1. A. Personal
Date of Birth : 20th April, 1945
Last Position Held : Advisor (Geology)
Company : GAIL (India) Limited
New Delhi – 110 066
Previous Position Held : 1. Chief Geologist
Spice Energy Ltd.
Gurgaon – 122 016
2. General Manager (Geology) &
Sub Surface Manager
ONGC,
 Attended Numerous Training Courses on Operational Planning, Project
Management, Quality Control, Emerging Technologies & Advanced
Management in India including Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad
(ASCI) and Management Development Institute, Gurgaon (MDI)
H.L. Kak
Curriculum Vitae
Exploration / Development Geologist
Address: 18-D Raj Vihar,
Chakrata Road,
Dehradun (Uttarakhand);
PIN:248006
Email: hl_kak@yahoo.com;
hiralalkak@gmail.com

2. Mehsana Asset, Oil &
Natural
Gas Corporation Limited,
ONGCL
Field of Specialization : Exploration & Development of Oil /
Gas fields
Experience : 45 years in the field of Oil / Gas
Exploration, Development &
Production in Oil & Natural Gas
Corporation Ltd. / Assam Company
Limited / SRM Exploration Pvt.
Ltd. /
Spice Energy Ltd./GAIL(India) Ltd.&
Engineers India Ltd(EIL)
B. Academic Qualifications
 M. Sc. (Geology) October, 1966 passed with Distinction from J&K
University, Jammu
 Diploma in Journalism (D.J.), Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, R.P. Institute of
Communication Studies, Mumbai
 Attended Numerous Training Courses on Operational Planning, Project
Management, Quality Control, Emerging Technologies & Advanced
Management in India including Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad
(ASCI) and Management Development Institute, Gurgaon (MDI)
 Attended a number of conferences / symposia.
C. Professional Experience
Core Competence & Functional Experiences
 Exploration strategies and its execution, identification of Blocks and evaluation
thereof
 Exploration project management in cost effective manner, over achievement of
targets
 Integration of Geological, Geophysical, 2D / 3D Seismic, Well, Reservoir,
Petrophysical and Production Data for delineation and development of Oil &
Gas Fields
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3.  Unique experience in development of heavy oil fields through
enhanced Oil recovery methods
 Delineation of Onland Oil Fields and accretion of reserves
 Exploration Modeling, deciphering anatomy and architecture of the sub-surface
with structural geological concepts
 Associated with assessment of underground coal
gasification(UCG) Pilot project undertaken in Mehsana Asset of
ONGC
 Generic Attribute
 Unconventional approach towards problem solving portraying tremendous
leadership acumen.
 The ability to motivate, mould & groom the team according to situational
requirements.
 Abundant energy to accomplish daunting task through commitment and
devotion to work
. >Structural Geology and delineation of anatomy and architecture of sub-surface
. >Experience of sequence stratigraphic interpretation in Cambay Basin,Himalayan
Foothills,Rajasthan,Vindhyan Basin,Karewa Basin,Satpura & South Rewa Basins
(India),Morocco,Offshore & Onshore Ghana,Offshore Nigeria,Offshore Sri Lanka,
Onland Russian Basins,Onland Jordan,Onland Syria,Kazakhastan , Azerbaijan.
Papua New Guinea,Texas Basin,USA & Ivory Coast offshore
>Vast experience in screening of acreages for prospect evaluation,rating and
screening of basin models,identification of play fairways,across all continents
throughout world.
