Joseph Z. Bracic, P. Eng.
Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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INFORMATION - ALL IN ONE
Cover/Introductory Letter Page 2
Candidate Profile Page 3 - 5
CV - Carrier History Page 6 - 13
Completion & Integrity Engineer - Achievements Page 14 - 27
Stimulation & Fracturing Engineer - Achievements Page 28 - 38
Production Technology & Optimization Engineer - Achievements Page 39 - 52
Operation & Intervention Engineer - Achievements Page 53 - 63
Artificial Lift Engineer - Achievements Page 64 - 70
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QUALIFICATION SUMMARY
Master of Engineering with over thirty years’ experience as a Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artific ial
Lift Engineer with proven ability to plan, implement, monitor, optimize and communicate production
activities while training coworkers in different multi-cultural areas of the world.
Expertise in both domestic and international environments including onshore, offshore, desert and frontier
applications from Alberta and Texas; to exposure in Malaysia, Western/Central/North Africa, Holland and
North Sea; lover the course of which attained sensitivity and maturity while operating in a culturally diverse
and challenging surroundings.
Besides general involvement with completions, workovers and water injection in CWSB (Canadian
WesternSedimentary Basin); HP/HTshale-oil in Texas;Heavy-Oil steaminjection in Holland; and Gravel-
Pack type of sand control in deep wells of Africa; assumes responsibility for risk assessment including
hazard and operability (HAZOP) studies.
Willing to offer the analysis of oil and gas field performance and production facilities aimed at developing
and producing oil and gas in the most economical and efficient manner utilizing cost consciousness and the
ability to clearly and efficiently report on complex matters even when complete geological, completion,
workover and well testing information is not available.
Brings forward high degree of initiative and independent judgement, as well as strong analytical and
problem solving abilities; strong attention to detail and ability to organize work, engage in variety of tasks
simultaneously and consistently meet deadlines.
Strong interpersonal skills provide the candidate with the ability to correspond with all levels of personal
and multi-disciplinary teams (Reservoir, Drilling, Facilities and Geologists). Also, anticipative, critical,
analytical and creative thinking makes it possible to convince, guide or persuade a group of experts, yet to
be flexible enough to compromise where necessary to achieve practical results.
Applies technical knowledge to solve unanticipated situations; formulates and implements long-term
strategies to improve operations/profits and reduce cost. Offers extensive knowledge of production
technology; understanding of carbonate and sandstone reservoirs including a proven record of design using
state-of-the-art well modeling software packages applying new technologies.
Extensive experience in Production Technology, Enhanced Oil Recovery, Multiphase Flow, Pressure
Transient Analysis, Curve Matching, Production Optimization, Completion, Workovers, Stimulation,
Gravel Pack, Hydraulic Fracturing, Casing/Tubing Design, Packer Movement Calculations, Cased-Hole
Logging, Coiled Tubing, Fishing Operations, Servicing and Abandonment of wells, and also Artificial Lift
expertise in Beam, Progressive Cavity, and Submersible Pumps, Plunger, Gas and Hydraulic Lifting.
Coaching, teaching, motivating and providing continuous guidance to Petroleum/Production/Completion
Engineering Department were extremely important activities both in the head office and fields, during
which my energy and experience were devoted to younger generations and their involvement with up-to-
date technology.
Offers a solid background in researching wells with incomplete data base, and the ability to interpret and
organize voluminous well records - “Forensic Investigation/Failure Root Cause Analyses Engineering”. By
the same token, owns capabilities to foresee future problems.
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CANDIDATE PROFILE
Consultant/Advisor with proven ability to plan, implement, monitor, optimize and communicate production
activities with extensive knowledge of completions, workovers, and petroleum technology; HSSE matters,
well control and technical integrity.
Experience with both onshore and offshore operations in multiple basins worldwide - Exposure to reservoir,
drilling, completion and production engineering, project management and economic evaluation.
Ability to champion new ideas and create an environment that will foster and support innovation and
creativity.
Demonstrated ability to effectively examine events, conduct thorough analysis and propose innovative
solutions.
Takes a proactive role in health and safety performance and actively supports safety initiatives.
Offers willingness and ability to share knowledge and provide mentorship to less experienced team
members.
Total Business Understanding: Knowledge and expertise in formulating competitive strategies and
managing policies, practices, trends and information affecting the total business.
Understands how cost controls and production levels impact overall business and uses project economics
for best decision-making.
Ability and experience of presenting and discussing plans, options, risks, cost estimates and cost reports
with senior management as well as strong analytical and problem solving techniques, maturity, focus, and
tenacity.
Demonstrated experience in planning and engineering of completion projects including technical research,
procurement of services, cost estimating, programming and AFE preparation.
Anticipative, critical, analytical and creative thinking makes it possible to convince, guide or persuade a
group of experts, yet be flexible enough to compromise where necessary to achieve practical results.
Brings to the potential employer a thorough understanding of downhole operations in oil and gas wells,
utilizing intelligent completions and the most advanced methods in hydraulic fracturing and artificial lift;
coupled with general reservoir and computer operations.
Forensic Engineering: Experience working in mature producing fields where finding, assimilating, and
integrating data from incomplete files and variable sources can be challenging.
Demonstratedability to produce results and make economic recommendations that have a positive financial
impact.
Ambition and the energy to drive projects to a conclusion. Driven, organized and detail oriented.
Strong presentation skills to an audience comprised of engineers, field operations and management.
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CANDIDATE PROFILE
Ability to collaborate effectively in a team environment. Owns high degree of initiative and independent
judgment coupled with ability to analyze options and solve problems to determine best solution.
Demonstrates the ability to solve problems without previously established company procedures;
additionally design procedures which others may utilize.
Leads the management of Integrated Asset Model(s) feel comfortable challenging current technical norms
and be comfortable defending unpopular (but supportable) positions.
Ability to work effectively and independently in a team context and in a challenging, fast paced
environment.
The ability to influence, direct and take control to ensure that actions are undertaken quickly and correctly
and make a difference on potentially large impact opportunities.
Brings strong attention to detail; ability to perform duties with a high level of accuracy; organize work,
engage in a variety of tasks simultaneously and consistently meet deadlines.
Ability to advance multiple projects simultaneously; takes a multi-disciplinary approach to projects.
Communicates critical information clearly and concisely atall organizational levels, and accuratelyprojects
current and future resource needs.Good interpersonal communication and leadership skills in order to be
effective.
Strong communication skills including written, verbal and formal presentations.
Possessdemonstratedsense of urgency and strong commitment to achieving goals against agreeddeadlines.
Sets goals, priorities and deadlines holding self and others accountable, and quickly builds rapport with
local and main office based management.
Good interpersonal skills: Innovative and open minded approach to problem solving in an interdisciplinary
environment.
Exercises sound judgment in planning, organizing and conducting work assignments.
Accomplished in coaching and leading individuals and teams in order to achieve results through others.
Ability to make technically sound decisions and recommendations with less than perfector incomplete data
sets.
Initiative: Thinks critically and acts logically to evaluate situations and generates required steps to ensure
success.
Leads efforts to monitor and troubleshoot well integrity issues; provides technical advice and subsequently
influences the required action plans to be carried out by production, reservoir and drilling departments.
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CANDIDATE PROFILE
Ability to temper software output with engineering judgment.
Adaptability/Managing Change: Ability to embrace new technologies, meet emerging market demands,
respond effectively to changing conditions, apply continuous improvement techniques and create new
business opportunities.
Action oriented and ethical in value, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Related engineering experience allows negotiation from a position of strength being positive team leader
with excellent verbal and written communication skills and proven leadership abilities.
Communication: Ability to speak and write clearly and succinctly in a variety of settings and styles; ability
to secure information, listen effectively and get messages across that have the desired effect.
Technical/Operating Skills: Possession of appropriate technical and operational knowledge, skills and
experience to ensure performance at a high level of accomplishment.
Leadership: Ability to achieve desired results by encouraging and supporting the contributions of others
possession of required knowledge, skills and experience to work effectively with others throughout the
organization.
Creative thinker with a desire to challenge the status quo and conventional thinking with the ability to
implement new ideas, processes and technologies.
Strong analytical and problem solving capabilities with the ability to make technically and economically
sound recommendations with incomplete information and tight deadlines.
Ability to foster growth and the development of others. Able to keep calm under pressure handling complex
situations.
Business acumen with a solid understanding of costs and economic decision making. Prior experience in a
start-up operation in a fast paced and growth-focused organization.
Mentor national engineering staff. Ensure that the national engineers are provided adequate training and
guidance to assume an engineering position within a specified time frame.
Trains and mentors new engineers and team members.
Experience in working with multicultural and disparate environments.
Able to demonstrate a drive for results delivery through strengths in analysis, and innovation in problem
solving.
Ability to handle multiple tasks and efficiently prioritize work to meet deadlines.
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CV - CAREER HISTORY
Hess Corporation
Consultant – Petroleum Engineer in Houston, Texas from March to July 2014,
o Coordination role between Ghana team (subsurface, drilling/completion) and Production Technology.
o Selection of sand phase completion design based on laboratory core sanding studies and geo-modeling.
o IPM – Integrated Production Modeling to select artificial lift strategy and flow assurance.
o Subsea Multiphase Pumping (MPP), Gas Lift and ESP development.
o Fluids-fluids and fluids-metal compatibility testing.
o Subsea development with FPSO.
o Inflow and Completion studies.
o Completion Design integrated with Inflow Optimization.
o Input into BOD – Basis of Design well design.
o Downhole and Surface samples for equipment assembly specification.
o Solids characterization.
o Production chemistry sampling.
o Injection core flush testing.
o Flow Assurance - Corrosion, Scales, Asphaltenes, Waxes, Paraffins,Hydrates, Emulsions, Souring, Fluid
compatibility and Erosion.
o Crude and Water analysis/testing coordination.
o Restart pressures at emulsified conditions.
o Emulsions Study and Mitigation Plans.
o Sand evaluation, production prediction, control decision and justification.
o Appraisal of cores and selection of test sites using a combination of non-destructive (Equotip) strength
index testing, Core Strength Index testing, Core Scratch testing, and Generic Log Strength indicators.
o Geomechanical Model construction (strength and stress).
o Rock Mechanical testing: (UCS-Unconfined Compressive Stress, TWC-Thick Wall Cylinder and SST-
Triaxial).
o Determination of appropriate log-based Rock Strength models (UCS and TWC).
o Sand failure evaluation and Risk assessment analytical modeling.
o Produce “Sand Free” operating envelope where the Failure model is run for a different formation.
o Sand retention testing and PSD (Particle Size Distribution).
o Formation Fines migration velocity assessment.
o Production Strategy and/or sand control options to mitigate risk of fines plugging.
o Implication of Water injection above the fracture pressure assessment.
o Compatibility Matrix testing coordination.
o Fiber optic smart wells and intelligent completions in extremely deep water environment.
o Intelligent Devices (Temperature, Pressure, Acoustic, Vibration) analysis and recommendations.
o Utilization of Smart Water Injectors in extremely deep water subsea environment.
o Waterflood facility injection system and water injection wells strategy.
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SGS / PETROFAC Development Company
Consultant - Petroleum Engineer in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from August to November, 2013
o Wrote a report “Berantai Phase II Production Technologies Studies for Berantai Subsurface” giving an
evaluation of the future Phase II development of the Berantai Field. Updated the Well Completion Basis of
Design for Berantai Phase II development based on actual results of the Phase I wells.
o General Well Completion Basis of “Design Philosophy” providing an unimpaired reservoir (following the
drilling/completion process) estimate of the reservoir production potential that could be expected over the
life of the reservoir. Recommended Major Completion components.
o Optimization of well and completion design taking into consideration the life cycle requirement, such as
fluid volumes, sand exclusions, number of zones, stimulation requirements, secondary recovery artificial
lift, flow assurance and well service/maintenance.
o Corrosion mechanism/effectson subsea tubulars and Metallurgy design recommendation requiring estimate
of partial pressures in the H2S and CO2 environment.
o The overall philosophy on the metallurgy selection takes into account the design life time, cost profile,
operation (drilling and completion), inspection and maintenance, and HSE sand failure risk.
o Updated the Sand Control Philosophy for the Phase II wells. Perform Sand Failure Analysis with data from
the Phase I wells. Evaluated the effectiveness of Gravel Pack in the Phase I wells.
o Recommended the optimum sand control method for high angle and long reach wells.
o Sand failure prediction evaluation involving determination of the formation Unconfined Compressive
Strength (UCS) establishing the propensity of the formation to exhibit tensile failure as a result of the
excessive tensile stresses applied to the sandface due to high drawdown pressure.
o Developed synthetic rock mechanical log profiles from the standard well log data (sonic, density and
porosity logs) to identify potential sand production horizons.
o Evaluated the model using TWC (thick walled cylinder) strength.
o Gravel Pack and Opening sizing using LPSA data (Laser PSD-Particle Size Distribution).
o Formulated the completion philosophy for the Water Injection wells including metallurgy, tubing sizing,
tubing stress analysis, and major completion components using TSA (Tubing Stress Analysis) and IPM
(Integrated Production Modeling) software.
o Made recommendations on the surface injection pressure for injection pump design and estimated the water
injection rate per well using IPM software. Identified the injection water treatment required (biocide,
filtration). Formulated a mitigation plan in the event that scale/wax/hydrates are encountered.
o Reviewed the artificial lift requirement for the oil wells and recommended the most effective artificial lift
method for the existing and new Berantai wells.
o The artificial lift strategy to consider the short term requirement (e.g. if an existing well quits flowing) and
also the long term strategy (when water flooding is implemented).
o Performed artificial lift design for wells producing on artificial lift utilizing Gas Lift and ESP.
o Flow Assurance: Reviewed the scaling tendency (especially after water injection), wax deposition in oil
wells and hydrate formation in the gas wells.
o Tubing sizing for gas, oil and injection wells using Prosper software.
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APEX / BHP Billiton Petroleum
Consultant - Petroleum Engineer in Houston, TX from March to May, 2013
o Prepared detailed completion AFE's; executed completion operations and developed procedures with a
commitment and proactive approach to HSSE.
o Executed all work within a framework of stringent safety, environmental and regulatory practices and
compliance. Evaluated completion efficiency and reservoir performance.
o Developed completions designs, practices and procedures for horizontal wells in the long-reach multi-stage
Eagle Ford (Blackhawk and Hawkville) reservoir in South Texas.
o Utilized Schlumberger’s HiWay fracturing technology in fracturing horizontal wells. Selected perforation
intervals and gun specifications: number of stages/clusters/distance specification.
o Processed shale fracturing design, implementation, and technology in horizontal wells. Utilized thorough
knowledge of hydraulic fracturing, wireline, coiled tubing, and perforating operations.
o Evaluated the execution of well completion programs and operational performance; post-analysis and
benchmarking studies. Incorporated lessons learned in Completions Best Practices.
o Focused on horizontal shale completion design optimization by analyzing stimulation treatment data and
incorporating frac modeling petrophysics, rock mechanics, and microseismic frac mapping results, RA and
chemical tracer results, production performance, and economic considerations.
o Identified and field tested critical completion components driving improved production performance.
o Reviewed current completion designs and identified opportunities to reduce costs by recommending more
efficient completion practices or a modified completion design.
IPM/Schlumberger for ExxonMobil
Consultant – Petroleum Engineer in Chad, from October to December 2012
o Monitored completion and workover activities and perform offset well production and completion analysis.
o Prepared the well proposal and basis of design for new well completions and workover activities; and
following the technical execution of programs.
o Performed workover and recompletion well programs and end-of-well reports.
o Designed and executed Upper and Lower Completions utilizing sand control and multi-stage hydraulic
fracturing techniques. Optimized completion designs and selected appropriate equipment.
o Participated in well reviews to assist with diagnosis of well performance problem, and recommended
programs for improvement or remediation of specific wells.
o Performed engineering studies to solve recurring issues such as production performance, corrosion, and
scale. Monitored well integrity and initiate engineering corrective action to ensure a process of continuous
improvement.
o Designed and monitored stimulation program particularly the multi-stage hydraulic fracturing techniques.
o Experienced in working within multidisciplinary teams and in managing work against safety, quality, and
cost.
o Evaluated existing well completion methods in order to determine their efficiency as per the applied
methodologies (fluids used, penetration equipment, current and capital workover and development
procedures, applied perforation systems of various manufacturers and their impact on the quality of work
performed) and determined the improvement potential.
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Arabian Gulf Oil Company (former BP, Hunt Oil, and Caltex (Chevron & Texaco):
Advisor/Senior Staff Petroleum/Completion/Production Engineer (Benghazi, Libya) 1985-2010
o Served as an Advisor to the staff and management on Completion and Production Technology matters.
o Analyzed total reservoir performance and general production problems.
o Managed large multi-disciplinary project teams and/or multiple projects of greater scope and complexity.
o Monitored production and individual wells.
o Conducted “Forensic Engineering” i.e. research of old wells in order to interpret and organize voluminous
well records i.e. old geological data,drilling, completion, workover, logging, testing, and any other records
considered valuable.
o Note that many details had not been available (lost or misplaced as the Companies like BP,Hunt Oil, and
Caltex-Chevron/Texaco had pulled out of Libya in late seventies and were replaced by AGOCO-Arabian
Gulf Oil Company), which made it necessary to analyze each piece of well information in order to make
sound and educated judgment as to the status of these wells.
o Recommended and coordinated well testing analysis, workovers, and production optimization.
o Demonstrated the ability to solve problems without previously established company procedures.
o Created overall plans which optimized to the needs of AGOCO.
o Managed plans to cover technical, operational and financial elements with assessments of associated risks.
o Optimized the use of all available resources to meet the company's objectives.
o Identified production and reservoir problems and designed remedial programs.
o Performed wellbore analysis and recommended best completion solutions.
o Designed production strategy (well/field), well and field productivity, and well completion requirements in
terms of field development, license terms, and complications at projects implementation for severalwells
(cost impact, operational and production complications).
o Broadened Production on new areas and development types.
o Designed and installed tubulars, packers, subsurface control and surveillance equipment.
o Prepared cost estimates and risk analysis for completion and workover jobs.
o Performed completion designs (tubing, special completion components, perforations, bottom-hole matrix
stimulation design, engineering calculations of loading etc.).
o Planned and carried out production initiation including stimulation, treatment program, completion fluids,
required density, chemical composition, additives, compatibility, and utilization.
o Used workover rigs, coiled tubing and snubbing units as per the well completion and design requirement.
o Controlled organization of preparation of activities together with specialists of Completion and Technical
Projects Section, and Wellwork Department.
o Planned and carried out completion systemcomponents, completion fluids, string and parametersincluding
length adjustment; equipment handling, threads winding, development of components setup procedures,
pressure tests etc.; pulling rig time and well downtime.
o Carried out thorough study of reservoir conditions, production and injection records, and water/gas break
through records before preparing well integrity investigation procedures.
o Studied and specified required protective barriers for commencing the well integrity operations.
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Arabian Gulf Oil Company
o Ensured that the well histories are updated after each Integrity Test, and Well Integrity data is effectively
entered, and the master data is regularly updated and validated.
o Conducted material failure analysis and recommend alternative materials to improve performance.
o Responsible for budgeting, materials selection, and specifications.
o Supervised completion and workover programs, including production logging operations.
o Ensured safe performance of workover contractor staff in fracture stimulation, coiled tubing, and remedial
operations. Analyzed and recommended well workovers, depletion plans, and wells’ abandonment.
o Identified and implemented value-added recompletions, stimulations and downhole well and surface
optimization programs. Initiated proposals for well repairs, stimulation design and production logging.
o Evaluated exploratory and producing well tests.
o Ensured all well testing; production monitoring and data acquisition was carried out effectively and
efficiently.
o Maintained well integrity and control during production operations and interventions including slickline,
wireline, coiled tubing, snubbing, completions and workovers.
o Designed, scheduled and conducted well recompletions and artificial lift operations.
o Provided thorough understanding of pressure transient analysis.
o Frequent use of computer software for daily reporting, databases, spreadsheets and word processing.
o Responsible for tubing completions, deep dual zone completions and pumping/flowing oil completions.
o Evaluated individual wells for remedial action, conversion and recompletion potential.
o PreparedproceduresandAFE packagesfor well intervention activities such asproduction logging, artificial
lift, well remediation, stimulation, electric line, slick line, coiled tubing, etc.
o Designed and directly oversaw well completions, recompletions, workovers, and abandonment of oil and
gas wells. Monitored actual well performance and interacted with Production and Operation Departments.
o Performed surveillance studies with focus on water-flood optimizations and production strategies.
o Designed cased hole logging requirements including running speeds and depths (CBL, PLT, and
Saturation). Identified and addressed well chemistry issues.
o Developed and carried out complex completion and workover programs with emphasis on stimulation
design, hydraulic fracturing, and horizontal well completion and production.
o Provided the design of producing and injection wells, well stimulation methods, and field development.
o Prepared and monitored a capital budget.
o Identified areas to reduce capital and operating expenses by recommending changes to practices, facilities
or well design that accomplish cost savings.
o Provided direction by participating in sub-surface production engineering activities required for continuous
production and mechanical control of all wells from completion to abandonment.
o Ensured that results in all levels of activity, expenditure and production were consistent with corporate
objectives and long term plans.
o Conducted or directed production performance reviews on major oil and gas fields to accelerate oroptimize
production, maximize ultimate reserves recovery, and reduce costs.
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Arabian Gulf Oil Company
o Worked effectively in a multi-discipline teamenvironment with office-basedand field-based technical staff.
o Implemented reservoir surveillance to improve performance of fluid injection projects.
o Drew up operations schedule, requisitions orders, guidelines, charts, diagrams and other technical
documentations. Exercised control and coordinated actions to timely and appropriately execute the works
conducted by contractors.
o Optimized inflow enhancement and tubing performance.Recommended proper well completions, type/size
of tubulars, and equipment appropriate for the pressure, lithology and accessibility conditions.
o Diagnosed and controlled the performance and mechanical condition of production, salt water disposal and
water injection wells. Defined life cycle-based well completion design.
o Worked with subsurface team to prepare conceptual design and detailed basis of design for well
completions. Generated well models and vertical flow performance tables.
o Investigated stimulation techniques and selected artificial lift methodology.
o Mentored the technical community assigned to a common project.
o Provided detailed completions and testing programs.
o Prepared budgeting and cost breakdown for the completion services as per company procedures.
o Advised technical committees and task forces.
o Promoted introduction of state-of-the-art techniques and technologies to enhance the operations.
o Recommend and coordinated well testing analysis and production optimization of associated facilities in
conjunction with design, sizing, purchasing, installation and operation of down-hole pumping equipment.
o Provided recommendations for well stimulations, recompletions, and repairs.
o Trouble shot well problems, equipment performance analysis, and failure analysis and system design.
o Monitored well integrity and initiated engineering corrective action to ensure a process of continuous
improvement. Investigated and highlighted new technology in production development.
o Performed onsite supervision of completion and workover operations.
o Developed and/or researched new techniques and approaches related to reservoir development including
infill wells, workovers, secondary recovery, etc.
o Prepared and presented technical lectures and daily operational reports.
o Coordinated production, pumps installations, and workovers with Engineering, Asset, or Operations
Managers.
o During workover or completions, provided onsite technical support to ensure quality control during critical
operations such as logging, perforating, cement squeezing, or stimulation.
o Provided onsite supervision of all special well work operations from beginning through completion.
o Designed and oversaw well workovers, recompletions and abandonments.
o Acted as a liaison for Operations personnel on chemical programs for wells.
o Performed well reviews with Operations and Asset teams.
o Monitored production rate of gas or oil from established wells and fields.
o Identified and implemented opportunities for cost reduction.
o Identified and directed studies and tests that lead to optimized production.
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Royal Dutch Shell (NAM):
Petroleum/Completions/Production Engineer in Assen, Holland from 1982 to 1984
o Identified and directed studies and tests that lead to optimized production.
o Developed, designed, monitor, and conducted follow-up studies for the installation and implementation of
artificial lift equipment.
o Deployed and maintained department strategies and business plans. Advised management on new
production techniques, computer technologies, and the purchase of production equipment.
o Combated “sweet” CO2 corrosion by designing completion tubular strings appropriate for sustained
production. Introduced computerized sucker rod diagnostic system on a company wide basis.
o Implemented long-stroke lifting units, to produce heavy oil by steam injection.
o Defined equipment materials specifications, testing procedures and sizing design for artificial lift systems
and at the same time lend technical support to operations in terms of trouble shooting well problems,
equipment performance analysis, failure analysis and system design.
o Prepared and monitor a capital budget. Identified areas to reduce capital and operating expenses by
recommending changes to practices, facilities or well design that accomplish cost savings.
o Devised and programmed database on all pumping wells in order to eliminate premature down-hole failures
and minimize power consumption.
o Trouble shot well problems, equipment performance analysis, and failure analysis and system design.
o Conducted or direct production performance reviews on major oil and gas fields to accelerate or optimize
production, maximize recovery, and reduce costs.
o Prepared and presented technical lectures and daily operational reports; advised technical committees and
task forces.
Shell Petroleum Development Company:
Petroleum/Completions/Production Engineer in Warri, Nigeria from 1980 to 1982
o Assembled the instruction manual for completion, testing and calculating reservoir potentials for gas wells
in the Western Division of Shell’s operation in Nigeria.
o Carried out the basic planning of optimum gas production, proposals for well completions, repairs,
stimulations, and gas well performance. Enhanced completion techniques in gas wells.
o Developed, produced and maintained gas reserves in new and existing fields onshore and offshore.
o Optimized inflow enhancement and tubing stress analysis.
o Designed and implemented the Baker Eastern-sponsored Sand Control Project, using gravel pack
techniques.
o Involvement in well workover fluid selection, well control and re-entry, cementing and casing design, and
wellhead configuration.
o Performed packer movement analysis and was responsible for all inputs to the analysis.
o Provided leadership and mentorship to Production and Completion engineering support to achieve optimal
design and execution. Participated in technical committees and task forces.
o Identified opportunities to enhance value through increased recovery, accelerated production and/or
reduced cost.
o Conducted scale, wax and hydrate prediction and management.
