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Click here or scroll down to respond to this candidate Konstantin MirotchnikStreet Address Woodfield Dr., SW Direct: PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLECalgary, AB, Canada Cell: PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLET2W 3T2 E-mail: EMAIL AVAILABLE______________________________________________________________________ Position . Senior Petrophysicist/Consultant/Advisor/Low Field NMR ExpertPrimary Objectives . To participate and lead projects within E&P Reservoir Research; . To conduct technical internal and external research by consulting and acknowledging the requirements desired by clients to better meet their professional needs; as well as deepen and expand the company's research in the area of Reservoir Studies where it would benefit the company; . To oversee and develop the Reservoir Research capabilities; . To participate in development of new/advanced logging techniques/tools and facilitate industrial implementation of new petrophysical applications; . To implement available results of research for the benefits of the company.Specific Objectives . To identify, encourage, and negotiate potential technical research projects with other institutions which could lead to potential future business opportunities for the company . Research development and implementation cutting edge research technologies and methods for conducting independent studies on relevant topics, as well as through contact with external research partners . Problem definition, primary evaluation of potential internal and external technical capabilities with recommendations for fulfilling goal-oriented reservoir studies which meet the acceptance criteria reviewed and approved by management . Lead and monitor company's project teams in regards to research activities, ongoing projects, and programs, as well as ensure their fulfillment as per individual project requirements: o Generation of Exploratory and Development Drilling Locations, as well as work over opportunities; o Risk analysis and Management of Drilling Portfolio; o Delineation and initial petrophysical characterization of reservoirs; o Participation in Integrated studies of reservoirs as support of IOR and EOR process; o Application of geosciences for field development, reservoir engineering, o Optimization of drilling and completion technologies. . Participation in training and knowledge transfer to other research participants, conducting workshops, developing and implementing a communication strategy, all of which would improve the company's business.Academic Achievements . Ph.D. in Petrophysics Moscow University of Petrochemical and Gas Industry named after I.M. Gubkin, Department of Geology, Geophysics and Geochemistry, Moscow, USSR . M.Sc. in Geophysics Moscow University of Petrochemical and Gas Industry named after I.M. Gubkin,, Department of Geology, Geophysics and Geochemistry, Moscow, USSR . B.Sc. in Computer Sciences Moscow Steel and Alloys University, Department of Cybernetic, Moscow,USSR . Other Academic Credentials SAIT: Exploration modules (2001) Schlumberger: Interpretation in ELAN environment (2003)Work ExperienceSenior Technical Advisor/Consultant,March 2015 - PresentNMR Plus Inc., Canada: Calgary, CanadaResponsibilities:Within Business Development Group play active leadership role in R&Dactivity and in the process of NMR Plus products customization andfollowing industrial implementation.Principal Geoscientist NMR, November2010 - February 2015Weatherford International (Geoscience Development): Calgary, CanadaResponsibilities:Within Geoscience Development (GD) played active leadership role in R&Dactivity, especially for NMR method development and application.Participated in development and execution of R&D experimental programs forstudy of unconventional reservoirs (Tar Bitumen Sands and Oil BaringShales). Worked closely with teams and experts from different product linesand operations including R&D groups from WLS, LWD, SLS and Labs. Supervisedand participated in development of Petrophysical interpretationaltechnologies for conventional and unconventional reservoirs. Mentoring,teaching, and knowledge transfer to staff of geosciences development andpetroleum consulting groups.Senior Petrophysicist/Technical Advisor/Consultant June 2007 - November2010SERPRO: Paris, FranceContract with Sonatrach, Algeria . Technical Petrophysical Supervision and Support of New Exploration Drilling program (hybrid wells), and IOR (Gas Injection, Water Flooding and WAG) projects (Clastic Reservoirs-Hassi Messaoud) . Preparation of cost-effective and technologically advanced logging and coring programs with implementation of paramount working practices and techniques (optimization of NMR technology for specific applications in HMD, implementation of log-force-log technology for improvements in IOR/EOR process, development of on-line measurements on cuttings and fluids, etc.); . Providing QC/QA of petrophysical data (field and lab) for establishing standardized protocols for QC/QA procedures; . Conducting petrophysical interpretations using computer software applications (PC based) to quantify the petrophysical characteristics of the reservoir at different stages of production activity, as well as improve the knowledge about reservoir and to quantify reserves estimates and reservoir performance (for example, supervision of the experimental study and implementation of the results about time-lapse changing of wettability conditions during different stages of reservoir development); . Construct, maintain, and update