SUMMARY
• MS in Petroleum Engineering with 3+ years of applied research experience in the flow assurance area of paraffin deposition
• Proficient user of commercial simulators such as OLGA, PIPESIM, HYSYS, PVTSIM and FEMLAB
• More than 1 year of experience in designing and operating laboratory flow loop system
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to work in a team
OBJECTIVE
Seeking a petroleum engineer position to apply my technical analytical skills to solve challenging problems in the area of production optimization, flow assurance area of paraffin / hydrate mitigation, multiphase flow and troubleshooting well issues
EDUCATION
• MS in Petroleum Engineering Aug 2013
University of Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
• BS in Chemical Engineering 2006-2010
Punjab Technical University, India
WORK EXPERIENCE
ConocoPhillips Co., Bartlesville, OK June ’10 – Aug ’10
Completed Summer Project for ConocoPhillips Co.
• Developed a mathematical framework to analyze historical production data of an Indonesian offshore pipeline to estimate paraffin deposition rate
• Validated existing commercial wax deposition models using field data
• Assisted field operations in evaluating pigging data and optimizing pigging interval for paraffin control
University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK Jan ’10 – present
Graduate Research Assistant in the TU Paraffin Deposition (TUPDP) Consortium
• Performed field validation of the existing wax deposition models using operating field data from offshore pipelines for production of waxy crude oil, condensate liquid and commingled production of crude oil and condensate liquid
• Conducted a comprehensive wax deposition study for a condensate field using a unique experimental design of a small scale laboratory flow loop to evaluate the effect of shear stress and heat flux on wax deposition rate
National Fertilizers Limited(NFL), India June ’08 – Aug ’08
Summer Intern
Project Title – Production of Ammonia
• Developed a detailed process of producing Ammonia using Petroleum Coke. The ammonia is converted to urea-ammonium-nitrate (UAN), a liquid fertilizer
• Developed project economics of this new process to show the overall impact
SKILLS AND TRAINING
• Simulators – Proficient in OLGA, PIPESIM, HYSYS, TUWAX, PVTSIM, FEMLAB
• Languages : Excel VBA, FORTRAN and C++
• Analytical Testing – Expert user of HTGC, DSC, Viscometer, Rheometer, Densitometer
• Experienced in Flow loop Design and Experimentation, Statistical Design of Experiments
PUBLICATION
• A. Singh, H. Lee, P. Singh, and C. Sarica, “Validation of Wax Deposition Models Using Field Data from a Subsea Pipeline”, OTC #21641, May 2011
PRESENTATIONS
Bi-annual Advisory Board Meetings (ABM)
• Proposal of Field Verification & Up-scaling Studies May 2010
• Indonesian Crude Oil Pipeline - Field Case Study and Model Validation Nov 2010
• Commingled Crude-Condensate Pipeline - Field Case Study and Model Validation May 2011
• Single Phase Liquid Condensate Pipeline - Field Case Study and Model Validation Oct 2011
• Overall Summary of Field Case Studies - Crude, Commingled & Liquid
Condensate Pipelines April 2012
• Garden Banks Condensate Deposition Study in Mini-Loop April 2012
• Garden Banks Condensate Deposition Study in Mini-Loop in Test Section 2 Nov 2012
A. Singh, H. Lee, P. Singh, and C. Sarica, “Validation of Wax Deposition Models
Using Field Data from a Subsea Pipeline”, Offshore Technology Conference, May 2011
Houston, OTC #21641, May 201
HONORS
• Research Assistantship from University of Tulsa (Aug 2010 – present)
• Visiting Student Scholar...
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