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Chevron Standard:
Petroleum/Completions/Production Engineer in Edmonton, Alberta from 1976 to 1980
o Evaluated, maintained and increased oil production and water injection disposal potential.
o Gained excellent knowledge of all phases of surface and subsurface production equipment, such as
electrical submersible and sucker rod pumps.
o Qualified, specified, scheduled and budgeted well work to maintain safe and accepted practices.
o Recommended proper well completions and type/size of tubulars and equipment appropriate for the
pressure, lithology and accessibility conditions.
o Diagnosed and controlled the performance and mechanical condition of production and injection wells.
o Enhanced completions techniques in gas wells.
o Optimized inflow enhancement and tubing performance.
o Diagnosed and controlled the performance and mechanical condition of production, salt water disposal and
water injection wells.
o Designed and oversaw well workovers, recompletions and abandonments.
o Designed and executed dually completed oil wells including completions, workovers, sub-surface control
systems and testing.
o Worked with subsurface team to prepare conceptual design and detailed basis of design for well
completions.
o Defined life cycle-based well completion design.
o Generated well models and vertical flow performance tables.
o Investigated stimulation techniques and selected artificial lift methodology.
o Ensured integrity and safety of technical design.
o Debottlenecked surface facilities.
o Mentored the technical community assigned to a common project.
EDUCATION
o B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Zagreb, Croatia (Faculty of Mining,
Geology and Petroleum Engineering).
o Computer Programmer, Control Data Institute, Toronto, Ontario
o Continuous professional development seminars in Completion, Production and Economic Evaluations were
taken in Calgary, Edmonton, Nisku, Red Deer (Alberta),Tulsa (Oklahoma), Midland /Odessa and Wichita
Falls (Texas), Port Harcourt (Nigeria), Assen (Holland), and Benghazi (Libya). These courses covered a
complete spectrum of activities in Oil and Gas Industries from high concentration H2S and CO2 gases in
both oil and gas wells, to the installation of Intelligent Downhole Measuring devices in both onshore and
offshore wells.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
o A member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta - APEGA since 1979.
o SPE-AIME: Member.
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Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Completion & Integrity
Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum,
SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included:
Experience in the design and operation of wells in a variety of different international regions and
environments both onshore and offshore. Such completions involve high-profile projects, e.g. deep-water and
sand control environments (requiring application of intelligent systems, sand control tools, and pumping
equipment), high rate well completion designs, high temperature high pressure (HTHP) environments, zonal
isolation, water shut-off, and high cost completions.
Provides Basis ofWell Design document (e.g. detail completion concept, screen size, pressure & temperature
limit required during completion & well life, gravel pack/completion/frac design, frac fluid specifications,
proppant size/type etc.).
Accountable for all aspects of completion design and implementation, from the sand face to the Lower and
Upper completions.
Executes Lower completions with Sump packers and Gravel pack installation.
Executes Upper Completion technology, Packers,Nipples, Safety valves, Hangers and all associated tools and
equipment.
Experience in evaluation and design; execution and/or installation of the Frac Pack, Well Testing, Tubing
Conveyed Perforating (TCP), Completion Fluid Displacement, Upper Completion hardware, Sub-Surface Safety
Valve (SSSV), Down-Hole Pressure/Temperature
Responsible for thermal modeling, materials selection, specification and selection of completion components
and services; identification of well servicing, well intervention requirements and tooling.
Ability to incorporate lessons learned and data in planning process for continuous improvement.
Performs detailed completion engineering tasks in support of generating newwell construction plans (i.e.
selection of completion fluids, liner strings, zonal isolation means, packers/flow control devices, well test
programs, cased hole logging/perforating, stimulation treatments, artificial lift systems, chemical treatments,
conformance solutions, etc.).
Designs and implements Gravel Pack/Sand Control as well as directs on-site leadership and supervision of
gravel pack operations.
Knowledge of downhole tools, calculations for Gravel pack multistage, Open-hole and Cased-hole gravel
packs.
In charge of Design and Evaluation ofsand control technologies and services including fluids, equipment, and
downhole tools; and development of solutions for sand control needs.
Familiar with and able to use standard work processes such as well program design, uncertainty management,
completions selection, Complex Well and HSSE processes.
Joseph Z. Bracic, P. Eng.
Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS
Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Completion & Integrity
Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum,
SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included:
Efficiently communicates plans to other Engineers and team members.
Ability to collaborate effectively in a team a team environment and mentor engineers.
Demonstrates prior experience in planning and engineering of completion projects including technical
research, procurement of services, cost estimating, programming and AFE preparation.
Monitors post-Well integrity performance and interacts with Drilling and Production departments to ensure
wells integrity and safety are optimized.
Leads the completions engineering team charged with overseeing the selection of well architecture and
completions selection.
Takes direct part in the project team activities in the court of technical research of all stages of Conceptual
Basis preparation for specialized completion projects, including the following steps: (setting goals and basics of
the project requirements of specialized development project, formation depletion strategy, safety, efficiency,
economics, logistics and location, including surface infrastructure and, existing limitations etc.).
In charge of the discipline of completion engineering, i.e. understanding the various scientific theories and
principles and practical application in this discipline.
Fully conversant with well control criteria,equipment specification-selection and techniques and also with well
servicing operational practices.
Business acumen with a solid understanding of costs and economic decision making.
Performs wellbore analysis and recommends best completion solutions.
Arranges and submits all relevant completion-related Governmental health, safety and environmental
notifications and requests for approvals for individual well completions within required timetables to achieve the
planned start date for well operations.
Demonstrates a drive for results delivery through strength in analysis, and innovation in problem solving.
Within this framework, driving down completions costs to ensure the achievement of the Company's anticipated
economic return from its investment.
Performs post-completion analysis including: tracking well performance, documenting results and developing
solutions to improve performance.
Demonstrates ability to complete multiple tasks and help guide operations ensuring project timelines and
objectives are met. Carries out Integration ofgeologic and reservoir characterization studies into state-of-the-
art completion strategies.
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Experience in horizontal shale completions/operations including high pressure and temperature environments.
Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Completion & Integrity
Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum,
SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included:
Analyzes and compares completion strategies utilized in the area.
Utilizes TCP - Tubing conveyed perforating, bridge plugs, packers, and openhole/gravel packed completions.
Knowledge of TCP perforating systems and Correlation procedures for TCP.
Evaluates current completion approaches of various operators to determine possible completion improvements.
This process reviews perforation schemes,treatment fluids, proppant schedules, treatment execution and
flow-back methods.
Endorses improved completion and production operations based on post-treatment evaluations.
Optimizes completion operations for vertical and horizontal producers, and water injection wells.
Supplies support of special projects associated with completion engineering or completion process improvements
(completion-related technical studies/projects, new technology studies, non-operated joint venture support).
Works closely with Production Technology and Well Delivery teams to produce and assess several completion
designs from sand face (reservoir) to wellhead.
Selects optimum completion design taking into account all the lifecycle elements, installation risk, well
intervention, and well treatment requirements, arriving at an optimum balance of cost, risk and value.
Assesses existing well completion methods in order to determine their efficiency as per the applied
methodologies (fluids used, penetration equipment, current and capital workover and development procedures,
applied perforation systems of various manufacturers and their impact on the quality of work performed) and
determined the improvement potential.
Demonstrates the ability to execute preliminary completion and operations design that permits the
development and assessment of various well design concepts under consideration for current and future field
development plan implementation.
This involves concept definition, clearunderstanding of conceptfeasibilityas wellas developmentofscreening
estimates for time, cost and equipment required.
Leads completion design focusing on completion strategy, completion type and fluid design, sand control
technologies, perforation plan for each generic well type, well bore hydraulics, tubular connections,
instrumentation requirements, artificial lift designs and selection, and wellhead designs.
Ensures Company database is properly updated and useful for obtaining completion planning information.
Joseph Z. Bracic, P. Eng.
Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS
Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Completion & Integrity
Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum,
SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included:
Maintains knowledge base in completion and production technology and incorporates value-added technology
into development plans, completion/production procedures, and technology planning/budgeting.
Carries out technical support for use of packers and/or other downhole tools for Multi Stage Completion
applications.
In particular emphasis is given to completion design principles and philosophies coupled with design of
downhole and surface equipment.
Understanding of well completion and capability to formulate high level design (gauges, sleeves, gas-lift valves,
sand control) with knowledge of TSA - Tubing Stress Analysis under different well operating environments.
Proficiency in TSA - Tubing Stress Analysis for existing and planned well completions.
Sound production technology input during the multi-discipline well planning process to ensure a safe,optimal
and cost effective well design and construction program.
Supplies overall engineering, operational and controlling support for completion, well testing and associated
activities with responsibility for optimizing planning, costing and operations for rigs.
Understanding in planning, selection, and specification of completion fluids and formation damage.
Develops well integrity program for wellhead and subsurface completion equipment for all wells.
Supervises detailed completion design, equipment specification and cost estimates to meet company’s
worldwide standards.
This includes well planning, material and equipment selection, evaluation, stimulation design, quality assurance
and post-job evaluation.
Identifies opportunities for cost reduction via more efficient completion practices or modified completion
designs, focusing on value-add techniques that balance production enhancements versus cost increases.
Utilizes knowledge of Wellperformance prediction/Nodalanalysis;andTubing and Casing movement/stress
modeling - WellCat analysis.
Defines the well completion integrity assurance process for surface and subsurface completion equipment
located in the fields.
Appraises the well completion integrity assurance process output, identifies sub-standard practices and
performances, advises appropriate action plans to mitigate the integrity risk and ensures their implementation.
Designs process for data investigation, analyses well integrity problems and endorses further investigative
and/or corrective measures which could be Rig-less or Rig-based intervention.
Joseph Z. Bracic, P. Eng.
Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS
Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Completion & Integrity
Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum,
SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included:
Highly skilled (technically and professionally) with thorough understanding of well construction and
completion design and demonstrable experience in maintenance/integrity philosophies and practices.
Applies experience of petroleum engineering activities related to well integrity management, investigation and
evaluation of well integrity issue, risk assessment, risk ranking and mitigation planning.
Determines if sand failure will occur during lifetime of the well and determine the (e.g. downhole sand
exclusion, surface sand handling, tolerating sand production).
Carries out the co-ordination to ensure that the value loop of measuring/modeling/control (the principle behind
Smart fields/wells) can be implemented and that the loop is carried out in real time.
Decideson the conceptualcompletiondesignforthe life cycle ofthe well,taking into account wellperformance,
lifecycle cost, reliability (technical operating envelope) and completion types (e.g. tubing size,
horizontal/multilateral, type of artificial lift, number of strings, number of completions per string, Smart wells,
producer, injector, etc.).
Participates in the CWOP (Complete Well on Paper) review and develop risk analysis to mitigate risk.
Works with multi-disciplinary teams (Geology, Geophysics, Hydrogeology, Reservoir, Drilling, Facilities,
Operations and Regulatory personnel) to support project development plans and execution.
Monitors and accomplishes budget, timelines, compliance and scope.
Reviews well histories prior to preparation of well integrity investigation plans. Reviews well operations to
ensure well integrity will be retained.
Expertise in planning, acquisition and interpretation of well logs especially Cased-hole production logs.
Reviews of completions designs, completions procedures,well bore schematics and completions cost estimates.
Directs the functional requirements for well completion and recompletion designs in conjunction with
subsurface and completions engineers, including material and elastomer requirements, tubing size, perforation
requirements, smart well system, etc.
Interfaces with drilling, completions, subsurface, facilities and operations engineering personnel on well design
and construction issues for both subsea and dry tree applications.
Utilizes input into the setting depth of sub-surface safety valves, material selection, design for reservoir
compaction, packer fluid selection, perforations, wellhead, etc.
Maximizes deliverability of existing/newly drilled wells.
Joseph Z. Bracic, P. Eng.
Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS
Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Completion & Integrity
Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum,
SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included:
Designing and implementing of intelligent completions which consist of Inflow Control Valves (ICVs),
permanent downhole monitoring system gauges, and multiport packers employed to control lateral
production. Accountable for all the data within the completion schematic and well integrity monitoring.
Leads on ensuring technical compliance with the Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) requirements of the
Company's stakeholders, customers and regulators.
Presents results and prepares area specific horizontal completion recommendations to horizontal completion
engineers, and multi-discipline horizontal team.
Utilizes best practices bench marking and other performance related tools for project decision making and
effective application of risk assessment techniques relevant to the planning process.
Performs sensitivity studies to define uncertainties and generate optimum well completion.
Works closely with technical professionals such as geologists, geophysicists, and petrophysicists to solve well
and completion problems in innovative and unconventional ways.
Directs maintainability analysis, risk assessments,preparation of D&C design documents and input to project
Basis of Design and Decision.
Fulfills Category Management requirements as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) if required including providing
technical input for assigned contracts during the tendering/bid evaluation process and meeting contract lifecycle
responsibilities.
Mentors and coaches less experienced staff and assist with project and technical leadership roles. Acts as the
knowledge center for all matters related to near-well effects, completion fluids, sand-face completion, lower
completion and upper completion.
Designs of a completion database using data from the operator to facilitate analysis of previous stimulation
treatments.Monitors all wells and well activities to ensure full compliance with the WIMS (Well Integrity
System) guidelines.
Identifies new technologies and methods to develop at lower cost and/or improve performance in well
completions.
Providing solutions for sand controlling including,sandproduction prediction,sandcontroldesignandsand
monitoring.
Develops specific well operating envelopes and well guidelines for drawdown, artificial lift system, liquid/gas
coning, liquid lifting, scale mitigation, sand and fines mobilization.
Industry knowledge of completion, workover and production operations from new zones utilizing pressure
transient analysis, and other diagnostic techniques.
Joseph Z. Bracic, P. Eng.
Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS
Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Completion & Integrity
Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum,
SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included:
Coordinates and performs well activities related to well integrity envelope, including oil producers, gas lift
producers, and water/gas injectors in order to maintain well assets integrity and sustain well availability.
Coordinates between headquarter and site technical departments and other concerned personnel on day-to-day
basis with respect to well integrity related activities and assignments and witness the implementation ofcritical
activities in the field.
Plans, coordinates and follows-up with site operational team on well integrity related activities and investigations
such as pressure bleed-off surveys and surface/subsurface communication investigations.
Performs post treatment analyses for wells completed and makes indorsement for improvement.
Acquiring, analyzing data from available sources, including drilling operation, wireline logs, seismic and
specialized studies to produce integrated models of unconventional wells in the subsurface.
Supports geophysicists and geologists in interpretation of geologic and seismic data.
Utilizing these results to design effective stimulation programs and provide answers to key development
decisions that impact well and field performance.
Conducts integrity assessment and adequacy of well construction envelope before converting it to new objective
mode.
Designs well testing (DST) and downhole (and/or subsea) metering requirements, and production data
surveillance requirements for current and new wells.
Coordinates the gathering data, produced fluids types, etc.
Liaises effectively with colleagues and clients to ensure that expectations and deliverables for quality and
service are met or exceeded.
Ensures quality control standards are met for analysis, modeling and reporting activities.
Developing and maintaining completions metrics to drive high quality cost effective completions.
Identifying and implementing real-time performance improvements by conducting weekly action reviews in
conjunction with completion engineers, contractors and team members.
Evaluating and applying advancements in available technologies and services to improve completion
performance.
Reviews and approves expenditures for completion activities and makes recommendations to reduce costs and
enhance efficiencies.
Designs complex Smart completions.
Joseph Z. Bracic, P. Eng.
Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS
Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Completion & Integrity
Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum,
SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included:
Develops cost estimates and risks vs. rewards analysis to determine the best operational methods to achieve the
chosen strategies.
Keeps abreast of new equipment, processes, techniques and technical information relative to critical well
operations.
Implements changes in procedures.
Ensures that standards for well integrity are adhered to as part of the completion design.
Runs input for Well Integrity System (WIS).
Input into well integrity by establishing the operating boundaries (erosion rates,temperatures,pumping limits,
chemical restrictions, etc.) of the well and provide the operating envelope to Well Engineering, Production
Operations and Process Engineering.
Utilizes completion efficiency and reservoir performance utilizing tools including microseismic data, applied
rock mechanics, type curve analysis, production history matching, rate transient and pressure transient analysis.
Able to develop and review comprehensive Basis of Completion Design documents for new wells.
Subject matter expertise in sand control completion design including cased-hole frac-pack, OHGP, ESS and
SAS type completions.
Investigates leading edge and developing technologies with industry service suppliers and industry experts.
Engages industry personnel to be aware of technical advances including new and/or existing technology to
reduce cost, increase accuracy and/or add value: Landmark, WellCat, Well Plan, Prosper etc.
Based on flow response, assesses effectiveness of completion approach and current wellbore configuration;
prepares testing/completion programs, including flow modeling and stress analysis.
Delivers forecasted reservoir production and well functionality via: completions engineering and design;
application of new/diverse technology, including new and emerging sand control and completions technologies;
technical evaluation of completion equipment; and operational incident investigations.
Stays objective for the designandimplementationofvertical and horizontal well completions in assigned fields.
Participates in multidiscipline team to ensure proper completion techniques are performed and performs post
completion stimulation and production analysis.
Engineering and operational advice to office and field personnel as necessary.
Field reviews, wellbore schematics, cost estimates, procedures for basic downhole operations, analysis of
production and pressure data.
Joseph Z. Bracic, P. Eng.
Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS
Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Completion & Integrity
Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum,
SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included:
Stays accountable for wellbore interventions, ensuring maximum recoveryfor lowest cost by applying knowledge
of well completions, inflow performance, well simulations, nodal analysis and artificial lift.
Offers solutions for sand supervision including sand production prediction and sand control design.
Detail understanding of well performance, potential prediction and deliverability issues.
Offers capabilities to participate in detailed and integrated study, design and monitoring of wells located in
operated and non-operated fields.
Experienced with design and planning early stages of well completions, including, tubular design,materials
selection, and integration of equipment.
Experience of stimulation and fracturing fluids, additives and overall treatmentdesignandexecutioninvertical,
deviated and horizontal wells.
Knowledge of rock mechanics,geophysical and geomechanical concepts and testing, such as mini-frac, leak
off and injection testing.
A solid understanding of reservoir engineering, oil and gas development principles, micro-seismic and
petrophysical parameters.
Delivers list of required data, review/validate and makes the required analysis and evaluation to the data (logs,
cores) provided by Company for the study.
An in depth understanding of onshore petroleum industry operational practices and standards: well design,
stress calculations, tubing movement, drilling fluids and completion designs is additionally required for success
when applying for this role as is a deep understanding of the onshore petroleum industry operational practices and
standards.
Familiar with Halliburton’s EquiFlow ICD - Inflow Control Device which is normally used with a software
suite NETool – Nodal analysis software and QuikLook service to quantify the benefits and allow near-wellbore
study of EquiFlow completion.
Multi-Stage completion proposals to include wellbore design, completion and frac procedures.
HPHT tight gas reservoir field development and executions.
Vertical, horizontal and multi-lateral well completions evaluation including intervention plan.
Experience in Geomechanics or Geomechanics software use.
Experience with actual versus designed rates and stresses, mitigations and operational devices.
Joseph Z. Bracic, P. Eng.
Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS
Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Completion & Integrity
Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum,
SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included:
Knowledge with Modelling of Gas Permeability and Diffusivity of Tight Reservoir Rocks.
Feasibility scenarios and implementation plan for equipment modifications with time and cost.
Extracts key information from completion reports.
Familiarity with various completion strategies, artificial lift, alternate production strategies, production
allocation and forecasting.
Focuses on all well completion, work-over and well intervention planning and execution issues.
Responsible for all the HSE aspects of stimulation activities and for their continued improvement.
Advanced understanding of integrity issues, completion design, stimulation fluid types, lab testing, additives
and analysis.
Engineering, operations, regulatory and supply chain support for initial completions and complex workover
operations.
Leads internal completion design reviews and risk assessment for assigned wells.
Technical knowledge and operational experience required in horizontal well completions engineering.
Utilizes Coiled Tubing operations in horizontal wells.
Undertakes rigless completion and testing of newly drilled/worked over wells.
Understanding of routine and special core analysis for rock mechanical and compatibility purposes.
Familiarity with, particularly on long reach, multi-stage horizontal wells.
Remains informed of applicable development and completion technological solutions which may unlock
resources, and subsequently integrating this into a project evaluation.
Models completion performance of shale reservoirs with complex fracture networks and permeability
distribution.
Skilled at working with Completion Engineers, Superintendents and Foremen.
Evaluating completion efficiency and reservoir performance.
Participating in multidiscipline teams with the Operator and third party contractors to ensure proper completion
techniques are performed in the field.
Demonstrates extensive experience in CT (Coiled Tubing) acid stimulation and cleanouts in horizontal wells.
Joseph Z. Bracic, P. Eng.
Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS
Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Completion & Integrity
Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum,
SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included:
Delivers support of special projects associated with completion engineering or completion process improvements
(i.e. completion-related technical studies/projects, new technology studies, non-operated joint venture support,
etc.).
Delivers forecasted reservoir production and well functionality via completions engineering and design;
application of new/diverse technology, including new and emerging sand control and completions technologies.
Oversees the design and execution of completions.
Determines if sand failure will occur during lifetime of the well and determine the optimum method for sand
production (e.g. downhole sand exclusion, surface sand handling, tolerating sand production).
Reviews results of Well Integrity investigation.
Defines tests for core flood analysis and return permeability.
Strong knowledge of production technology, including completion theory and sand control.
Inspects field equipment; reviews and analyzes electric logs and makes well completion endorsements.
Staying current on developments in the industry to ensure the use of latest technologies and industry best
practices.
When a well integrity issue arises, runs consultancy and expertise as required to resolve the problem, including
seeking any deviations from standards and preparing any activity proposal required to resolve the problem.
Ensures that all data is sorted (with an auditable trail) in corporate databases.
Possess understanding of carbonate and sandstone reservoirs, including extensive knowledge of using state-
of-the-art well modeling software packages compounded by applying new well technologies.
Coordinates and performs well activities related to well integrity envelope, including oil producers, gas lift
producers, and water/gas injectors.
Analyzes well problems, endorses investigative and/or corrective measures.
Assesses the well completion integrity assurance process output, identifies sub-standard practices and
performances,andadvises appropriate action plans to mitigate the integrity risk and ensure their implementation.
Ensures onsite technical assistance to Field Surface Operation and Wireline Operation Supervisors during critical
Rig-less well operations and advise appropriate trouble shootingforoperational and technical integrity problems.
Joseph Z. Bracic, P. Eng.
Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS
Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Completion & Integrity
Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum,
SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included:
Brings about multiple, concurrent well projects which include onsite field engineering support during actualjob
execution and implementation.
Delivers input to WE for Well Integrity Management System (WIMS).
Applies experience of micro-seismic data, applied rock mechanics, type curve analysis, production history
matching, rate transient and pressure transient analysis.
Actively leads field diagnostics that will verify completion and well design functionality as well as aiding in
optimization of fracture design; this includes staying abreast of field completion results.
Formulates completion procedures,wellbore schematics, and costestimates for new well completions; supervises
field applications relating to hydraulic fracturing, wireline, coiled tubing, and perforating.
Applies knowledge of hydraulic fracturing, wireline, coiled tubing, and perforating.
Well completion and capability to prepare high level design (gauges,sleeves,gas-lift valves, sand control) with
knowledge of tubing stress analysis under different well operating environments.
In depth understanding of onshore petroleum industry operational practices and standards.
Experienced in stimulation/fracturing job modeling,design, execution & optimization in tight oil/gas carbonate
reservoirs.
Experience in managing unconventional stimulation and multi-stage fracturing technologies and
simultaneous operations on multi-well pads.
Proficient in stimulation and fracturing software models. Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
Makes available input into well integrity by establishing the operating boundaries (erosion rates, temperatures,
pumping limits, chemical restrictions, etc.).
Cooperates on a daily basis with Well Engineering, Production Operations and Process Engineering.
Knowledge of project and budgeting; knowledge of reservoir engineering modeling andwith industry standard
software packages for Nodal Analysis, Pressure Transient Analysis, including convolution for multi-reservoir
flow analysis, experience with PROSPER, GAP and Mbal.
Experience of overall treatment design and execution in vertical, deviated and horizontal wells, stimulation,
fracturing fluids and additives.
Production analysis studies for reservoir development including stimulation & well intervention.
Joseph Z. Bracic, P. Eng.
Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS
Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Completion & Integrity
Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum,
SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included:
Understanding of rock mechanics, geophysical and geomechanical concepts and testing,such as mini-frac,
leak off and injection testing.
An in depthunderstanding ofwelldesign,stresscalculations,tubing movement, drilling fluids and completion
designs is additionally required for success when applying for this role as is a deep understanding of the onshore
petroleum industry operational practices and standards.
Design of Unconventional Multi-stage fracturing & completion using appropriate software application.
Fracturing Simulator software (FracCADE) including Proppant Fracturing.
Acid fracturing and Matrix Acidizing Software (StimCADE).
Strong Field experiences in all areas of productions operations, well surveillance activities, surface facilities &
water production supervision.
Experience in applying expertise to frac designs in carbonates & acid fracturing modelling.
Experience with actual versus designed rates, stresses and mitigations and operational devices and personnel.
Able to gather information to apply to correct frac stimulation design.
Carries out Acid Fracturing Simulation (Modeling) and Production prediction (using reservoir simulator) before
and after acid fracture to assure the usefulness of this technique to increase well productivity.
Economic Evaluation Decision: Acid Frac is economic or not.
Pre-Frac preparation and program (Mini Frac, step-test) to be performed before starting the acid fracture job.
Obtains permanent downhole gauge data for artificial lift applications.
Perforation Design (Gun Size, Type, Orientation and specifications) that suites the frac job, delivers best
productivity & passes through test string.
Detailed acid Fracturing Design and Program.
Description and break down of the proposed Acid frac job, acid type, injection rate, injection pressures,
volumes and nature and type of the material and equipment to be used.
Carries out Tubing Movement Calculations.
Feasibility scenarios & implementation plan for equipment modifications with time and cost.
Joseph Z. Bracic, P. Eng.
Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS
Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Completion & Integrity
Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum,
SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included:
Develops requirements for find fracture program (Cores, Logs) to be obtained during drilling phase.
Understanding of frac design on casing loads and mitigations.
Works with operational staff as well as other technical professionals such as geologists, geophysicists, and
petrophysicists to solve well and completion problems in innovative and unconventional ways.
Mentors and coaches experienced staff and assist with project and technical leadership roles.
Maximizes the company's reserves development of hydrocarbon resources through the design, planning,
analysis and execution of stimulation activities within both unconventional and conventional projects.
Designs and completes the conversion ofproducing wells to acid-gas and corrosive salt water injection wells.
Completes and works over high-volume critical sour oil and gas wells.
Completes and stimulates hydrocarbon bearing over-pressured fractured shale.
