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Curriculum Vitae for Fergus Allan
|Date of Birth | |
| |8 Nov 1965 |
|Education | |
| |2012 Heriot Watt University Edinburgh |
| |Msc. Petroleum Engineering with Distinction |
| |1982 – 1986 Heriot Watt University Edinburgh |
| |BSc. Hons. In Electrical and Electronic Engineering |
|Professional experience |Jun 2013 – Present BP Azerbaijan |
| |NWD Petrophysicist |
| |Seconded to BP in Baku via BP Xazar to manage the LWD & Wireline data contracts on the Shah Deniz Field. The Shah Deniz field is a |
| |gas condensate reservoir in the Caspian Sea with activity on platforms and semi-submersibles. |
| |The Petrophysics team manages the interface between BP and the contractors. This includes monthly service quality meetings, tracking|
| |of Non-Conformances, updating the Supplier Performance Management system, log quality control, activity forecasts, matching of |
| |equipment & personnel to expected workscope, creation of logging programs, invoice reviews and technical inputs to the procurement |
| |process. |
| |Internally within BP we provide input on logging programs to the NWD and Wells Teams, help to select the preferred method of |
| |acquisition and ensure that the end-users needs are met. |
| |A particular focus is the mentoring & development of junior and entry-level Azeri personnel. |
| |Logging operations are technically challenging and include full suite petrophysical logs, high-tension logging techniques, pipe |
| |conveyed logging, pressure testing/sampling, imaging, NMR, and pipe recovery. Acquisition is split between LWD and wireline. |
| |On completion of data acquisition programs I perform QAQC of all acquired data and provide summary interpretations using Techlog |
| |software. |
| |I have led several special projects and studies. These have included, |
| |Successfully defining the orientation of Shmax from image, caliper and X-dipole acoustic data to allow selection of a sidetrack |
| |trajectory to avoid a fractured loss zone. |
| |Identified and then fully developed a Gamma Ray – Caliper correlation which enabled hole volume computation without a caliper across|
| |the full open hole interval. This enabled successful cement jobs even when wireline logs could not get to TD. |
| |Performed an integrated interpretation of a reservoir where conventional analysis was failing to predict fluid type correcty. This |
| |used drilling, mud logging, core, wireline, LWD and PLT data to establish a workflow which enabled successful prediction of fluid |
| |type. |
| |Initiated and supervised a development project with a contractor to develop a new LWD formation tester with enhanced 10kpsi drawdown|
| |capability for high underbalance, low K formations. The tool and test protocols developed have been successful and this tool is now |
| |the primary source of formation pressure information for the Shah Deniz project. |
| |Project managed the deployment of Schlumberger LWD for a one-well trial. The objective was to drill to TD with complete data |
| |acquisition in a single trip and this was achieved. |
| |Supervised a wireline fluid sampling operation on the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli field using a guard-probe formation tester. This |
| |delivered fluid and gas samples in OBM with contamination below detectable levels. |
| |Engaged with all stakeholders (drilling / well integrity / production) and performed a study to identify the correct fit-for purpose|
| |cement bond log. This resulted in a saving of $2.5M/year by avoiding a more costly, but unnecessary alternative. |
| |Moved wireline cable seasoning out of rig time by driving the service provider to season cables at a deep test well in Germany. This|
| |saved $2.5M/year. |
| |Sourced new wireline hole finder technology which successfully enabled logging of 3 wells on wireline. This delivered a direct |
| |saving of $3m/well by avoiding an LWD wash down run. |
| |Managed the combination of Sperry and Schlumberger LWD in a single BHA. This made possible a single bit run to TD which was a record|
| |for Shah Deniz. |
| |Project managed the startup of wireline operations on the SD2 completion project. This included tension and gunlift modelling and |
| |the selection and testing of cables and 15k pressure control equipment. |
| |Developed and proved innovative depth correlation methodology to ensure accurate placement of short TCP intervals up to 1km distance|
| |from correlation point. |
| |Jan 2013 – Jun 2013 TGT – Abu Dhabi |
| |Gulf Business Manager |
| |TGT provide downhole data acquisition and interpretation services to customers such as PDO, ADMA, ADCO, ZADCO, Petronas and KOC. |
| |Their particular field of expertise are through barrier cased hole measurments based on acoustic, temperature and electromagnetic |
| |principles. These measurements are interpreted with their proprietary software to yield reservoir and well integrity information. |
| |Aug 2009 – Jan 2013 AlMansoori – Abu Dhabi |
| |General Manager | Logging & TCP |
| |Joined AlMansoori in August 2009 as Operations Manager. I was then promoted to General Manager and also given responsibility for the|
| |TCP division. This was essentially a startup company. We put in place all of the personnel, administration, licenses and systems |
| |necessary to provide Logging & TCP services. |
