RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Assistant Professor, Chemical & Petroleum Department                                                           September 2015 – Present  

Isfahan University of Technology, Iran                                    

Pad Reservoir Engineer, Production and Reservoir Monitoring                                             November 2014 – June 2015  

ConocoPhillips, Canada                                    

• Developed sulphur/mercaptans emission monitoring plan for Surmont project as AER regulatory requirement

• Optimized reservoir operating parameters and depletion strategies for Surmont project (Pad 101)

• Proposed and executed downhole chemical injection to enhance production for wells with lifting problem

• Conducted skin evolution and stimulation program with economical analysis

• Forecasted monthly oil/water production as well as submitting weekly steam allocation for Surmont project

Thermal Reservoir Engineer, Production and Reservoir Monitoring                                     April 2012 - November 2014   

ConocoPhillips, Canada                                    

Worked on different projects related to the SAGD and E-SAGD thermal recovery methods

• Conducted monitoring and surveillance on pilot E-SAGD project

• Developed reservoir KPIs to monitor the performance of SAGD reservoir and wellbore

• Developed water management KPIs to monitor the source and disposal wells

• Proposed the H₂S monitoring plan to estimate the hydrogen sulphide evolution in SAGD wells

Thermal Petroleum Engineer, SAGD Experimental Specialist                                                               Nov 2007 - Feb 2012  

University of Calgary, Canada                                    

Conducted studies on new technologies to improve heavy oil and bitumen recovery

• Designed and constructed a sophisticated experimental rig to study different thermal recovery methods

• Performed high pressure/temperature thermal recovery experiments e.g. SAGD, VAPEX and catalytic upgrading

• Built an operative steam generator for SAGD experiments to produce required amount of steam for injection

• Published and presented papers and seminars for industrial sponsors of project

Reservoir Engineer,                                                                                                                                        Mar 2006 - Sep 2007   

Research Institute of Petroleum Industry, Iran                        

Worked as a reservoir engineer in a professional environment with focus on enhanced oil recovery projects

• Performed experiments to investigate fine migration and clay swelling as formation damage mechanisms

• Designed and constructed a core holder to perform experiments in pressure above 3500 psi

• Designed and implemented a VB application to depict production data curves from raw data provided by client

• Collected and analyzed production data to investigate oil rate decline due to loss of injectivity

Production Engineering Intern                                                                                                                         Jun 2001 - Jul 2001   

National Iranian South Oil Company, Iran              

Acquired basic knowledge on water injection surface facilities and oil-water separation systems

• Successfully passed safety courses regarding the hazardous issues in oilfield

• Gained basic knowledge of water injection surface facilities and operational conditions

• Discovered control systems of a water injection site and alarming conditions

Drilling Engineering Intern                                                                                                                                Jun 2000 - Jul 2000 National Iranian Drilling Company, Iran             

Field internship on an onshore drilling rig

• Completed safety courses regarding the hazardous issues in a drilling site

• Acquired basic knowledge of mud preparation, mud analysis, drilling pipes and types, cementing and completion

• Performed sample preparation, sample analysis and fluid property measurements

Teaching Assistant                                                                     

University of Calgary, Canada                                    

• Presented course material and lab instructions in a clear and concise manner to students at all levels in engineering, and grading their reports.

• Assisted classes of up to 80 students with assignments

• Obtained Teaching Effectiveness Award from faculty of graduate students (rated by students)