Reduces water production in oil zones using both cement and polymers.
Performs selective stimulation and isolated water producing areas in horizontal wells.
Utilizes open- hole and cased-hole log evaluation.
Recommends wells for completion or abandonment.
Full time engineering support to completion/workover rig executing assigned well.
Experience with design and execution of completion and simulation of unconventional reservoirs.
Provides technical knowledge and operational experience required in horizontal well completions engineering
and with Coiled Tubing operations in horizontal wells.
Offers expertise inplanning, acquisitionand interpretation ofwell logs especially cased-hole production logs.
Joseph Z. Bracic, P. Eng.
Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS
Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Stimulation &
Fracturing Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP
Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included:
Brings a thorough understanding of downhole operations in oil and gas wells, utilizing the most
advanced methods in hydraulic fracturing, coupled with general reservoir and computer
operations.
Proficient in hydraulic frac-design,perforating, cementing design, shale/unconventional formations
and horizontal completion operation.
Develops completion alternatives selection including appropriate hydraulic fracturing design,
perforation design and tubing stress/annular fluid expansion analysis.
Experience in multistage fracturing of horizontal wells. Experience in tightoiland gas sands/shale
multi-stage fracturing completions.
Designs the appropriate reservoir/well interface (e.g. cased hole/open hole, fractured, etc.).
Experience in Fracture simulation of unconventional reservoirs modeling software.
Insists on quality control/quality assurance of fracturing fluids, field calibration of chemical
additives, pumps, real-time interpretation of the treating pressure response and modification of the
treatment design to ensure effective proppant distribution.
Executes hydraulic fracturing treatments on deep, high pressure oil and gas wells.
Develops and maintains completions design, process,fracturing design, implementation, and
technology practice and procedure for horizontal wells. Onsite fracturing pressure analysis of
minifrac data.
Utilizes minifrac data to make onsite adjustments to sand schedules and treating rates for tip-
screen/double width fracture designs. Arranges fracturing and stimulation models, designs,
programs and cost estimates.
Knowledge of fracturing fluids, proppant and overall treatment design.
Carries out Evaluation and Design ofhorizontal completions,sand control/frac pack, well testing,
tubing conveyed perforating (TCP), completion fluids and displacement of same.
Applies knowledge of predicting production depletion due to permeability variation and
compaction of fracture, temperature limit required during completion and well life, gravel
pack/completion/frac design, frac fluid specifications, proppant size/type etc.
Thorough knowledge of hydraulic fracturing, wireline, coiled tubing, and perforating operations.
Joseph Z. Bracic, P. Eng.
Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS
Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Stimulation &
Fracturing Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP
Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included:
Performs integrated reservoir studies, post-stimulation production analysis utilizing reverse
productivity index technique, finite difference reservoir simulation, and fracture treatmentevaluation
to optimize completion approach.
Arranges hydraulic fracture treatment designs for new well completions, workovers and re-
completions. Maximizes reserves development of hydrocarbon resources through the analysis,
design, planning, and execution of stimulation activities (both matrix and fracturing) utilizing
cutting edge research in design of multistage fracs in conventional and unconventional projects.
On-site evaluation of injection tests to determine key fracturing parameters such as in-situ stress,
leakoff/permeability values, near-wellbore connection problems and far-field complexity.
Application of Nolte and Smith’s type curve analysis to derive pad volumes leakoff coefficients,
fracture widths and radii. Delivers input into tubing stress analysis, tubing movement, thermal
wellhead growth, etc.
Uses finite difference simulation to increase uniqueness of solution and incorporated pressure
buildup when available.
Analyzes hydraulic fracture monitoring results from a wellbore completion and treatment design
perspective.
Knowledge of for rock mechanical and compatibility studies purposes.
Evaluates the execution of on-site/real-time hydraulic fracturing stimulation treatments in order to
diagnose critical fracturing mechanisms. Designing stimulation fluid and composition of
proppant.
Assesses and designs hydraulic using 3D hydraulic fracture simulator and real-time data
acquisition coupled with fracturing fluids, proppants and overall treatment design.
Estimates reservoir simulator to characterize fracture geometry; numerous field studies
characterizing the reservoir and fracturing idiosyncrasies and their relationship to the overall
completion fluid quality control and advanced stimulation design and execution.
Extensive experience in rock mechanics for hydraulic stimulation, designing of hydraulic fracturing
programs, diagnostic testing and evaluation of hydraulic fracturing projects in unconventional
reservoirs.
Determines the quality of rock strength properties (in soft-sediment reservoirs) in a rock mechanics
laboratory by stress-loading actual formation material to yield and failure.
Ability to read and interpret open-hole logs, integrate geomechanics and other data into the design
and interpret well test data. Develops fracturing concepts and theories to be field tested.
Joseph Z. Bracic, P. Eng.
Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS
Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Stimulation &
Fracturing Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP
Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included:
Compiles lessons learned from the present fracturing campaign to inform and optimize future well
design options and future fracturing operations and data acquisition programs.
Experience in Geomechanics Evaluation and its application to fracture modeling.
Defines data acquisition requirements for optimized development and production enhancement
opportunities throughout the value assurance funnel (e.g. sand grain distribution, rock-strength tests,
mineralogy, logs and fracture gradients).
Offers fracturing design options, the acquisition of subsurface data, guidance during operational
difficulties, and both real-time and post-fracturing result interpretation.
Supervises hydraulic frac job on different wells in association with Reservoir Engineers and
Service company engineers.
Determines kh, effective fracture length,skin, reservoir limits/interference, and drainage area.
Evaluating in-situ stress tests,diagnosing critical fracturing parameters and beta testing hydraulic
fracturing software.Make available onsite fracturing supervisionbothinside and outside of the frac
van.
Delivers ability to combine completion data from multiple sources to properly execute frac design.
Site Supervision of the complete Fracking Preparation; Pre-Frac; Fracking; Post-Frac; Setting
production equipment and Turning over to Operation. The ability to conduct Root cause analysis
for all frac job failures
Applies advanced knowledge of wellbore completion and stimulation technologies towards
treatment and field development optimization.
Determination of closure pressures utilizing Cinco-Ley radial/bi-linear theory.
Determines near-wellbore and far-field proppant placement by net pressure history matching.
Knowledge of horizontal well completions in gas and oil shales, particularly relating to multi-
fracked wells.
Visits well sites during new technology implementation in cementing, acidizing, or hydraulic
fracturing.
Compiles reviews focused on the technical adequacy of studies and reports,such as use of advanced,
state-of-the-practice data collection and analytical methods, the reasonableness of interpretations
and assumptions used with the data to conduct each evaluation and achieve final results, and the
relative degree of conservatism used in analyzing potential natural (geologic) and man-made (wells).
Joseph Z. Bracic, P. Eng.
Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS
Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Stimulation &
Fracturing Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP
Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included:
Identifies and field tests critical completion components driving improved production
performance such as lbs/ft., cluster spacing, lbs/cluster, and rate/cluster.
Performs detailed fracture modeling of stimulation treatment data to estimate fracture geometry.
Applies knowledge of using geomechanics for designing hydraulic fracturing jobs.
Providing pre-and post-project fracture stimulation technical/commercial advice and support to
Wells Continuous improvement ofsafety, environmental, cycle time and unit costs in relation with
Fracture Stimulation projects.
Offers hydraulic fracture treatment schedules, fracturing fluid design and post-stimulation
production configuration.
Focuses on horizontal shale completion design optimization by analyzing stimulation treatment data
and incorporating frac modeling petrophysics, rock mechanics, and microseismic frac mapping
results, RA (Radioactive) and Chemical Tracer results, production performance, and economic
considerations.
Ability to develop perforations, flow-back and stimulation best practices, including design and
monitoring of Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) for stimulation and completion.
Executeshydraulic-fracturing jobs with slurry blender, one or more high-pressure, high-volume
fracturing pumps (triplex or quintuplex) and a monitoring unit.
Utilizes fracturing tanks, units for storage and handling of proppant, high-pressure treating
iron, a chemical additive unit (to accurately monitor chemical addition), low-pressure flexible
hoses, gauges and meters for flow rate, fluid density, and treating pressure.
Operates fracturing equipment over a range of pressures and injection rates (up to 15,000 psi,
and 100 barrels per minute).
Monitors a hydraulic fracture treatment while fluid and proppant ae being injected into the well
(this data, along with knowledge of the underground geology, is used to model information such as
length, width and conductivity of a propped fracture).
Carries out injection of radioactive tracers along with the other substances in hydraulic-fracturing
fluid to determine the injection profile and location of fractures.
Adds plastic pellets coated with 10 GBq of Ag-110mm to the proppant or the sand labelled with Ir-
192, and monitors the proppants progress (sand containing naturally radioactive minerals is
sometimes used for this purpose).
Uses radiotracers, if available, such as Tc-99m and I-131 to measure flow rates.
Joseph Z. Bracic, P. Eng.
Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS
Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Stimulation &
Fracturing Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP
Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included:
Utilizes microseismic monitoring by placing geophones in a nearby wellbore to measure
microseismic activity.
Maps the location of any small seismic events associated with the growing hydraulic fracture in
order to infer the size, orientation and geometry of hydraulically induced fracture.
Deploys a Tiltmeter on the surface or down a well, and monitors the arrays for monitoring the
strains produced by hydraulic fracturing.
Estimates the magnitude of stress causing radially varying damage with a mechanical earth model
and the variation in annular pressure measured between the time of drilling and logging.
Places fractures along the wellbore by utilizing either “plug or perf" or "sliding sleeve" method.
Conducts a “plug and perf” job in either cemented or uncemented casing. Perforates the casing near
the end of the well, and carries out a fracturing fluid into a first stage. Sets a plug (once the first stage
is finished) to temporarily seal off that section, and then perforates the next section of the wellbore.
Pumps another stage and repeats the process as necessary along the entire length of the horizontal
part of the wellbore.
Executesthe “sliding sleeve” technique in the wells where sliding sleeves are included atset spacing
in the casing at the time it is set in place (all sleeves are closed before the fracturing). Opens the
bottom sliding sleeve (when the well is ready to be fractured) and pumps the first stage. Once
finished, the next sleeve is opened which concurrently isolates the first stage,and the processrepeats.
Observes formation behavior while drilling, when the formation is subjected to stresses very
similar to those expected during completion and production (these observations have the
advantage of being continuous, quantifiable, and representative of in-situ conditions).
Conducts logging measurements (if the well is not cored) yielding lithology, porosity, elastic
moduli and transforms them into rock-strength parameters to supplement the high quality but
sparse laboratory data. (However, while this strategy of log calibration to laboratory data can yield
the correct trend over large porosity ranges, it generally fails in predicting the strength variations in
high porosity (> 27%), soft-sediment reservoirs).
Deploys the new technique which monitors and captures the drilling process for what it is, an in-
situstresstest. (As the driller penetrates each formation,the borehole magnifies the far-field stresses
by an amount dependent on the wellbore pressure. This increase in loading near the wellbore causes
soft sediment reservoirs to yield and fail).
Quantifies the depth of this yielded material by using broadband dipole shear measurements.
Note that historically laboratory measurementsonrecoveredcore have beenacceptedas ground
truth when determining mechanical properties.
Joseph Z. Bracic, P. Eng.
Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS
Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Stimulation &
Fracturing Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP
Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included:
While recovered core represents the actual formation material under consideration, it can be
substantially altered during recovery and/or preparation for testing.
In addition, in-situ stress conditions need to be reproduced in the laboratory, a task that is difficult if
not impossible.
Gathers pertinent data while drilling, including azimuthally sensitive measurements,time-lapse
observations of formation behavior, and the wellbore pressures that are associated with this
behavior.
In addition obtains broadband acoustic logging which is an excellent measure of formation
damage.
Maintains "fracture width", or slows its decline, with a proppant (grains of sand or ceramic) to
prevent the fractures from closing when the injection is stopped and the pressure of the fluid is
reduced.
Ensures that proppant strengths is high enough to prevent proppant failure at greater depths
where pressure and stresses on fractures are higher.
The propped fracture should be permeable enough to allow the flow of formation fluids to the well.
Controls the fracturing fluid leak-offor loss of fracturing fluid from the fracture channel into the
surrounding permeable rock (it can exceed 70% of the injected volume).
Avoids formation matrix damage, adverse formation fluid interactions, or altered fracture
geometry thereby decreasing production efficiency. Strictly controls the location of one or more
fractures along the length of the borehole that create or seal off holes in the side of the wellbore.
Experience in fracture modeling and stress profiling. Strong understanding of fracture mechanics
and fracture theory. Executing, evaluating for conventional and advanced techniques/technologies
applicable for different types of reservoirs.
Utilizes hydraulic fracturing combined with gravel packing in high-permeability gas reservoirs in
order to bypass damage near the wellbore and prevent formation sand production a very high
pressure drop exists near the wellbore.
Carries out reservoir simulation and uses inflowequation for pressure drop across the perforation
tunnels to quantify the relative pressure drop contributions in the reservoir, fracture,and gravel pack
system. Calculates both non-Darcy and multiphase flow in the evaluation.
Evaluates and selects newtechnologies, such as distributed temperature systems or down hole
seismic.
Joseph Z. Bracic, P. Eng.
Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS
Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Stimulation &
Fracturing Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP
Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included:
Non-Darcy flow in the fracture and perforation tunnels results in substantial near-wellbore
pressure drops for typical gas wells with gas rates greater than 0.2 to 3 MMscf/D/ft.
Increasing fracture conductivity and fracture lengths and using proppants with lower non-
Darcy flow coefficients can help in reducing non-Darcy pressure drops and optimizing completions.
Employs Frac-packing tip-screenout (TSO) during hydraulic-fracture stimulation pumped with
screens in place to reduce operational costs.
To pay back the large investments required to develop unconsolidated, high-permeability, deep-water
reservoirs, it is necessary to produce wells at high rates.
Completes wells, subject to proppant size limits, and produces to pressure drawdown limits in
order to control sand production.
At high rates, well productivity is often affected by non-Darcy flow,which increases the pressure
drawdown at a given rate, or decreases the flow rate at a given pressure drawdown.
Compares fracture modeling software (e.g. Frac Pro, M-Frac/M-Shale, Gohfer) in terms of
capability, accuracy and usability.
Optimizing wells by designing the completion and operating the well to achieve a balance
between (1) production rates,and revenue, (2) completion costs, (3) non-Darcy flow effects,which
reduces well productivity, and (3) prevention of sand production.
To do this optimization requires knowledge of the pressure drops in all components of the
completion-gravel pack, hydraulic fracture and reservoir-and the factors affecting these pressure
drops.
Selects most appropriate software(s) to addressfracture treatment design and post-job analysis.
Performs stage-by-stage, cluster-by-cluster analysis of as-pumped treatments, and compile a
meaningful and consistent database offracture treatmentparameters andgeometric descriptors
(e.g. frac height, frac half-length, propped height, propped half-length, pack conductivity, etc.) for
use by reservoir engineers in production analysis and forecasting.
Works cooperatively with reservoir engineers and other disciplines, appraises relationships
between frac treatment design parameters, geological and geomechanical variables,and well
performance in the various assets with the goal of optimizing well spacing and fracture treatments
for value.
Develops techniques to analyze impacts of reservoir depletion or supercharging ofoffset wells
or completions, and of complex fracturing techniques (e.g. "zipper fracs" or "Texas Two-step") on
the design of a fracture treatment, and on expected well performance.
Joseph Z. Bracic, P. Eng.
Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS
Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Stimulation &
Fracturing Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP
Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included:
Serves as a consultant and mentor to the asset team technical staffs and corporate engineering on
frac treatment performance and design. Conducts simulation of hydraulic and acid fractures.
Selects most appropriate software(s) to address hydraulic fracture treatment design and post-job
analysis.
Carries out fracture treatment stimulations, including an understanding of propped fracture
treatmentdesigns, proppant and fluid selection, downhole tools, well logs and petrophysical analysis.
Applies knowledge of hydraulic fracturing, wireline, coiled tubing, and perforating.
Executes fracture treatment stimulations, including an understanding of propped fracture
treatmentdesigns, proppant and fluid selection, downhole tools, well logs and petrophysical analysis.
Runs Net Pressure Matching to determine most likely fracture geometry.
Reduces sand flow-back after fracture stimulation by implementing the use of resin coated sand
in a pool development program.
Safely manages forcedclosure operations for fracture stimulations with pressures up to 10,000 psi.
Drives, leads and optimizes the subsurface efforts ofthe new technology projects, including but
not limited to hydraulic fracturing and acid stimulation.
Arranges for onsite engineering support for hydraulic fracturing and other complex completion
operations.
Manages contracts and contractors to continuous improvement.
Develops assets through horizontal well, multi-stage fracturing techniques.
Understands and actively participate in HES program.
Actively leads field diagnostics that will verify completion and well design functionality as well as
aiding in optimization of fracture design; this includes staying abreast of field completion results.
Experience in stimulation/fracturing job modeling, design, execution & optimization in tight
oil/gas carbonate reservoirs.
Experience in managing unconventionalstimulationand multi-stage fracturing technologies and
simultaneous operations on multi-well pads.
Proficient in stimulation and fracturing software models.
Design of Unconventional Multi-stage fracturing & completion using appropriate software
application.
Joseph Z. Bracic, P. Eng.
Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS
Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Stimulation &
Fracturing Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP
Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included:
Fracturing Simulator software (FracCADE) including Proppant Fracturing.
Acid fracturing and Matrix Acidizing Software (StimCADE).
Experience in applying expertise to frac designs in carbonates & acid fracturing modeling.
Experience in HTHP frac designs and Sour Service Wells.
Able to gather information to apply to correct frac stimulation design.
Involved with different Acid Fracturing Simulation (Modeling) and Production prediction (using
reservoir simulator) before and after acid fracture to assure the usefulness ofthis technique to
increase well productivity.
Experience in applying expertise to frac designs in carbonates & acid fracturing modeling.
Economic Evaluation Decision: Acid Frac is economic or not.
Detailed Acid Fracturing Design and Program.
Description and break down of the proposed Acid frac job, acid type, injection rate, injection
pressures, volumes and nature and type of the material and equipment to be used.
Pre-Frac preparation and program (Mini Frac, step-test) to be performed before starting the main
acid fracture job.
Perforation Design (Gun Size, Type, Orientation and specifications) that suites the frac job, utilizs
best productivity and passes through test string.
Develops requirements for find fracture program (Cores, Logs) to be obtained during drilling
phase.
Understanding of frac design on casing loads and mitigations.
Maximizes reserves development of hydrocarbon resources through the analysis, design, planning,
and execution of stimulation activities (both matrix and fracturing) utilizing in design ofmultistage
fracs in conventional and unconventional projects.
Completes and stimulates hydrocarbon bearing over-pressured fractured shale.
Performs selective stimulation and isolated water producing areas in horizontal wells.
Demonstrates extensive experience in CT - Coiled Tubing acid stimulation and cleanouts in
horizontal wells.
Joseph Z. Bracic, P. Eng.
Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS
Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Stimulation &
Fracturing Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP
Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included:
Formulates completion procedures, wellbore schematics, and cost estimates for new well
completions; supervisesfield applications relating to hydraulic fracturing, wireline, coiled tubing,
and perforating.
Experience with design and execution ofcompletion and simulation of unconventional reservoirs.
Carries out Tubing movement calculations.
Brings a thorough understanding of downhole operations in oil and gas wells, utilizing intelligent
completions and the most advanced methods in hydraulic fracturing, coupled with general
reservoir and computer operations.
Develops completion alternatives selection including appropriate sand control techniques,
hydraulic fracturing design, perforation design and tubing stress/annular fluid expansion
analysis.
Prepares Multi-Stage completion proposals, to include wellbore design, completion and frac
procedures. Familiarity with unconventional completions and fracturing operations, particularly
on long reach, multi-stage horizontal wells.
Applies knowledge of predicting production, depletion due to permeability variation and
compaction of fracture, temperature limit required during completion & well life, gravel
pack/completion/frac design, frac fluid specifications, proppant size/type etc.
Develops fracturing concepts and theories to be field tested while maintaining current working
knowledge of industry trends and technologies.
Provides Basis of Well Design document (e.g. detail completion concept, screen size, pressure &
temperature limit required during completion & well life, gravel pack/completion/frac design, frac
fluid specifications, proppant size/type etc.).
Models completion performance of shale reservoirs with complex fracture networks and
permeability distribution.
Offers proficiency in TSA - Tubing Stress Analysis for existing and planned well completions.
Skilled at working with Completion Engineers, Superintendents and Foremen.
Experience in horizontal shale completions/operations including high pressure and temperature
environments. Knowledge of core analysis (routine & SCAL) for rock mechanical and
compatibility studies purposes. Supports geophysicists and geologists in interpretation ofgeologic
and seismic data.
Acquiring, analyzing data from available sources,including drilling operation, wireline logs, seismic
and specialized studies to produce integrated models of unconventional wells in the subsurface.
Joseph Z. Bracic, P. Eng.
Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS
Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Stimulation &
Fracturing Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP
Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included:
Utilizing these results to design effective stimulation programs and provide answers to key
development decisions that impact well and field performance.
Coordinates the gathering data, produced fluids types, etc.
Liaises effectively with colleagues and clients to ensure that expectations and deliverables for
quality and service are met or exceeded.
Ensures quality control standards are met for analysis, modeling and reporting activities.
Evaluates and designs hydraulic fracture stimulation treatments using 3D hydraulic fracture
simulator and real-time data acquisition coupled with fracturing fluids, proppants and overall
treatment design.
Appraises post-treatment production response using reservoir simulator to characterize fracture
geometry; numerous field studies characterizing the reservoir and fracturing idiosyncrasies and their
relationship to the overall completion fluid quality control and advanced stimulation design and
execution.
Understanding of routine and special core analysis for rock mechanical and compatibility
purposes.
Based on flow response, assesses effectiveness of completion approach and current wellbore
configuration; prepares testing/completion programs, including flow modeling and stress analysis.
Works cooperatively with reservoir engineers and other disciplines, evaluate relationships
between frac treatment design parameters, geological and geomechanical variables, and well
performance in the various assets with the goal of optimizing well spacing and fracture treatments
for value.
Prepares field reviews, wellbore schematics, cost estimates, procedures for basic downhole
operations, analysis of production and pressure data.
Perforation Design (Gun Size, Type, Orientation and specifications) that suites the frac job,
provides best productivity & passes through test string.
Joseph Z. Bracic, P. Eng.
Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Production Technology &
Optimization Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton
Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included:
Worked internationally and gained experience in Production Technology and Optimization aspects in different
parts of the world. Keeps abreast and identifies innovative technical ideas introduced in technical
advancement, new technology, research and development worldwide.
Creates a culture of continuous improvement by encouraging innovation and seeking opportunities to reduce
complexity and improve efficiency.
Experience working in mature producing fields where finding, assimilating, and integrating data from
incomplete files and variable sources can be challenging.
Provides strategic planning of reservoir well performance.
Experience in log analysis, pressure buildup/drawdown transient testing including four point tests, isochronal
and modified isochronal tests, and injectivity tests.
Production analysis studies for reservoir development including stimulation & well intervention.
Ability to lead work programs and projects to develop and optimize life of field EOR solutions that span
reservoir simulation screening studies, chemicals screening, wells and facility requirements, pilot execution, and
effective monitoring.
Develops and coordinates major studies based upon objectives and requirements established by interpreting
scope, initiating new studies or applied technical work as required; and directing and performing all phases of the
study through formal summary reports and presentation to Owner Company technical personnel.
Consults with and delivers technical guidance to related engineering groups on matters which fall into area of
expert technical competence including budget studies, development programs reservoir studies and equipment
purchases.
Knowledge of project management and budgeting. Experience with interpretation of cased-hole production
and diagnostic logs in large oil and gas fields.
Caries out projects related to asset board, field development planning, well modeling, sand control design,
sand control, artificial lift studies, flow assurance,production chemistry, reservoir engineering and well
test analysis.
In conjunction with Production Chemistry, identifies any elements (e.g. mercury,CO2,H2S,salts, heavy metals,
etc.) in the production stream, which can reduce the sales value or potentially damage processing facilities.
Ability to undertake daily production engineering and support to offshore production operations subsea and
well services.
Offers daily monitoring, evaluation, analysis of production/injection performance against potential
performance.
Joseph Z. Bracic, P. Eng.
Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Production Technology &
Optimization Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton
Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included:
Ensures that any financial change request and cost commitment projections for any production engineering
activity has a clear work scope, cost and schedule prepared, and approved before work commences.
Generates weekly/monthly production forecast and injection targets, and well test priorities.
Works with other engineers to provide short-term well production solutions that maximise well production
within life of field, and cost and volume production/support strategies.
Timely coordination with PED(Production Engineering Department)& Operations for issue ofproductionwater
injection allowable.
Accurate assessment of well productivity/injectivity.
Correlates with producing wells data.
Reviews Injectivity index changes.
Sound review & input to downhole and surface completion designs.
Utilizes working knowledge of production engineering software tools to be used for daily optimisation or for
integration into reservoir models (Nodal Analysis/Pressure Transient Analysis/ Prosper/GAP).
Investigates, researches and makes approvals for the safest and most cost effective methods of well/field
production, while minimising any loss of production revenue through evaluation of new technology and use of
innovative techniques, computer simulation modelling, specific well/production engineering procedures and
equipment.
Supervises production logging and carries out preliminary log interpretation and evaluation of test results.
Remains abreast of latest technological standards and applications in the oil and gas industry to identify and
promote new equipment and technologies.
Develops and maintains well performance models for all existing and proposed wells.
Builds, maintains and optimizes Integrated Production Models (IPMs) for all wells on production.
Offers experience in domestic and international Oil and Gas upstream operations, including production
operations and production optimization in artificially lifted fields.
Builds Well Lift Curves, Injectivity plot curves (PIES) and Reviews Injectivity Index changes.
Generates Well models, Nodal analysis and VFP tables for input to subsurface team.
Joseph Z. Bracic, P. Eng.
Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Production Technology &
Optimization Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton
Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included:
Experience with tubing flow performance: TPR & IPR modeling.
Modeling and analysis (perforation modeling with selection of perforators and blasts, tubing design) for
various well life scenarios.
Carries out complete detailed engineering work comprised of inflow performance analysis, well test
interpretation, down hole Nodal analysis (Perform), pipeline hydraulics modeling (Piper, Forgas), basic facility
process modeling (Hysim), pump design, solution gas and compression designs.
Experience with well testing and allocation of well test/production data.
