1. + 91-9820460760 / +91-9167903051
geomandal@yahoo.com / aconamandal@gmail.com
601, Aster Coop Hsg Society, Ram Mandir Road, Borivali West, Mumbai –
400092, India.
AMIYA
KANTI
MANDAL
 Experienced geologist with a rich experience of over 34 years in performance improvement, drilling operations,
quality control, preventive maintenance, geological analysis, equipment maintenance, reservoir engineering,
data analysis, and business development across the Oil and Gas – upstream industry
 Expertise in drilling of vertical, deviated, horizontal and ‘snaked’ wells, and BHA configuration besides keeping
track of drilling and mud parameters and detecting any anomaly, proper hole cleaning and maintaining well-
bore stability
 Skilled in functions across the oil exploration industry; working knowledge of supervising equipment
preventive maintenance and QA and QC to ISO 9000
 Proved resourceful in ISO 14000 along with compliance to Safety (EHS)
 Demonstrated abilities in geological cuttings’ analyses besides correlating and comparing with the prognosed
lithology markers, analyzing hydrocarbon bearings/ content and correlating with the Resistivity and Gamma Logs
 Sound knowledge of Electric Logs and the MWD tools’ output, ditch-sample description, hydrocarbon contents-
fluorescence, shale density and calcimetry
 Effective communicator with an ability to view larger picture, skilled in taking business-critical decisions; planning
& enacting improvements to align culture with organization’s strategy, vision, mission & objectives
CAREER REVIEW
Oct’13 to Jul’14: Shell Todd, New Zealand as Performance Optimization cum Business
Development Manager
Dec’11 to Jul’13 BP, Azerbaijan as DTL Coach
Oct’05 to Nov’ 11 REACH, Houston, CTOC, Murphy, Newfield, Hess Malaysia as DTL Coach
Apr’04 to Oct’05 Shell, Brunei as Drilling Engineer
Oct’02 to Dec’03 Japex, Irian Jaya as Reservoir Engineer
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Professional Skill Set
Professional Profile SENIOR MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL – Performance Optimization

2. Apr’99 to Sep’02 Phillips-China, Shell-Brunei, Elf Aquit-Qatar, GNPOC-Sudan, Chevron-Angola, Shell-Brunei
as Drilling Engineer/ Geologist
Jun’98 to Mar’99 Shell-Brunei, Premier Oil-Myanmar as Geologist
Aug’88 to May’98 JCODC- China, Oil India, SHELL- India, Shell-Vietnam, MOBIL- Indonesia, Kodeco-
Indonesia, Vico- Indonesia, BP- Vietnam, NIMIR- Yemen, Phillips- Norway, Statoil- Norway,
Shell-U.K, AMOCO- Norway, ELF Aquit-Brunei as ALS Engineer
Sep’87 to Jul’88 BOC- China, Agip-Chevron-Texaco-China as Data Engineer
Sep’86 to Aug’87 BPMG, MOP, China as Logging Instructor
Oct’83 to Aug’86 JCODC- China, ONGC- India as Geologist
Jul’82 to Sep’83 ELF Aquitaine, Woodside, Australia as Data Engineer
May’80 to May’82 Total- Indonesia, ARCO- Indonesia, Marathon, Japex, BP-Papua NG, Elf-Australia, CITIES-
Australia as Mud logger
Key Deliverables
• Achieved world’s best performance in Dry days per 1000m on a rack-and-pinion rig; instrumental in gaining zero-
lost time accident
• Awarded additional funds to venture a fourth well at Shell Todd Oil Services
• Accountable for reviewing project campaign objectives, existing operational systems, design and procedures,
drilling operational workshops, leadership enrollment, and drilling/ completion/ work over rig operational cost
optimization
• Assisted FDP group for value maximization with respect to well related contracts
• Identified NPT, ILT and inefficiencies and required behaviors to implement and support the Continuous
Improvement Process while analyzing current performance and determining effectiveness of learning processes
• Coordinated the process of achieving optimum performance in all phases of the operation through people
challenging existing practices
• Engaged in drilling practices and remedial actions with BSP (Brunei Shell Petroleum) for almost 6-7 years, and
then with Phillips Oil and Japex for a year of two.
• Operated as the Advanced Logging System Engineer and Total Drilling Control Engineer to analyze data, interpret
trends, and inform the wellsite leaders, engineers and the geological team about the variations or deviations of the
growing slope from the normal/ expected trend
• Calculated D’exponent as a major parameter for overpressure detection tool besides interpreting the ‘Trends’,
preventing ‘stuck-pipe’ situations, and picking up ‘Influx/kicks’ which resulted in the well-bore hydrostatic
pressure depletion
• Functioned as a Mud logger and Geologist and gathered drilling (hook load, rpm, torque, pump pressure, flow-
rate, and mud parameters like mud weights, temperatures and conductivity) and geology data, keeping the
sensors in working conditions and data recording in process
• Responsible for managing the mud logging unit while acquiring knowledge of computers, electrical and electronic
parts; engaged in real-time data transmission while preparing plots and graphs and watching the well behavior
ACADEMIC DETAILS
• Diploma in Business Management in Human Resources from Xavier’s Institute of Management, Mumbai in
1980
• B.Sc. in Geology (Hons) from Bombay University in 1979
Safety Courses:
• H2S Awareness from United R.S., Singapore
• HUET, Sea Survival Techniques from RGIT, Aberdeen, U.K.
• BOSIET, Opito approved from Suraksha Marine, India
Certifications:
• Computerized Logging from Geoservices, Singapore in May-82
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3. • Hydraulics / Well Control from Geoservices, Singapore in Sep-85
• Overpressure Detection & Analyses from Geoservices, Singapore in Feb-88
• Basic Reservoir Engineering from Singapore in Sep-91
• Electric Log Interpretation from Geoservices, Singapore in Apr-92
• Advanced Offshore Well Control from BP, Singapore in Nov-92
• Stuck Pipe & Well Control from BP, Vietnam in Jan-93
• Offshore Blowout Prevention and Well Control from United Resource Safety, Singapore in May-93
• Advanced Logging System Rig Up & Maintenance of Onshore and Offshore Mud logging Units from Geoservices,
Singapore in Jul-94
• Stuck Pipe & Well Control from Amoco, Norway in Jun-95
• IWCF, Supervisor Level-Well Control from Alert, Singapore in Jul-01
• Extended Reach Drilling from K & M, Houston in Jan-05
• Extended Reach and Complex Wells from K & M, K.L., Malaysia in Nov-06
• Situational Leadership from K Blanchard, Houston in Mar -08
• Taproot Cause Analysis from Taproot, Malaysia in Mar-08
IT Skills:
• Working Knowledge of DOS, Windows 95, 2000, XP, Windows 7, Microsoft Office 10-Excel, Power Point, MS Office
Word
• Well versed in:
o Advanced Excel Course
o Demonstrating quality BD presentations to clients – i.e. PowerPoint presentations, etc.
o Assisting the TL Coaches with ppts for their respective projects
o Preparing ppts and other docs- evidence of process and results matrix after CWOP, DWOP, EWOP
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth: 3rd
July, 1959
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