D. Major Achievement
 Exploration activities in Assam, Meghalaya, J & K, Rajasthan, West Bengal,
Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh in wild cat and virgin areas
 Discovery of Borholla Field (Assam)
 Oil within Cambay Shale in Kalol Field
 Gas pool in Miocene Sands of Kosamba Field
 Discovery, initial delineation and development of Motwan-Sisodra Complex of
Fields
 Discovery and delineation of Gandhar Field
 Refinement of Geological Model of Ankleshwar Field resulting in
accretion of 10 Million Tonne reserves without any inputs
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4.  Refined Geological Model Gandhar-Dahej-Pakhajan-Jambusar Complex of
Fields
 Additional development of Mumbai High with M/s. International
Petroleum Engineering Consultants (IPEC), London
 Drilling of deepest well of Asia – Jawalamukhi-B (Himachal Pradesh)
 First co-ordinator of ONGC for New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP) 1997
 Refinement of Geological Models of Santhal, North Kadi, Balol, Lanwa,
Sobhasan Complex of fields, Jotana, Nandasan, Linch, Becharaji and
Limbodara Fields in Gujarat
 Co-ordinator of Enhanced Oil Recovery Group for extraction of
heavy oil in North Gujarat
 Increased production from Mehsana Asset, Gujarat by 1200 Tonnes
per day in 6 years time
 Modeling of the Geology of North-West Himalayas
E. Awards & Honors
 Chairman’s Award for re-estimation of reserves of Ankleshwar Field 1987
 Meritorious Award from Project Manager, Jawalamukhi for drilling Nurpur Well #
1 (Himachal Pradesh) in tectonically complex foldbelt hills, 1989
 Regional Director’s Award for completion of the deepest well of Asia 1990
 Director (E) Award for Recategorisation of ONGC Reserves 1995
 Director (E) Award for preparing an integrated model of giant Gandhar Field
1995
F. Positions held during the preceding 10 years
 Dy. General Manager - Exploration & Development Directorate, Dehradun 1997
- 1999
 Dy. General Manager – Manager Specialist Pool & Co-ordinator, Enhanced Oil
Recovery Group, Mehsana, Gujarat – 1999 - 2002
 General Manager – Sub-surface Manager, Mehsana Asset – 2003 – 2005
 Consultant Assam Company Limited, Delhi 2005-2006
 Chief Geologist, Spice Energy Gurgaon, 2006-2008(April)
 Advisor(Geology), GAIL (India) Limited, New Delhi, April-2008- till October2010
G. Glimpse of Areas of work & Significant Contributions made during last
37 years
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5.  Associated with defining exploration strategies in Western Onshore and Frontier
Basins of India from 1991 to 1999 as part of the Corporate Team assisting
Director – (Exploration) as Head of the Group in E&D Directorate overseeing
these Basins.
 Development Plans for all Gujarat and Rajasthan Oil & Gas Fields. Monitoring
the pressure production histories for mid term corrections
 Associated with Development of the 2 (two) giant oil fields Onland – Ankleshwar
& Gandhar Fields
 Integration of Kalol–Ahmedabad-Nandej-Nawagam-Wasna Fields through
assessment drilling into one field
 Revision of reserves of Ankleshwar Field to the tune of 10 MMT by just
scanning and integration of available geoscientific and production data only,
without any physical inputs
H. Technical Reports
 Re-estimation of reserves of Ankleshwar Field : A Task Force Report, 1986
 Seismic Interpretation of Jawalamukhi Area, Himachal Pradesh, 1992
 Geological Model of Gandhar-Dahej-Pakhjan-Jambusar Complex of fields, 1995
 Geological Model of Limbodra Field, 1996
 Geological Model of Santhal Field, 2000
 Geological structural set up of Lanwa Field, 2001
 Geological settings and structural set up of North Kadi Field, 2001
 Review of Geological Model of Sobhasan Complex, 2002
 Review of Geological Model of Jotana Field, 2002
 Review of strati-structural anatomy of Becharaji field and its implication on In-
situ combustion(EOR) Pilot, 2004
I. Other Assignments
2005 – 06
2006-2008
Consultant , Assam Company Limited, Delhi
Assessment of Company’s producing/ non producing Assets in
Assam including Amguri Oil Field. Assessment of exploration
blocks in Australia & Yemen
Chief Geologist, SRM Exploration Pvt. Ltd. / Spice
Energy Ltd., Gurgaon
Assessment of Exploration Blocks in Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea,
Congo, Jordan, Australia, Georgia, Ghana, Ivory
Coast,Kazakhstan, Russia,Syria,Indonesia,SierraLeone,
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6. April 2008 to
till 22-10-
2010
Liberia, Morocco, Mauritania,Sri Lanka(Mannar Basin) and
Nevada White River Valley (U.S.A)
Advisor (Geology), GAIL (India) Limited, New Delhi
Assesed NELP-VII & VIII Blocks for acquisition.