Applies and implements specialized knowledge of pacing and emerging technologies in a particular area of
specialty in projects
Plans,organizes, controls and executesall ProductionTechnologicalactivities required to effectively implement
reservoir guidance plans for all assets.
Accurate assessment of well productivity/ injectivity.
Carries out updates to well history database related to Scale, Asphaltenes and Corrosion.
Anticipates potential problems and advises on appropriate solutions by reviewing and critiquing the conceptual
project framework in accordance to the strategic technology direction that include work processes in own skill
area and related areas in skill group.
Experience of unconventional resources (shale oil and gas, tight gas sands) operations and studies.
Defines the criteria for water quality (including chemical additives) for water injection schemes.
Knowledge of Hydrate prediction, mitigation and recovery techniques.
Carries out Wax prediction.
Executes and controls PT (Production Technology) input to integrated studies, assessments and reservoir
surveillance, in order to optimize field oil production, identify process improvements and new investment
opportunities that contribute to the optimum hydrocarbon recovery and reserves.
Controls the PT (Production Technology) aspects of the pressure maintenance projects.
Carries out studies and utilizes production technological input into acreage evaluation, prospect evaluation,
appraisal planning, reservoir development studies and field development plans.
Focuses on processes which maximize production, improve the recovery of reserves, and sustain
profitability.
Joseph Z. Bracic, P. Eng.
Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Production Technology &
Optimization Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton
Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included:
Modeling recompletion performance.
Identifies candidates for production logging and related cased-hole logs, and designs the operation.
Archiving of technical data to a suitable database.
Leads solutions to behavior ofother solids in flowing systems and methods and equipment for handling solids.
Performs engineering studies to solve recurring issuessuch as production performance, corrosion and scale.
Accountable for inflow performance of wells and diagnostic techniques such as production logging, pressure
transient analysis and well tests.
Supervises and interprets production logging operations and pressure transient analysis evaluation using
state-of-the-art software.
Offers production strategy (well/field), well productivity, and field productivity, well completion
requirements in terms of field development, license terms, and complications at projects implementation for
several wells (cost impact, operational and production complications).
Utilization and continuous update of the relevant IPM (Integrated Production system Model).
Offers good working knowledge of key production activities including but not limited to Multiphase Flow
simulation, system design, dynamic simulation of single phase and Multiphase flow in pipelines.
Applies principles of Oil Production Technology to enhance value through increased recovery, accelerated
production and/or reduced cost.
Directs, maintains and, when possible, increases oil production by identifying and directing studies, and tests
that lead to optimization of production.
Caries out Erosional velocity analysis and optimization.
Utilizes trending and visualization tools to validate production and allocation data and ensure compliance with
specified operating limits.
Utilizes Identification Assessment and implementation of new technologies to enhance well and field
performance.
Communicates with others to ensure the technologyexchange requiredto developandmaintain best-practices
throughout Company.
Formulates testingprograms,including equipment specification and selection, flow modeling, material selection,
and stress analysis.
Joseph Z. Bracic, P. Eng.
Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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Optimization Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton
Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included:
Directs and presents technical and financial information relating to current operations and proposed projects
Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) specialist experience.
Studies completion architecture and design; and factors affecting well productivity and operation.
Offers experience of well and reservoir monitoring technologies and surface facilities as applied to EOR
operations.
Fluent in technicalchallenges associated with field development and reservesrecoveryin generalwith experience
of EOR applications.
For each production scenario, designs completion concept, configuration options (including tubing sizing,
completion accessories,metallurgy) and deploymentstrategyusing acquired reservoir, production, and fluid data
of selectively-tested reservoirs.
Discusses, agrees and delivers work-plan and associated KPI's (Key Performing Indicators) for the well
monitoring, surveillance, production optimization, well integrity and well intervention.
Reviews activities of various phases of Petroleum Engineering and Oil Operations activities and report on
adequacy and efficiency of performance.
Appraises exploratory and producing well tests.
Leadership and support for identifying and implementing new production and computer technologies and
purchasing relevant production equipment.
Works with drilling, completion and production engineering groups to translate to field executable tests and
applications.
Directs initiation of/or re-direction of new or existing studies and related technical work toward improving
operating efficiencies, reduce unit costs and promote better understanding of oil field producing and reservoir
behavior and characteristics.
Determination of optimal well productivity (consideration of reservoir properties, fluids properties, inflow
model etc.).
Understanding of the physical constraints applicable to well/reservoir/field production (e.g. sand,water,gas
production, scaling potential, corrosion potential).
Runs capital programs involving project supervision of drilling and recompletions of existing wells from
planning to execution, providing cost evaluations and assessments through to project tracking.
Joseph Z. Bracic, P. Eng.
Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS
Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Production Technology &
Optimization Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton
Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included:
Defines downhole production/injection data acquisition requirements (e.g. downhole pressure,temperature) in
conjunction with Reservoir Engineering.
Conceptual well design for field (re-)development for all wells (production, injection & disposal) for the
evaluation of different development options including Smart wells, taking into account the well life cycle costs.
Directs Well Engineering to appraise the different methods for zone/well abandonment, which contains the
economic justification, functional design and outline program which fulfils company, legal, and reservoir isolation
requirements.
Identifies potential future liabilities associated with selected method.
Experience with analytical reservoir methods such as rate and pressure transient analysis.
Ensures that all Flow Assurance activities in the field (land and offshore) are being carried out in accordance
with Company’s standards and practices.
Makes up yearly plan for scale, asphaltenes and corrosion monitoring, treatment and prevention, and
ensures the appropriate implementation of the plans to mitigate the scale, asphaltenes and corrosion risks.
Ensures that all operations are being carried out in accordance with standards and practices as laid out in
Scale, Asphaltenes and Corrosion System and by carrying out necessary auditing compliance campaigns.
Experience in developing and evaluating the effectiveness ofoilfield chemical programs, including corrosion
control, water chemistry, demulsifiers, pour point depressant, H2S/sour acid gas scavenging and scale inhibitors.
Formulates programs, plans and conducts well monitoring surveys such as logging, caliper surveys, DH
coupon/tests to establish the well integrity status with respect to scale, asphaltenes and corrosion.
Develops necessaryprograms for Scale and AsphaltenesDissolverTreatments, andMechanicalScale Removal
jobs. Upon accomplishment of the planned activities makes evaluation report for each type of job.
Assesses Scale, Asphaltenes and Corrosion System process output and leads corrective measures.
Coordinates and plans surface/subsurface scale, asphaltenes and corrosion investigations.
Writes technical reports related to Scale, Asphaltenes and Corrosion status in fields and makes the necessary
presentations for the stakeholders.
Maintains performance initiatives forall FlowAssurance activities byensuring that KPI’s (KeyPerformance
Indicators) inputs from both, contractor and company, are gathered, evaluated and reported.
Joseph Z. Bracic, P. Eng.
Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Production Technology &
Optimization Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton
Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included:
Carries out studies addressing specific operational problems related to Scale, Asphaltenes and Corrosion
and prepares appropriate action/plan for immediate solution of downhole integrity problems.
Leads Scope ofWork for chemical selection testing criteria, i.e. efficiency testing, compatibility testing and
core flood experiments to identify best chemicals for downhole applications.
Develops a mitigation plan against any organic (e.g. wax, asphaltenes,) or inorganic (e.g. scales) precipitate
taking into account the life cycle costs.
Makes programs, plans and coordinates field trials for selected chemicals, applies strict evaluation criteria,
evaluates and endorses best chemicals for long term down-hole applications.
Experience in integrated asset modelling, flow assurance modelling, production log interpretation, well
testing software, stimulation design and simulation software.
Performing various aspects of Production Technology work scope in detailed well completion design for
various well completion types (including IPR, sand control selection, perforation design, artificial lift selection,
tubing design, scale and corrosion, well completion accessories,wellstimulation selection, cased-hole production
logging, production enhancement and maintenance).
Leads issues related to stimulation, corrosion, wax, scale, bacteria, cement, etc.
Significant working knowledge of Production technology practices (PVT,inflow-vertical flow performance,
sand control, completion design, stimulation and Integrated Production Management modeling - IPM).
Understanding of production chemistry and flow assurance issues and modelling.
Understanding of scaling and corrosion issues for producers and injectors.
Knowledge of reservoir fluids, CO2 behaviour and interpretation of PVT.
Applies knowledge of geology, and mechanical and petroleum engineering to provide technical support to
operations.
Expert production technology and petroleum engineering advice and consultancy support to operations and
projects as required.
Guides all flow assurance, conceptual well design, production chemistry, artificial lift and sand control
requirements, in conjunction with other petroleum/reservoir engineers.
Experience in Decline curve analysis, Production forecasting, Pressure transient analysis and Gas well
performance analysis.
Joseph Z. Bracic, P. Eng.
Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS
Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Production Technology &
Optimization Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton
Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included:
Designs well testing program and models the test result.
A solid understanding of well recompletions, stimulation techniques, workover planning and economic
analysis.
Investigates stimulation techniques and makes actions accordingly.
Designs the treatment and evaluates the results.
Works with asset groups to ensure well productivity goals are feasible/achievable.
Knowledge of relevant technologies for inflowand outflow optimization, stimulation, enhanced perforating,
enhanced well treatment techniques, and liquid loading mitigation.
Monitors production and performance by analyzing gas and oil well tests to determine inflow performance
and well bore damage.
Works closely with a multidisciplinary team of professionals (Subsurface Team, Information Supervision,
Production Engineering, etc.) to arrive at the most feasible and cost effective stimulation designs to determine
the key components ofsuccessful treatment and how to modify future treatments taking into account individual
well characteristics.
Appraises activities against pre-established goals and makes recommendations based on evaluations.
From the various forms of engineering analysis, plans and executeswellbore,infrastructure and facility related
optimization projects as warranted through work with the Operations Group and various technical staff
(Facilities, Geological, etc.).
Directs oil and gas production operations to maximize profits in assigned area.
Creates, installs, and maintains computer databases for production information.
Applies a broad range of production engineering to complete complex assignments such as maintaining
producing properties at a maximum economic rate within governmental and contractual requirements.
Responsible for the personal development, training and retention of the production engineering team
members.
Carries out Production Log analysis of sand production control including design and endorsement of sand
production monitoring systems.
Interfaces with relevant support groups and service partners to initiate technical studies as required and
delivers co-ordination and oversight of these studies to ensure that project deliverables are met.
Offers knowledge of production, reservoir and operations engineering.
Joseph Z. Bracic, P. Eng.
Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Production Technology &
Optimization Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton
Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included:
Strong project organization skills and the ability to organize multiple tasks with competing demands on
resources.
Writes project reports; responsible for producing final reports that meet agreed client and company
expectations and standards.
Develops sound business judgment in several areas, such as the use of technology, economic evaluations,
strategic thinking and contractual work.
Experience of new technologies (down-hole separation, sub-sea inline separation, multi-lateral wells, smart
wells).
Conversant in all aspects of field development planning: technical, operational and financial elements with
assessments of associated risks and uncertainty.
Optimizes the use of all available resources,including company aswell asoutside experts,to meetthe Company's
objectives.
Offers extensive knowledge of workovers and production technology.
PT (Production Technology) data acquisition projects (PLT,Production Tests,etc.) including planning, field
execution, and data interpretation.
Identifies and proposes innovative Production Technology strategies to enhance Well Construction and Well
Operation performance.
Challenges existing designs and operational processes in order to apply best technologies and practices, and
minimize operating costs.
Solid understanding of Fluid mechanics e.g. inflow performance, multiphase flow in wells and tubulars.
Expert advice to Well Engineering for critical non-routine operations including on site presence as required in
order to effectively address the risks to the well completion (sand control, stimulation etc.).
Conducts production optimization projects, modeling limits and integrated system capabilities.
Controls unplanned events during critical field work (e.g. appraisal well testing, unloading of high value wells,
and horizontal well screen running).
Input to selection and evaluation the optimum fluids (drilling, workover, and completion) in order to minimize
formation impairment on the completed well.
Identifies wells which have inflow or injection impairments, using production/injection data and analysis of
potential impairment mechanisms.
Joseph Z. Bracic, P. Eng.
Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS
Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Production Technology &
Optimization Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton
Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included:
Input to ensure compatibility between any wellbore fluids e.g. hydrocarbons, drilling muds, and other
materials (e.g. seals) in the well.
Visits work sites and leads onsite technical assistance to field production team during the scale, asphaltenes and
corrosion monitoring and treatment operations.
Leadership and execution of completions design and development of wells with a focus on production
optimization throughout the entire well life cycle.
Analyzes the performance of existing and planned wells, gathering systems and facilities to ensure optimum
delivery.
Designs well treatment.
Carries out injection and producing zone fluid control.
Identifies and assess of formation damage and stimulation requirements.
Controls sand production including design of sand production monitoring systems and erosional velocity
analysis and optimization.
Assesses life cycle stimulation requirements and incorporates them in design and operating plans.
Identification, assessment and implementation of new technologies to enhance well and field performance.
Carries out analysis of technical data and studies, including well tests.
Works with voidage control coordinator to optimize produced water, seawater, and miscible gas injection.
In charge of all PT data acquisition projects (PLT,Production Tests, etc.) including planning, field execution,
and data interpretation.
Reaches production goals by utilizing SCADA automation information and participating in well reviews with
operators, engineers and production supervisors.
Executes and controls PT input to integrated studies, assessments and reservoir surveillance, in order to
optimize field oil production, identify process improvements and support new investment opportunities that
contribute to the optimum hydrocarbon recovery and reserves.
In conjunction with the Reservoir Engineering function implements and improves the reservoir production
and management strategy with the aim to achieve production targets and improve reservoir recovery.
Joseph Z. Bracic, P. Eng.
Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS
Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Production Technology &
Optimization Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton
Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included:
Knowledge of flow assurance matters, both practical and theoretical, reservoir chemistry and fluid
compatibility, corrosion & erosion modelling, surveillance and prevention.
Experience in providing solutions for sand control including, sand production prediction, sand control design
and sand monitoring.
Evaluating the effectiveness of oilfield chemical programs, including corrosion control, water chemistry,
demulsifiers, pour point depressant, H2S scavenging and scale inhibitors.
Organization and preparation of data packages for the design and analysis of production tests, such as rate-
transient (RTA) & decline curve (DCA), as well as for well test design and interpretation.
Directs and plans surveillance data acquisition programs to support base production and redevelopment
programs (i.e. pressure transient analysis, tracers, production and injection logs, etc.).
Coordinates waterflood pattern performance studies, including reservoir producer/injection interaction
evaluations, to identify additional development prospects that improve overall oil recovery.
Forecasts productionrates andreserves for reserves bookings and the allocation of waterflood vs. EORbenefits.
Produces programs for Well completions, Sand and Wax control, well tests and PLT, RFT, PVT surveys.
Production Technology design knowledge gained from having worked on front end project phases .
Works with Reservoir Engineer and compares actual performance to predicted performance.
This includes detailed knowledge of sand control, completion design, inflow and vertical flow performance,
stimulation techniques, field development planning and integrated asset modelling.
Knowledge of Production Technology software – including Sand Prediction, Stimulation and flow modelling/
Integrated Asset modelling.
Collaborates with multifunctional technical teams and designs, directs, and monitors the completion plan and
testing program for new drill wells.
Knowledge of Production technology practices (PVT, inflow-vertical flow Design and implement cost-
effective well completions, while maximizing hydrocarbon recovery on all new drill wells.
Engages in production and performance planning of natural gas wells.
Uses additional or enhanced methods to recover additional hydrocarbons in the respective areas.
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Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Production Technology &
Optimization Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton
Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included:
Monitors production rates, production ratios (WOR, GOR), pattern pressures, injection rates, injection
pressures, breakthrough response (Water and Gas), and all trends of same data.
Analyzes production and injection data, and implements adjustments necessary to optimize the long term value
of each pattern and long term value of the reservoir as a whole.
Strives to improve internal understanding of water and gas placement and subsurface flowrelative to well
bores, faults, and stratigraphy.
Looks for opportunities to increase the value of the reservoir through additional wells, better designed wells,
more optimal production or injection pressures.
In conjunction with the Reservoir Engineering section implements and improves the reservoir production with
the aim to achieve production targets and improve reservoir recovery.
Develops well engineering solutions for well projects using ‘limit’ methodologies and meeting review tollgates
as required.
Ensures the recognition and appropriate mitigation oftechnical, commercial and operational risks associated
with the delivery of well projects.
Influences technology strategy development by proactively providing feedback from lessons learnt during
reviews, studies, deployment and implementation to our research/technical development teams.
Promotes and encourages global learning and communication by maintaining an active learning network.
Coordinates flow assurance matters, both practical and theoretical, reservoir chemistry and fluid
compatibility, corrosion & erosion modelling, surveillance and prevention.
Explores additional technologies to enhance production from wells that are declining.
Works closely with reservoir engineers and those in other disciplines to determine the optimal approach for a
particular field.
Experience with applicable Production Technology methodologies and techniques.
Expertise in material balance analysis, decline curve analysis, RTA and production/injection monitoring
techniques.
Leads and plans surveillance data acquisition programs to support base production and redevelopment
programs (i.e. pressure transient analysis, tracers, production and injection logs, etc.).
Executesand controls input to integrated studies, assessments and reservoir surveillance in order to optimize
field oil production, identify process improvements and support new investment opportunities that contribute to
the optimum hydrocarbon recovery and reserves.
Joseph Z. Bracic, P. Eng.
Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS
Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Production Technology &
Optimization Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton
Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included:
Prepares programs for various well tests such as multi-rate production/injection tests, isochronal and
modified/isochronal tests.
Coordinates and supervises testing operations and carries out preliminary interpretation and evaluation of
test results.
Maintains comprehensive database on well history, oil/gas production, water production/ injection and gas
statistics.
Keeps abreast oftechnological development in the field of corrosion mitigation and control engineering in the
oil/ production industry and their adoption by Company.
Carries out Well test design and pressure transient analysis.
Specialist technical expertise (and documented justification) for ensuring the safest and most cost effective
methods of well/ subsea production, while minimising any loss of production revenue through evaluation of
new technology and use of innovative techniques, computer simulation modelling, specific well/ production
engineering procedures and equipment.
Develops and establishes relevant, regular interface meetings between Exploitation (reservoir); Drilling; Well
Services; Operations; (chemistry, volume, and cost); Commercial and Finance sections.
Ensures robust cost control over all production engineering and allocated well engineering activities including
interventions, repairs and change outs.
Use and preparation of production design models and tools (simulation/petroleum engineering computer
packages - Prosper,GAP,Pipesim, Hysis, Pro-11 generic reservoir/ petroleum engineering models, network well
models, stimulation models, completion design).
Well functional design,well intervention, maintenance, performance evaluation, well testing, debottlenecking
and plant performance.
Project management experience, excellent organisational and time skills and the ability to co-ordinate different
functions.
Offers technical awareness of and familiarity with aspects of reservoir characterization, drilling, well testing,
well operations, process facilities and production chemistry.
Knowledge of flow assurance matters, both practical and theoretical, reservoir chemistry and fluid
compatibility, corrosion and erosion modelling, surveillance and prevention.
Evaluates Scale, Asphaltenesand Corrosion Control System process output, identifies sub-standard practices
and performances, and recommends corrective measures. Offers capabilities to participate in detailed and
integrated study, design and monitoring of wells located in operated and non-operated fields.
Provides sound productiontechnologyinput during the multi-discipline integrated study to ensure a safe,optimal
and cost effective well design and construction program.
Joseph Z. Bracic, P. Eng.
Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Production Technology &
Optimization Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton
Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included:
Preparesfield reviews,wellbore schematics,costestimates, proceduresforbasic downhole operationsanalysis
of production and pressure data, and basic petrophysical analysis.
Detail understanding of well performance, potential prediction and deliverability issues.
Ensures Production Technology support for operations and projects meets or exceeds the expectations of
Well Operation.
Work with voidage control coordinator to optimize produced water, seawater, and miscible gas injection.
Drives, leads and optimizes the subsurface efforts of the new technology projects, including but not limited to:
Underbalanced drilling (UBD), hydraulic fracturing, and acid stimulation for wells.
Applies experience in conducting well performance modeling, decline curve analysis,steady-state and time-
lapse nodal analysis, rate and pressure transient analysis.
Drives, leads and optimizes the subsurface efforts of the new technology projects.
Offersexperience in sandcontrolincluding sand production prediction, sand control design and sand monitoring.
Designs and completes the conversion ofproducing wells to acid-gas and corrosive salt water injection wells.
Completes and works over high-volume critical sour oil and gas wells.
Reduces water production in oil zones using both cement and polymers.
Preforms open- hole and cased-hole log evaluation.
Recommends wells for recompletion or abandonment.
Provides full time engineering support to recompletion/workover rig executing assigned well.
Joseph Z. Bracic, P. Eng.
Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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Intervention Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP
Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included:
Remains abreast of latest technological standards and applications in the oil and gas industry to identify
and promote new equipment and technologies.
Offers experience in domestic and international Oil and Gas upstream operations, including
production operations management and production optimization in artificially lifted fields.
Generates well models, Nodal analysis and VFP tables for input to subsurface team.
Experience with tubing flow performance: TPR & IPR modeling.
Modeling and analysis (perforation modeling with selection ofperforators and blasts, tubing design)
for various well life scenarios.
Offers complete detailed engineering work comprised of inflow performance analysis, well test
interpretation, down hole Nodal analysis (Perform), pipeline hydraulics modeling (Piper, Forgas), basic
facility process modeling (Hysim), pump design, solution gas and compression designs.
Develops and maintains well performance models for all existing and proposed wells.
Coordinates and performs well activities related to well integrity envelope, including surface and
subsurface in order to maintain well assets integrity and sustain well availability.
Builds, maintains and optimizes Integrated Production Models (IPMs) for all wells on production.
Conducts Scale removal with coiled tubing.
Designs and supervises milling and fishing jobs.
Reviews completed work projects to enhance efficiency and success of future projects.
Responsible for field facility design and optimization from the wellhead to the custody transfer points for
oil and gas streams.
Carries out Organization of Change and Process Hazard Analysis.
Monitors and discusses the performance of installed production equipment (Xmas trees, chokes,
SSSCV).
From the various forms of engineering analysis, plans and executes wellbore, infrastructure and facility
relatedoptimizationprojects aswarrantedthrough work with the Operations Group and various technical
staff (Facilities, Geological, etc.).
Joseph Z. Bracic, P. Eng.
Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS
Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of an Operation &
Intervention Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP
Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included:
Experience with well testing and allocation of well test/production data.
In-depth understanding of production separation equipment, metering equipment,and allocation of
production data to balance with field meter data.
Plans and implements a general program in the field operations office that has responsibility for well
operation and interventions.
This includes coordinating and preparing detailed work procedures and monitoring of field execution
for activities associated with well interventions.
Focuses on processes which maximize production, improve the recovery of reserves and sustain
profitability.
Conducts Modeling recompletion performance.
Performing stimulation technologies (for example, acidizing, fracturing, water shutoff) based on well and
reservoir diagnostics.
Designing Workovers and Well Remediation activities.
Installs and monitors Intelligent Completions.
Reviews field cost estimates and monthly accrual reporting.
Continuously reviews gathering systems to enhance production and lower operating costs.
This iincludes sanding of wells, scale deposition, poor injection or production profile conformance,
etc.
Conducts integrity assessment, leak detection surveys and evaluation; and artificial lift system both in
offshore and onshore locations.
Identifies candidates for production logging and related cased-hole logs, and designs the operation.
Archiving of technical data to a suitable database.
Develops techniques to analyze impacts of reservoir depletion or supercharging of offset wells or
completions.
Completes post well intervention assessment, to ensure continual improvement.
Good understanding and awareness of industry and client safety systems and use of risk assessment.
Joseph Z. Bracic, P. Eng.
Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS
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Intervention Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP
Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included:
Stays accountable for wellbore interventions,ensuring maximum recovery for lowest cost by applying
knowledge of well completions, inflow performance, well simulations, nodal analysis and artificial lift.
Identifies,develops, plans well operation; well testing; well intervention; subsea; plant operation or plant
modification targets and priorities to maximize production and/or injection.
Providing input to new and existing asset developments.
Delivers the primary interface between Facilities engineering, Operations, and Exploitation and G&G
groups.
Develops an awareness and ability to identify, investigate, audit and control technical change (within
limit of discipline knowledge).
Develops a knowledge of cost control over all production engineering and allocated well engineering
activities including interventions, repairs and change outs, and use to monitor these activities.
Plans, supervises and/or carries out a variety of duties relating to rigless operations, testing and
stimulation to ensure optimization of oil/gas producing wells, water supply and water/gas injection wells.
Offers technical support to field operations in the production of hydrocarbons and the efficient use of
water and/or gas injection systems.
Strong field experiences in all areas of productions Operations, well surveillance activities, Surface
facilities & water production.
Prepares programs for riglessoperations,perforation,kick-offoperation,stimulationand well testing
to be carried out by service companies.
Follows up and supervises all wireline work carried out by contractors.
Monitors oil/gas producing and water injection wells performance.
Coordinates and supervise down-hole equipment testing and maintenance.
Reviews and appraises water injection clusters performance and discusses the long term injection test
with concerned engineers of other Departments.
Supervises trials of new surface and downhole equipment.
Screens wells for candidate selection, proposed cleaning job.
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Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of an Operation &
Intervention Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP
Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included:
Monitors and discusses the performance of installed production equipment (Xmas trees, chokes,
SSSV's, control panels, SSSV's/ actuators).
Coordinates the development of operating, reporting and recording procedures for oil, gas and water
production/injection performance.
Acts as focal point for production Engineering related contracts (e.g. Rigless, wireline, well test and
redressing), where fields requirements and to be prepared and contract pre-qualification is conducted.
Knows the Company health, safety and environmental policy,procedures,regulations and objectives as
they relate to his area of responsibility, and ensures that they are effectively implemented in his domain.
Carries out Slickline jobs: BHP & Temperature survey, gauge cutter, impression block, plug and
WLRSSSV setting, tubing end locator run and fishing jobs.
Carries out Stimulation and Nitrogen Kick off Jobs.
Designs & supervises Water shut-offs using X-linked gels/CaCO3 chips placement/squeeze cementing/
thru-tubing bridge plug.
Designs jobs with correspondence to service companies and supervises the jobs to isolate water
producing interval at different wells.
Recommends volumes for acid stimulation, designs procedures (for conventional & retarded acids).
Performs post acid deliverability analysis.
Writes, reviews and comments workover programs and supervises workover operations including single
& dual completion retrieval as company site representative.
