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Geomechanics Consultants

Geomechanics is used to analyse drilling risks; pre-drill, during drilling and post-drilling. By integrating technical data from geology, petrophyscis and reservoir engineering data models in 1D, 3D and 4D can be developed that are useful to drilling. Well bore stability is affected by rock stresses that can cause a collapse. 

Safe well trajectories can be identified in a 3D geomechanical field and completions can be designed that will withstand production-induced compaction.   

 At the reservoir level, geomechanical models can be used to analysis pore pressure, fault and top seal integrity, compaction, subsidence and the effects of injection / depletion on cap rock behaviour.   

A sample of the professionals who create capabilities.

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Geomechanics Advisor
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Industry Experience
  • Principal level consultant
  • 24 years oil industry experience  
  • Geomechanical Analysis Expert
  • Wellbore Stability Analysis / Hydraulic Fracture Modelling
  • Pore Pressure Prediction / Fault Integrity Analysis
  • 3d/4d Reservoir Geomechanics studies
  • Clients range from independents, large multi-nationals and national operators
  • Former Geomechanics technical leader for Schlumberger/GMI/Senergy
  •  PhD in Engineering Geology and Rock Mechanics. 
  • Example work: ADNOC, BP, Cepsa, Chevron, Dana Petroleum, Dong, E-On, Edison,ENI, Glencore, Maersk, Petronas, Shell, Total, Tullow Oil.
  • Software: Gopher, Drillworks, Predict, and IP.
  • ERP00037
Geomechanics Consultant
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Industry Experience
  • Principal level consultant
  • 35 years oil industry experience  
  • Provide advice to the oil and gas sector and subsurface expertise to operators. 
  • Worked in the UAE in several roles which includes; establishing a regional office and GCC focussed commercial agreements for a small U.K. based company, and as Director for New Technology (MEAP), Director for Unconventional Resources (MEAP), and as Integrated Completion Director for Baker Hughes. 
  • Technical roles in Shell included Principal Geomechanics Expert, Senior Production Technologist and Subject Matter Expert in Sand Management and Geomechanics. 
  • Experience in building and developing multidisciplinary teams and have led and managed technical development, support and research groups in BP (Sunbury), CSIRO (Melbourne) and Shell (Rijswijk) addressing state-of-the-art technical issues, through in-house technology & 3rd party collaborations. 
  • Undertaken industry-funded consultancy and technology deployment drawing upon the Research and Development work in areas of Drilling Problems, Wellbore Stability, Sand Production, Reservoir Compaction, Inflow Performance, and Unconventional Resource developments. 
  • PhD in Mechanics of Reservoir Compaction, BSc in Geology and Chemistry. 
  • Example work: CNPC, ENH, ETAP, KOC, Petronas, GAP, Shell, Baker Hughes, BP, Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, CSIRO, Rockfield.
  • Software: GoM, GMI, Baker Oil Tools.
  • ERP00040
Geomechanics Consultant
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Industry Experience
  • Principal level consultant
  • 20+ years oil industry experience  
  • Fracture research supervision on structural characterisation of fractures and research on geomechanical characterization and stress sensitivity of fractures 
  • Research on quantification of matrix and fracture properties of Carbonates for IOR/EOR 
  • Technology development in Carbonate matrix/geobody modelling in the Petrel environment
  • Rock Physics research, experimentation design and supervision on shale sonic response on effect of stress path on shale porosity and velocity 
  • PhD in Geomechanics/Geology, BSc in Geology, Post Graduate Certificate of Education. 
  • Example work: Shell, CSIRO.
  • Software: Petrel, SVS.
  • ERP00039
Geomechanics Consultant
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Industry Experience
  • Principal level consultant
  • 20+ years oil industry experience  
  • Geomechanics Engineer specialising in wellbore stability analysis, pore pressure prediction, sanding prediction, design & QC rock mechanics testing and project management. Experience includes operational and relative time pore pressure & hole stability monitoring and prediction. 
  • Knowledge in Oil and Gas Law, Commercial Arbitration, European contract law, international law, corporate accountability and dispute resolution methods with extensive project management experience
  • Broad knowledge of the oil and gas industry from both a technical and a regulatory and legal perspective with expertise in a variety of exploration and production disciplines including exposure to drilling, production technology, petrophysics, reservoir engineering and geophysics.  
  • Ability to analyse and interpret information, consolidate and summarise data from different sources, develop templates for data analysis and presentation, problem solve, define and deliver objectives. 
  • LLM in International Commercial Law and Practice, BSc in Applied Geology/Chemistry 
  • Example work: Lloyds Register, Helix RDS, Turner & Townsend, Schlumberger, RockMohr, and other companies
  • Software: Microsoft (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project), and various oil and gas industry software for analytical evaluation (e.g. Landmark – Drillworks, Lloyds Register -IP, Paradigm – Geolog)  
  • ERP00036
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