| |During this time we became technically qualified and awarded work from ADCO for PLT, Multi finger caliper, Pulsed Neutron and coil |
| |tubing PLT’s. Callout cased hole work was won for Crescent, BP Sharjah, Dubai Petroleum, Tullow and Western Zagros. In Iraq we setup|
| |the TCP organization and won & executed contracts for GEP-Aspect, Sterling, Heritage, OMV and Talisman. We won and executed a 2 well|
| |open hole exploration logging contract for Africa Oil in Northern Somalia. |
| |We performed two technical trials for ADCO with coiled tubing conveyed PLT’s. This was the first time that Sondex MAPS tools had |
| |been run in the UAE and we successfully qualified ahead of Halliburton and Weatherford. |
| |As part of the pulsed neutron qualification process for ADCO we did 5 back to back comparison logs with two competitors. We |
| |delivered accurate saturations to ADCO that met their expectations of accuracy and repeatability resulting in the formal |
| |qualification of our tool. |
| |In 2010 I spent four months in Northern Iraq as a logging consultant for Western Zagros. This involved interpreting spectral noise, |
| |temperature, PLT and pulsed neutron data during complex well control operations on a difficult well with up to 38% H2S . I |
| |supervised the local logging provider during their operations. |
| |In 2011 I assisted a major international operator in a block evaluation exercise in Kurdistan. I provided log evaluations and |
| |assessment of drilling and operational risk. |
| |In Puntland (north Somalia) we ran a full suite of petrophysical logs, VSP and formation tester. As well as being onsite for logging|
| |I interpreted the logs and formation tester using LogIC software to give the client a clear understanding of their well. |
| |I was particularly proud of our HSEQ record during my time at AlMansoori. We had zero LTI’s or RA/EX incidents. One of the |
| |foundations for this achievement was my personal efforts and commitment to field visits and participation in the company’s STOP card|
| |system. |
| |Jan 2004 – Aug 2009 FMC Technologies – Abu Dhabi |
| |Customer Support Manager Asia/Pacific & Middle East | Surface Wellhead |
| |Managed FMC field service engineers in APME. These engineers assist the customer to install, maintain, modify, repair and abandon |
| |FMC wellheads. |
| |Confident in the selection, installation, maintenance and repair of wellheads and xmas trees for land and mudline operations. |
| |Experience in trim selection for sour environment. Expert knowledge of API 6A and NACE MR0175 |
| |Experienced in designing and implementing well integrity management systems. Expert knowledge of API 14A and API RP90. Assisted |
| |customers with various insitu remedial techniques to restore well integrity. Introduced a digital alignment tool for quantifying |
| |wellhead alignment which has now become an industry standard technique |
| |Troubleshoot big bore, high pressure, metal to metal, clad wellhead system for customer in Indonesia. This included field weld |
| |repairs of cladded areas, design modifications and installation training to reduce installation times. |
| |Served on the organizing committee for SPE Applied Technology Workshop, Well Integrity Management (Jan 2006) and SPE Abu Dhabi |
| |section workshop on Advanced Completion Technology (April 2007) |
| |During this period I developed my petroleum engineering skills by enrolling in the MSc. at Heriot-Watt University. My level of |
| |interest in this course was reflected in my results and I was awarded the MSc. with Distinction. This project included |
| |interpretation of the following data, |
| |- open hole log data from 6 wells |
| |- formation tester pressure data |
| |- PVT |
| |- Core data (Por & K) |
| |- Pressure transient analysis of 4 welltests using Fekete software |
| |Jul 88 – Jan 2004 Baker Atlas |
| |Country Manager| Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea (Apr 02 – Jan 04) |
| |Located in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. |
| |Drove the introduction of high-end logging tools into Nigeria such as OBM Imaging Tool, X-MAC II, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. |
| |Sales Manager (Jan 01 – Apr 02) |
| |Located in Hassi Messaoud, Algeria. |
| |Confident in interpretation of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance logs, Cased hole saturation logs (Carbon/Oxygen and Sigma), Formation |
| |testing & Sampling, Production logs etc.. |
| |Introduced the slim Carbon/Oxygen into Algeria as customer had mixed injection and formation water salinities and could not use |
| |Sigma. |
| |Developed an innovative technique with Sonatrach in the Hassi R’Mel oil rim wells. We quantified the GOC depth using the RCI |
| |formation tester to do insitu phase separation tests. This gave a better solution than traditional methods and improved the vertical|
| |placement of the horizontal wellbore. |
| |Interpreted horizontal wells using the array induction and geological modeling to generate “distance to contact” logs. This |
| |optimised the placement of perforations away from gas prone intervals. |
| |Interpreted Formation Tester drawdown data using the novel “Formation Rate Analysis” technique. This uses the pressure vs. drawdown |
| |rate correlation to calculate mobility. This was adopted by Burlington as the primary source of mobility data in their wells. |