Monitoring well performance and base production decline of assigned wells, by tracking daily rates and
facilities reports.
Monitoring production well tests.
Generates and updates accurate well performance models and production optimization.
Identifies cost efficiencies and feasible well-work opportunities to increase production and reserves.
Endorses, plans and delivers the required surveillance program.
Leads/takes part in multi- disciplinary Well reviews.
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Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of an Operation &
Intervention Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP
Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included:
Analyzes the information obtained to optimize daily production and decline options in liaison with the
multi-disciplinary subsurface team.
Maximizes the field total production by making the most of the available flow lines, surface facilities and
well stock and by identifying opportunities to optimize its usage.
Reviews completed work projects to enhance efficiency and success of future projects.
Incorporates safety and environmental compliance as input from outside sources.
Performs tubing and packer movement analysis and be responsible for all inputs to the analysis.
Prepares contractspecifications,StatementsofWork and Requestsfor Quotations asnecessaryto support
work projects of assignments.
Reviews existing working process to expose problems then apply engineering techniques to solve
problems and update processes.
Conducts production engineering from well borehole to production facility for developing and producing
fields.
Acquires well condition and performance data and maintain production database.
Monitors, reports and regulates well performance.
Reviews the current production facilities and explores for optimization.
Instigates, plans and directs corrective action when well performance does not confirm to targets.
Plans and directs well shut downs and start-ups.
Designs well completion and well interventions.
Directs field work in connection with drilling and production operations.
Supervises, coordinates, plans, assigns, trains, and directs subordinate personnel.
Demonstratesability to working effectivelywithinteams to quicklyidentifykeyprojectrisks & develop
project evaluation analyses for investment decisions.
Joseph Z. Bracic, P. Eng.
Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS
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Intervention Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP
Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included:
Remaining flexible in the face-paced offshore and onshore programs while ensuring prudent
production technology credibility.
Directs, reviews, appraises, coordinates team in the preparation of petroleum engineering projects,
studies, and programs pertaining to oil field development, oil and gas production operations, reservoir
performance monitoring, oil and gas reserves estimation, field equipment, enhanced recovery methods,
abandonment operations and other related petroleum engineering work.
Evaluates contracts and regulations; develops budgets pertaining to oil operations.
Directs and ensures compliance with environmental and safety regulations.
Ability to communicate technical analysis effectively technical professionals.
HSSE commitment and appreciation for interactions with reservoir engineering and other disciplines.
Experience in creating proposals for interventions to increase production such as work-overs, rig-less
interventions, acid jobs and hydraulic fracture treatments is required.
Knowledge of well interventiontechniques (settingplugs, hydraulic fracturing of producers and injectors,
chemical stimulations, side tracking from old wells, slick-line and electric-line cased hole logging).
Understanding of surface facility operation,reservoirfluid flow, establishedandemerging technology,
workovers, short-term production enhancement, and system de-bottlenecking.
Ability to make and communicate well-founded decisions.
Investigates and diagnoses well problems and proposes action requirements.
Recommends workover for specific wells giving prognosis of each well and workover justification.
Proven experience in remedial well work solutions for horizontal wells in heterogeneous oil reservoirs
with variable geo-layer parameters: porosity, permeability, water saturation, thickness, etc.
Knowledge of fishing operations, tubular recovery, recovery ofCT, fishing with CT, fishing with SL,
and milling operations.
Detailed knowledge of packer setting parameters, liners and PBRs, tie-back seal assembliesas well as
in perforating and gravel pack design and execution.
Familiarity of workovers performed with drilling rigs or large workover units.
Joseph Z. Bracic, P. Eng.
Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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Intervention Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP
Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included:
Handles multiple operations to accurately and quickly generate detailed work procedures as needed in
a demanding environment.
Prepares a detailed workover and intervention procedures for gas, water and oil injection wells .
Plans, monitors, and reports status and forecasts for a large workover program.
Achieves multiple components including well diagnostics, materials procurement, logistics,
coordination with multiple departments, and overall control of a workover program.
Plans and implements a general program in the field operations office that has responsibility for well
operation and interventions.
This includes coordinating and preparing detailed work procedures and monitoring of field execution
for activities associated with well interventions.
Supports operations including fracturing and acid stimulation, asphaltenes removal and inhibition
treatments, desalting treatments, various coiled tubing operations including fishing operations,
producing well tests, BHP (Bottom Hole Pressure) build-ups and drawdowns, and production logging.
Directs improvements to operational procedures and methods. Resolves well problems.
Organizes and starts operational consultation/investigations to monitor well performance and program
efficiency.
Prepares operating expense and capital expenditure budgets and to potentially lead the process.
Direct Service Quality meetings with vendors.
Monitoring the budget, planning and scheduling the activities conducted on the wells and forecast
changes that periodically occur that are required for corporate budget control.
Oversees special contractual agreements with service companies and prepare tender documents for
management approval.
Monitors contract status during the term of the contract with a vendor and monitors cost and vendor
performance.
Designs programs to reduce operating expenses.
Performing stimulation technologies (acidizing, fracturing, water shutoff) based on well and reservoir
diagnostics. Optimizing completion and workover designs and operations.
Designing horizontal and multilateral wells.
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Intervention Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP
Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included:
Determining primary and remedial cementing procedures along with the design and installation of
tubulars, packers, subsurface control and surveillance equipment.
Evaluating and selecting appropriate equipment to achieve recompletion objectives.
Designing through tubing/concentric workovers.
Preparing cost estimates & risk in terms of probability and potential remedies.
Evaluates the remedial treatments methods (mechanical and chemical treatment) and selects the
optimum method. e.g.matrix acidizing, acid wash,hydraulic fracturing, solvent treatments,re-perforations.
Optimizes production by conducting cost efficient workovers. Designs workover procedures and
execute daily workover operations.
Delivers input into the specification of recompletion, well testing and well intervention related
equipment and services in accordance with company procedures.
Coordinates all assigned rig activities, ensuring well-work activities are optimized, understood, planned,
resourced and within agreed time and budget for each project in accordance with the overall
multidisciplinary project plan.
Coordinates all phases of recompletion and workover operations including onsite supervision of
stimulation/completion activities.
Applies diversified knowledge of engineering principles and practices to major projects that have
significant impact on programs in varied areas and related field.
Reviews field cost estimates and monthly accrual reporting.
Continuously reviews gathering systems to enhance production and lower operating costs.
Directs special projects and performs post completion stimulation and production analysis.
Monitors well performance for signs of poor performance that can be remedied with well intervention
work.
This includes sanding of wells, scale deposition, poor injection or production profile conformance, etc.
If production well or injection well performance is suffering, and well intervention can improve the point-
forward value of the pattern, summarizes the economic justification in terms of increased rate and
incremental well work costs and submit for approval.
Controls all aspects of water treatment, disposal, water shut-off, thermal fracturing during water injection,
souring prediction and prevention, produced water injection and scaling prediction.
Monitors active wells and leases to determine their economic status, regulatory compliance, and directs
improvements.
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Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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Intervention Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP
Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included:
Reviews inactive wells for possible recompletion, testing, workovers, abandonment, and regulatory
compliance.
Reviews operations of surface and down-hole equipment to insure maximum production and minimize
operational expenses.
Performs engineering and economic analysis followed by recommendations, designs, planning, AFE’s,
and procedures as necessary in a timely manner and provide budgetary planning support as required.
Prepares,organizes and leads annual field reviews to identify opportunities and projects that will create
value for the Company.
Directs all data acquisition projects (PLT, Production Tests, etc.) including planning, field execution,
and data interpretation.
Plans, organizes, controls and executes all activities required to effectively implement reservoir plans
for all assets.
Takes Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) responsibility for well operations. This means
establishing and maintaining exemplary HSE standards throughout your team (field and office-based).
Ensures all wells are planned and designed to meet all compliance criteria including regulatory
requirements, policies and best practices, including full consideration of HSE & Sustainability goals in all
designs.
Expertise of well rate metering (separator, multiphase flow meters etc.) and oil & gas rate allocation
(Avocet). Implements Well Completions/Workovers/Servicing/Abandonments.
Expertise in preparation of intervention proposals and techniques to increase production (e.g. work-
overs, rig-less interventions, acid jobs and hydraulic fracture treatments).
Utilizes extensive knowledge and understanding of well operational aspects including workover, well
intervention (slick wireline operations, logging, fishing, CTU operation), annulus controlling, corrosion
and scale control, cement and casing integrity assessment, leak detection surveys and evaluation; and
artificial lift system both in offshore and onshore locations.
Identifies and executes rig workover opportunities to optimize or repair wells.
Identificationand evaluationof coiledtubing opportunities and support the progression of those through
front end loading processes to execution.
Ensuring that optimum well performance, choke optimization and production targets are achieved in
a safe manner in accordance with HSE policy and good oilfield practice.
Coordinates the installation, maintenance, and operation of oil field equipment.
Joseph Z. Bracic, P. Eng.
Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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Intervention Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP
Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included:
Coordinates workover, CTU, Wireline and recompletion operations.
Responsible to keep eye on well integrity issues and mitigate risk as per normal industry procedures.
Reviews and Advises candidate wells for P&A (Plug & Abandon)
Plans the annual work program and budgets for Production Engineering and Reservoir
Development Departments, and ensures the program is implemented within budget to meet schedules.
Manages gas well deliquification minimizing production issues including liquid loading.
Reviews the daily production/workover activities and identifies any well integrity related concerns.
Extensive knowledge and understanding of well operational aspects including workover, well
intervention (slick wireline operations, logging, fishing, CTU operation), annulus controlling, corrosion
and scale management, cement and casing integrity assessment, leak detection surveys and evaluation,
artificial lift system etc. preferably in offshore location.
Designs and installs high-volume electric submersible pumps, progressive cavity pumps, plunger-lift
de-watering systems and down-hole separation and water disposal systems for low productivity gas
wells.
Evaluates the relative effectiveness of Progressive Cavity Pumps versus Beam Pumps in directionalwells.
Analyzes, interprets, and optimizes the performance of individual wells.
Determines the most efficient means to develop the field considering the viscosity of the crude oil, the
gas-to-oil ratio, the depth and type of formation, and the project economics.
Identifies wells for production and ultimate recovery of producing properties through optimum
operational procedures.
Applies knowledge of Rigless operations such as production logging, coil tubing, snubbing unit
operations etc. and conversant with slick line operations & flow control equipment.
Generatesweekly/monthly productionforecast& injectiontargets and welltest priorities. Provides daily
monitoring, evaluation, analysis of production/ injection performance against potential performance,
maximize and optimize volumes.
Ensures that any financial, change request and cost commitment projections for any production
engineering activity, has a clear work scope,cost and schedule prepared and approved before work
commences.
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Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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Intervention Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP
Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included:
Extensive experience in the planning, design and supervision ofwell servicing activities including but
not limited to work-over and abandonment, well testing, wellhead maintenance, as well as field operations
covering snubbing and hoists, wire-line, well stimulation/pumping (including use of coiled tubing), and
artificial lift.
Ability to undertake daily production engineering and support to offshore production operations
subsea and well services. Works with other engineers to provide short-term well production solutions
that maximise well production within life of field, and cost and volume production/support strategies.
Utilizes working knowledge of production engineering software tools to be used for daily optimisation
or for integration into reservoir models (Prosper/GAP).
Investigates, researches and makes the safest and most costeffective methods ofwell/field production,
while minimising any loss of production revenue through evaluation of new technology and use of
innovative techniques, computer simulation modelling, specific well/ production engineering procedures
and equipment.
Contributes to relevant, regular interface meetings between Exploitation, Reservoir; Drilling; Well
Services; Operations; and Finance sections of the organisation, ensuring Production Engineering issues are
raised and acted upon.
Supervises production logging and carries out preliminary log interpretation and evaluation of test results.
Follows up on contractor service performance and adherence to safe work practices.
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Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac
Development and Hess Corporation included:
Participates in technical studies concerning water/gas injection and artificial lift projects, oil and gas operations,
facilities optimization or modification, as assigned.
Designs detailed workover programs utilizing artificial lift systems involving Beam Pumps, ESP, PCP
/Hydraulic/Jet/Beam Pumps, Plunger and Gas Lift.
Utilizes intimate knowledge of international regulations and standards and good oilfield practice as it
relates to artificial lift.
Provides technical analysis and recommendations on artificial lift including Beam Pumps, ESP - Electrical
Submersible Pumps, Gas & Plunger lift; Hydraulic, Jet and PCPs - Progressive Cavity Pumps.
Reviews artificial lift performance, flow assurance,corrosion/erosion, well performance, or mal-operation
Monitors permanent downhole gauge data for artificial lift applications.
Responsible for assurance ofartificial lift in new developments and mature assets; and in the assessment of
status of wells and the upside potential gain from artificial lift in new business opportunities.
Provides peer assist and direct operational support promoting technical excellence and safe practice in
optimising artificial lift in existing operations.
Carries out artificial lift enhancements, opportunities and changes to optimize production coupled with
performance assessment of current artificial lift systems.
Advises on artificial lift types and systems, installations, procedures and operations, and is able to
demonstrate safety leadership.
Advises and influences the acquisition of the most effective and safe artificial lift systems for initial field
operations. Identifies gas lift and jet pump artificial lift opportunities.
Selects best artificial lift methods for different productivity rates during reservoir development phases.
Identifies competence and resource requirements, and reviews performance assessment of those supervising
and operating artificial lift systems.
Provides knowledge and experience of setting up and operating artificial lift systems, and/or advising on
artificial lift optimization.
Transfers best practice for safe operation and maintenance of artificial lift, well maintenance and intervention.
Monitoring, installation, troubleshooting, and optimizing of artificial lift.
Joseph Z. Bracic, P. Eng.
Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of an Artificial Lift Engineer with
Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac
Development and Hess Corporation included:
Provides input to Operations & Projects engineering for the design ofthe topsidesartificial lift. Generates new
ideas and projects,initiates field trial program for new equipment, analyze trial results and makes approval for
design improvement and field-wide deployment.
Reviews field compression for optimization by removing, adding or relocating compression to address future
projects that impact compression.
Models wellbores with NODAL type analysis or Vendor’s Pump Programs to determine if wells have been
optimized.
Reviews existing tank, pressure vessel,motor, pump, compressor and other related equipment design fitness and
create AFE packages to address safety, regulatory, reliability or economic issues.
Installs Inflow control devices (ICDs) used in the openhole completion (where wells are completed with
multilaterals targeting different layers in the reservoir) for eachlateral to enhance the well'sinflux balance and
control/delay water production.
Designs the intelligent completions (IC)solution (employed to control lateral production) which consists of inflow
control valves (ICVs), permanent downhole monitoring system gauges, and multiport packers.
Installs the HLWM connect system which provides the flexibility to replace the ESP without having to retrieve
the intelligent completion (ICVs, multiport packers, etc.). This way saves cost and time.
Uses Schlumberger technology of mixing components of intelligent technology aimed at reservoir
management with ESP remote monitoring and control. This combination enables increased flow rates or
ultimate reserves recovery by optimizing pump performance.
In most cases, due to the limited run life of an ESP, the pumps needed to be replace d every few years.
Carries out computer simulation packages allowing modeling based on in situ fluid data and comparison to
bench-test performance curves for each specific pump.
Changes or shuts off flow (with surface-actuated downhole control valves) from distinct producing wells
without intervention costs or risks in multizone completions.
Well performance is analyzed against the well model. Pressure data at each node, combined with completion
and fluid properties information, provided periodic well reservoir diagnostic checks and identification of
under-performing ESP wells.
With a variable-setting intelligent flow control valve acting as a choke at the sandface, the flow is either
increased or reduced into the wellbore and drawdown adjusted accordingly.
Joseph Z. Bracic, P. Eng.
Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac
Development and Hess Corporation included:
Uses Inflow Control Devices (ICDs) in the openhole completion for each lateral to enhance the well's influx
balance and control/delay water production (if the wells are completed with multilaterals targeting different
layers in the reservoir).
In addition, a hydraulic line wet-mate (HLWM) connect system is used to combine an ESP system with an
intelligent completion in multilateral wells.
The HLWM connect system provides the flexibility to replace the ESP without having to retrieve the
intelligent completion (ICVs, multiport packers, etc.), which saved cost and time.
The integrated completion system helps enhance/optimize well production, allowing for efficiently draining
the reservoir and maximizing production and recovery.
Provides technical assurance on artificial lift requirements and existing system issues on all significant new
business and existing asset investment opportunities.
Improves run-times of artificial lift, provides input to vendor and equipment selection.
Checks and approves all design and equipment selection made by the service contractor.
Approves all designs and equipment selection of artificial lift and participates in all failure analysis.
Identifies artificial lift candidates and models different lift methods for basis of design documentation.
Directs all contracts and service orders of the related artificial lift systems.
Supports field staff and operation engineers in important trouble shootings of problematic wells.
Identifies, selects, and designs the artificial lift equipment (down hole and surface).
Optimizes inventory levels to ensure enough stock levels to execute newconversions and replacement jobs.
Sets the design envelop for the manufacturers to meet.
Provides specialist support for the development ofthe company’s artificial lift pump designs and operations.
Contributes to well completion prognosis to reflect installation requirements.
Communicates with reservoir/petroleum engineers to translate field/wellartificial lift requirementinto project
designs.
Manages the RCFA (Root Cause Failure Analysis) process.
Designs artificial lift completions and field wide lift systems most appropriate for the reservoir assets.
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Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of an Artificial Lift Engineer with
Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac
Development and Hess Corporation included:
Sets quality and operating efficiency standards and communicates with field operators to achieve the same.
Inspects contractor’s workshop/services to ensure quality control and good coverage of contracts.
Supports field equipment installation, commissioning and monitoring activity.
Participates in conducting techno-economic feasibility studies to screen available techniques and field
development plans taking in consideration reservoir, well and surface facility performance.
Identifies,monitors and assessesnewtechnology related to artificial lift which could reduce production cost,
improve well performance and safety.
Evaluates well lifting requirement and defines operating envelope coupled with equipment material selection.
Advises on well monitoring, control and surveillance tools required for production optimization.
Reviewswell site engineering designs to optimize the wellpumping facilities,and ensuresunified companywide
design.
Reviews the company’s development plans and translates that into detailed plans for equipment sizing and
procurement.
Monitors well/equipmentperformance using appropriate software and present lessons learnt for future design
improvements.
Trains field and asset team personnel to analyze the data.
Drafts operating procedure manuals and conducts training sessions to cover well performance.
Directs artificial lift material requirement forecasts and drives timely procurement.
Offers broad experience in minimizing artificial lift failures.
Provides detailed design of the downhole equipment and associated topside equipment.
Identifies problematic applications/wells, conducts necessary studies, and advises on remedial actions.
This may include chemical applications for scale inhibition or other chemical treatment procedure.
Proposes artificial lift design, monitoring, installation, troubleshooting, optimizing and reviews.
Executes artificial lift study to assess options and anticipated optimum timing for installation of artificial lift.
Optimizes outflow performance (e.g. artificial lift performance) within the field constraints.
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Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of an Artificial Lift Engineer with
Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac
Development and Hess Corporation included:
Determines the optimum artificial lift method (Gas lift, Electric Submersible Pumps, Beam Pumps, Hydraulic
lift, Progressive Cavity Pumps, Plunger Lift, etc.) taking into consideration the life cycle costs.
Evaluates if artificial lift is an economic way of improving production.
Designs artificial lift equipment, wellhead and lateral compression to optimize field gas gathering and
production.
Reviews selection methodology and design of artificial lift.
Knowledge offield lease operational costs, establishes metrics to identify target areas to lower field lifting cost
while optimizing production.
Offers methodology for monitoring the artificial lift wells,preventive maintenance philosophy, maximizing
efficiency etc.
Advises on local expertise requirements and assess candidates.
Carries out contracting strategy for procurement of artificial lift equipment and services.
Knowledge and experience of all types of artificial lift and selection processes, well and pumping system
monitoring, maintenance and optimization tools and processes.
Offers particular focus on production gains from any and all types of artificial lift.
Makes approvals on the type ofand advises on the implementation of well artificial lift programs, processes,
tools and procedures.
Advises on technical performance of all artificial lift installations.
Provides advice,reviewand direct operational support to asset and operational teams, both in mature assets
and set up of new operations teams in installation and setup of artificial lift systems.
Setting up of artificial lift monitoring, maintenance and operation of those systems.
Carries out Standard operating procedures for the operating artificial lift.
Troubleshooting artificial lift problems,whetherdue to design, installation, mechanical failure, flow assurance,
corrosion/erosion, well performance, or mal-operation.
Reviews of artificial lift performance, requirements and practices.
Advises on safe working practice, conducts and takes part in safety reviews.
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Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer
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Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac
Development and Hess Corporation included:
Tracks costs by reviewing and approving invoices, costs, and price quotes.
Works closely with the field operations staff to optimize artificial lift and facility performance.
Analyzes production data in order to install downhole and surface configuration(s) ofwells and supplementary
processes to enhance production of recently completed and older wells.
Monitors production volumes on wells utilizing various techniques for tracking production performance.
Diagnoses production enhancement opportunities and makes recommendations for improving performance.
Capability to analyze and predict the well behavior.
Identifies new/emerging technologies with high business impact through enhanced production performance
from reservoir, wells, and facilities.
Application of off-the-shelf new technology in production of assets where ever applicable.
Selects suitable artificial lift method based on technical and economic analysis for the new development and for
already developed fields/wells.
Provides Artificial and assisted lift design, implementation, surveillance and enhancement using Beam
Pumps, Gas lift, Plungers, ESP's of and positive various pump designs (centrifugal displacement), Jet Pumps,
Plunger Lift and PCPs.
Caries out Optimization study of installed artificial lifts across all assets which may include redesign, and
performance evaluation.
Reviews the stimulation designs and results from the operator and makes recommendations as to how the
designs can be improved to yield better, faster, and/or cheaper results.
Caries out work in the areas of inflow performance relationship, multiphase flow, hydraulic fracturing,
acidization, sand control, downhole tools, packers, pumps, pumping units and motors.
Directs and monitors the evaluation of well productivity, well testing, and well optimization.
Initiates, leads, conducts researches and provides consultation in Artificial Lift, both individually and/or along
with a team.
Generates new ideas and projects, initiates and prepares field trial program for newequipment,analyzes trial
results and makes recommendation for design improvement and field-wide deployment.
Serves as an information resource for failure analysis of artificial lift equipment, well and equipment
performance analysis. Recognizes and studies potential problems and advises on their solutions.
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ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS
Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of an Artificial Lift Engineer with
Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac
Development and Hess Corporation included:
Offers knowledge of technology limitations with vendor systems.
Offers broad experience and knowledge ofpetroleum engineering including artificial lift selection,design and
optimization, wellbore hydraulics, well completion and multiphase pumping.
Analyzes well tests and make representations for improving the performance of individual wells.
Provides expertise in artificial lift production techniques - selection, performance and design.
Develops and implements processes for optimum artificial lift in wells.
Conducts inspection of the tubing, downhole and wellhead equipment recovered from company operated
wells; analyzes the condition of these equipment.
Provides artificial lift system design, evaluation and optimization in subsea and dry tree environment.
Establishes metrics to identify target areas to lower field lifting cost while optimizing production.
Reviews failure analysis data to optimize pumping well installations.
Carries out production enhancement opportunities for naturally flowing and artificial lift wells performing
production forecasting and real time production surveillance.
Implement various forms of artificial lift and provide understanding of well performance optimization utilizing
gas lift, plunger, jet, hydraulic, ESP’s, SRP’s, and PDP’s.
Participates in technical studies concerning water/gas injection and artificial lift projects,oil and gas operations.
Reviews well data to find suitable candidates for increasing production by stimulation, perforating or artificial
lift.

