Ahmed Mohammed Abbas Mahran is seeking opportunities in petroleum engineering. He has a B.Sc. in Petroleum Engineering from Cairo University and over 8 years of experience in drilling, workover and directional drilling engineering roles in Egypt and Saudi Arabia. He is proficient in drilling operations, well design, directional drilling, and wellsite supervision.

1. Ahmed Mohammed Abbas Mahran
Elbahr st., Eltaramsa, Qena, Egypt
E-mail: petromahran@yahoo.com
(+2) 01115512308 | (+966533687828) |+966564303621 (Mobile)
OBJECTIVE
 Having an opportunity in your company in order to obtain an experience, and try to
add a value in the field of petroleum engineering.
EDUCATION
 B.SC. in Petroleum Engineering – Cairo university
 Grade : Graduation project grade (Excellent),and cumulative grade
(Good)
 Graduation project is (Gas condensate reservoirs from K.P.C.)
 Date of Graduation: July, 2008
WORK EXPERIENCES
1. MERLON worked as Drilling and Work over supervisor (September 08 –August 2012)
Merlon International Company which is American oil and gas E & P company
actively exploring for oil and gas in the Western Desert of Egypt and the Gulf
Coast of Texas. "Note: Working one week as drilling engineer in Cairo office and
Two weeks as Drilling supervisor at rig site every month"
2. Baker Hughes worked as Directional Drilling Engineer (August 2012 – Mar 2014).
3. Halliburton Saudi Arabia worked as Directional Drilling Engineer (Mar 2014 –
August 2014 )
4. Aramco Saudi Arabia worked as Drilling Supervisor (August 2014 -Current )
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2. Duties and Job Responsibilities:
1. For Drilling Engineer in Head Office:
 Provide well programs Authorization For Expenditures ( AFE),
 Leads the Well Operations Team in developing specific well plans.
 Active participation and documentation of Team meetings
 Takes an active role in managing working interest partners during the planning and
execution phase of the project
 Identifies and evaluates appropriate offset wells. Leads internal well design reviews
and risk assessments for assigned wells
 Develops well designs, cost estimates and confirms pore pressure/fracture gradient
predictions
 Reviews and approves hazard surveys prior to distribution
 Writes operational procedures for assigned wells. Documents all well design changes
using MOC process
 Provides technical support on daily operations and is the primary contact for field
engineering issues
 Provides full time engineering support to assigned drilling rig(s). Monitors daily
morning report, and facilitates data error corrections and coding. Primary
responsibility for well file population and management for assigned wells
 Provides internal and external benchmarking and end of well reports. Coordinates
and communicates end of well reviews. Leads the joint review with the Operations
Team
 Assures assigned wells are properly permitted. Serves as a primary liaison with
Governmental Regulatory Offices for assi gned wells
 Evaluates activities against pre-established goals. Makes recommendations based on
evaluations
 Full understanding of, and active participation in, HES Program. Accountable for
knowledge of and compliance with all applicable regulations and Compa ny HES
training requirements and policies
 Manages contracts and contractors to continuous improvement via the Contract and
Contractor Management Standard
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3.  Responsible for preparing tenders, analyzing vendor response, and administering
assigned contracts
 Assists with timely procurement of material, equipment and personnel. Reviews and
approves invoices for accuracy
 Provides relief for Drilling Engineering Supervisor and/or Drilling Superintendent
during their absence
 Performs rig site supervision as required.
2. For Drilling Rigs as drilling supervisor :
 Mange well site organization, well site engineers, drilling contractor, sub-contractors
& service companies
 Make all daily & weekly reports ( drilling, cost, mud & safety ),
 Supervise all drilling activities like drilling , logging, casing & liner string running &
cementing operations
 Trouble shooting drilling problems (shale problem, loss of circulation, sticking),
 Well control insurance “IWCF. Certificate supervisor level “
 Drill holes with different mud types : Spud, Gel, KCL/ Polymers, GLY/ Drill& Sil/Drill
mud,
 Drilling deep wells up to 17,000 ft depth & Temp. up to 280 F.
 Perform rig inspections as per check list,
 Supervise all killing operations of oil wells,
 Evaluate qualitative cement bond logs ( CBL-VDL- USIT ),
 Conduct weekly safety meeting, discuss HSE, near miss reports,
 Solve all un-expected problems like loss, blow-out& pipe sticking,
 Handle all the required materials from ware-house to rig site on time,
 Supervise monthly rig safety inspection,
 Conduct weekly kick drill stripping, H2S drill & fire drill with crews,
 Monitor & optimize drilling parameters :circulation rate, WOB, RPM,
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4.  Control well cost: mud additives, rig times, service companies,
 Evaluate all drilling bits performance
 Fundamental in casing flotation technique.