petrophysical models; . Training and knowledge transfer.Sr. Petrophysicist Advisor November 2003- June 2007Teknica Overseas LTD: Calgary, AB, Canada Participated in strategic business development Analyzed new technical solutions presented on market which were potentially applicable for current needs of customers Customized and provided short courses for knowledge transfer to customers Participated in projects related to the verification of new techniques and methodsContract with PEMEX (Mexico): Participated in the selection of suitable well locations, in preparation of well prognosis, field development planning, workover/infill drilling programs, and Full Field Review activities (Offshore Clastic Gas Reservoirs, Off-shore and On-shore Heavy Oil, and Conventional Oil Fractured Carbonate Reservoirs) Prepared cost-effective logging and coring programs with implementation of preeminent working practices and techniques Provided QC of petrophysical data (field and lab) Conducted petrophysical interpretational models using computer software applications (workstation and PC based) to quantify the petrophysical characteristics of the reservoirs and to improve knowledge of the reservoirs, as well as to quantify reserves estimates and reservoir performance Constructed, maintained and updated of petrophysical models Held responsible for petrophysical data analysis and interpretations on wells and fields in order to provide information for economic evaluation for potential acquisition efforts as a team player of the integrated reservoir research teamChief Technology OfficerMay 2001- November 2003NMR Plus Inc., Canada: Calgary, Alberta, CanadaManaged and completed the R&D projects (below) based on the CanadianFederal Government/National Research Council financial support (IndustrialResearch Assistance Program- IRAP). The results obtained from the projectswere presented at international professional meetings (Gas Symposium, CIPC,SPE, SPWLA): 1. New Petrophysical Approach for Evaluating Reservoir Parameters in Real Time of Well Drilling; 2. Method for Enhancement of Oil and Gas-Condensate Wells Productivity by Artificial Alteration of Wettability in Reservoirs Bottom - Hole Zones; 3. Novel Method for Determination of Bitumen and Water Contents in Tar Sands; 4. Method for Development of Gas-Condensate Reservoirs by Directional Intra- Contour Waterflooding;Managed and completed a variety of the projects related to evaluation andinterpretation of well logs, core, and production data for exploration andproduction of oil and gas-condensate reservoirs for the followingcompanies: ExxonMobil, Computalog (Precision Drilling), Enecal Canada, PPS,Saudi Aramco, CarbonPetro, Direction Drilling, KMS Technologies,BellKamNeft, SurgutNefteGas, Pemex.Senior Research ScientistNovember 1995 - April 2001 Tomographic Imaging and Porous Media (TIPM)Laboratory/University of Calgary: Calgary, Alberta, CanadaManaged and completed variety of projects for the following companies:Shell Canada Limited, Suncor Energy Inc., Syncrude Canada Ltd., CNRLimited, Schlumberger of Canada, Chevron Canada Resources, PRI, Pan Atlasea Energy Inc., ARC, Esso Imperial Oil, Gulf Canada Resources Ltd., PetroCanada, Petrobras, Dominion Explorers Inc., CRC of Shell Canada Limited,Husky Oil Company, Talisman Energy Inc., Total. Design and management of the development of new Low Field NMR laboratory techniques, NMR logging tool applications, and procedures for NMR relaxometry usage on well site; . Created number of patents in Low Field NMR applications: o Defined the problems related to the NMR usage (in combination with routine petrophysical tools) for bitumen tar sands studies; o Experimented and positively applied the results with routine NMR techniques usage; o Researched the publications; o Searched the patents; o Investigated both hardware and software to solve a problem; o Collected and created sets of teaching sampling for the pilot experiments; o Built the basic concept for the advance techniques for bitumen sands and stable emulsions measurements by low field NMR technique; o Invented new interpretation techniques for combination of petrophysical tools (logging and laboratory); o Verified existing methodology; o Presented results on international meetings and conferences; o Published results of method applications in major oil and gas journals; o Participated in patenting process. Results: Disclosures, Patent provisions, and Patents prepared for the commercialization were produced. Managed the projects dealt with generation of petrophysical models for bitumen sands mine (siliclastics) (major oil producers); Created advanced core analysis techniques for support of EOR projects including NMR, CAT Scanning, Ultra Centrifuge, XRD methods in complex with routine laboratory techniques; Performed combine interpretation of the geological, petrophysical, and reservoir engineering data for Reservoir Characterization (Field and Mine Development, Reservoir Production, Formation Evaluation); Designed, modeled, and analyzed data to improve implementation, reduce risk, and guarantee high customer satisfaction (Integrated Field Studies; Problem Well Evaluation; Porosity and Permeability, Bitumen, Conventional Oil and Gas Saturation; Capillary Pressure and Wettability; DST analysis; Pressure Sensitive Reservoirs; Processability efficiency for Tar Sands, etc.); Organized, managed and coordinated first stage of the commercialization process:25 Estimated ability of different vendors to create industrial model of the NMR hardware for specific technical application;26 Negotiated with vendors;27 Created