Ratnesh Kumar Pandey
Mumbai
Summary
With over 14 years of experience in the field, I have honed my skills and expertise as a Chief Geophysicist. Currently working with Shearwater on Isometrix vessels and 4D projects, I am continuously expanding my knowledge. Throughout my tenure at Schlumberger, I embraced diverse assignments on a global scale, both onshore and offshore. These assignments included seismic data acquisition and processing, project management, onshore data processing, designing training programs, and commercialization. My key strengths lie in project management, where I consistently demonstrate strong skills. I also have a solid understanding of seismic acquisition technologies and time processing, with some exposure to depth processing and inversion. Collaborating across various teams and functions has been an integral part of my work, allowing me to successfully deliver projects.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief Geophysicist
Shearwater GeoServices
12.2020 - Current
Chief Field Geophysicist
WG
08.2020 - 12.2020
- Working remotely for Houston Multiclient
- Working on OBN - Node Seismic data
Chief Field Geophysicist
WG
05.2019 - 07.2020
- Experience and Exposures: PSD,Field
- SW Amundsen (ShearWater Vessel)
- 4D IsoMtrix
- North Sea
- Also on remote assignment to Perth Discovery Center worked on 3D/2D project
Chief Field Geophysicist
WG
02.2019 - 04.2019
- 2D Time Processing (4 Survey From Brazil Offshore)
- Exxon Mobil
Chief Field Geophysicist
WG
12.2018 - 01.2019
- Worked remotely for WG Marketing
Chief Field Geophysicist
WG
04.2018 - 11.2018
- WG Cook & WG Tasman
- Offshore Norway Q Seabed
- 4D - 4C Osberg Statoil
- 4D - 4C Edverd Greg Lundin
Chief Field Geophysicist
WG
09.2017 - 03.2018
- Offshore Mexico Q Seabed Pemex
- Canin Suuk 3D
Chief Field Geophysicist
WG
09.2016 - 08.2017
- Offshore Guyana CLA Q Marine, Tullow
- Offshore Guyana CLA Q Marine, Repsol
- Offshore Gulf of Mexico -Revolution 12
Chief Field Geophysicist
WG
04.2015 - 08.2016
- Offshore Mexico Campache - WAZ Mexico
- Offshore Gulf of Mexico -Revolution 11
Commercialization Geophysicist
SWT
10.2014 - 03.2015
- DIUX
- EMB Petrel 2014.4 & 2015.1 Alpha & Beta Testing
Chief Field Geophysicist
WG
04.2012 - 09.2014
- Offshore Angola 3D Q-Marine Eni
- Offshore Norway Snorre 4D Q Marine Statoil
- Offshore Nigeria USAN 4D Q Marine Survey Total
- Offshore Nigeria Bonga 4D Q Marine Survey Shell
- Offshore Angola 4D Q Marine GJD & Rosa Survey Total
- Offshore Norway BP FSLA 4D & DISCover Q-Marine
- Offshore Norway BP Magnus 4D & DISCOver Q-Marine
- Apache North Sea 4D Q-Marine
Senior Seismic Engineer (OBP)
WG
10.2009 - 03.2012
- Several assignments (Western Spirit, Pride and most of the time on Amundsen)
- Project Details:
- WG Amundsen
- Brazil Offshore 4D Q Marine Multi Azimuth Survey Chevron
- UK Offshore 4D Q- Marine for Apache
- Barents Seas WG Multiclient West Loppa Phase -4 3D Q Marine
- Offshore Equatorial Guinea - 4D Q- Marine for HESS
- Offshore Congo 4D Q Marine for Total
- Offshore Angola Coil Block -33 Total
- Offshore Norway Bekeblom 4D Q Marine Statoil
- Offshore Canada 3D Q Marine Statoil
Senior Seismic Engineer (OBP)
WG
11.2008 - 09.2009
- Topaz (Offshore Qatar) 3D Q Marine ,Wintershall AG Holdings
- Topaz (East Coast of India) 3D Q Marine
- (As a long Q-Marine contract for ONGC several blocks were acquired)
Junior Seismic Engineer (OBP)
WG
09.2007 - 10.2008
