2002-
present ROBERT E BALLAY, LLC, UNITED STATES
Petrophysical
Consultant.
Reviewed
available core and log data in the Oriente Basin, Ecuador to Identify
key field-specific formation evaluation issues
Develop core calibration procedure within context of available core
/ log data and implement on select Key Wells
Developed one week Carbonate Petrophysics Course, with accompanying
1500 page manual, which I deliver on a contract basis
Reviewed available core and log data in the Malay Basin, Malaysia
to
Identify key field-specific formation evaluation issues
Load and merge foot-by-foot core descriptions with wireline data,
for comparison to wireline calculations
Evaluate routine and special core data to determine reservoir specific
attributes such as: XRD mineralogy, phi-perm relation, compaction
factors, capillary pressure behavior at reservoir conditions, Archie
and Clay Corrected Resistivity Exponents
Implement core calibrated evaluation on select Key Wells
1992-2002 SAUDI
ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, SAUDI ARABIA
Petrophysical
Engineering Consultant.
Reservoir
Description Division, Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, Saudi
Arabia. At retirement I was the senior technical petrophysicist
in the RDD Unit, responsible for hands-on formation evaluation in
all of Saudi Aramco’s fields. During my ten years with Aramco
I participated directly in the formation evaluation for three multi-billion
barrel start-ups (Central Arabia, Shaybah, Qatif), mentored two
Saudi Arabs, was designated co-inventor on both American and European
patents, and published multiple technical articles.
1990-1992 ATLANTIC
RICHFIELD, BAKERSFIELD, CA, USA
Staff
Reservoir Engineer.
Established
the core-log calibrations for the Placerita Field, utilized calibrated
open-hole log data to build reservoir description grids, and then
executed the THERM reservoir simulator to identify the optimum steam
flood depletion program.
1989-1990 SOUTHWEST
MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY, SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, USA
Physics
instructor.
Taught
a variety of classes ranging from Basic Physics for Life Scientists
to Thermodynamics to Non-linear Circuit Theory.
1986-1989 HUFFCO
INDONESIA, JAKARTA, INDONESIA
Staff
Petrophysical Engineer.
Served
as Huffco’s senior Petrophysicist for the Badak and Nilam
gas fields in East Kalimantan and mentored two Indonesian Nationals.
1982-1986 ARCO
RESEARCH CENTER, PLANO, TEXAS, USA
Director,
Reservoir Description.
Supervised
a staff of engineers and geologists, conducting integrated formation
evaluation on a request basis, in all of Arco’s fields. Selected
projects include: Prudhoe Bay Alaska Flow Station 3 Tracer Program,
Lisburne Alaska Formation Evaluation, West Sak Sand Formation Evaluation,
Arco’s internal evaluation of Schlumberger’s new LDT
tool and others.
1979-1982 ARCO
ALASKA, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, USA
Senior
Reservoir Engineer.
Served
as Chairman of the Porosity Task Force for the Prudhoe Bay Equity
Determination, and represented Arco in that Task Force. When the
issue went to arbitration, I developed and presented the Arco /
Exxon / Sohio / BritPet porosity case to the arbitration panel.
1977-1979 SHELL
DEVELOPMENT, BELLAIRE, TEXAS, USA
Research
Physicist.
My
final assignment at BRC was the Exploration Petrophysics project.
1971-1972 US
NAVY RESERVE
Electronics
Technician.
Honorably
Discharged.
1966-1969 US
ARMY
Microwave
Repairman.
Honorably
Discharged.
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