Reservoir engineer with 12+ years of office- and field-based experience in the oil and gas industry, specializing in dynamic reservoir simulation (ECLIPSE, Tempest, Petrel RE, tNavigator) and well performance analysis (Prosper, Pipesim). Experienced in technical management and coordination of contractors: defining scopes of work, validating simulation models, supervising SCAL laboratory studies and upstream FEED projects, and aligning results across subsurface, facilities, and planning teams in support of ODP/FDP preparation. Actively use Python (pandas, NumPy, Streamlit) and VBA to automate QC, post-processing, and reporting, building transparent, reproducible workflows.

LUKOIL
Overseas Iraq Exploration B.V., Block-10
Basra,
Iraq, Rotational Basis

Lead Reservoir Engineer | Sep 2022 – Nov 2025

Responsibilities:

• Delivered reservoir and well performance studies (ECLIPSE, Petrel RE, tNavigator and PIPESIM) to support development decisions and integrated FEED design inputs;
• Led technical supervision of an 8-month souring (H2S generation) study contractor: validated assumptions, performed QC of delivered compositional results (Reveal software), tracked progress, and aligned deliverables across internal departments;
• Cooperated with the Construction and Engineering Departments, FEED and nodal-analysis contractors to provide consistent forecasts and sustainable operating envelopes for integrated field development design;
• Developed an uncertainty and sensitivity analysis framework to optimize reservoir pressure maintenance design under geological uncertainty;
• Supported reserves audit and classification aligned with PRMS requirements and delivered the report to key stakeholders;
• Verified results of special core studies and interpreted SCAL laboratory data for flooding studies and relative permeability estimation;
• Built team capability through mentoring and technical guidance to new employees.

Key Achievements:

• Provided technical support and coordination with the contractor to reach an agreement with the local regulator (Ministry of Oil) on the use of an alternative cost-effective, industry-recognized simulator (tNavigator) for integrated reservoir simulation;
• Eliminated human errors in the reservoir development team by automating schedule generation and reporting workflows (Python/VBA), producing ~100 simulation schedules per year and saving ~20 hours per week of manual effort through standardized outputs;
• Built and technically screened 15 development scenarios varying drilling and commissioning pace, perforation strategy, pattern design, VRR control, and injection phasing, to support FDP decision-making and trade-off analysis;
• Developed Python tools:
  • for modifying 3D grid properties to ensure compatibility of contractor models with the company’s standard,
  • for conducting nodal analysis of well performance (Streamlit web applications),
  • for the full scope of pre- and post-processing dynamic simulation activities.