NIKHIL MANRAL
Drilling Engineer
Agra,Uttar Pradesh
Summary
Drilling Engineer with experience in efficiency enhancement. Fully versed in drilling operations, planning procedures and risk management. Accustomed to handling multiple tasks concurrently in high-energy work environment.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
2
2
Languages
Work History
Drilling Engineer
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)
Agartala, Tripura
09.2018 - Current
- Responsibilities include monitoring drilling operations and timely completion of well
- Recommended real-time drilling parameters, BHAs, pump strokes, and pipe RPMs for optimization and blowout prevention.
- Assessed costs and estimated production capabilities of wells to evaluate possible drilling sites.
- Executed procedures to promote compliance in drilling activities.
- Completed design evaluations and recommended adjustments to improve costs.
- Planned installation, maintenance and operation of mining and oil field equipment.
- Collaborated with contractors to identify and deploy optimal strategies for handling drilling needs.
Reservoir Engineer
Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL)
New Delhi, Delhi
08.2016 - 05.2018
- Part of a team that handled IOCL's Non Operated Niobrara Shale Gas Asset located in the state of Colorado, USA.
- Reviewed available geologic data to recommend potential drilling sites.
- Collected and organized data used by management in key decision- making.
- Operated within budgetary constraints, participated in development of annual budget forecasts and reconciliation of operating budget.
- Well surveillance and monitoring of over 300 producing wells.
Reservoir Engineer
Reliance Industries Limited
Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
07.2014 - 07.2016
- Performed Rate Transient analysis, Decline Curve Analysis in order to carry out the Quarterly Reserve Assessment of Reliance's Shale Gas Asset in Eagle Ford Shale formation located in the state of Texas, USA.
- Used Halliburton's Landmark Aries software to simulate field operations, proactive identify problems and improve plans to mitigate risks.
- Offered technical guidance on regulatory applications and strategy implementation.
- Determined level of compliance and technical feasibility of proposed initiatives.
- Production Analysis of Hydraulically Fractured wells for optimization of Completion techniques.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Petroleum Engineering
Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University
Gandhinagar, Gujarat 07.2010 - 06.2014
Agra Public School
Agra 04.2008 - 03.2010
St. George's College
Agra 04.2007 - 03.2008
Skills
Project coordination
Data Management
Technical reviewing
Accomplishments
- Attained AIR-1 in GATE-2016 (Petroleum Engineering).
Certification
IWCF (Level-3)
Timeline
IWCF (Level-3)
03-2021
Drilling Engineer
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)
09.2018 - Current
Reservoir Engineer
Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL)
08.2016 - 05.2018
Reservoir Engineer
Reliance Industries Limited
07.2014 - 07.2016
Bachelor of Technology - Petroleum Engineering
Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University
07.2010 - 06.2014
Agra Public School
04.2008 - 03.2010
St. George's College
04.2007 - 03.2008