| |Provided a gas detection solution to customers in horizontals using pulsed neutron and resistivity logs. This allowed them to select|
| |TCP intervals away from zones which were likely to produce gas. |
| |I became the location expert in processing and interpreting NMR data using in house software running on Matlab. |
| |Collaborated with Burlington Resources to present paper at Journee Technique Puits in Hassi Messaoud on “A novel method to correlate|
| |NMR porosities with core data”. This technique uses the lithology-free porosity from the NMR to turn the density into a lithology |
| |indicator with Rhoma as the output. |
| |Fluent in the use of Emeraude production logging software |
| |Operations Manager (Mar 99 – Jan 01) |
| |Hassi Messaoud, Algeria. Responsible for safety, equipment, personnel and logistics decisions in an 8 truck wireline base. |
| |Expert in all aspects of open & cased hole logging |
| |Sold, managed and executed the first Horizontal Oriented Perforating TCP job in Algeria. |
| |Focal point for log quality control and customer technical queries. |
| |E/A/ME Logistics Manager (Apr 97 – Mar 99) |
| |Located in London, responsible for maximising return on existing assets and evaluating and justifying new ones. Used as relief |
| |Country Manager in Italy, Norway and Angola. |
| |Operations Manager (Aug 94 – Apr 97) |
| |Located in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Responsibilities similar to those in Hassi Messaoud but with less customer contact and more |
| |operational responsibility as the District Manager was based in Lagos. Operations on land, swamp and offshore. |
| |Spent first 6 months on a cold stepout to Pointe-Noire, Congo. This involved being the customer's focal point, opening a new base, |
| |setting up operations and hiring personnel. Logged two exploration wells for Ranger offshore Angola. |
| |Particular expertise in acquiring pipe conveyed logs and interpreting deviation effects in the data. During this three year period |
| |the PH base became a global leader in this method of conveyance. |
| |At this time interpretation of horizontals was in its infancy. Historically logging tools were designed to log vertical wells in |
| |horizontal formations. We saw the full spectrum of strange artefacts on the logs which were due to using standard tools and |
| |interpretation methods in a 90 degree rotated environment. |
| |Interpreted pressure regimes in many pilot wells to assist customer with TVD selection of horizontal well placement. |
| |Ran dipole acoustic on Schlumberger line and interpreted and presented data to XOM for use by them in AVO processing for fluid |
| |typing. |
| |Operations Manager (Jan 93 – Aug 94) |
| |Located in Deir ez Zor, Syria. Operations Manager in a 4 truck wireline base. |
| |General Field Engineer (Jul 91 – Jan 93) |
| |Deir ez Zor, Syria. Progressed from Senior Field Engineer to General Field Engineer. Capable of performing any open or cased hole |
| |wireline service on any well location. |
| |Introduced the Segmented Bond Tool to Syria from trial runs to customer acceptance. |
| |Expert in acquiring acoustic borehole imaging logs. We worked closely with the geoscience centre in Damascus to improve the image |
| |quality and Syria became the global centre of excellence for this service during my stay. |
| |We were challenged by the customer to introduce an alternative to the TDT pulsed neutron. We ran the PDK-100 in a back to back |
| |comparison with the TDT and then I interpreted the open hole logs using OPTIMA and the PDK to deliver a saturation analysis which |
| |compared perfectly with the TDT. This qualified the service for AFPC(Shell). |
| |I used this qualification project as the interpretation portion of my General Field Engineer promotion. |
| |In Syria I became expert in the interpretation of production logs. Initially this used some internally written software and then we |
| |migrated to Emeraude by Kappa. |
| | |
| |New hire to Senior Field Engineer (Jul 88 – Jul 91) |
| |Trained as a wireline field engineer in Montrose & Houston. Posted to Aberdeen on completion of training. |
| |After three years working offshore in the North Sea on jackups & semis I completed my Senior Field Engineer interpretation which was|
| |a diplog analysis and an OPTIMA open hole analysis of one of the template wells for the Bruce platform. OPTIMA was the first |
| |iterative log interpretation software to be introduced by Atlas. |
| |After promotion to Senior Field Engineer, posted to Deir ez Zor to startup the base. |
|Professional memberships |SPE member for 23 years with wide technical interests from production logging to well integrity. |
|References |Chris Smart (tboxranger@): Chris was the Petrophysics Expert in the Centre of Excellence at ADCO in Abu Dhabi. He is now with|
| |Gaffney Cline in Abu Dhabi. |
| |Jannes Kloos (Jannes.Kloos@): Jannes is the Base Manager in Brunei. He was previously Region Geoscience Manager for |
| |Baker Atlas in Qatar. |
| |Chris Scarborough (Christopher.Scarborough@): Chris worked for Boots & Coots and we worked together on an underground blowout |
| |for Western Zagros in Kurdistan. He now works for BP. |
| |Andy Moffat (andymoffat_rocks@): Andy was the Lead Operations Geologist in Shah Deniz until April 2015. |
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