 Cementing Technology
 Pore Pressure and Fracture Gradient Technology
 Drilling Problem Solving (Lost Returns, Stuck Pipe, Hole Instability)
 Well Control
 Blowout Prevention Equipment and Testing
 Basic Open hole and Cased Hole Logging
 Risk Assessment
 Fundamental Geology
 Fundamental Reservoir Engineering
3-For Work-Over & Completion Rigs:
 Work-over rig supervisor land rig,
 Contact with service companies & mobilize the required tools,
 Work on vertical & deviated wells,
 Get all data about offset wells analysis, interpretation and recommendations for next
Wells,
 Perform scrapping, casing cleaning operations,
 Perform remedial, and squeeze cement jobs,
 Perform perforation& re-perforation TCP jobs, balance & under balance (Shut &
pull), (Shut & drop), casing guns & through tubing guns,
 Perform ESP running, replacement, downgrading & upgrading,
 Run with ESP, Sucker Rod Pumps,
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5.  Work on Coiled Tubing operations ( Cleaning & Lifting ),
 Perform Hydraulic fracturing & acids jobs,
 Conduct hazards analysis, perform safety job analysis & risk assessment,
 Follow up daily work-over & completion operation with direct contact with Cairo
office supervisor,
 Make Daily, Weekly Work-over, Completion, Cost, & Safety reports,
 Report& Define all rig activities to head Cairo office, Monitor rig equipment's while
moving
 Supervise all fishing operations on work-over rigs,
 Have good experience in various completion configuration, packers, nipples &
valves,
 Have good experience in ( replacement, water shut off, bridge plugs ),
 Have good experience in setting& releasing ( RTTS, Champ, Straddle & PHL ) Packers.
 Have good experience in well head configuration: FMC, W.G, CAMERON.
3. For Directional Drilling Engineer in Baker Hughes & Halliburton:
 Provide technical support to clients and crew members at the well site.
 Drilled deep water wells using both systems mud motors and rotary steerable system
(Auto-Track Express ,GT and G3) in BG Egypt
 Keep abreast of all directional drilling techniques and all surveying methods.
 Develop expertise on advanced well planning techniques.
 Prepare and deliver end-of-well reports and client's final product delivery report.
 Manage inventory and supplies.
 Maintain communication with client well site representative, rig crew, and field
support staff.
 Ensure all reporting requirements are fulfilled.
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6.  Follow up on service quality events and ensure incident reports are closed with
clients.
 Train, coach, and mentor less experienced directional drillers.
 Thorough knowledge of state-of-the-art drilling and surveying technologies and
practices.
 Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing with managers, peers, and
clients.
 BHA (Bore Hole Assembly) Design and Bit selection
 Job Risk Assessments
 Tool and personnel planning
 Trajectory & Anti -collision monitoring
 Survey Quality Control and database management
 Drilling optimization support and identifying improvement opportunities
 Wellbore Stability for directional Drilling
 Drill String Design / Torque and Drag Modeling for Directional wells
 Bit Hydraulics
 Good understanding of drill string vibrations and mi tigations.
 Understanding of key ROP limiters in high deviated wells.
 Hole Cleaning and ECD behavior in Directional wells
COURSES ATTAINED
 IWCF-Supervisor level, were attained in Randy Smith training Solutions-Egypt
2009 to 2011
 IWCF Supervisor level, were attained in O.G.S. -Egypt 2011 to 2013
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7.  Drilling Fluids Technology (Water Base and Oil Base) were attained in MI-Swaco
2010
 Bits technology , BHI Motor Technology and Di rectional Drilling Principles ,
Collision Avoidance Policy Awareness , Directional Drilling Academy, HSE&S
Observation Process and mud Motor Components at Baker Hughes company
 H2S certificate valid
 IADC Well control "Well Cap Supervisor level", were attained in M.T.C. -Egypt
2014 to 2016 Valid
 Halliburton COMPASS and INSITE Directional drilling soft wares.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
 Fluent in Arabic (mother tongue)
 Very good speaking, reading, and writing in English
 Good reading, and writing in French
COMPUTER SKILLS
 Baker Hughes well architect program
 Baker Hughes Advantage system program
 SLB i-Handbook software
 Excellent Knowledge of, Windows Vista, XP, Win Millennium, MS Word 2007, MS
Excel 2007 and MS PowerPoint 2007.
 Good Knowledge of Internet Tools.
 Have good knowledge of well analysis software
 Microsoft® Office ,FORTRAN and ECLIPSE (user)
PERSONAL HILIGHTS
 Able to work under pressure
 Able to work well with all levels of people
 Able to learn new tasks quickly
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8.  Active & highly motivated and a team player
 Skilled at leading and managing groups
INTERESTS
 Computer graphic arts, reading, internet searching, and playing chess .
PERSONAL DATA
 Nationality: Egyptian
 Date of birth: September, 3, 1983
 Gender: Male
 Marital status: Single
 Military status: Fully exempted.
LINKEDIN PROFILE
 Profile on LinkedIn. Connect with me and view my profile. http://lnkd.in/dEZSxez)
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