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AFSANA ZEYNALLI

AFSANA ZEYNALLI

Baku

Summary

Experienced Engineer with a background in Drilling & Completions, Geomechanics (PPFG), Well Integrity, and Subsurface Integration. Skilled in pressure management, production optimization, and supporting safe, efficient completion strategies across offshore - ACG, Shahdeniz, Bulla deniz-Umid, West Absheron, Oily Rocks, Gunashli and onshore fields of Azerbaijan.

Work History

Well Planning Geologist

BP
Baku, Azerbaijan
02.2025 - Current
  • Plan and optimized complex platform and subsea well trajectories aligned with completion constraints, reservoir contact, and production efficiency
  • Apply PPFG & Geomechanics to ensure wellbore stability and safe drilling & completion installation
  • Contribute to drilling/completion design of ACG wells, supporting decisions through reservoir behavior, fluid contacts, and water breakthrough analysis
  • Collaborate across drilling, completions, and subsurface teams to deliver production-ready wells
  • Use offset well NDS & fault analysis to reduce risks and improve long-term recovery

PPFG & Geomechanics Specialist

BP
Baku, Azerbaijan
09.2023 - 02.2025
  • Built PPFG models to support safe drilling & completion operations supported in the ACG and Shahdeniz fields
  • Assessed wellbore stability risks affecting completion installation and long-term production
  • Supported completion design in narrow pressure margins typical of brownfield reservoirs
  • Integrated seismic, reservoir, and well data to optimize placement and reduce formation damage

Data Management Specialist

BEOC-Greenfields Petroleum LLC
Baku, Azerbaijan
05.2023 - 09.2023
  • Maintain and quality-check geological, geophysical, and reservoir data in subsurface systems
  • Ensure data integrity, standards compliance, completeness of information and governance
  • Support subsurface workflows by delivering reliable, accessible data
  • Coordinate data loading, reporting, and system integration collaborated with cross-functional teams to streamline data collection procedures.

Sales Engineer

GemZA & AzerMech LLC
Baku, Azerbaijan
05.2022 - 08.2022
  • Drive technical sales, tenders, and service delivery for pumps, seals, and mechanical equipment
  • Prepare purchase/sales documents and drive logistics and supply of mechanical/electrical items, CNC devices and related services
  • Prepare and submit tenders and bids in line with technical and commercial requirements
  • Provide technical support to customers and develop tailored solutions
  • Coordinate with engineering, supply chain, and service teams to deliver orders successfully

Well P&A Engineer

SOCAR
Baku, Azerbaijan
06.2019 - 05.2022
  • Plan and execute well capping and plug & abandonment activities in line with regulatory and safety standards
  • Monitor barrier performance, assess risks, and coordinate with operations, subsurface, completions, and HSE teams
  • Assess well risks and integrity data to ensure long-term containment
  • Support completion and subsea activities, including QA/QC, equipment mobilization and well planning
  • Deliver well capping, P&A, fire-fighting coordination and multi-field well integrity monitoring in compliance with safety and regulatory requirement

Drilling Engineer

SOCAR
Baku, Azerbaijan
07.2018 - 06.2019
  • Design and deliver drilling programs including casing, hydraulics, and well control
  • Optimize drilling performance, cost, and safety through engineering analysis
  • Manage drilling risks and ensure compliance with standards and procedures
  • Participate in HAZOP, HAZID, DWOP, and CWOP reviews to mitigate operational risks and ensure HSE targets
  • Work closely with subsurface, completions, and service teams to execute wells efficiently
  • Support completion and subsea operations by ensuring equipment QA/QC, mobilization readiness, and rig preparedness
  • Prepare technical reports and document testing and operational results
  • Ensure HSE targets are met during completion, intervention, testing, and subsea operations
  • Designed drilling programs (casing, hydraulics, well control) to optimize wellbore stability and efficiency.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Petroleum Engineering

Baku Higher Oil School (with Heriot-Watt University, UK)
Baku/Azerbaijan
05.2018

Master of Science - Earth Sciences

French-Azerbaijani University (with Strasbourg Univeristy)
Baku/Azerbaijan
05.2023

Master of Business Administration - International Business

Azerbaijan Coorporation University
Baku/Azerbaijan
05.2025

Skills

    Core Skills

  • Drilling & Completions
  • Well Planning
  • PPFG, Geomechanics
  • Data Analytics
  • Well Integrity, P&A
  • Subsurface Data QA/QC
  • Risk assessment
  • Sales & Logistics

    • Technical & Software Skills

  • Landmark-Well Plan, COMPASS, OpenWorks
  • Petrel, Techlog, GIS, ArcGIS,
  • Microsoft Office (All), PowerBI, Python, Matlab, COMSOL
  • SAP, Odoo / ERP
  • OneMap, Spotfire, Tableau

    • Professional Skills

  • Team Leadership & Mentoring
  • Cross-Functional Team Collaboration
  • Attention to Detail & Quality Focus
  • Project Planning & Coordination
  • Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving

    • Language Skills

  • Azerbaijani
  • English
  • Russian

Accomplishments

  • Math & Physics Champion, Azerbaijan – Awarded by Prime Minister, 2013
  • Technical Conference Thesis Champion, “Nuclear Energy in Future,” Baku Higher Oil School, 2016
  • Bachelor Thesis: Low Salinity Waterflooding Recovery in Depleted Reservoirs
  • Master Thesis: Coupled Thermal-Hydraulic-Mechanical (THM) Modeling of Geothermal Reservoirs
  • BP Projects (2025–2026):
    Integrated Wellbore Strengthening and Analysis toolkit into PowerBI
    Optimized Target & Trajectory AWTO toolkit
    Developed OneMap AI tool for distance selection, Areal Allocation Factor estimation, and water injection target optimization

Certification

BOSIET (Including EBS), Valid until 2027

Driving License - B category, Valid until 2030

Certified PPFG Specialist (BP)

Timeline

Well Planning Geologist

BP
02.2025 - Current

PPFG & Geomechanics Specialist

BP
09.2023 - 02.2025

Data Management Specialist

BEOC-Greenfields Petroleum LLC
05.2023 - 09.2023

Sales Engineer

GemZA & AzerMech LLC
05.2022 - 08.2022

Well P&A Engineer

SOCAR
06.2019 - 05.2022

Drilling Engineer

SOCAR
07.2018 - 06.2019

Master of Science - Earth Sciences

French-Azerbaijani University (with Strasbourg Univeristy)

Master of Business Administration - International Business

Azerbaijan Coorporation University

Bachelor of Engineering - Petroleum Engineering

Baku Higher Oil School (with Heriot-Watt University, UK)

Affiliations

  • Art
  • Hiking
  • Gardening
  • Dancing

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