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+91 – 9428332124
draks52@gmail.com DR. AJAY KUMAR SHARMA
A seasoned Reservoir Engineering professional with over 36 years of qualitative and performance driven experience in Oil &
Gas sector at ONGC, India across developing and maintaining reservoir engineering capabilities and deliverables, stimulating &
supporting organizational learning through the development of an empowered, open and trusting working environment
Skilled in evaluating potential oil and gas reservoirs with a solid understanding in wellbore and gathering systems, optimization
and debottlenecking; creating & validating Geological Model, driving initialization activities and prediction of performance
Robust record of experience in Reservoir Management & Field Development / Re-development (including Improved Oil
Recovery, Infill Drilling, Well Testing & Surveillance, Work-over Planning, Water Injection Monitoring, Production
Enhancement, Performance Prediction, Production Planning & Maintenance of Reservoir Health
Acquired extensive understanding in developing efficient and economical ways of oil extraction with proven knowledge in well
testing analysis, reservoir behavior data recording, interpretation of well logging results to forecast the production potent ial
and the management of environmental, health & safety performance
Adept at implementing application of scientific and engineering principles, rules, codes and expert judgments based on
understanding of phenomena and effects of hazard
Proven expertise in program development and implementation to protect and preserve physical characteristics, environmental
systems, historic and contemporary use of the landscape
Well versed in classical reservoir engineering, various recovery mechanisms, including EOR and reservoir modeling; significant
experience in Field Development Planning in both onshore and offshore environment
Enriched with the latest trends and techniques and a wide range of skill in creating field development plans, project
engineering, quality initiatives, technical support, critical thinking, troubleshooting and decision making
Deftly supporting new ventures & asset evaluation projects by evaluating the subsurface technologies, reserves & production
forecasts with expertise in subsurface risks & uncertainties and expression of same within field development planning
Well conversant with internationally adopted health & safety compliances, expertise in defining & observing process
parameters, introducing process improvements, identifying and isolating areas of obstructions
Proven ability to prepare drilling & work over program and successfully execute tasks and deliver results under extreme
pressure, ensuring to meet safety, time and budget parameters
Recognized leader, mentor & coach; self-motivated, adaptable and quick learner and conceptually strong with an eye for detail
with proven skills in troubleshooting, problem solving and operational analysis
Professional Skill Set
CAREER REVIEW
NOV 1979 – FEB 2016: OIL & NATURAL GAS COMMISSION (ONGC) INDIA
Growth Path
Jan’12 – Feb’16 as DGM (Reservoir) (E6 Level) and Sub-Surface Area Manager
Jan’06 - Dec’11 as Chief Manager (Reservoir) - Reservoir Monitoring and Field Development
Jan’96 - Dec’05 as Manager (Reservoir) (E4-Level)
Jan’92 - Dec’95 as Deputy Manager (Reservoir) (E3 Level)
Jan.'87- Dec’91 as Deputy Director (Reservoir) (E2 Level)
Aug’82 - Dec’86 as Assistant Director (Reservoir) (E1 Level)
Nov’79 - Jul.’82 as Assistant Engineer (Reservoir) (E0 Level)
Key Deliverables:
Driving operations to perform analytical reservoir engineering analysis and dynamic simulation studies, including model
initialization, history matching and performance prediction
Promoting the integration between geological, reservoir and geophysical techniques in order to deliver powerful predictive
models to meet current production challenges
Driving initialization activities and prediction of performanceand carrying out nodal analysis & network modeling of subsea
systems for field performance study in association with the facilities group
Reservoir
Monitoring &
Reservoir Field
Development
Reservoir Voidage
Management
Phase Behaviour
Petro physical
Characterisation
Reservoir Field
Operations
Reservoir
Management of
Matured Fields
Strategic Planning
P&L Management
Project
Management
Production
Management
Classical Reservoir
Engineering
Reservoir Modelling
ReservesEvaluation
Well Test
Interpretation
Surveillance &
Optimization
Process
Improvement
Professional Profile
RESERVOIR MONITORING & FIELD DEVELOPMENT |
RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT
Oil & Gas (Upstream) Sector
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Facilitating application of suitable technology to improve productivity of stripper wells and instrumentally driving a pilot project
of Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery (Huff and Puff Method) in Ankleshwar Field
Accountable for coordinating with different services such as Drilling, Logging, Well Stimulation Services, Cementing, etc. for
smooth execution of Drilling and WOR
Meticulously increasing production potential across development & exploratory blocks by evaluating performance of Oil & Gas
reservoir, creating depletion strategies and recommending new projects
Determining primary and remedial cementing procedures along with the design and installation of tubular, packers, subsurface
control and surveillance equipment
Interpreting Well Logs to identify oil bearing zones for completion, reviewed wells history and provided recommendations for
optimizing production by integrating production data and work over history
Developing field development plan for new discoveries (of Oil/Gas fields) and monitoring and analyzing operated properties,
including completions, work overs and assisted in the development opportunities and economic evaluations
Managing reservoir voidage in fields to maintain the energy level in order to maximize recovery of oil and facilitating re -
vitalization of poor producers through rigless operations like suitable stimulation jobs, hydro fracturing jobs, etc.
