assisted field production engineers in daily well surveillance, monitoring well rates, pressures, and choke settings for oil & gas wells in the Sanghar asset.
- Prepared tallies for tubing strings and completion accessories for workover operations.
- Supported Schlumberger coiled-tubing operations during nitrogen kick-off job on a low-productivity well; assisted with pre-job program checks, on-site execution support, and prepared post-job operational report.
- Participated in Halliburton slickline intervention activities for downhole equipment retrieval and wellbore cleaning, and drafting detailed job report for production engineering review.
- Observed and documented well testing operations, fluid sampling, surface production equipment checks, and separator performance monitoring.
- Assisted in compiling daily production reports, downtime logs, and well performance summaries to support field-to-office communication.
- Gained hands-on exposure to surface facilities, including separators, wellhead equipment, and artificial lift systems.
Education
Ph.D. - Petroleum Engineering
Missouri University of Science & Technology
Rolla, MO12-2028
MSC - Petroleum Engineering
Missouri University of Science & Technology
Rolla, MO05.2025
B.E - Petroleum
NED University of Engineering & Technology
Karachi, Pakistan11.2017
Skills
- MS Office
- CMG Software
- KAPPA - Saphir Software
- PETREL software
- Eclipse software
- Adaptability
- Time management
- Leadership
- Project management
- Data analysis
Accomplishments
SPE ANNUAL STUDENT PAPER CONTEST, ADIPEC 2017
Awarded 2nd Prize at the ADIPEC Annual Technical Conference 2017 (Abu Dhabi) for a presentation on "Digitalization in Oilfield".
Certification
IADC WELLSHARP
21 April 2024 - 21 April 2029
- Drilling Operations
- Certificate Number: 613AD391-1BD009
Research Background
Graduate Researcher – Reservoir Engineering
Missouri S&T – Rolla, MO, USA
August 2023 – May 2025
- Conducted advanced research on optimizing the size and strength of nanoparticles for enhanced conformance control in EOR applications.
- Investigated the behavior of nanoparticle-polymer systems to improve sweep efficiency and minimize reservoir heterogeneities.
- Performed laboratory testing to evaluate nanoparticle transport and retention in porous media.
- Analyzed data to determine the optimum concentration and dispersion mechanisms for maximizing in-situ performance.
Courses
- Advanced Reservoir Simulation.
- Advanced Well Testing.
- Advanced Reservoir Engineering.
- Advanced Data Analytics
Languages
English
Full Professional
Urdu
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Reservoir Engineer
Sandrill Division (Assigned to PPL Assets)
01.2020 - 07.2023
Trainee Engineer
KCA Deutag
04.2019 - 12.2019
Production Intern
Oil & Gas Development Company Ltd. (OGDCL)
01.2018 - 01.2019
MSC - Petroleum Engineering
Missouri University of Science & Technology
B.E - Petroleum
NED University of Engineering & Technology
Ph.D. - Petroleum Engineering
Missouri University of Science & Technology