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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 1 of 70 INFORMATION - ALL IN ONE Cover/Introductory Letter Page 2 Candidate Profile Page 3 - 5 CV - Carrier History Page 6 - 13 Completion & Integrity Engineer - Achievements Page 14 - 27 Stimulation & Fracturing Engineer - Achievements Page 28 - 38 Production Technology & Optimization Engineer - Achievements Page 39 - 52 Operation & Intervention Engineer - Achievements Page 53 - 63 Artificial Lift Engineer - Achievements Page 64 - 70
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 2 of 70 QUALIFICATION SUMMARY Master of Engineering with over thirty years’ experience as a Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artific ial Lift Engineer with proven ability to plan, implement, monitor, optimize and communicate production activities while training coworkers in different multi-cultural areas of the world. Expertise in both domestic and international environments including onshore, offshore, desert and frontier applications from Alberta and Texas; to exposure in Malaysia, Western/Central/North Africa, Holland and North Sea; lover the course of which attained sensitivity and maturity while operating in a culturally diverse and challenging surroundings. Besides general involvement with completions, workovers and water injection in CWSB (Canadian WesternSedimentary Basin); HP/HTshale-oil in Texas;Heavy-Oil steaminjection in Holland; and Gravel- Pack type of sand control in deep wells of Africa; assumes responsibility for risk assessment including hazard and operability (HAZOP) studies. Willing to offer the analysis of oil and gas field performance and production facilities aimed at developing and producing oil and gas in the most economical and efficient manner utilizing cost consciousness and the ability to clearly and efficiently report on complex matters even when complete geological, completion, workover and well testing information is not available. Brings forward high degree of initiative and independent judgement, as well as strong analytical and problem solving abilities; strong attention to detail and ability to organize work, engage in variety of tasks simultaneously and consistently meet deadlines. Strong interpersonal skills provide the candidate with the ability to correspond with all levels of personal and multi-disciplinary teams (Reservoir, Drilling, Facilities and Geologists). Also, anticipative, critical, analytical and creative thinking makes it possible to convince, guide or persuade a group of experts, yet to be flexible enough to compromise where necessary to achieve practical results. Applies technical knowledge to solve unanticipated situations; formulates and implements long-term strategies to improve operations/profits and reduce cost. Offers extensive knowledge of production technology; understanding of carbonate and sandstone reservoirs including a proven record of design using state-of-the-art well modeling software packages applying new technologies. Extensive experience in Production Technology, Enhanced Oil Recovery, Multiphase Flow, Pressure Transient Analysis, Curve Matching, Production Optimization, Completion, Workovers, Stimulation, Gravel Pack, Hydraulic Fracturing, Casing/Tubing Design, Packer Movement Calculations, Cased-Hole Logging, Coiled Tubing, Fishing Operations, Servicing and Abandonment of wells, and also Artificial Lift expertise in Beam, Progressive Cavity, and Submersible Pumps, Plunger, Gas and Hydraulic Lifting. Coaching, teaching, motivating and providing continuous guidance to Petroleum/Production/Completion Engineering Department were extremely important activities both in the head office and fields, during which my energy and experience were devoted to younger generations and their involvement with up-to- date technology. Offers a solid background in researching wells with incomplete data base, and the ability to interpret and organize voluminous well records - “Forensic Investigation/Failure Root Cause Analyses Engineering”. By the same token, owns capabilities to foresee future problems.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 3 of 70 CANDIDATE PROFILE Consultant/Advisor with proven ability to plan, implement, monitor, optimize and communicate production activities with extensive knowledge of completions, workovers, and petroleum technology; HSSE matters, well control and technical integrity. Experience with both onshore and offshore operations in multiple basins worldwide - Exposure to reservoir, drilling, completion and production engineering, project management and economic evaluation. Ability to champion new ideas and create an environment that will foster and support innovation and creativity. Demonstrated ability to effectively examine events, conduct thorough analysis and propose innovative solutions. Takes a proactive role in health and safety performance and actively supports safety initiatives. Offers willingness and ability to share knowledge and provide mentorship to less experienced team members. Total Business Understanding: Knowledge and expertise in formulating competitive strategies and managing policies, practices, trends and information affecting the total business. Understands how cost controls and production levels impact overall business and uses project economics for best decision-making. Ability and experience of presenting and discussing plans, options, risks, cost estimates and cost reports with senior management as well as strong analytical and problem solving techniques, maturity, focus, and tenacity. Demonstrated experience in planning and engineering of completion projects including technical research, procurement of services, cost estimating, programming and AFE preparation. Anticipative, critical, analytical and creative thinking makes it possible to convince, guide or persuade a group of experts, yet be flexible enough to compromise where necessary to achieve practical results. Brings to the potential employer a thorough understanding of downhole operations in oil and gas wells, utilizing intelligent completions and the most advanced methods in hydraulic fracturing and artificial lift; coupled with general reservoir and computer operations. Forensic Engineering: Experience working in mature producing fields where finding, assimilating, and integrating data from incomplete files and variable sources can be challenging. Demonstratedability to produce results and make economic recommendations that have a positive financial impact. Ambition and the energy to drive projects to a conclusion. Driven, organized and detail oriented. Strong presentation skills to an audience comprised of engineers, field operations and management.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 4 of 70 CANDIDATE PROFILE Ability to collaborate effectively in a team environment. Owns high degree of initiative and independent judgment coupled with ability to analyze options and solve problems to determine best solution. Demonstrates the ability to solve problems without previously established company procedures; additionally design procedures which others may utilize. Leads the management of Integrated Asset Model(s) feel comfortable challenging current technical norms and be comfortable defending unpopular (but supportable) positions. Ability to work effectively and independently in a team context and in a challenging, fast paced environment. The ability to influence, direct and take control to ensure that actions are undertaken quickly and correctly and make a difference on potentially large impact opportunities. Brings strong attention to detail; ability to perform duties with a high level of accuracy; organize work, engage in a variety of tasks simultaneously and consistently meet deadlines. Ability to advance multiple projects simultaneously; takes a multi-disciplinary approach to projects. Communicates critical information clearly and concisely atall organizational levels, and accuratelyprojects current and future resource needs.Good interpersonal communication and leadership skills in order to be effective. Strong communication skills including written, verbal and formal presentations. Possessdemonstratedsense of urgency and strong commitment to achieving goals against agreeddeadlines. Sets goals, priorities and deadlines holding self and others accountable, and quickly builds rapport with local and main office based management. Good interpersonal skills: Innovative and open minded approach to problem solving in an interdisciplinary environment. Exercises sound judgment in planning, organizing and conducting work assignments. Accomplished in coaching and leading individuals and teams in order to achieve results through others. Ability to make technically sound decisions and recommendations with less than perfector incomplete data sets. Initiative: Thinks critically and acts logically to evaluate situations and generates required steps to ensure success. Leads efforts to monitor and troubleshoot well integrity issues; provides technical advice and subsequently influences the required action plans to be carried out by production, reservoir and drilling departments.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 5 of 70 CANDIDATE PROFILE Ability to temper software output with engineering judgment. Adaptability/Managing Change: Ability to embrace new technologies, meet emerging market demands, respond effectively to changing conditions, apply continuous improvement techniques and create new business opportunities. Action oriented and ethical in value, with excellent written and verbal communication skills. Related engineering experience allows negotiation from a position of strength being positive team leader with excellent verbal and written communication skills and proven leadership abilities. Communication: Ability to speak and write clearly and succinctly in a variety of settings and styles; ability to secure information, listen effectively and get messages across that have the desired effect. Technical/Operating Skills: Possession of appropriate technical and operational knowledge, skills and experience to ensure performance at a high level of accomplishment. Leadership: Ability to achieve desired results by encouraging and supporting the contributions of others possession of required knowledge, skills and experience to work effectively with others throughout the organization. Creative thinker with a desire to challenge the status quo and conventional thinking with the ability to implement new ideas, processes and technologies. Strong analytical and problem solving capabilities with the ability to make technically and economically sound recommendations with incomplete information and tight deadlines. Ability to foster growth and the development of others. Able to keep calm under pressure handling complex situations. Business acumen with a solid understanding of costs and economic decision making. Prior experience in a start-up operation in a fast paced and growth-focused organization. Mentor national engineering staff. Ensure that the national engineers are provided adequate training and guidance to assume an engineering position within a specified time frame. Trains and mentors new engineers and team members. Experience in working with multicultural and disparate environments. Able to demonstrate a drive for results delivery through strengths in analysis, and innovation in problem solving. Ability to handle multiple tasks and efficiently prioritize work to meet deadlines.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 6 of 70 CV - CAREER HISTORY Hess Corporation Consultant – Petroleum Engineer in Houston, Texas from March to July 2014, o Coordination role between Ghana team (subsurface, drilling/completion) and Production Technology. o Selection of sand phase completion design based on laboratory core sanding studies and geo-modeling. o IPM – Integrated Production Modeling to select artificial lift strategy and flow assurance. o Subsea Multiphase Pumping (MPP), Gas Lift and ESP development. o Fluids-fluids and fluids-metal compatibility testing. o Subsea development with FPSO. o Inflow and Completion studies. o Completion Design integrated with Inflow Optimization. o Input into BOD – Basis of Design well design. o Downhole and Surface samples for equipment assembly specification. o Solids characterization. o Production chemistry sampling. o Injection core flush testing. o Flow Assurance - Corrosion, Scales, Asphaltenes, Waxes, Paraffins,Hydrates, Emulsions, Souring, Fluid compatibility and Erosion. o Crude and Water analysis/testing coordination. o Restart pressures at emulsified conditions. o Emulsions Study and Mitigation Plans. o Sand evaluation, production prediction, control decision and justification. o Appraisal of cores and selection of test sites using a combination of non-destructive (Equotip) strength index testing, Core Strength Index testing, Core Scratch testing, and Generic Log Strength indicators. o Geomechanical Model construction (strength and stress). o Rock Mechanical testing: (UCS-Unconfined Compressive Stress, TWC-Thick Wall Cylinder and SST- Triaxial). o Determination of appropriate log-based Rock Strength models (UCS and TWC). o Sand failure evaluation and Risk assessment analytical modeling. o Produce “Sand Free” operating envelope where the Failure model is run for a different formation. o Sand retention testing and PSD (Particle Size Distribution). o Formation Fines migration velocity assessment. o Production Strategy and/or sand control options to mitigate risk of fines plugging. o Implication of Water injection above the fracture pressure assessment. o Compatibility Matrix testing coordination. o Fiber optic smart wells and intelligent completions in extremely deep water environment. o Intelligent Devices (Temperature, Pressure, Acoustic, Vibration) analysis and recommendations. o Utilization of Smart Water Injectors in extremely deep water subsea environment. o Waterflood facility injection system and water injection wells strategy.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 7 of 70 SGS / PETROFAC Development Company Consultant - Petroleum Engineer in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from August to November, 2013 o Wrote a report “Berantai Phase II Production Technologies Studies for Berantai Subsurface” giving an evaluation of the future Phase II development of the Berantai Field. Updated the Well Completion Basis of Design for Berantai Phase II development based on actual results of the Phase I wells. o General Well Completion Basis of “Design Philosophy” providing an unimpaired reservoir (following the drilling/completion process) estimate of the reservoir production potential that could be expected over the life of the reservoir. Recommended Major Completion components. o Optimization of well and completion design taking into consideration the life cycle requirement, such as fluid volumes, sand exclusions, number of zones, stimulation requirements, secondary recovery artificial lift, flow assurance and well service/maintenance. o Corrosion mechanism/effectson subsea tubulars and Metallurgy design recommendation requiring estimate of partial pressures in the H2S and CO2 environment. o The overall philosophy on the metallurgy selection takes into account the design life time, cost profile, operation (drilling and completion), inspection and maintenance, and HSE sand failure risk. o Updated the Sand Control Philosophy for the Phase II wells. Perform Sand Failure Analysis with data from the Phase I wells. Evaluated the effectiveness of Gravel Pack in the Phase I wells. o Recommended the optimum sand control method for high angle and long reach wells. o Sand failure prediction evaluation involving determination of the formation Unconfined Compressive Strength (UCS) establishing the propensity of the formation to exhibit tensile failure as a result of the excessive tensile stresses applied to the sandface due to high drawdown pressure. o Developed synthetic rock mechanical log profiles from the standard well log data (sonic, density and porosity logs) to identify potential sand production horizons. o Evaluated the model using TWC (thick walled cylinder) strength. o Gravel Pack and Opening sizing using LPSA data (Laser PSD-Particle Size Distribution). o Formulated the completion philosophy for the Water Injection wells including metallurgy, tubing sizing, tubing stress analysis, and major completion components using TSA (Tubing Stress Analysis) and IPM (Integrated Production Modeling) software. o Made recommendations on the surface injection pressure for injection pump design and estimated the water injection rate per well using IPM software. Identified the injection water treatment required (biocide, filtration). Formulated a mitigation plan in the event that scale/wax/hydrates are encountered. o Reviewed the artificial lift requirement for the oil wells and recommended the most effective artificial lift method for the existing and new Berantai wells. o The artificial lift strategy to consider the short term requirement (e.g. if an existing well quits flowing) and also the long term strategy (when water flooding is implemented). o Performed artificial lift design for wells producing on artificial lift utilizing Gas Lift and ESP. o Flow Assurance: Reviewed the scaling tendency (especially after water injection), wax deposition in oil wells and hydrate formation in the gas wells. o Tubing sizing for gas, oil and injection wells using Prosper software.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 8 of 70 APEX / BHP Billiton Petroleum Consultant - Petroleum Engineer in Houston, TX from March to May, 2013 o Prepared detailed completion AFE's; executed completion operations and developed procedures with a commitment and proactive approach to HSSE. o Executed all work within a framework of stringent safety, environmental and regulatory practices and compliance. Evaluated completion efficiency and reservoir performance. o Developed completions designs, practices and procedures for horizontal wells in the long-reach multi-stage Eagle Ford (Blackhawk and Hawkville) reservoir in South Texas. o Utilized Schlumberger’s HiWay fracturing technology in fracturing horizontal wells. Selected perforation intervals and gun specifications: number of stages/clusters/distance specification. o Processed shale fracturing design, implementation, and technology in horizontal wells. Utilized thorough knowledge of hydraulic fracturing, wireline, coiled tubing, and perforating operations. o Evaluated the execution of well completion programs and operational performance; post-analysis and benchmarking studies. Incorporated lessons learned in Completions Best Practices. o Focused on horizontal shale completion design optimization by analyzing stimulation treatment data and incorporating frac modeling petrophysics, rock mechanics, and microseismic frac mapping results, RA and chemical tracer results, production performance, and economic considerations. o Identified and field tested critical completion components driving improved production performance. o Reviewed current completion designs and identified opportunities to reduce costs by recommending more efficient completion practices or a modified completion design. IPM/Schlumberger for ExxonMobil Consultant – Petroleum Engineer in Chad, from October to December 2012 o Monitored completion and workover activities and perform offset well production and completion analysis. o Prepared the well proposal and basis of design for new well completions and workover activities; and following the technical execution of programs. o Performed workover and recompletion well programs and end-of-well reports. o Designed and executed Upper and Lower Completions utilizing sand control and multi-stage hydraulic fracturing techniques. Optimized completion designs and selected appropriate equipment. o Participated in well reviews to assist with diagnosis of well performance problem, and recommended programs for improvement or remediation of specific wells. o Performed engineering studies to solve recurring issues such as production performance, corrosion, and scale. Monitored well integrity and initiate engineering corrective action to ensure a process of continuous improvement. o Designed and monitored stimulation program particularly the multi-stage hydraulic fracturing techniques. o Experienced in working within multidisciplinary teams and in managing work against safety, quality, and cost. o Evaluated existing well completion methods in order to determine their efficiency as per the applied methodologies (fluids used, penetration equipment, current and capital workover and development procedures, applied perforation systems of various manufacturers and their impact on the quality of work performed) and determined the improvement potential.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 9 of 70 Arabian Gulf Oil Company (former BP, Hunt Oil, and Caltex (Chevron & Texaco): Advisor/Senior Staff Petroleum/Completion/Production Engineer (Benghazi, Libya) 1985-2010 o Served as an Advisor to the staff and management on Completion and Production Technology matters. o Analyzed total reservoir performance and general production problems. o Managed large multi-disciplinary project teams and/or multiple projects of greater scope and complexity. o Monitored production and individual wells. o Conducted “Forensic Engineering” i.e. research of old wells in order to interpret and organize voluminous well records i.e. old geological data,drilling, completion, workover, logging, testing, and any other records considered valuable. o Note that many details had not been available (lost or misplaced as the Companies like BP,Hunt Oil, and Caltex-Chevron/Texaco had pulled out of Libya in late seventies and were replaced by AGOCO-Arabian Gulf Oil Company), which made it necessary to analyze each piece of well information in order to make sound and educated judgment as to the status of these wells. o Recommended and coordinated well testing analysis, workovers, and production optimization. o Demonstrated the ability to solve problems without previously established company procedures. o Created overall plans which optimized to the needs of AGOCO. o Managed plans to cover technical, operational and financial elements with assessments of associated risks. o Optimized the use of all available resources to meet the company's objectives. o Identified production and reservoir problems and designed remedial programs. o Performed wellbore analysis and recommended best completion solutions. o Designed production strategy (well/field), well and field productivity, and well completion requirements in terms of field development, license terms, and complications at projects implementation for severalwells (cost impact, operational and production complications). o Broadened Production on new areas and development types. o Designed and installed tubulars, packers, subsurface control and surveillance equipment. o Prepared cost estimates and risk analysis for completion and workover jobs. o Performed completion designs (tubing, special completion components, perforations, bottom-hole matrix stimulation design, engineering calculations of loading etc.). o Planned and carried out production initiation including stimulation, treatment program, completion fluids, required density, chemical composition, additives, compatibility, and utilization. o Used workover rigs, coiled tubing and snubbing units as per the well completion and design requirement. o Controlled organization of preparation of activities together with specialists of Completion and Technical Projects Section, and Wellwork Department. o Planned and carried out completion systemcomponents, completion fluids, string and parametersincluding length adjustment; equipment handling, threads winding, development of components setup procedures, pressure tests etc.; pulling rig time and well downtime. o Carried out thorough study of reservoir conditions, production and injection records, and water/gas break through records before preparing well integrity investigation procedures. o Studied and specified required protective barriers for commencing the well integrity operations.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 10 of 70 Arabian Gulf Oil Company o Ensured that the well histories are updated after each Integrity Test, and Well Integrity data is effectively entered, and the master data is regularly updated and validated. o Conducted material failure analysis and recommend alternative materials to improve performance. o Responsible for budgeting, materials selection, and specifications. o Supervised completion and workover programs, including production logging operations. o Ensured safe performance of workover contractor staff in fracture stimulation, coiled tubing, and remedial operations. Analyzed and recommended well workovers, depletion plans, and wells’ abandonment. o Identified and implemented value-added recompletions, stimulations and downhole well and surface optimization programs. Initiated proposals for well repairs, stimulation design and production logging. o Evaluated exploratory and producing well tests. o Ensured all well testing; production monitoring and data acquisition was carried out effectively and efficiently. o Maintained well integrity and control during production operations and interventions including slickline, wireline, coiled tubing, snubbing, completions and workovers. o Designed, scheduled and conducted well recompletions and artificial lift operations. o Provided thorough understanding of pressure transient analysis. o Frequent use of computer software for daily reporting, databases, spreadsheets and word processing. o Responsible for tubing completions, deep dual zone completions and pumping/flowing oil completions. o Evaluated individual wells for remedial action, conversion and recompletion potential. o PreparedproceduresandAFE packagesfor well intervention activities such asproduction logging, artificial lift, well remediation, stimulation, electric line, slick line, coiled tubing, etc. o Designed and directly oversaw well completions, recompletions, workovers, and abandonment of oil and gas wells. Monitored actual well performance and interacted with Production and Operation Departments. o Performed surveillance studies with focus on water-flood optimizations and production strategies. o Designed cased hole logging requirements including running speeds and depths (CBL, PLT, and Saturation). Identified and addressed well chemistry issues. o Developed and carried out complex completion and workover programs with emphasis on stimulation design, hydraulic fracturing, and horizontal well completion and production. o Provided the design of producing and injection wells, well stimulation methods, and field development. o Prepared and monitored a capital budget. o Identified areas to reduce capital and operating expenses by recommending changes to practices, facilities or well design that accomplish cost savings. o Provided direction by participating in sub-surface production engineering activities required for continuous production and mechanical control of all wells from completion to abandonment. o Ensured that results in all levels of activity, expenditure and production were consistent with corporate objectives and long term plans. o Conducted or directed production performance reviews on major oil and gas fields to accelerate oroptimize production, maximize ultimate reserves recovery, and reduce costs.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 11 of 70 Arabian Gulf Oil Company o Worked effectively in a multi-discipline teamenvironment with office-basedand field-based technical staff. o Implemented reservoir surveillance to improve performance of fluid injection projects. o Drew up operations schedule, requisitions orders, guidelines, charts, diagrams and other technical documentations. Exercised control and coordinated actions to timely and appropriately execute the works conducted by contractors. o Optimized inflow enhancement and tubing performance.Recommended proper well completions, type/size of tubulars, and equipment appropriate for the pressure, lithology and accessibility conditions. o Diagnosed and controlled the performance and mechanical condition of production, salt water disposal and water injection wells. Defined life cycle-based well completion design. o Worked with subsurface team to prepare conceptual design and detailed basis of design for well completions. Generated well models and vertical flow performance tables. o Investigated stimulation techniques and selected artificial lift methodology. o Mentored the technical community assigned to a common project. o Provided detailed completions and testing programs. o Prepared budgeting and cost breakdown for the completion services as per company procedures. o Advised technical committees and task forces. o Promoted introduction of state-of-the-art techniques and technologies to enhance the operations. o Recommend and coordinated well testing analysis and production optimization of associated facilities in conjunction with design, sizing, purchasing, installation and operation of down-hole pumping equipment. o Provided recommendations for well stimulations, recompletions, and repairs. o Trouble shot well problems, equipment performance analysis, and failure analysis and system design. o Monitored well integrity and initiated engineering corrective action to ensure a process of continuous improvement. Investigated and highlighted new technology in production development. o Performed onsite supervision of completion and workover operations. o Developed and/or researched new techniques and approaches related to reservoir development including infill wells, workovers, secondary recovery, etc. o Prepared and presented technical lectures and daily operational reports. o Coordinated production, pumps installations, and workovers with Engineering, Asset, or Operations Managers. o During workover or completions, provided onsite technical support to ensure quality control during critical operations such as logging, perforating, cement squeezing, or stimulation. o Provided onsite supervision of all special well work operations from beginning through completion. o Designed and oversaw well workovers, recompletions and abandonments. o Acted as a liaison for Operations personnel on chemical programs for wells. o Performed well reviews with Operations and Asset teams. o Monitored production rate of gas or oil from established wells and fields. o Identified and implemented opportunities for cost reduction. o Identified and directed studies and tests that lead to optimized production.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 12 of 70 Royal Dutch Shell (NAM): Petroleum/Completions/Production Engineer in Assen, Holland from 1982 to 1984 o Identified and directed studies and tests that lead to optimized production. o Developed, designed, monitor, and conducted follow-up studies for the installation and implementation of artificial lift equipment. o Deployed and maintained department strategies and business plans. Advised management on new production techniques, computer technologies, and the purchase of production equipment. o Combated “sweet” CO2 corrosion by designing completion tubular strings appropriate for sustained production. Introduced computerized sucker rod diagnostic system on a company wide basis. o Implemented long-stroke lifting units, to produce heavy oil by steam injection. o Defined equipment materials specifications, testing procedures and sizing design for artificial lift systems and at the same time lend technical support to operations in terms of trouble shooting well problems, equipment performance analysis, failure analysis and system design. o Prepared and monitor a capital budget. Identified areas to reduce capital and operating expenses by recommending changes to practices, facilities or well design that accomplish cost savings. o Devised and programmed database on all pumping wells in order to eliminate premature down-hole failures and minimize power consumption. o Trouble shot well problems, equipment performance analysis, and failure analysis and system design. o Conducted or direct production performance reviews on major oil and gas fields to accelerate or optimize production, maximize recovery, and reduce costs. o Prepared and presented technical lectures and daily operational reports; advised technical committees and task forces. Shell Petroleum Development Company: Petroleum/Completions/Production Engineer in Warri, Nigeria from 1980 to 1982 o Assembled the instruction manual for completion, testing and calculating reservoir potentials for gas wells in the Western Division of Shell’s operation in Nigeria. o Carried out the basic planning of optimum gas production, proposals for well completions, repairs, stimulations, and gas well performance. Enhanced completion techniques in gas wells. o Developed, produced and maintained gas reserves in new and existing fields onshore and offshore. o Optimized inflow enhancement and tubing stress analysis. o Designed and implemented the Baker Eastern-sponsored Sand Control Project, using gravel pack techniques. o Involvement in well workover fluid selection, well control and re-entry, cementing and casing design, and wellhead configuration. o Performed packer movement analysis and was responsible for all inputs to the analysis. o Provided leadership and mentorship to Production and Completion engineering support to achieve optimal design and execution. Participated in technical committees and task forces. o Identified opportunities to enhance value through increased recovery, accelerated production and/or reduced cost. o Conducted scale, wax and hydrate prediction and management.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 13 of 70 Chevron Standard: Petroleum/Completions/Production Engineer in Edmonton, Alberta from 1976 to 1980 o Evaluated, maintained and increased oil production and water injection disposal potential. o Gained excellent knowledge of all phases of surface and subsurface production equipment, such as electrical submersible and sucker rod pumps. o Qualified, specified, scheduled and budgeted well work to maintain safe and accepted practices. o Recommended proper well completions and type/size of tubulars and equipment appropriate for the pressure, lithology and accessibility conditions. o Diagnosed and controlled the performance and mechanical condition of production and injection wells. o Enhanced completions techniques in gas wells. o Optimized inflow enhancement and tubing performance. o Diagnosed and controlled the performance and mechanical condition of production, salt water disposal and water injection wells. o Designed and oversaw well workovers, recompletions and abandonments. o Designed and executed dually completed oil wells including completions, workovers, sub-surface control systems and testing. o Worked with subsurface team to prepare conceptual design and detailed basis of design for well completions. o Defined life cycle-based well completion design. o Generated well models and vertical flow performance tables. o Investigated stimulation techniques and selected artificial lift methodology. o Ensured integrity and safety of technical design. o Debottlenecked surface facilities. o Mentored the technical community assigned to a common project. EDUCATION o B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Zagreb, Croatia (Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering). o Computer Programmer, Control Data Institute, Toronto, Ontario o Continuous professional development seminars in Completion, Production and Economic Evaluations were taken in Calgary, Edmonton, Nisku, Red Deer (Alberta),Tulsa (Oklahoma), Midland /Odessa and Wichita Falls (Texas), Port Harcourt (Nigeria), Assen (Holland), and Benghazi (Libya). These courses covered a complete spectrum of activities in Oil and Gas Industries from high concentration H2S and CO2 gases in both oil and gas wells, to the installation of Intelligent Downhole Measuring devices in both onshore and offshore wells. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS o A member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta - APEGA since 1979. o SPE-AIME: Member.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 14 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Completion & Integrity Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Experience in the design and operation of wells in a variety of different international regions and environments both onshore and offshore. Such completions involve high-profile projects, e.g. deep-water and sand control environments (requiring application of intelligent systems, sand control tools, and pumping equipment), high rate well completion designs, high temperature high pressure (HTHP) environments, zonal isolation, water shut-off, and high cost completions. Provides Basis ofWell Design document (e.g. detail completion concept, screen size, pressure & temperature limit required during completion & well life, gravel pack/completion/frac design, frac fluid specifications, proppant size/type etc.). Accountable for all aspects of completion design and implementation, from the sand face to the Lower and Upper completions. Executes Lower completions with Sump packers and Gravel pack installation. Executes Upper Completion technology, Packers,Nipples, Safety valves, Hangers and all associated tools and equipment. Experience in evaluation and design; execution and/or installation of the Frac Pack, Well Testing, Tubing Conveyed Perforating (TCP), Completion Fluid Displacement, Upper Completion hardware, Sub-Surface Safety Valve (SSSV), Down-Hole Pressure/Temperature Responsible for thermal modeling, materials selection, specification and selection of completion components and services; identification of well servicing, well intervention requirements and tooling. Ability to incorporate lessons learned and data in planning process for continuous improvement. Performs detailed completion engineering tasks in support of generating newwell construction plans (i.e. selection of completion fluids, liner strings, zonal isolation means, packers/flow control devices, well test programs, cased hole logging/perforating, stimulation treatments, artificial lift systems, chemical treatments, conformance solutions, etc.). Designs and implements Gravel Pack/Sand Control as well as directs on-site leadership and supervision of gravel pack operations. Knowledge of downhole tools, calculations for Gravel pack multistage, Open-hole and Cased-hole gravel packs. In charge of Design and Evaluation ofsand control technologies and services including fluids, equipment, and downhole tools; and development of solutions for sand control needs. Familiar with and able to use standard work processes such as well program design, uncertainty management, completions selection, Complex Well and HSSE processes.