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  CHAOUKI KHALFI

  Current Location: Tunisia

  •  Geologist
  • Profile Created Date:29 Mar 2020

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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Professional geologist from Tunisia, Dr. /Eng. in Geology graduated from Tunisian Universities, with working experience of about years in oil and gas industry internationally. years of experiences as Wellsite geologist working on explorations and development wells with PRIMOIL, MAZARINE, CTKCP and TOPIC ENERGY (Onshore and Offshore). + years of experiences as senior Loggers engineer and senior Data engineer with international mud logging company, which operated with REPSOL-YPF Algeria, REPSOL-Kurdistan-Iraq, E-On, PETROCELTIC, OXY, CPC-TAIWAN, ENI, AGIP, ANADARCO, AGOCO, SONATRACH, JAPEX, HAROUJ, PTTEP, COOPER ENERGY, ALPINE, IPEK ENERJI, CALIK PETROL and PERENCO working in different countries such as Tunisia, Libya, Algeria, Turkey and Iraq.

 

EDUCATION

PhD in Geosciences: National Engineer School of Sfax (ENIS), University of Sfax-Tunisia-.

Master degree in Geosciences: Faculty of Sciences of Sfax-University of Sfax-Tunisia-.

Geologist Engineer: National Engineer School of Sfax (ENIS), University of Sfax-Tunisia-.

Baccalaureate Diploma: Secondary School of Sbiba, Kasserine, Tunisia-.

 

PRODUCTION SKILL SET

Analyzing, evaluating and describing Formations while drilling, using cuttings, gas, FEMWD (Formation evaluation measurement while drilling), cores and sidewall cores descriptions; Coring and casing point selection; Correlation with offset, regional wells and production of correlation panels;  Supervising of Mud logging, MWD, LWD and Logging units in order to guarantee a high quality of data recording; Wire line Logging witness, quality control and quick look interpretations; Interpreting the gas data on real time “while drilling” in order to deduce the reservoir geometry; Geosteering & reservoir navigation using the Logging while drilling & Gas analysis while drilling; Communicated with company representatives, drilling companies and Services Companies operators in the rig site and acting immediately; Liaising between well site drilling and geological teams to achieve project goals; Safety recording through participation in stop cards, safety meeting, weekly and yearly safety static systems. Intervention immediately when is necessary and communication with all personnel’s in the rig about HS sensor detection, explosively sensors and blow out detection.

 

 

EXPLORATION SKILL SET:

Tectonic and Structural Model Reconstructions. Fractures networks filed study and fracture data analysis. Outcrop Studies and Data Integration. Active tectonic studies.

 

WORKSTATION SOFTWARE:

+ Years Mud logging softwares: Geodesk (Geolog software) and Geo-vibration Software

years Wellsite Software: Geosuit , wellsight.

Years technical softwares: Canvas, Corel draw, Illustrator, surfer.       

 

LOGGING WHILE DRILLING (LWD) TOOL COMPETENCY:

Operated with Mostly Baker Hughes Contractors Tools and Rotary Steerable Systems AUTOTRAK, AZUTRAK and MAGTRAK.

Wire line Logging – Supervision and Quick Look logs Evaluations

Mostly All Conventional Open Hole Logs, Image Logs, Sidewall Cores and Pressure Logs for Water & OBMs. MDT-VIT, USIT-CBL/VDL, HRLA-FMI, CMR-NMR. Mostly All Conventional Resistivity Based Cased Hole Production Logs and Acoustic Well Integrity Logs.