technical specification for the equipment;28 Verified the first industrial prototype of the device;29 Trained the technical staff involved in commercialization process;30 Negotiated with potential customers;31 Demonstrated method applicability for the potential customer based on the blind customer collection of samples;32 Prepared a program, managed, and participated in the first field trail33 Results: Contracts with major integrated oil company and service company for the invented applications were signed, the application decreased the operational cost and increased profitability.Petrophysicist September 1991 -July 1995Numalog Ltd (Numar Corp., USA) Researched techniques, logistics, and economics for various petrophysical applications such as the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) method for formation evaluation usage Provided routine core analysis for support of Low Field NMR data interpretation Provided Petrophysical expertise in application of log monitoring techniques for determination of the formation damage during the heavy oil recovery. The benefits of such programs increased production and improve economics. Senior Exploration Geologist September 1978 - September 1991 /Senior Petrophysicist Central Geophysical Expedition (CGE), Moscow, USSR . Designed, modeled, and analyzed data for improving a computer based interpretation of petrophysical and well-testing from carbonate and terrigenious oil and gas-condensate reservoirs; . Designed, planned, and managed projects for investigation and estimation of the initial and recoverable oil and gas reserves; . Developed a computer-aided Geological and Petrophysical information processing system, and applied these means to complex geological studies; . Subcontracted for four months as a Geologist-Consultant with ONGC, India (1989) with following responsibilities: o Identified potential options of Geological Data Bank Control (DBC) applications for specific customer projects to obtain high revenue; o Designed and created functional instruction on updated DBC applications software for higher quality geological interpretation and lower time performance in order to meet customer request for data quality and timing; o Modified and improved of the applied DBC software; o Provided customer support in troubleshooting of software problems.Personal Skills and Qualifications . GEOSCIENTIST with more than thirty five years experience in introduction and management of: o R&D: six years of academic research and fifteen years of industrial research o E&P: thirteen years experience in upstream subsurface oil and gas industry for Petrophysical and Reservoir Engineering support of IOR and EOR . Management/Supervisory Skills: o Developed, participated and managed the petrophysical field and laboratory R&D programs for tar sands, oil and gas-condensate reservoirs investigation o Managed as a Chief Technology Officer and Senior Research Scientist the process of establishment and developed of new applications of Low Field NMR Technology in Canada (under National Research Council Grants and Industrial Research Assistance Program financing) o Advised and supervised development of new goal-oriented data acquisition programs and development of interpretational tools for data obtained by combined studies (Pemex/Mexico, Sonatrach/Algeria, Petrobraz/Brazil) o Negotiated specific requests for industrial research and relevant experimental field and laboratory programs with potential customers . Problem Solving Skills: o Problem solving abilities in domestic and international realms o Possess the ability to make sound business judgment and maintain independence while conducting research. Most of the fulfilled research projects up-to-date were self-established (based on preliminary research and problem identification), managed, collaborated with potential clients, and provided a final presentation of solutions and result implementation o Able to think strategically and recommend appropriate decisions based on limited amount of information, and deal with ambiguity and uncertainty. A number of strategic research projects during the academic and industrial career were established and completely executed. Participated in exploration projects with decision making based on limited amount of information. Developed sufficient specified data acquisition programs for further advanced solutions during exploration and production stages. . Communication Skills: o Participated as co-author/author and a presenter of scientific papers in annual meetings of international professional societies (SPE, SCA, SPWLA, AAPG, CIM). Presented results of academic and industrial research to government organizations and industrial clients (see attached references). . Organizational skills: o Result oriented leader/team player with a proven ability to initiate action; manage details; handle tasks; and through stringent planning well in advance, obtain goals of assigned duties before or by the deadline and in the limits of the budget (see attached references) . Research and Presentation Skills: o Research interests include low-field NMR applications for oil and gas reservoir studies, rock-fluid interactions, petrophysics, reservoir wettability characterization, and the combined analysis of petrophysical data with advanced core analysis results and MDT/DST data from non-conventional fractured and shaly sand reservoirs. o The results obtained from academic and industrial research were presented in more than 50 publications in books, proceedings, professional journals, and in more than 100 industrial reports. o