Spearheading Reservoir Surveillance Operations and Production Enhancement and providing on-site technical support to
ensure quality control during critical operations such as logging, perforating, cement squeezing, or stimulation
Preparing well work over and completion procedures, cost estimates, project economics, and AFE documentation for
submission to management
Responsible for generating production forecasts, strategize on field development, running optimization scenarios, well
deliverability analysis and run full-field numerical models
Overseeing identification of suitable Hydrocarbon bearing layers by re-looking petro physical logs of poor producers and re-
vitalizing through suitable Work-over jobs/ side tracking
Conducting performance review to prepare Re-development / Additional Development Plan for improvement in Oil & Gas
recovery through IOR/EOR
Formulating, developing & executing Reservoir Management Plan (RMP) and Operating Strategy (OS) and performing
economic evaluation of development schemes, risk management and techno-commercial viability of project
Identifying & adopting new technologies to enhance well productivit y in matured fields to sustain production
Ensuring an effective Reservoir Engineering capability for the Business Unit through allocation and development of Reservoir
Engineering Staff
Developing and researching new techniques and approaches related to reservoir development, including infill wells, work
overs, secondary recovery, etc.
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
DGM (Reservoir) (E6 Level) and Sub-Surface Area Manager
Played a significant leadership role in spearheading Reservoir Management in a highly matured field of Ankleshwar with
current recovery of approx. 49% to sustain the production level through in-fill drilling and identification of suitable layers with
remaining oil from CO/CHFR logs in sub-optimal producers for WOR jobs
Implemented Rigless and Rig operations, including perforation, production logging, coiled tubing, stimulation, well testing,
sampling, wire line at Oil, Gas and Water Injection/Disposal wells
Chief Manager (Reservoir) - Reservoir Monitoring and Field Development
Conceptualized& implemented re-development plan of the giant Offshore Oil Field of ONGC for enhancement of the ultimate
recovery from the existing reservoirs and development of unexploited oil & gas reservoirs
Steered execution of projects on:
o Improvement of Oil recovery through installation of Electrical Submersible Pumps in Bombay High
o Reservoir Voidage Management in Bombay High South through Water Injection
Member of Multi-Disciplinary Team of 8 members involved in Well Analysis and Reservoir Management
Manager (Reservoir) (E4-Level)
Successfully carried out following studies:
o Conventional studies (Porosity, Permeability Measurements) at ambient & reservoir stress conditions for core plugs
from different fields
o Special core studies (Relative Permeability, Capillary Pressure & Resistivity Measurements) at ambient and reservoir
stress conditions
o Pore-throat Size Distribution studies from High Pressure Mercury Injection Method for core samples of L-III Reservoir
of Mumbai High South
o Formation Damage studies (Return Permeability Tests) for Sand Stone reservoir of KesnapalliWest -1
Drove technological up-gradation of the Petro Physical Laboratory of IRS with reference to technology for rock properties
measurement at reservoir conditions
Steered re-development program of Mumbai High, as Member of MDT Team, involving analysis of production performance of
Lime Stone Reservoir of Mumbai High South (well wise and field as a whole) through Classical Reservoir Engineering
techniques as well as reservoir simulation
Deputy Manager (Reservoir) (E3 Level)
Conducted Phase Behavior Studies (PVT Studies) of Hydrocarbon systems ranging from Normal Black Oil to Dry Gas Systems
Streamlined EOS parameters to match PVT parameters estimated from molar composition data, using EOS-PAK and CMGPROP
packages with the experimental results
Made vital contribution in technological up-gradation of the PVT Laboratory at IRS Ahmedabad, with reference to Organic
Solids Deposition Studies (Wax and Asphaltenes) at Reservoir conditions
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Dy Director (Reservoir) (E2 Level
Managed complete development, planning and monitoring of Oil fields through Reservoir Simulation (Black Oil Mode) studies,
covering giant Limestone reservoirs like Bombay High North & South and Thin Oil Column of Bassein Field underlying large Gas
Cap
Closely monitored Water Injection in Bombay High North
Assistant Director (Reservoir) (E1 Level)
Instrumental in preparing Development Scheme for Sandstone Reservoir (TS2 Sand of Lakwa Oil Field and Barail Main Sand of
Rudrasagar Oil Field)
Carried out preparation of:
o Well wise performance graphs (Time vs. QL, QO, GOR and Water Cut) including Decline Analysis
o Various maps like ISO Bar, ISO Water-cut, ISO-GOR, ISO-Permeability, etc.