 

LOGISTICS

Tunisian Passport / Resident in Tunisia 

Married with daughter (Year month)

Active Basic Offshore Safety Induction & Emergency Training (BOSIET-) Certification N°  on // (validate until //);

 

PRESENT ASSIGNMENT:

 

Sr. Wellsite Consultant

Reputed Company - Tunisia

May to May

Geological Consultant to Topic energy assigned to Halk El Manzel Field, Offshore Tunisia. Wellsite Stratigraphic and Structure, Offset Correlations, Landing of Horizontal wells ( wells) on the carbonates reservoirs. Wellsite Supervision of Mud logging, MWD-LWD and Wire line Logging. Daily technical verbal and electronic reporting to G & G Geological and Drilling Teams in Tunis, Tunisia. Wellsite QA / QC and Interpretation of MWD - Directional and LWD - Geological Datasets. Real-Time Wellsite Reservoir Characterization, Hydrocarbon Show Evaluations. Picking of Casing Points and Target Entries. Geosteering & reservoir navigation using the Logging while drilling & Gas analysis while drilling.

 

PREVIOUS ASSIGNMENTS:

  •  Wellsite geologist in the North Africa (August to May ): + Years
  • Mud logging geologist (Sr. Logger engineer/Sr. Data engineer)  in Tunisia, Libya, Algeria, Turkey & Iraq (August to August ): + Years

Sr. Wellsite geologist (Consultant)

Primoil– Tunisia

February to May

Wellsite Geologist supervision of the Side track operations in order to get a core on the carbonate reservoirs (Aptian reservoir). Real-Time QA/QC and Interpretation of MWD –Directional, Gas while drilling data and drilling parameters. Picking the coring point (Core recovery , %). Real-Time Reservoir Characterization and oil show evaluation. Core ships evaluation, label packaging and store the core for shipment. Daily electronic and verbal reports to the G & G team in Tunis, Tunisia.

 

Sr. Geologist (Consultant)

Mazarine energy-Tunisia

March to April

Geological study and geotechnical supervision in order to chose the appropriate itinerary of the production pipe line. Supervise Water well drilling operations for the piezometric (water table level) monitoring.

 

Wellsite geologist (Consultant)

CTKCP-Compagnie Tuniso-Koweitienne Chinoise de Pétrole –Tunisia

December to February

Supervision drilling operations on the site of development well on the Sidi Elkilani field, Middle East part of Tunisia. Carbonate reservoir (Upper Cretaceous).  Real-Time QA/QC and Interpretation Gas while drilling, oil shows and drilling parameters. Picking the casing point (Casing while drilling). Real-Time Reservoir Characterization and oil show evaluation. Wire line Logging witness, quality control and quick look interpretations (CBL-VDL/FMI/PEX).

 

Wellsite geologist (Consultant)

Mazarine energy-Tunisia

January to November

Supervised explorations wells in southern part of Tunisia. Analyzing, evaluating and describing Formations while drilling, using cuttings, gas, FEMWD (Formation evaluation measurement while drilling), cores and sidewall cores descriptions. Casing point selection and picking casing point. Picking the core point ( core in sandstone reservoir of Hamra quartzite and El Atchane Formations (core recover ,%), Correlation with offset, regional wells and production of correlation panels. Supervising of Mud logging, MWD and Logging units in order to guarantee a high quality of data recording. Wire line Logging witness, quality control and quick look interpretations (CBL-VDL/PEX/FMI/CMR-NMR/VSP), pressure data witness and interpretation (MDT). Interpretation of the gas data on real time “while drilling” in order to deduce the reservoir geometry. Communicated with company representatives, drilling companies and Services Companies operators in the rig site and acting immediately. Liaising between well site drilling and geological teams to achieve project goals; Safety recording through participation in stop cards, safety meeting, weekly and yearly safety static systems. Intervention immediately when is necessary and communication with all personnel’s in the rig about HS sensor detection, explosively sensors and blow out detection.

