Result-driven Drilling Project Manager with 15 years of experience in well planning, drilling operations, and project managements. Proven track record in optimizing drilling performance and ensuring compliance with safety regulations.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Drilling Project Manager
SOCAR, OGSP
06.2020 - Current
To review day-to-day operation and evaluate the procedure and technical approach for future reference.
To work closely with Geoscientists, Completions Engineers and Reservoir Engineers;
Created project plans with established timelines, assigned to appropriate teams.
Developed solutions to project risks and issues, meeting quality and timeline goals and objectives.
Monitoring all the phases of well planning and drilling operations conducted in offshore (Neft-Dashlari, West Absheron, Lokbatan fields etc.) and onshore fields operated by SOCAR.
Mentored junior engineers and technicians, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and knowledge sharing. This initiative improved team performance metrics and enhanced project outcomes.
Utilized various software tools, including Landmark EDM for data analysis and modeling. This enabled precise forecasting and informed decision - making for drilling operations.
Team Leader
SOCAR, OGSP
02.2017 - 06.2020
To work on Landmark EDM programs such as Well Plan, Compass providing support on different operations to offshore and onshore teams
Calculation of hydraulic summary of drilled section, acquisition of ECD values and component pressure/power losses, flow regimes, plotting well bore cleaning curves, evaluation of casing running speed based on analysis of swab and surge during drilling and casing running operations.
Analyze the cementing job by the construction of a cement job grid and plotting pressure and ECD profiles during cementing stages. Inclusion of centralizer and acquisition of standoffs. BHA components design.
Offered training and support to keep team members motivated and working toward objectives.
Worked closely with geologists and reservoir engineers to optimize drilling plans based on subsurface data. This cross-functional teamwork improved overall project efficiency.
Assessment of the endurance of proposed well construction at Landmark Stress-Check software by designing internal and external pressure profiles and axial loads based on worst-case scenarios. safety factors.
Drilling Project Engineer
SOCAR, OGSP
06.2010 - 02.2017
Preparation of a detailed Drilling Project.
Preparation of section Drilling Job Project.
Analyzed hole cleaning and wellbore instability issues.
Checked Drilling Programs prepared by Drilling Contractors.
Internee, Petroleum Engineer
SOCAR
06.2009 - 07.2009
Created status reports on operational activities.
Wrote procedures, reports and technical documents in easy-to-understand terminology.
Education
Secondary Education - Petroleum And Natural Gas Engineering Dept.
Azerbaijan State University of Oil And Industry
05.2016
Bachelor of Science - Petroleum And Natural Gas Engineering Dept.
Khazar University
06.2010
Skills
Windows - (Excellent)
Microsoft Office 2016 - (Good)
Drilling Office Schlumberger - (Moderate)
Landmark EDM ( Compass, WellPlan-Hydraulics, WellPlan-Cementing and Centralizers, Torque and Drag, StressCheck) - (Good)
Opentext SAP
Certification
SOCAR Training Center | Baku IADC WELLSHARP / Drilling Operations, Supervisor Level Course ID: 04026117-B18CD5, Expiry Date: 2026-12-29
SOCAR Training Center | Baku IADC WELLSHARP / Drilling Operations, Driller Level Course ID: 00001118, Expiry Date: 2025-08-23
SOCAR Training Center | Baku OPITO / BOSIET Course ID: 5700, Expiry date: 2027-02-01
Landmark EDM Course | Baku Compass, WellPlan-Hydraulics, WellPlan, StressCheck 2017-04
Languages
Azerbaijan: First Language
English: B1 Intermediate
Russian: A2 Elementary
Timeline
Drilling Project Manager
SOCAR, OGSP
06.2020 - Current
Team Leader
SOCAR, OGSP
02.2017 - 06.2020
Drilling Project Engineer
SOCAR, OGSP
06.2010 - 02.2017
Internee, Petroleum Engineer
SOCAR
06.2009 - 07.2009
Secondary Education - Petroleum And Natural Gas Engineering Dept.
Azerbaijan State University of Oil And Industry
Bachelor of Science - Petroleum And Natural Gas Engineering Dept.
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