Assistant Engineer (Reservoir) (E0 Level)
Handled end to end Reservoir Field Operations of Rudrasagar Field involving:
o Study of Multi-bean (PI), Pressure Buildup, Pressure Draw-Down and Influx studies in Oil wells for calculation of
different parameters like Reservoir Pressure, Skin, Productivity Index, etc.
o Tracking pressure fall-off in Water Injection wells
o Surface Sampling (Separator Sampling) for both Oil and Gas wells for recombination
o Reservoir Fluid Sampling (Sub-surface) in Oil wells
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
Recognized for making an outstanding contribution in scripting the path of turnaround for Ankleshwar asset in Jan 2016
Appreciated as Ankleshwar Asset from Executive Director in 2014
Achieved Mumbai High Asset from Executive Director in 2007
EDUCATION CREDENTIALS
1988 Ph.D., University of Lucknow, Lucknow, UP, India
Submitted Thesis on "Physico-Chemical Studies of Amides in Non-Polar Solvents"
1976 Master of Science (Physical Chemistry), University of Lucknow, Lucknow, UP, India
1974 Bachelor of Science, University of Lucknow, Lucknow
PUBLICATIONS
“Dielectric Behaviour of N-methylacetamide & N,N-dimethylacetamide in Benzene, Carbon Tetrachloride and Dioxane
Solutions”; AK Sharma & P.P. Rastogi; Indian Journal of Chemistry, 18 (1979) 67-69
“Cryoscopic Studies of Amides in Benzene and Dioxane”; AK Sharma & P.P. Rastogi; Advances in Molecular Relaxation
and Interaction Processes; 19 (1981) 195-200
“Water Cut in Oil Wells- Diagnosis, Remedial Measures & Future Performance”; H.B. Chetri, AK Sharma & AK Singh;
Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, India in Oct'84
“Factors Affecting Water Injection/ Flood Performance - An Appraisal; AK Sharma & Deepak Mandal”, presented in
Paper Contest organised by SPE India Section in Apr'91
“Variation In Fluid Properties in GS-3A Sand of Gandhar Field”; AK Sharma, Alok Mathur, Subir Kumar, V.K. Mishra, S.K.
Khadia & S.C. Ghosh; National Seminar on Reservoir Management and Exhibition in Oct'97, at Vadodara, p.95-101
“Petrophysical Studies on Coals for Coal Bed Methane Production of Jharia Basin, India”; Dipak Mandal, DC Tewari, AK
Sharma & AV Sapkal; presented in 4th Conference & Exposition on Petroleum Geophysics, Mumbai, India, in 2002
“Laboratory Evaluation of Drilling Fluid Systems for Formation Damage Prevention in Kesanapalli-West Field”; DC
Tewari, Dipak Mandal, MS Rautela, AK Sharma, CL Chaudhary, KC Harikumar, TR Mishra; Petrotech – 2003, New Delhi
“ESP in Mumbai High- A Pilot Project”; AK Sharma, HD Pandey and YK Singh; “PETROTECH-2007”, New Delhi in Jan’07
“Performance Analysis of Stimulation Jobs in a Multilayered Carbonate Reservoir- A Case Study of a Major Offshore
Field”; Ms. S. K. Bhatia, AK Sharma, V.V. Kamat and S. Chandrasekaran; Geo-India at New Delhi in Sep’10
“Water Injection Surveillance in Large Offshore Carbonate Reservoir of Mumbai High- A Case Study”; AK Sharma,
Archana Kamath, MM Roy, SK Verma; Paper No. 658; Geoindia at New Delhi in Jan’11
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth: 12th
Feb 1956
Linguistic Abilities: Hindi, English and French | Nationality: Indian
Address: B1-602, Hyde Park, Plot No. 8, 9 & 10, Sector 35G, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai – 410210, Maharashtra
REFERENCE
1. Mr SK Verma
Ex-Executive Director-Asset Manager, NH Asset, ONGC Mumbai, INDIA
Contact No. : 08655456511; email:skvermamail@gmail.com
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2. Dr RK Sharma
Executive Director-Head,
Institute Of Reservoir Studies
Chandkheda Campus, Sabarmati Ahmedabad 380005.
Contact No. : 91-9426614800; email: sharma_rk1@ongc.co.in
3. Mr Aditya Kumar
GM-Chief - Reservoir Field Services
Institute Of Reservoir Studies
Chandkheda Campus, Sabarmati Ahmedabad 380005.
Contact No. : 91-9969227744; email: aditya_erd@yahoo.co.uk