 

Wellsite geologist (Contract)

Primoil -Tunisia

August to December

Land Exploration Wellsite Geology in North part of Tunisia, Le Kef region, Wellsite Supervision of Mud logging and Schlumberger Wire line logging, MWD and directional operations. Analyzing, evaluating and describing Formations while drilling, using cuttings, gas, FEMWD (Formation evaluation measurement while drilling); Casing point selection; Correlation with offset, regional wells and production of correlation panels; Supervising of Mud logging, MWD and Logging units in order to guarantee a high quality of data recording; Wire line Logging witness, quality control and quick look interpretations (CBL-VDL/PEX/FMI/CMR-NMR/VSP), pressure data witness and interpretation (MDT);Interpreting the gas data on real time “while drilling” in order to deduce the reservoir geometry; Communicated with company representatives, drilling companies and Services Companies operators in the rig site and acting immediately; Liaising between well site drilling and geological teams to achieve project goals ( explorations wells); Safety recording through participation in stop cards, safety meeting, weekly and yearly safety static systems. Intervention immediately when is necessary and communication with all personnel’s in the rig about HS sensor detection, explosively sensors and blow out detection.

 

Data engineer/ Unit Manager

Geolog international BV

January - August : Libya, Algeria, Tunisia, Turkey & Iraq (Kurdistan)

Supervising the Mud-logging crew and operations (unit manager), monitoring of the different sensors acquisitions, in order to assure of the good data quality (drilling, gas, safety sensors, network…etc.), and interpreting the drilling data in real-time to inform the clients representative while anomalous detected.

Manipulate Geo-vibration Geolog software which consists to monitor the Geomechanical behavior of the drilling string during the drilling operations (stick and slip, torsion…etc) to prevent the drilling string failures.

Worked in about - wells (exploration, development, horizontal and work-over wells) in onshore and offshore with different clients such as REPSOL-Kurdistan-Iraq, E-On, PETROCELTIC, ENI, AGIP, ANADARCO, SONATRACH, CPC-TAIWAN, HAROUJ, PTTEP, COOPER ENERGY, ALPINE, IPEK ENERJI, CALIK PETROL, PERENCO.

 

Sr. Mud logging Geologist

Geolog international BV

August - January : Algeria, Tunisia & Libya

Analyzing, evaluating and describing Formations while drilling, using cuttings, gas, cores and sidewall cores descriptions; Interpreting the gas data on real time “while drilling” in order to deduce the reservoir geometry; Communicated with company representatives, drilling companies and others services Companies operators in the rig site and acting immediately; Liaising between well site drilling and geological teams to achieve project goals; Safety recording through participation in stop cards, safety meeting, weekly and yearly safety static systems. Intervention immediately when is necessary and communication with all personnel’s in the rig about HS sensor detection, explosively sensors and blow out detection. Collecting, packaging and storage samples. Worked in about wells (exploration, development, horizontal and work-over wells) in onshore and offshore with different clients such as REPSOL-YPF Algeria, OXY, CPC-TAIWAN, AGOCO, JAPEX.

 

LANGUAGES:

 

Arabic (Tongue language), French & English (professional level).

 

REFERENCE:

 

Name:                Muhammad Abdullah

Position title:        Sr. Wellsite Geologist

Organization:        Qatar Petroleum

Phone number:      (whatsapp)

Email:                      *

Nationality : Tunisia


Residential country : tunisia


Date of birth : 01-01-1970

Address : -


Language: English


Language Known

Skills

    PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

    Professional geologist from Tunisia, Dr. /Eng. in Geology graduated from Tunisian Universities, with working experience of about years in oil and gas industry internationally. years of experiences as Wellsite geologist working on explorations and development wells with PRIMOIL, MAZARINE, CTKCP and TOPIC ENERGY (Onshore and Offshore). + years of experiences as senior Loggers engineer and senior Data engineer with international mud logging company, which operated with REPSOL-YPF Algeria, REPSOL-Kurdistan-Iraq, E-On, PETROCELTIC, OXY, CPC-TAIWAN, ENI, AGIP, ANADARCO, AGOCO, SONATRACH, JAPEX, HAROUJ, PTTEP, COOPER ENERGY, ALPINE, IPEK ENERJI, CALIK PETROL and PERENCO working in different countries such as Tunisia, Libya, Algeria, Turkey and Iraq.