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 15 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Completion & Integrity Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Efficiently communicates plans to other Engineers and team members. Ability to collaborate effectively in a team a team environment and mentor engineers. Demonstrates prior experience in planning and engineering of completion projects including technical research, procurement of services, cost estimating, programming and AFE preparation. Monitors post-Well integrity performance and interacts with Drilling and Production departments to ensure wells integrity and safety are optimized. Leads the completions engineering team charged with overseeing the selection of well architecture and completions selection. Takes direct part in the project team activities in the court of technical research of all stages of Conceptual Basis preparation for specialized completion projects, including the following steps: (setting goals and basics of the project requirements of specialized development project, formation depletion strategy, safety, efficiency, economics, logistics and location, including surface infrastructure and, existing limitations etc.). In charge of the discipline of completion engineering, i.e. understanding the various scientific theories and principles and practical application in this discipline. Fully conversant with well control criteria,equipment specification-selection and techniques and also with well servicing operational practices. Business acumen with a solid understanding of costs and economic decision making. Performs wellbore analysis and recommends best completion solutions. Arranges and submits all relevant completion-related Governmental health, safety and environmental notifications and requests for approvals for individual well completions within required timetables to achieve the planned start date for well operations. Demonstrates a drive for results delivery through strength in analysis, and innovation in problem solving. Within this framework, driving down completions costs to ensure the achievement of the Company's anticipated economic return from its investment. Performs post-completion analysis including: tracking well performance, documenting results and developing solutions to improve performance. Demonstrates ability to complete multiple tasks and help guide operations ensuring project timelines and objectives are met. Carries out Integration ofgeologic and reservoir characterization studies into state-of-the- art completion strategies.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 16 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Experience in horizontal shale completions/operations including high pressure and temperature environments. Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Completion & Integrity Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Analyzes and compares completion strategies utilized in the area. Utilizes TCP - Tubing conveyed perforating, bridge plugs, packers, and openhole/gravel packed completions. Knowledge of TCP perforating systems and Correlation procedures for TCP. Evaluates current completion approaches of various operators to determine possible completion improvements. This process reviews perforation schemes,treatment fluids, proppant schedules, treatment execution and flow-back methods. Endorses improved completion and production operations based on post-treatment evaluations. Optimizes completion operations for vertical and horizontal producers, and water injection wells. Supplies support of special projects associated with completion engineering or completion process improvements (completion-related technical studies/projects, new technology studies, non-operated joint venture support). Works closely with Production Technology and Well Delivery teams to produce and assess several completion designs from sand face (reservoir) to wellhead. Selects optimum completion design taking into account all the lifecycle elements, installation risk, well intervention, and well treatment requirements, arriving at an optimum balance of cost, risk and value. Assesses existing well completion methods in order to determine their efficiency as per the applied methodologies (fluids used, penetration equipment, current and capital workover and development procedures, applied perforation systems of various manufacturers and their impact on the quality of work performed) and determined the improvement potential. Demonstrates the ability to execute preliminary completion and operations design that permits the development and assessment of various well design concepts under consideration for current and future field development plan implementation. This involves concept definition, clearunderstanding of conceptfeasibilityas wellas developmentofscreening estimates for time, cost and equipment required. Leads completion design focusing on completion strategy, completion type and fluid design, sand control technologies, perforation plan for each generic well type, well bore hydraulics, tubular connections, instrumentation requirements, artificial lift designs and selection, and wellhead designs. Ensures Company database is properly updated and useful for obtaining completion planning information.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 17 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Completion & Integrity Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Maintains knowledge base in completion and production technology and incorporates value-added technology into development plans, completion/production procedures, and technology planning/budgeting. Carries out technical support for use of packers and/or other downhole tools for Multi Stage Completion applications. In particular emphasis is given to completion design principles and philosophies coupled with design of downhole and surface equipment. Understanding of well completion and capability to formulate high level design (gauges, sleeves, gas-lift valves, sand control) with knowledge of TSA - Tubing Stress Analysis under different well operating environments. Proficiency in TSA - Tubing Stress Analysis for existing and planned well completions. Sound production technology input during the multi-discipline well planning process to ensure a safe,optimal and cost effective well design and construction program. Supplies overall engineering, operational and controlling support for completion, well testing and associated activities with responsibility for optimizing planning, costing and operations for rigs. Understanding in planning, selection, and specification of completion fluids and formation damage. Develops well integrity program for wellhead and subsurface completion equipment for all wells. Supervises detailed completion design, equipment specification and cost estimates to meet company’s worldwide standards. This includes well planning, material and equipment selection, evaluation, stimulation design, quality assurance and post-job evaluation. Identifies opportunities for cost reduction via more efficient completion practices or modified completion designs, focusing on value-add techniques that balance production enhancements versus cost increases. Utilizes knowledge of Wellperformance prediction/Nodalanalysis;andTubing and Casing movement/stress modeling - WellCat analysis. Defines the well completion integrity assurance process for surface and subsurface completion equipment located in the fields. Appraises the well completion integrity assurance process output, identifies sub-standard practices and performances, advises appropriate action plans to mitigate the integrity risk and ensures their implementation. Designs process for data investigation, analyses well integrity problems and endorses further investigative and/or corrective measures which could be Rig-less or Rig-based intervention.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 18 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Completion & Integrity Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Highly skilled (technically and professionally) with thorough understanding of well construction and completion design and demonstrable experience in maintenance/integrity philosophies and practices. Applies experience of petroleum engineering activities related to well integrity management, investigation and evaluation of well integrity issue, risk assessment, risk ranking and mitigation planning. Determines if sand failure will occur during lifetime of the well and determine the (e.g. downhole sand exclusion, surface sand handling, tolerating sand production). Carries out the co-ordination to ensure that the value loop of measuring/modeling/control (the principle behind Smart fields/wells) can be implemented and that the loop is carried out in real time. Decideson the conceptualcompletiondesignforthe life cycle ofthe well,taking into account wellperformance, lifecycle cost, reliability (technical operating envelope) and completion types (e.g. tubing size, horizontal/multilateral, type of artificial lift, number of strings, number of completions per string, Smart wells, producer, injector, etc.). Participates in the CWOP (Complete Well on Paper) review and develop risk analysis to mitigate risk. Works with multi-disciplinary teams (Geology, Geophysics, Hydrogeology, Reservoir, Drilling, Facilities, Operations and Regulatory personnel) to support project development plans and execution. Monitors and accomplishes budget, timelines, compliance and scope. Reviews well histories prior to preparation of well integrity investigation plans. Reviews well operations to ensure well integrity will be retained. Expertise in planning, acquisition and interpretation of well logs especially Cased-hole production logs. Reviews of completions designs, completions procedures,well bore schematics and completions cost estimates. Directs the functional requirements for well completion and recompletion designs in conjunction with subsurface and completions engineers, including material and elastomer requirements, tubing size, perforation requirements, smart well system, etc. Interfaces with drilling, completions, subsurface, facilities and operations engineering personnel on well design and construction issues for both subsea and dry tree applications. Utilizes input into the setting depth of sub-surface safety valves, material selection, design for reservoir compaction, packer fluid selection, perforations, wellhead, etc. Maximizes deliverability of existing/newly drilled wells.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 19 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Completion & Integrity Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Designing and implementing of intelligent completions which consist of Inflow Control Valves (ICVs), permanent downhole monitoring system gauges, and multiport packers employed to control lateral production. Accountable for all the data within the completion schematic and well integrity monitoring. Leads on ensuring technical compliance with the Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) requirements of the Company's stakeholders, customers and regulators. Presents results and prepares area specific horizontal completion recommendations to horizontal completion engineers, and multi-discipline horizontal team. Utilizes best practices bench marking and other performance related tools for project decision making and effective application of risk assessment techniques relevant to the planning process. Performs sensitivity studies to define uncertainties and generate optimum well completion. Works closely with technical professionals such as geologists, geophysicists, and petrophysicists to solve well and completion problems in innovative and unconventional ways. Directs maintainability analysis, risk assessments,preparation of D&C design documents and input to project Basis of Design and Decision. Fulfills Category Management requirements as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) if required including providing technical input for assigned contracts during the tendering/bid evaluation process and meeting contract lifecycle responsibilities. Mentors and coaches less experienced staff and assist with project and technical leadership roles. Acts as the knowledge center for all matters related to near-well effects, completion fluids, sand-face completion, lower completion and upper completion. Designs of a completion database using data from the operator to facilitate analysis of previous stimulation treatments.Monitors all wells and well activities to ensure full compliance with the WIMS (Well Integrity System) guidelines. Identifies new technologies and methods to develop at lower cost and/or improve performance in well completions. Providing solutions for sand controlling including,sandproduction prediction,sandcontroldesignandsand monitoring. Develops specific well operating envelopes and well guidelines for drawdown, artificial lift system, liquid/gas coning, liquid lifting, scale mitigation, sand and fines mobilization. Industry knowledge of completion, workover and production operations from new zones utilizing pressure transient analysis, and other diagnostic techniques.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 20 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Completion & Integrity Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Coordinates and performs well activities related to well integrity envelope, including oil producers, gas lift producers, and water/gas injectors in order to maintain well assets integrity and sustain well availability. Coordinates between headquarter and site technical departments and other concerned personnel on day-to-day basis with respect to well integrity related activities and assignments and witness the implementation ofcritical activities in the field. Plans, coordinates and follows-up with site operational team on well integrity related activities and investigations such as pressure bleed-off surveys and surface/subsurface communication investigations. Performs post treatment analyses for wells completed and makes indorsement for improvement. Acquiring, analyzing data from available sources, including drilling operation, wireline logs, seismic and specialized studies to produce integrated models of unconventional wells in the subsurface. Supports geophysicists and geologists in interpretation of geologic and seismic data. Utilizing these results to design effective stimulation programs and provide answers to key development decisions that impact well and field performance. Conducts integrity assessment and adequacy of well construction envelope before converting it to new objective mode. Designs well testing (DST) and downhole (and/or subsea) metering requirements, and production data surveillance requirements for current and new wells. Coordinates the gathering data, produced fluids types, etc. Liaises effectively with colleagues and clients to ensure that expectations and deliverables for quality and service are met or exceeded. Ensures quality control standards are met for analysis, modeling and reporting activities. Developing and maintaining completions metrics to drive high quality cost effective completions. Identifying and implementing real-time performance improvements by conducting weekly action reviews in conjunction with completion engineers, contractors and team members. Evaluating and applying advancements in available technologies and services to improve completion performance. Reviews and approves expenditures for completion activities and makes recommendations to reduce costs and enhance efficiencies. Designs complex Smart completions.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 21 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Completion & Integrity Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Develops cost estimates and risks vs. rewards analysis to determine the best operational methods to achieve the chosen strategies. Keeps abreast of new equipment, processes, techniques and technical information relative to critical well operations. Implements changes in procedures. Ensures that standards for well integrity are adhered to as part of the completion design. Runs input for Well Integrity System (WIS). Input into well integrity by establishing the operating boundaries (erosion rates,temperatures,pumping limits, chemical restrictions, etc.) of the well and provide the operating envelope to Well Engineering, Production Operations and Process Engineering. Utilizes completion efficiency and reservoir performance utilizing tools including microseismic data, applied rock mechanics, type curve analysis, production history matching, rate transient and pressure transient analysis. Able to develop and review comprehensive Basis of Completion Design documents for new wells. Subject matter expertise in sand control completion design including cased-hole frac-pack, OHGP, ESS and SAS type completions. Investigates leading edge and developing technologies with industry service suppliers and industry experts. Engages industry personnel to be aware of technical advances including new and/or existing technology to reduce cost, increase accuracy and/or add value: Landmark, WellCat, Well Plan, Prosper etc. Based on flow response, assesses effectiveness of completion approach and current wellbore configuration; prepares testing/completion programs, including flow modeling and stress analysis. Delivers forecasted reservoir production and well functionality via: completions engineering and design; application of new/diverse technology, including new and emerging sand control and completions technologies; technical evaluation of completion equipment; and operational incident investigations. Stays objective for the designandimplementationofvertical and horizontal well completions in assigned fields. Participates in multidiscipline team to ensure proper completion techniques are performed and performs post completion stimulation and production analysis. Engineering and operational advice to office and field personnel as necessary. Field reviews, wellbore schematics, cost estimates, procedures for basic downhole operations, analysis of production and pressure data.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 22 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Completion & Integrity Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Stays accountable for wellbore interventions, ensuring maximum recoveryfor lowest cost by applying knowledge of well completions, inflow performance, well simulations, nodal analysis and artificial lift. Offers solutions for sand supervision including sand production prediction and sand control design. Detail understanding of well performance, potential prediction and deliverability issues. Offers capabilities to participate in detailed and integrated study, design and monitoring of wells located in operated and non-operated fields. Experienced with design and planning early stages of well completions, including, tubular design,materials selection, and integration of equipment. Experience of stimulation and fracturing fluids, additives and overall treatmentdesignandexecutioninvertical, deviated and horizontal wells. Knowledge of rock mechanics,geophysical and geomechanical concepts and testing, such as mini-frac, leak off and injection testing. A solid understanding of reservoir engineering, oil and gas development principles, micro-seismic and petrophysical parameters. Delivers list of required data, review/validate and makes the required analysis and evaluation to the data (logs, cores) provided by Company for the study. An in depth understanding of onshore petroleum industry operational practices and standards: well design, stress calculations, tubing movement, drilling fluids and completion designs is additionally required for success when applying for this role as is a deep understanding of the onshore petroleum industry operational practices and standards. Familiar with Halliburton’s EquiFlow ICD - Inflow Control Device which is normally used with a software suite NETool – Nodal analysis software and QuikLook service to quantify the benefits and allow near-wellbore study of EquiFlow completion. Multi-Stage completion proposals to include wellbore design, completion and frac procedures. HPHT tight gas reservoir field development and executions. Vertical, horizontal and multi-lateral well completions evaluation including intervention plan. Experience in Geomechanics or Geomechanics software use. Experience with actual versus designed rates and stresses, mitigations and operational devices.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 23 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Completion & Integrity Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Knowledge with Modelling of Gas Permeability and Diffusivity of Tight Reservoir Rocks. Feasibility scenarios and implementation plan for equipment modifications with time and cost. Extracts key information from completion reports. Familiarity with various completion strategies, artificial lift, alternate production strategies, production allocation and forecasting. Focuses on all well completion, work-over and well intervention planning and execution issues. Responsible for all the HSE aspects of stimulation activities and for their continued improvement. Advanced understanding of integrity issues, completion design, stimulation fluid types, lab testing, additives and analysis. Engineering, operations, regulatory and supply chain support for initial completions and complex workover operations. Leads internal completion design reviews and risk assessment for assigned wells. Technical knowledge and operational experience required in horizontal well completions engineering. Utilizes Coiled Tubing operations in horizontal wells. Undertakes rigless completion and testing of newly drilled/worked over wells. Understanding of routine and special core analysis for rock mechanical and compatibility purposes. Familiarity with, particularly on long reach, multi-stage horizontal wells. Remains informed of applicable development and completion technological solutions which may unlock resources, and subsequently integrating this into a project evaluation. Models completion performance of shale reservoirs with complex fracture networks and permeability distribution. Skilled at working with Completion Engineers, Superintendents and Foremen. Evaluating completion efficiency and reservoir performance. Participating in multidiscipline teams with the Operator and third party contractors to ensure proper completion techniques are performed in the field. Demonstrates extensive experience in CT (Coiled Tubing) acid stimulation and cleanouts in horizontal wells.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 24 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Completion & Integrity Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Delivers support of special projects associated with completion engineering or completion process improvements (i.e. completion-related technical studies/projects, new technology studies, non-operated joint venture support, etc.). Delivers forecasted reservoir production and well functionality via completions engineering and design; application of new/diverse technology, including new and emerging sand control and completions technologies. Oversees the design and execution of completions. Determines if sand failure will occur during lifetime of the well and determine the optimum method for sand production (e.g. downhole sand exclusion, surface sand handling, tolerating sand production). Reviews results of Well Integrity investigation. Defines tests for core flood analysis and return permeability. Strong knowledge of production technology, including completion theory and sand control. Inspects field equipment; reviews and analyzes electric logs and makes well completion endorsements. Staying current on developments in the industry to ensure the use of latest technologies and industry best practices. When a well integrity issue arises, runs consultancy and expertise as required to resolve the problem, including seeking any deviations from standards and preparing any activity proposal required to resolve the problem. Ensures that all data is sorted (with an auditable trail) in corporate databases. Possess understanding of carbonate and sandstone reservoirs, including extensive knowledge of using state- of-the-art well modeling software packages compounded by applying new well technologies. Coordinates and performs well activities related to well integrity envelope, including oil producers, gas lift producers, and water/gas injectors. Analyzes well problems, endorses investigative and/or corrective measures. Assesses the well completion integrity assurance process output, identifies sub-standard practices and performances,andadvises appropriate action plans to mitigate the integrity risk and ensure their implementation. Ensures onsite technical assistance to Field Surface Operation and Wireline Operation Supervisors during critical Rig-less well operations and advise appropriate trouble shootingforoperational and technical integrity problems.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 25 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Completion & Integrity Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Brings about multiple, concurrent well projects which include onsite field engineering support during actualjob execution and implementation. Delivers input to WE for Well Integrity Management System (WIMS). Applies experience of micro-seismic data, applied rock mechanics, type curve analysis, production history matching, rate transient and pressure transient analysis. Actively leads field diagnostics that will verify completion and well design functionality as well as aiding in optimization of fracture design; this includes staying abreast of field completion results. Formulates completion procedures,wellbore schematics, and costestimates for new well completions; supervises field applications relating to hydraulic fracturing, wireline, coiled tubing, and perforating. Applies knowledge of hydraulic fracturing, wireline, coiled tubing, and perforating. Well completion and capability to prepare high level design (gauges,sleeves,gas-lift valves, sand control) with knowledge of tubing stress analysis under different well operating environments. In depth understanding of onshore petroleum industry operational practices and standards. Experienced in stimulation/fracturing job modeling,design, execution & optimization in tight oil/gas carbonate reservoirs. Experience in managing unconventional stimulation and multi-stage fracturing technologies and simultaneous operations on multi-well pads. Proficient in stimulation and fracturing software models. Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills. Makes available input into well integrity by establishing the operating boundaries (erosion rates, temperatures, pumping limits, chemical restrictions, etc.). Cooperates on a daily basis with Well Engineering, Production Operations and Process Engineering. Knowledge of project and budgeting; knowledge of reservoir engineering modeling andwith industry standard software packages for Nodal Analysis, Pressure Transient Analysis, including convolution for multi-reservoir flow analysis, experience with PROSPER, GAP and Mbal. Experience of overall treatment design and execution in vertical, deviated and horizontal wells, stimulation, fracturing fluids and additives. Production analysis studies for reservoir development including stimulation & well intervention.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 26 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Completion & Integrity Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Understanding of rock mechanics, geophysical and geomechanical concepts and testing,such as mini-frac, leak off and injection testing. An in depthunderstanding ofwelldesign,stresscalculations,tubing movement, drilling fluids and completion designs is additionally required for success when applying for this role as is a deep understanding of the onshore petroleum industry operational practices and standards. Design of Unconventional Multi-stage fracturing & completion using appropriate software application. Fracturing Simulator software (FracCADE) including Proppant Fracturing. Acid fracturing and Matrix Acidizing Software (StimCADE). Strong Field experiences in all areas of productions operations, well surveillance activities, surface facilities & water production supervision. Experience in applying expertise to frac designs in carbonates & acid fracturing modelling. Experience with actual versus designed rates, stresses and mitigations and operational devices and personnel. Able to gather information to apply to correct frac stimulation design. Carries out Acid Fracturing Simulation (Modeling) and Production prediction (using reservoir simulator) before and after acid fracture to assure the usefulness of this technique to increase well productivity. Economic Evaluation Decision: Acid Frac is economic or not. Pre-Frac preparation and program (Mini Frac, step-test) to be performed before starting the acid fracture job. Obtains permanent downhole gauge data for artificial lift applications. Perforation Design (Gun Size, Type, Orientation and specifications) that suites the frac job, delivers best productivity & passes through test string. Detailed acid Fracturing Design and Program. Description and break down of the proposed Acid frac job, acid type, injection rate, injection pressures, volumes and nature and type of the material and equipment to be used. Carries out Tubing Movement Calculations. Feasibility scenarios & implementation plan for equipment modifications with time and cost.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 27 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Completion & Integrity Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Develops requirements for find fracture program (Cores, Logs) to be obtained during drilling phase. Understanding of frac design on casing loads and mitigations. Works with operational staff as well as other technical professionals such as geologists, geophysicists, and petrophysicists to solve well and completion problems in innovative and unconventional ways. Mentors and coaches experienced staff and assist with project and technical leadership roles. Maximizes the company's reserves development of hydrocarbon resources through the design, planning, analysis and execution of stimulation activities within both unconventional and conventional projects. Designs and completes the conversion ofproducing wells to acid-gas and corrosive salt water injection wells. Completes and works over high-volume critical sour oil and gas wells. Completes and stimulates hydrocarbon bearing over-pressured fractured shale. Reduces water production in oil zones using both cement and polymers. Performs selective stimulation and isolated water producing areas in horizontal wells. Utilizes open- hole and cased-hole log evaluation. Recommends wells for completion or abandonment. Full time engineering support to completion/workover rig executing assigned well. Experience with design and execution of completion and simulation of unconventional reservoirs. Provides technical knowledge and operational experience required in horizontal well completions engineering and with Coiled Tubing operations in horizontal wells. Offers expertise inplanning, acquisitionand interpretation ofwell logs especially cased-hole production logs.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 28 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Stimulation & Fracturing Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Brings a thorough understanding of downhole operations in oil and gas wells, utilizing the most advanced methods in hydraulic fracturing, coupled with general reservoir and computer operations. Proficient in hydraulic frac-design,perforating, cementing design, shale/unconventional formations and horizontal completion operation. Develops completion alternatives selection including appropriate hydraulic fracturing design, perforation design and tubing stress/annular fluid expansion analysis. Experience in multistage fracturing of horizontal wells. Experience in tightoiland gas sands/shale multi-stage fracturing completions. Designs the appropriate reservoir/well interface (e.g. cased hole/open hole, fractured, etc.). Experience in Fracture simulation of unconventional reservoirs modeling software. Insists on quality control/quality assurance of fracturing fluids, field calibration of chemical additives, pumps, real-time interpretation of the treating pressure response and modification of the treatment design to ensure effective proppant distribution. Executes hydraulic fracturing treatments on deep, high pressure oil and gas wells. Develops and maintains completions design, process,fracturing design, implementation, and technology practice and procedure for horizontal wells. Onsite fracturing pressure analysis of minifrac data. Utilizes minifrac data to make onsite adjustments to sand schedules and treating rates for tip- screen/double width fracture designs. Arranges fracturing and stimulation models, designs, programs and cost estimates. Knowledge of fracturing fluids, proppant and overall treatment design. Carries out Evaluation and Design ofhorizontal completions,sand control/frac pack, well testing, tubing conveyed perforating (TCP), completion fluids and displacement of same. Applies knowledge of predicting production depletion due to permeability variation and compaction of fracture, temperature limit required during completion and well life, gravel pack/completion/frac design, frac fluid specifications, proppant size/type etc. Thorough knowledge of hydraulic fracturing, wireline, coiled tubing, and perforating operations.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 29 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Stimulation & Fracturing Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Performs integrated reservoir studies, post-stimulation production analysis utilizing reverse productivity index technique, finite difference reservoir simulation, and fracture treatmentevaluation to optimize completion approach. Arranges hydraulic fracture treatment designs for new well completions, workovers and re- completions. Maximizes reserves development of hydrocarbon resources through the analysis, design, planning, and execution of stimulation activities (both matrix and fracturing) utilizing cutting edge research in design of multistage fracs in conventional and unconventional projects. On-site evaluation of injection tests to determine key fracturing parameters such as in-situ stress, leakoff/permeability values, near-wellbore connection problems and far-field complexity. Application of Nolte and Smith’s type curve analysis to derive pad volumes leakoff coefficients, fracture widths and radii. Delivers input into tubing stress analysis, tubing movement, thermal wellhead growth, etc. Uses finite difference simulation to increase uniqueness of solution and incorporated pressure buildup when available. Analyzes hydraulic fracture monitoring results from a wellbore completion and treatment design perspective. Knowledge of for rock mechanical and compatibility studies purposes. Evaluates the execution of on-site/real-time hydraulic fracturing stimulation treatments in order to diagnose critical fracturing mechanisms. Designing stimulation fluid and composition of proppant. Assesses and designs hydraulic using 3D hydraulic fracture simulator and real-time data acquisition coupled with fracturing fluids, proppants and overall treatment design. Estimates reservoir simulator to characterize fracture geometry; numerous field studies characterizing the reservoir and fracturing idiosyncrasies and their relationship to the overall completion fluid quality control and advanced stimulation design and execution. Extensive experience in rock mechanics for hydraulic stimulation, designing of hydraulic fracturing programs, diagnostic testing and evaluation of hydraulic fracturing projects in unconventional reservoirs. Determines the quality of rock strength properties (in soft-sediment reservoirs) in a rock mechanics laboratory by stress-loading actual formation material to yield and failure. Ability to read and interpret open-hole logs, integrate geomechanics and other data into the design and interpret well test data. Develops fracturing concepts and theories to be field tested.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 30 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Stimulation & Fracturing Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Compiles lessons learned from the present fracturing campaign to inform and optimize future well design options and future fracturing operations and data acquisition programs. Experience in Geomechanics Evaluation and its application to fracture modeling. Defines data acquisition requirements for optimized development and production enhancement opportunities throughout the value assurance funnel (e.g. sand grain distribution, rock-strength tests, mineralogy, logs and fracture gradients). Offers fracturing design options, the acquisition of subsurface data, guidance during operational difficulties, and both real-time and post-fracturing result interpretation. Supervises hydraulic frac job on different wells in association with Reservoir Engineers and Service company engineers. Determines kh, effective fracture length,skin, reservoir limits/interference, and drainage area. Evaluating in-situ stress tests,diagnosing critical fracturing parameters and beta testing hydraulic fracturing software.Make available onsite fracturing supervisionbothinside and outside of the frac van. Delivers ability to combine completion data from multiple sources to properly execute frac design. Site Supervision of the complete Fracking Preparation; Pre-Frac; Fracking; Post-Frac; Setting production equipment and Turning over to Operation. The ability to conduct Root cause analysis for all frac job failures Applies advanced knowledge of wellbore completion and stimulation technologies towards treatment and field development optimization. Determination of closure pressures utilizing Cinco-Ley radial/bi-linear theory. Determines near-wellbore and far-field proppant placement by net pressure history matching. Knowledge of horizontal well completions in gas and oil shales, particularly relating to multi- fracked wells. Visits well sites during new technology implementation in cementing, acidizing, or hydraulic fracturing. Compiles reviews focused on the technical adequacy of studies and reports,such as use of advanced, state-of-the-practice data collection and analytical methods, the reasonableness of interpretations and assumptions used with the data to conduct each evaluation and achieve final results, and the relative degree of conservatism used in analyzing potential natural (geologic) and man-made (wells).
