Piyush Kulshreshtha
Head Of Drilling
Noida
Summary
Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. More than 20 years of extensive experience in Drilling Engineering which includes 10 years in offshore and 10 years in onshore in Drilling Engineering and Drilling Operations in some of the major IOC's like BP, Shell, BG
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Head of Drilling
Invenire Energy Pvt Limited
11.2022 - Current
- I delivered FDP of three offshore blocks in western offshore and one onshore blocks in easter area of India
- Prepared budget for the year
- Conducted technical committee meetings and Operating committee meetings with JV partners
- Delivered all the timelines in time
- Saved time and Cost on proposed well design and Preparation of FDP using inhouse resources.
Well Engineering Manager
Schlumberger Iraq & India
12.2018 - 03.2022
- Preparing Well Delivery planning/ Rig schedule, Cost control, Evaluation of contract, Contract Performance Analysis, Preparing Manpower and Profit-Loss analysis of the Project cost
- Handling client on day to day basis and meeting performance / contractual interest of both parties
- Delivered record wells in Majnoon field Iraq within 19.7 days and showed improvement of 50 % in well duration
- Improved Drilling Efficiency / Reduced well timing of Integrated project by 50 % for the Majnoon Iraq, ABH-RDG project by a variety of solutions implemented related to drilling practices, fluid practices.
Well Site Leader, Well Engineer
BP E&P Oman and Angola
01.2012 - 12.2018
- Worked as Wellsite leader & Delivered Hard Rock drilling in Khazzan field of Oman as Wellsite Leader
- We drilled the fastest and longest horizontal well drilled in Oman by that time
- In Angola, Led the Deep-Water Exploration Well Design & Execute in Salt-Anhydrite Katambi field having a 1200m of Salt-Anhydrite section drilling
- Led Cost control & reconciliation for the project
- Used Monte Carlo simulation for AFE generation
- Presented the well performance to JV partners
- Delivered longest horizontal well in history of Oman having 1500m lateral in harder formation Amin
- Avg NPT for 3 years of the rig was less than 7-8%
- By various methods, implementing improvements, wells were delivered much before AFE
- Saving of +/- $300K in Wells
- Revised Casing design for the PSVM field
- Manage to correct assumptions used in FM preparation by pre project team in sunbury’s due to which a cancelled project was proved to be economical
- Recognized as a versatile experience person and was sent at rig site for various roles whenever needed to relieve HSE, Logistic, WellSite Leader at the same time working in office too.
Well Site Leader in PDO Shell & Well Engineer in Shell India
Shell
01.2008 - 01.2012
- Lead the complete pre-project studies for Iraq Majnoon field, Australia Clio-Acme
- Had a detailed input on preparation of selecting pads using Decision space
- Drilling Supervisor HPHT wells in Oman
- Drilled HPHT wells with max expected wellhead pressure 12000psi having 20-30% H2S
- Field has 2-3 rafters and well kick scenario on each well in Harweel field of Oman
- Cost evaluation and monitoring at rigsite
- All logistic activity handling at rigsite
- Ran our own casing design in Wellcat, Challenged and changed the Casing design of Partner TOTAL’s field Maharaja Lela, Brunei even after they finalized it
- It saved the company a lot of money because whole casing inventory was changed in Brunei.
Well Engineer Operation and Design (Offshore)
British Gas India
01.2006 - 01.2008
- Drilled Horizontal well of 600-700m & Multilateral well (2-3 laterals) in Panna field of Mumbai offshore
- Responsible for the re-entry /workover wells drilling program & execution
- Lesson Learnt, Cost evaluation, after action review
- Worked on Wellbore stability model and first time delivered wells with 85deg inclination in Tapti field of Bombay Offshore
- These wells were not able to drill in past by national oil company.
Drilling Engineer Design and operation (Offshore)
Cairn Energy plc
01.2003 - 01.2006
- Planning and Execute Drilling program
- Prepared Level-3 cost estimation of Mangala Field
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Petroleum Engineering
Indian School of Mines
Dhanbad 07.1999 - 05.2003
Skills
Well Engineering Planning
undefinedKey Qualifications
I have more than 20 years of extensive experience in Drilling Engineering which includes 9 years in offshore and 10 years in onshore in Drilling Engineering and Drilling Operations. My unique experience ranges from Planning Drilling Engineering Design and operation of Deep Water Wells, Execution of Drilling programs, Operational role having Well Site Leader. My areas of expertise are in well complexities such as ERD, Deep Water, Salt Drilling, High H2S, HPHT, Multi-Lateral wells. I have developed good interpersonal skills & International working standards by working with Oil Major such as BP, Shell, British Gas. My unique experience also includes being in the Shell Technology Center as an expert in the EDM software package (WellCat, Compass, WellPlan, StressCheck, Casing seat, Profile, Data Analyzer, Open-Wells ) and casing design concepts & hands on experience on well control on HPHT field.
Current Role
Well Engineering Team Leader Project, Schlumberger Iraq
Education And Qualifications
- Bachelors of Petroleum Engineering from IIT – ISM (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad- India
- Certificate in Project Management (PMP) by Indian Institute of Management, Khozikhod, India
- Project Management Training 3 weeks residential by Schlumberger in France
- Have very good experience on Landmark Software (Well CAT, Well Plan, Compass, Stress check, Profile), SLB’s (Drill Ops, Drill Plan), Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft Project
Current Employer
Invenire Energy, India
Email Addresses
- Piyush_ismd@yahoo.com
- Gust209@gmail.com
Personal Information
- Passport Number: Z-6093618
- Passport Expiry Date: 09/2031
- Date of Birth: 06/23/80
- Nationality: Indian
- Driving License: Indian
- Marital Status: Married
References
- Randeep Gandhi, Engineering Ex-GM, Shell India, randeepsgandhi@yahoo.com
- Chris Daykin, Vice President, BP, chris.daykin@bp.com
- Reji Pillai, Drilling Superintendent, SLB Saudi Arabia, i.pillai@gmail.com
Timeline
Head of Drilling
Invenire Energy Pvt Limited
11.2022 - Current
Well Engineering Manager
Schlumberger Iraq & India
12.2018 - 03.2022
Well Site Leader, Well Engineer
BP E&P Oman and Angola
01.2012 - 12.2018
Well Site Leader in PDO Shell & Well Engineer in Shell India
Shell
01.2008 - 01.2012
Well Engineer Operation and Design (Offshore)
British Gas India
01.2006 - 01.2008
Drilling Engineer Design and operation (Offshore)
Cairn Energy plc
01.2003 - 01.2006
Bachelor of Technology - Petroleum Engineering
Indian School of Mines
07.1999 - 05.2003
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