     

    EDUCATION

    PhD in Geosciences: National Engineer School of Sfax (ENIS), University of Sfax-Tunisia-.

    Master degree in Geosciences: Faculty of Sciences of Sfax-University of Sfax-Tunisia-.

    Geologist Engineer: National Engineer School of Sfax (ENIS), University of Sfax-Tunisia-.

    Baccalaureate Diploma: Secondary School of Sbiba, Kasserine, Tunisia-.

     

    PRODUCTION SKILL SET

    Analyzing, evaluating and describing Formations while drilling, using cuttings, gas, FEMWD (Formation evaluation measurement while drilling), cores and sidewall cores descriptions; Coring and casing point selection; Correlation with offset, regional wells and production of correlation panels;  Supervising of Mud logging, MWD, LWD and Logging units in order to guarantee a high quality of data recording; Wire line Logging witness, quality control and quick look interpretations; Interpreting the gas data on real time “while drilling” in order to deduce the reservoir geometry; Geosteering & reservoir navigation using the Logging while drilling & Gas analysis while drilling; Communicated with company representatives, drilling companies and Services Companies operators in the rig site and acting immediately; Liaising between well site drilling and geological teams to achieve project goals; Safety recording through participation in stop cards, safety meeting, weekly and yearly safety static systems. Intervention immediately when is necessary and communication with all personnel’s in the rig about HS sensor detection, explosively sensors and blow out detection.

     

     

    EXPLORATION SKILL SET:

    Tectonic and Structural Model Reconstructions. Fractures networks filed study and fracture data analysis. Outcrop Studies and Data Integration. Active tectonic studies.

     

    WORKSTATION SOFTWARE:

    + Years Mud logging softwares: Geodesk (Geolog software) and Geo-vibration Software

    years Wellsite Software: Geosuit , wellsight.

    Years technical softwares: Canvas, Corel draw, Illustrator, surfer.       

     

    LOGGING WHILE DRILLING (LWD) TOOL COMPETENCY:

    Operated with Mostly Baker Hughes Contractors Tools and Rotary Steerable Systems AUTOTRAK, AZUTRAK and MAGTRAK.

    Wire line Logging – Supervision and Quick Look logs Evaluations

    Mostly All Conventional Open Hole Logs, Image Logs, Sidewall Cores and Pressure Logs for Water & OBMs. MDT-VIT, USIT-CBL/VDL, HRLA-FMI, CMR-NMR. Mostly All Conventional Resistivity Based Cased Hole Production Logs and Acoustic Well Integrity Logs.

     

    LOGISTICS

    Tunisian Passport / Resident in Tunisia 

    Married with daughter (Year month)

    Active Basic Offshore Safety Induction & Emergency Training (BOSIET-) Certification N°  on // (validate until //);

Education

2017

Ph.D.(Eng) from National Engineer School of Sfax (ENIS), Universit University

Tunisia

Career

05/2018 - 05/2019

Position: Sr. Wellsite Consultant

Employer: Reputed Company

Country: Tunisia

02/2018 - 05/2018

Position: Sr. Wellsite geologist (Consultant)

Employer: Primoil

Country: Tunisia

03/2016 - 04/2016

Position: Sr. Geologist (Consultant)

Employer: Mazarine energy

Country: Tunisia

12/2015 - 02/2016

Position: Wellsite geologist (Consultant)

Employer: CTKCP-Compagnie Tuniso-Koweitienne Chinoise de P?t

Country: Tunisia

01/2015 - 11/2015

Position: Wellsite geologist (Consultant)

Employer: Mazarine energy-Tunisia

Country: Tunisia

08/2014 - 12/2014

Position: Wellsite geologist (Contract)

Employer: Primoil

Country: Tunisia

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