Assesed acreages in Africa, Australia, Middle-East, Thailand,
Laos & Seychelles, CIS countries, Russia, Papua New Guinea,
Newzealand, Canada and South America,
Myanmar&Bangladesh
November 2010 Evaluated the E&P Blocks offered under NELP
to March 2011 IX Bidding round for Engineers India Ltd.(EIL)
and submitted to EIL Board
recommendations
for acquisition priority and strategy
J. Technical Papers presented
Topic Forum
1. Exploration & Production environment in India
– An overview
1
st
Petrotech-1995
New Delhi
2. Petroleum Plays and timing of Hydrocarbon
accumulation in Mehsana tectonic sub-block, North
Cambay Basin
AAPG – 2000
New Delhi
3. Field growth visa-a-vis more hydrocarbons from
fields of Sobhasan Complex, North-Cambay Basin
IRS – 2000
Ahmedabad
4. Stripper oil production – Imperative for fiscal
incentives
4
th
Petrotech – 2001
New Delhi
5. Reservoir re-classification and geological re-
modeling of North Kadi Field
4
th
SPG – 2002
Mumbai
6. Shallow gas prospects in Mehsana Block – A new 4
th
SPG – 2002
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7. paradigm for exploration in North Cambay Basin Mumbai
7. Strati-structural anatomy of Jotana field, North
Cambay Basin – A classic case of tide dominated
delta system
1
st
APG – 2002
Mussoorie
8. Potential Tarapur – Post Tarapur Petroleum System
in Cambay Basin with special reference to North
Cambay Basin – A new paradigm for exploration
1
st
APG – 2002
Mussoorie
9. Refined Geological Model of Lanwa Field – A holistic
approach
1
st
APG – 2002
Mussoorie
10. Geological set up of Sobhasan Pay sands of
Sobhasan Complex – A case of lower delta plain
sandstone reservoir
1
st
APG – 2002
Mussoorie
11. EOR process in Balol-Santhal Fields, India’s
Honeymoon with in-situ combustion – An overview
5
th
Petrotech – 2003
New Delhi
12. Application of gelled polymer in EOR wells – An
innovation for smooth workover operations in heavy
oil fields of Cambay Basin
5
th
Petrotech – 2003
New Delhi
13. Stripper Oil production – Impact of dismantling of
APM
5
th
Petrotech – 2003
New Delhi
14. Exploration in North Cambay Basin – A Retrospect
and Perspectives
2
nd
APG – 2004
Khajuraho
15. Methodology for identifying Hydrocarbon bearing
zones in absence of Open Hole Logs – A case study
2
nd
APG – 2004
Khajuraho
16. Dispersal Pattern – A key to Exploration for Linch
Pays in North Cambay Basin, India
6
th
Petrotech – 2005
New Delhi
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8. K. Legend
Petrotech – International Petroleum Conference & Exhibition
AAPG – American Association of Petroleum Geologists International Conference &
Exhibition on Petroleum Geochemistry and Exploration in Afro-Asian
Region
APG – Association of Petroleum Geologists – Indian Chapter of AAPG, Conference
&
Exhibition
IRS – Improved Recovery Seminar
SPG – Society of Petroleum Geophysicists Conference
L. Papers published
Sl.
No
.
Title Journal
1. Geochemical approach towards genetic correlation
of gases with hydrocarbons from Gandhar Field :
Cambay Basin
ONGC Bulletin
Vol. 20(2), 1983
2. Exploration for Subtle Traps with Paleogeographic
Maps – Hazad Member, Gandhar-Jambusar Area
ONGC Bulletin
Vol. 31(2), 1994
3. Exploration for Hydrocarbons in Jawalamukhi Area –
A holistic approach
ONGC Bulletin
Vol. 34(1), 1997
4. Techno-Economic appraisal methods – An overview
and critique – suggestions for fresh approach
ONGC Bulletin
Vol. 35(1), 1998
5. Structural style of Frontal Thrust Fold Belt, North
Western Himalaya
ONGC Bulletin
Vol. 36(2), 1999
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