- Projects:
- Topaz (West Coast of India & Andaman Offshore India) 3D Q Marine, ONGC
- Topaz (Offshore Idonea) First Q-Coil Commercial Survey, Eni
Trainee Seismic Engineer (OBP)
WG
08.2006 - 08.2007
Projects
- Topaz (West Coast of India) 3D Q Marine Survey for ONGC
- Topaz (Offshore North Sea) 4D Q Marine, BP ,Magnus field
- Topaz (Offshore North Sea ) 4D Q Marine , Grane StatoilHydro
- For ONGC project mostly involved in production & QC up to noise attenuation
- Experienced Single sensor processing in BP Magnus 4D processing project
- Grane 4D project -Noise attenuation, Radon Demultiple & Velocity Analysis
Junior Research Fellow (Geophysics)
National Geophysical Research Institute
10.2005 - 07.2006
- Worked on a joint project on 4D Seismic & application of fractals
- This project was a joint project between National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad & NTNU, Norway
- Job responsibilities includes understanding monitor 1 & 2 seismic data for 4D, basic processing, attribute generation & understanding fractals
- While working at NGRI I also participated in a project for installing serval seismometers in middle Himalaya
Project Assistant (Geophysics)
National Institute of Oceanography
09.2004 - 09.2005
- Working on Legal continental shelf project
- Various data exposure - 2D Seismic,Gravity Magnetic & OBS
- Key responsibilities:
- Interpretation of 2D seismic in order to create sediment thickness map of East & West coast of India (32000 LKM Data)
- Day to day input to gravity modelling group
- Report writing for legal continental shelf project - Was submitted to United Nations
Education
Masters - Geophysics
Banaras Hindu University
01.2004
Skills
- Seismic data processing
- Quality Control (QC)
- Client expectation management
- People management
- Training and development
- Software skills
- Petrel
- SVM
- Rock Physics
- SSD
- Ray tracing
- Illumination
- Model building
Accomplishments
- Being a stakeholder for Multiple Attribute Display Omega2 software at early stage of my career.
- Being a key member for designing training program for Infield Geophysics population.
- Author/co-author 30 InTouch contents on various Seismic Acquisition & Processing topics.
- Eureka Geophysics Community Leader for Year 2016.
- CUSP SEG Committee member - Year 2017-2018.
- My training skills - either on job or helping people to progress through their career.
Languages
English
Hindi
Timeline
Chief Geophysicist
Shearwater GeoServices
12.2020 - Current
Chief Field Geophysicist
WG
08.2020 - 12.2020
Chief Field Geophysicist
WG
05.2019 - 07.2020
Chief Field Geophysicist
WG
02.2019 - 04.2019
Chief Field Geophysicist
WG
12.2018 - 01.2019
Chief Field Geophysicist
WG
04.2018 - 11.2018
Chief Field Geophysicist
WG
09.2017 - 03.2018
Chief Field Geophysicist
WG
09.2016 - 08.2017
Chief Field Geophysicist
WG
04.2015 - 08.2016
Commercialization Geophysicist
SWT
10.2014 - 03.2015
Chief Field Geophysicist
WG
04.2012 - 09.2014
Senior Seismic Engineer (OBP)
WG
10.2009 - 03.2012
Senior Seismic Engineer (OBP)
WG
11.2008 - 09.2009
Junior Seismic Engineer (OBP)
WG
09.2007 - 10.2008
Trainee Seismic Engineer (OBP)
WG
08.2006 - 08.2007
Junior Research Fellow (Geophysics)
National Geophysical Research Institute
10.2005 - 07.2006
Project Assistant (Geophysics)
National Institute of Oceanography
09.2004 - 09.2005
Masters - Geophysics
Banaras Hindu University
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