Authored/co-authored five patents. . Time Management Skills: o Experienced in successfully operating with flexibility and creativity in a fast-paced and constantly changing business environment. o Possess the ability to produce in high-pressure situation. Language skills:40 Fluent in written and verbal communication in English and Russian Computer Skills: o Software: IP, Discovery (GeoGraphix-Landmark), Echofit, ASOIGIS, DBC, Petcom, ELAN. o Extensive knowledge of computerized interpretation, modeling, design and analysis that guarantees a powerful practical and theoretical basis for implementation of new advanced methods and technologies for oil and gas industry. Training/Mentoring:42 Provided Training courses for University of Calgary, Shell Calgary Research Center, Petrobras - Cenpes Research Center, ONGC-India, Albian Sands-Canada, Pemex-Mexico, Sonatrach-Algeria, SERPRO- France, Weatherford International.Professional SkillsSpecialist in evaluation and interpretation of well logs for explorationand production of oil, bitumen, gas and gas-condensate reservoirs . Involved in projects related to reserves evaluation in heavy oil, conventional oil, gas, and gas-condensate pools during exploration and exploitation stages (Algeria, Mexico, Canada, Russia, Uzbekistan, Western Siberia, Kazakhstan) . Employed as a Senior Consultant, Petrophysical Advisor, Chief Technology Officer of Junior Company (11 supervised professionals, including four PhDs), and General Manager in data processing and interpretation petrophysical group (23 supervised professionals) . Provided combined petrophysical interpretation with following programming complexes: ASOIGIS, Discovery, Petcom, ELAN and IP.Generation of petrophysical models in siliclastics and carbonates . Generated petrophysical models of reefogenic carbonate reservoirs (Volgo- Ural Province, Russia), carbonate brecia, and deep fractured carbonate reservoirs (Mexico and Middle East) . Provided combine interpretation of petrophysical, well testing, and production data for models verification . Developed new technologies (patented) for estimation of recoverable reserves and optimization of the production process from heavy oil and tar sands reservoirs (Canada) . Optimized petrophysical interpretational models for clastic gas- condensate, conventional, and anomalous oils reservoirs (Russia, Canada, Mexico and Algeria)Quality control of well log acquisition . Developed applications (algorithms, programs, and methodological support) for verification of the results of petrophysical studies (measurements, processing, interpretation) based on combined application of the results obtained by advanced and routine logging techniques with appropriate support of routine and special core analysis (SCAL) data and DST/RFT/MDT resultsApplication of techniques for editing, digitizing, normalization, andcorrection of log curves as required . Proficient with all routine techniques and automated procedures used for logging data editing, adjusting and digitizing . Possess knowledge of the popular methods for normalization, and in techniques used for logging data correction . Developed original procedures for editing of the NMR Logging data (CMR and MRIL tools)Application of techniques for determination of lithologies including multi-mineral models . Familiar with techniques for lithology determination based on combined interpretation of the logging and core data (acoustic, resistivity, radio- active and NMR)Use of cores to calibrate well logs . Expert in combination of routine and SCAL results with petrophysical data for log calibration and interpretation in terrigeneous (clastics) and micro-vuggy carbonate reservoir . Managed special programs for calibration of the NMR logging tool data based on SCAL results (conventional and heavy oil reservoirs)Development and application of techniques to determine fluid content insiliclastics and carbonates . Co-authored patents and disclosures related to determination of fluids' contents in-situ, and estimation of heavy and conventional (light) oil properties at in-situ conditionsUse of workstations for interactive interpretation . Trained in workstation and PC usage for interactive interpretationGeneration of cross plots to correlate petrophysical properties with seismicattributes for the exploration and production . Developed several programming means for generating of cross plots to correlate petrophysical properties with seismic attributes for exploration and production which were adopted in Geophysical Data Bank Control (DBS) used in ONGC (India)Generation of well models and average properties for reservoir simulation . Proficient with generating well models, gathering, and averaging of the reservoir properties for reservoir simulation in Vertex and Eclipse formats . Results about the effectiveness of the originally invented procedures were presented at SPE and SCA international conferencesProfessional mentoring . Prepared short courses for professionals and post-graduate students: "Advance core analysis" and "NMR logging for bitumen sands investigation"Technology transfer . Held responsible for technology transfer (ASOIGIS, Russia) to14 companies; . Developed and managed the field trial program for new NMR application for bitumen sands investigation (Schlumberger Canada team), and provided daily training and mentoring to professional from customer companies.Personal Information . Canadian Citizen . Married . Professional Affiliations: SPE, SCA, CWLS . Countries of Work Experience: Canada, France, Algeria, Mexico, USA, India, Brazil, USSR.REFERENCES are available upon request. |