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 31 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Stimulation & Fracturing Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Identifies and field tests critical completion components driving improved production performance such as lbs/ft., cluster spacing, lbs/cluster, and rate/cluster. Performs detailed fracture modeling of stimulation treatment data to estimate fracture geometry. Applies knowledge of using geomechanics for designing hydraulic fracturing jobs. Providing pre-and post-project fracture stimulation technical/commercial advice and support to Wells Continuous improvement ofsafety, environmental, cycle time and unit costs in relation with Fracture Stimulation projects. Offers hydraulic fracture treatment schedules, fracturing fluid design and post-stimulation production configuration. Focuses on horizontal shale completion design optimization by analyzing stimulation treatment data and incorporating frac modeling petrophysics, rock mechanics, and microseismic frac mapping results, RA (Radioactive) and Chemical Tracer results, production performance, and economic considerations. Ability to develop perforations, flow-back and stimulation best practices, including design and monitoring of Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) for stimulation and completion. Executeshydraulic-fracturing jobs with slurry blender, one or more high-pressure, high-volume fracturing pumps (triplex or quintuplex) and a monitoring unit. Utilizes fracturing tanks, units for storage and handling of proppant, high-pressure treating iron, a chemical additive unit (to accurately monitor chemical addition), low-pressure flexible hoses, gauges and meters for flow rate, fluid density, and treating pressure. Operates fracturing equipment over a range of pressures and injection rates (up to 15,000 psi, and 100 barrels per minute). Monitors a hydraulic fracture treatment while fluid and proppant ae being injected into the well (this data, along with knowledge of the underground geology, is used to model information such as length, width and conductivity of a propped fracture). Carries out injection of radioactive tracers along with the other substances in hydraulic-fracturing fluid to determine the injection profile and location of fractures. Adds plastic pellets coated with 10 GBq of Ag-110mm to the proppant or the sand labelled with Ir- 192, and monitors the proppants progress (sand containing naturally radioactive minerals is sometimes used for this purpose). Uses radiotracers, if available, such as Tc-99m and I-131 to measure flow rates.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 32 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Stimulation & Fracturing Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Utilizes microseismic monitoring by placing geophones in a nearby wellbore to measure microseismic activity. Maps the location of any small seismic events associated with the growing hydraulic fracture in order to infer the size, orientation and geometry of hydraulically induced fracture. Deploys a Tiltmeter on the surface or down a well, and monitors the arrays for monitoring the strains produced by hydraulic fracturing. Estimates the magnitude of stress causing radially varying damage with a mechanical earth model and the variation in annular pressure measured between the time of drilling and logging. Places fractures along the wellbore by utilizing either “plug or perf" or "sliding sleeve" method. Conducts a “plug and perf” job in either cemented or uncemented casing. Perforates the casing near the end of the well, and carries out a fracturing fluid into a first stage. Sets a plug (once the first stage is finished) to temporarily seal off that section, and then perforates the next section of the wellbore. Pumps another stage and repeats the process as necessary along the entire length of the horizontal part of the wellbore. Executesthe “sliding sleeve” technique in the wells where sliding sleeves are included atset spacing in the casing at the time it is set in place (all sleeves are closed before the fracturing). Opens the bottom sliding sleeve (when the well is ready to be fractured) and pumps the first stage. Once finished, the next sleeve is opened which concurrently isolates the first stage,and the processrepeats. Observes formation behavior while drilling, when the formation is subjected to stresses very similar to those expected during completion and production (these observations have the advantage of being continuous, quantifiable, and representative of in-situ conditions). Conducts logging measurements (if the well is not cored) yielding lithology, porosity, elastic moduli and transforms them into rock-strength parameters to supplement the high quality but sparse laboratory data. (However, while this strategy of log calibration to laboratory data can yield the correct trend over large porosity ranges, it generally fails in predicting the strength variations in high porosity (> 27%), soft-sediment reservoirs). Deploys the new technique which monitors and captures the drilling process for what it is, an in- situstresstest. (As the driller penetrates each formation,the borehole magnifies the far-field stresses by an amount dependent on the wellbore pressure. This increase in loading near the wellbore causes soft sediment reservoirs to yield and fail). Quantifies the depth of this yielded material by using broadband dipole shear measurements. Note that historically laboratory measurementsonrecoveredcore have beenacceptedas ground truth when determining mechanical properties.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 33 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Stimulation & Fracturing Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: While recovered core represents the actual formation material under consideration, it can be substantially altered during recovery and/or preparation for testing. In addition, in-situ stress conditions need to be reproduced in the laboratory, a task that is difficult if not impossible. Gathers pertinent data while drilling, including azimuthally sensitive measurements,time-lapse observations of formation behavior, and the wellbore pressures that are associated with this behavior. In addition obtains broadband acoustic logging which is an excellent measure of formation damage. Maintains "fracture width", or slows its decline, with a proppant (grains of sand or ceramic) to prevent the fractures from closing when the injection is stopped and the pressure of the fluid is reduced. Ensures that proppant strengths is high enough to prevent proppant failure at greater depths where pressure and stresses on fractures are higher. The propped fracture should be permeable enough to allow the flow of formation fluids to the well. Controls the fracturing fluid leak-offor loss of fracturing fluid from the fracture channel into the surrounding permeable rock (it can exceed 70% of the injected volume). Avoids formation matrix damage, adverse formation fluid interactions, or altered fracture geometry thereby decreasing production efficiency. Strictly controls the location of one or more fractures along the length of the borehole that create or seal off holes in the side of the wellbore. Experience in fracture modeling and stress profiling. Strong understanding of fracture mechanics and fracture theory. Executing, evaluating for conventional and advanced techniques/technologies applicable for different types of reservoirs. Utilizes hydraulic fracturing combined with gravel packing in high-permeability gas reservoirs in order to bypass damage near the wellbore and prevent formation sand production a very high pressure drop exists near the wellbore. Carries out reservoir simulation and uses inflowequation for pressure drop across the perforation tunnels to quantify the relative pressure drop contributions in the reservoir, fracture,and gravel pack system. Calculates both non-Darcy and multiphase flow in the evaluation. Evaluates and selects newtechnologies, such as distributed temperature systems or down hole seismic.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 34 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Stimulation & Fracturing Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Non-Darcy flow in the fracture and perforation tunnels results in substantial near-wellbore pressure drops for typical gas wells with gas rates greater than 0.2 to 3 MMscf/D/ft. Increasing fracture conductivity and fracture lengths and using proppants with lower non- Darcy flow coefficients can help in reducing non-Darcy pressure drops and optimizing completions. Employs Frac-packing tip-screenout (TSO) during hydraulic-fracture stimulation pumped with screens in place to reduce operational costs. To pay back the large investments required to develop unconsolidated, high-permeability, deep-water reservoirs, it is necessary to produce wells at high rates. Completes wells, subject to proppant size limits, and produces to pressure drawdown limits in order to control sand production. At high rates, well productivity is often affected by non-Darcy flow,which increases the pressure drawdown at a given rate, or decreases the flow rate at a given pressure drawdown. Compares fracture modeling software (e.g. Frac Pro, M-Frac/M-Shale, Gohfer) in terms of capability, accuracy and usability. Optimizing wells by designing the completion and operating the well to achieve a balance between (1) production rates,and revenue, (2) completion costs, (3) non-Darcy flow effects,which reduces well productivity, and (3) prevention of sand production. To do this optimization requires knowledge of the pressure drops in all components of the completion-gravel pack, hydraulic fracture and reservoir-and the factors affecting these pressure drops. Selects most appropriate software(s) to addressfracture treatment design and post-job analysis. Performs stage-by-stage, cluster-by-cluster analysis of as-pumped treatments, and compile a meaningful and consistent database offracture treatmentparameters andgeometric descriptors (e.g. frac height, frac half-length, propped height, propped half-length, pack conductivity, etc.) for use by reservoir engineers in production analysis and forecasting. Works cooperatively with reservoir engineers and other disciplines, appraises relationships between frac treatment design parameters, geological and geomechanical variables,and well performance in the various assets with the goal of optimizing well spacing and fracture treatments for value. Develops techniques to analyze impacts of reservoir depletion or supercharging ofoffset wells or completions, and of complex fracturing techniques (e.g. "zipper fracs" or "Texas Two-step") on the design of a fracture treatment, and on expected well performance.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 35 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Stimulation & Fracturing Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Serves as a consultant and mentor to the asset team technical staffs and corporate engineering on frac treatment performance and design. Conducts simulation of hydraulic and acid fractures. Selects most appropriate software(s) to address hydraulic fracture treatment design and post-job analysis. Carries out fracture treatment stimulations, including an understanding of propped fracture treatmentdesigns, proppant and fluid selection, downhole tools, well logs and petrophysical analysis. Applies knowledge of hydraulic fracturing, wireline, coiled tubing, and perforating. Executes fracture treatment stimulations, including an understanding of propped fracture treatmentdesigns, proppant and fluid selection, downhole tools, well logs and petrophysical analysis. Runs Net Pressure Matching to determine most likely fracture geometry. Reduces sand flow-back after fracture stimulation by implementing the use of resin coated sand in a pool development program. Safely manages forcedclosure operations for fracture stimulations with pressures up to 10,000 psi. Drives, leads and optimizes the subsurface efforts ofthe new technology projects, including but not limited to hydraulic fracturing and acid stimulation. Arranges for onsite engineering support for hydraulic fracturing and other complex completion operations. Manages contracts and contractors to continuous improvement. Develops assets through horizontal well, multi-stage fracturing techniques. Understands and actively participate in HES program. Actively leads field diagnostics that will verify completion and well design functionality as well as aiding in optimization of fracture design; this includes staying abreast of field completion results. Experience in stimulation/fracturing job modeling, design, execution & optimization in tight oil/gas carbonate reservoirs. Experience in managing unconventionalstimulationand multi-stage fracturing technologies and simultaneous operations on multi-well pads. Proficient in stimulation and fracturing software models. Design of Unconventional Multi-stage fracturing & completion using appropriate software application.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 36 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Stimulation & Fracturing Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Fracturing Simulator software (FracCADE) including Proppant Fracturing. Acid fracturing and Matrix Acidizing Software (StimCADE). Experience in applying expertise to frac designs in carbonates & acid fracturing modeling. Experience in HTHP frac designs and Sour Service Wells. Able to gather information to apply to correct frac stimulation design. Involved with different Acid Fracturing Simulation (Modeling) and Production prediction (using reservoir simulator) before and after acid fracture to assure the usefulness ofthis technique to increase well productivity. Experience in applying expertise to frac designs in carbonates & acid fracturing modeling. Economic Evaluation Decision: Acid Frac is economic or not. Detailed Acid Fracturing Design and Program. Description and break down of the proposed Acid frac job, acid type, injection rate, injection pressures, volumes and nature and type of the material and equipment to be used. Pre-Frac preparation and program (Mini Frac, step-test) to be performed before starting the main acid fracture job. Perforation Design (Gun Size, Type, Orientation and specifications) that suites the frac job, utilizs best productivity and passes through test string. Develops requirements for find fracture program (Cores, Logs) to be obtained during drilling phase. Understanding of frac design on casing loads and mitigations. Maximizes reserves development of hydrocarbon resources through the analysis, design, planning, and execution of stimulation activities (both matrix and fracturing) utilizing in design ofmultistage fracs in conventional and unconventional projects. Completes and stimulates hydrocarbon bearing over-pressured fractured shale. Performs selective stimulation and isolated water producing areas in horizontal wells. Demonstrates extensive experience in CT - Coiled Tubing acid stimulation and cleanouts in horizontal wells.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 37 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Stimulation & Fracturing Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Formulates completion procedures, wellbore schematics, and cost estimates for new well completions; supervisesfield applications relating to hydraulic fracturing, wireline, coiled tubing, and perforating. Experience with design and execution ofcompletion and simulation of unconventional reservoirs. Carries out Tubing movement calculations. Brings a thorough understanding of downhole operations in oil and gas wells, utilizing intelligent completions and the most advanced methods in hydraulic fracturing, coupled with general reservoir and computer operations. Develops completion alternatives selection including appropriate sand control techniques, hydraulic fracturing design, perforation design and tubing stress/annular fluid expansion analysis. Prepares Multi-Stage completion proposals, to include wellbore design, completion and frac procedures. Familiarity with unconventional completions and fracturing operations, particularly on long reach, multi-stage horizontal wells. Applies knowledge of predicting production, depletion due to permeability variation and compaction of fracture, temperature limit required during completion & well life, gravel pack/completion/frac design, frac fluid specifications, proppant size/type etc. Develops fracturing concepts and theories to be field tested while maintaining current working knowledge of industry trends and technologies. Provides Basis of Well Design document (e.g. detail completion concept, screen size, pressure & temperature limit required during completion & well life, gravel pack/completion/frac design, frac fluid specifications, proppant size/type etc.). Models completion performance of shale reservoirs with complex fracture networks and permeability distribution. Offers proficiency in TSA - Tubing Stress Analysis for existing and planned well completions. Skilled at working with Completion Engineers, Superintendents and Foremen. Experience in horizontal shale completions/operations including high pressure and temperature environments. Knowledge of core analysis (routine & SCAL) for rock mechanical and compatibility studies purposes. Supports geophysicists and geologists in interpretation ofgeologic and seismic data. Acquiring, analyzing data from available sources,including drilling operation, wireline logs, seismic and specialized studies to produce integrated models of unconventional wells in the subsurface.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 38 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Stimulation & Fracturing Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Utilizing these results to design effective stimulation programs and provide answers to key development decisions that impact well and field performance. Coordinates the gathering data, produced fluids types, etc. Liaises effectively with colleagues and clients to ensure that expectations and deliverables for quality and service are met or exceeded. Ensures quality control standards are met for analysis, modeling and reporting activities. Evaluates and designs hydraulic fracture stimulation treatments using 3D hydraulic fracture simulator and real-time data acquisition coupled with fracturing fluids, proppants and overall treatment design. Appraises post-treatment production response using reservoir simulator to characterize fracture geometry; numerous field studies characterizing the reservoir and fracturing idiosyncrasies and their relationship to the overall completion fluid quality control and advanced stimulation design and execution. Understanding of routine and special core analysis for rock mechanical and compatibility purposes. Based on flow response, assesses effectiveness of completion approach and current wellbore configuration; prepares testing/completion programs, including flow modeling and stress analysis. Works cooperatively with reservoir engineers and other disciplines, evaluate relationships between frac treatment design parameters, geological and geomechanical variables, and well performance in the various assets with the goal of optimizing well spacing and fracture treatments for value. Prepares field reviews, wellbore schematics, cost estimates, procedures for basic downhole operations, analysis of production and pressure data. Perforation Design (Gun Size, Type, Orientation and specifications) that suites the frac job, provides best productivity & passes through test string.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 39 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Production Technology & Optimization Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Worked internationally and gained experience in Production Technology and Optimization aspects in different parts of the world. Keeps abreast and identifies innovative technical ideas introduced in technical advancement, new technology, research and development worldwide. Creates a culture of continuous improvement by encouraging innovation and seeking opportunities to reduce complexity and improve efficiency. Experience working in mature producing fields where finding, assimilating, and integrating data from incomplete files and variable sources can be challenging. Provides strategic planning of reservoir well performance. Experience in log analysis, pressure buildup/drawdown transient testing including four point tests, isochronal and modified isochronal tests, and injectivity tests. Production analysis studies for reservoir development including stimulation & well intervention. Ability to lead work programs and projects to develop and optimize life of field EOR solutions that span reservoir simulation screening studies, chemicals screening, wells and facility requirements, pilot execution, and effective monitoring. Develops and coordinates major studies based upon objectives and requirements established by interpreting scope, initiating new studies or applied technical work as required; and directing and performing all phases of the study through formal summary reports and presentation to Owner Company technical personnel. Consults with and delivers technical guidance to related engineering groups on matters which fall into area of expert technical competence including budget studies, development programs reservoir studies and equipment purchases. Knowledge of project management and budgeting. Experience with interpretation of cased-hole production and diagnostic logs in large oil and gas fields. Caries out projects related to asset board, field development planning, well modeling, sand control design, sand control, artificial lift studies, flow assurance,production chemistry, reservoir engineering and well test analysis. In conjunction with Production Chemistry, identifies any elements (e.g. mercury,CO2,H2S,salts, heavy metals, etc.) in the production stream, which can reduce the sales value or potentially damage processing facilities. Ability to undertake daily production engineering and support to offshore production operations subsea and well services. Offers daily monitoring, evaluation, analysis of production/injection performance against potential performance.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 40 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Production Technology & Optimization Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Ensures that any financial change request and cost commitment projections for any production engineering activity has a clear work scope, cost and schedule prepared, and approved before work commences. Generates weekly/monthly production forecast and injection targets, and well test priorities. Works with other engineers to provide short-term well production solutions that maximise well production within life of field, and cost and volume production/support strategies. Timely coordination with PED(Production Engineering Department)& Operations for issue ofproductionwater injection allowable. Accurate assessment of well productivity/injectivity. Correlates with producing wells data. Reviews Injectivity index changes. Sound review & input to downhole and surface completion designs. Utilizes working knowledge of production engineering software tools to be used for daily optimisation or for integration into reservoir models (Nodal Analysis/Pressure Transient Analysis/ Prosper/GAP). Investigates, researches and makes approvals for the safest and most cost effective methods of well/field production, while minimising any loss of production revenue through evaluation of new technology and use of innovative techniques, computer simulation modelling, specific well/production engineering procedures and equipment. Supervises production logging and carries out preliminary log interpretation and evaluation of test results. Remains abreast of latest technological standards and applications in the oil and gas industry to identify and promote new equipment and technologies. Develops and maintains well performance models for all existing and proposed wells. Builds, maintains and optimizes Integrated Production Models (IPMs) for all wells on production. Offers experience in domestic and international Oil and Gas upstream operations, including production operations and production optimization in artificially lifted fields. Builds Well Lift Curves, Injectivity plot curves (PIES) and Reviews Injectivity Index changes. Generates Well models, Nodal analysis and VFP tables for input to subsurface team.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 41 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Production Technology & Optimization Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Experience with tubing flow performance: TPR & IPR modeling. Modeling and analysis (perforation modeling with selection of perforators and blasts, tubing design) for various well life scenarios. Carries out complete detailed engineering work comprised of inflow performance analysis, well test interpretation, down hole Nodal analysis (Perform), pipeline hydraulics modeling (Piper, Forgas), basic facility process modeling (Hysim), pump design, solution gas and compression designs. Experience with well testing and allocation of well test/production data. Applies and implements specialized knowledge of pacing and emerging technologies in a particular area of specialty in projects Plans,organizes, controls and executesall ProductionTechnologicalactivities required to effectively implement reservoir guidance plans for all assets. Accurate assessment of well productivity/ injectivity. Carries out updates to well history database related to Scale, Asphaltenes and Corrosion. Anticipates potential problems and advises on appropriate solutions by reviewing and critiquing the conceptual project framework in accordance to the strategic technology direction that include work processes in own skill area and related areas in skill group. Experience of unconventional resources (shale oil and gas, tight gas sands) operations and studies. Defines the criteria for water quality (including chemical additives) for water injection schemes. Knowledge of Hydrate prediction, mitigation and recovery techniques. Carries out Wax prediction. Executes and controls PT (Production Technology) input to integrated studies, assessments and reservoir surveillance, in order to optimize field oil production, identify process improvements and new investment opportunities that contribute to the optimum hydrocarbon recovery and reserves. Controls the PT (Production Technology) aspects of the pressure maintenance projects. Carries out studies and utilizes production technological input into acreage evaluation, prospect evaluation, appraisal planning, reservoir development studies and field development plans. Focuses on processes which maximize production, improve the recovery of reserves, and sustain profitability.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 42 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Production Technology & Optimization Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Modeling recompletion performance. Identifies candidates for production logging and related cased-hole logs, and designs the operation. Archiving of technical data to a suitable database. Leads solutions to behavior ofother solids in flowing systems and methods and equipment for handling solids. Performs engineering studies to solve recurring issuessuch as production performance, corrosion and scale. Accountable for inflow performance of wells and diagnostic techniques such as production logging, pressure transient analysis and well tests. Supervises and interprets production logging operations and pressure transient analysis evaluation using state-of-the-art software. Offers production strategy (well/field), well productivity, and field productivity, well completion requirements in terms of field development, license terms, and complications at projects implementation for several wells (cost impact, operational and production complications). Utilization and continuous update of the relevant IPM (Integrated Production system Model). Offers good working knowledge of key production activities including but not limited to Multiphase Flow simulation, system design, dynamic simulation of single phase and Multiphase flow in pipelines. Applies principles of Oil Production Technology to enhance value through increased recovery, accelerated production and/or reduced cost. Directs, maintains and, when possible, increases oil production by identifying and directing studies, and tests that lead to optimization of production. Caries out Erosional velocity analysis and optimization. Utilizes trending and visualization tools to validate production and allocation data and ensure compliance with specified operating limits. Utilizes Identification Assessment and implementation of new technologies to enhance well and field performance. Communicates with others to ensure the technologyexchange requiredto developandmaintain best-practices throughout Company. Formulates testingprograms,including equipment specification and selection, flow modeling, material selection, and stress analysis.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 43 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Production Technology & Optimization Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Directs and presents technical and financial information relating to current operations and proposed projects Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) specialist experience. Studies completion architecture and design; and factors affecting well productivity and operation. Offers experience of well and reservoir monitoring technologies and surface facilities as applied to EOR operations. Fluent in technicalchallenges associated with field development and reservesrecoveryin generalwith experience of EOR applications. For each production scenario, designs completion concept, configuration options (including tubing sizing, completion accessories,metallurgy) and deploymentstrategyusing acquired reservoir, production, and fluid data of selectively-tested reservoirs. Discusses, agrees and delivers work-plan and associated KPI's (Key Performing Indicators) for the well monitoring, surveillance, production optimization, well integrity and well intervention. Reviews activities of various phases of Petroleum Engineering and Oil Operations activities and report on adequacy and efficiency of performance. Appraises exploratory and producing well tests. Leadership and support for identifying and implementing new production and computer technologies and purchasing relevant production equipment. Works with drilling, completion and production engineering groups to translate to field executable tests and applications. Directs initiation of/or re-direction of new or existing studies and related technical work toward improving operating efficiencies, reduce unit costs and promote better understanding of oil field producing and reservoir behavior and characteristics. Determination of optimal well productivity (consideration of reservoir properties, fluids properties, inflow model etc.). Understanding of the physical constraints applicable to well/reservoir/field production (e.g. sand,water,gas production, scaling potential, corrosion potential). Runs capital programs involving project supervision of drilling and recompletions of existing wells from planning to execution, providing cost evaluations and assessments through to project tracking.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 44 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Production Technology & Optimization Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Defines downhole production/injection data acquisition requirements (e.g. downhole pressure,temperature) in conjunction with Reservoir Engineering. Conceptual well design for field (re-)development for all wells (production, injection & disposal) for the evaluation of different development options including Smart wells, taking into account the well life cycle costs. Directs Well Engineering to appraise the different methods for zone/well abandonment, which contains the economic justification, functional design and outline program which fulfils company, legal, and reservoir isolation requirements. Identifies potential future liabilities associated with selected method. Experience with analytical reservoir methods such as rate and pressure transient analysis. Ensures that all Flow Assurance activities in the field (land and offshore) are being carried out in accordance with Company’s standards and practices. Makes up yearly plan for scale, asphaltenes and corrosion monitoring, treatment and prevention, and ensures the appropriate implementation of the plans to mitigate the scale, asphaltenes and corrosion risks. Ensures that all operations are being carried out in accordance with standards and practices as laid out in Scale, Asphaltenes and Corrosion System and by carrying out necessary auditing compliance campaigns. Experience in developing and evaluating the effectiveness ofoilfield chemical programs, including corrosion control, water chemistry, demulsifiers, pour point depressant, H2S/sour acid gas scavenging and scale inhibitors. Formulates programs, plans and conducts well monitoring surveys such as logging, caliper surveys, DH coupon/tests to establish the well integrity status with respect to scale, asphaltenes and corrosion. Develops necessaryprograms for Scale and AsphaltenesDissolverTreatments, andMechanicalScale Removal jobs. Upon accomplishment of the planned activities makes evaluation report for each type of job. Assesses Scale, Asphaltenes and Corrosion System process output and leads corrective measures. Coordinates and plans surface/subsurface scale, asphaltenes and corrosion investigations. Writes technical reports related to Scale, Asphaltenes and Corrosion status in fields and makes the necessary presentations for the stakeholders. Maintains performance initiatives forall FlowAssurance activities byensuring that KPI’s (KeyPerformance Indicators) inputs from both, contractor and company, are gathered, evaluated and reported.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 45 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Production Technology & Optimization Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Carries out studies addressing specific operational problems related to Scale, Asphaltenes and Corrosion and prepares appropriate action/plan for immediate solution of downhole integrity problems. Leads Scope ofWork for chemical selection testing criteria, i.e. efficiency testing, compatibility testing and core flood experiments to identify best chemicals for downhole applications. Develops a mitigation plan against any organic (e.g. wax, asphaltenes,) or inorganic (e.g. scales) precipitate taking into account the life cycle costs. Makes programs, plans and coordinates field trials for selected chemicals, applies strict evaluation criteria, evaluates and endorses best chemicals for long term down-hole applications. Experience in integrated asset modelling, flow assurance modelling, production log interpretation, well testing software, stimulation design and simulation software. Performing various aspects of Production Technology work scope in detailed well completion design for various well completion types (including IPR, sand control selection, perforation design, artificial lift selection, tubing design, scale and corrosion, well completion accessories,wellstimulation selection, cased-hole production logging, production enhancement and maintenance). Leads issues related to stimulation, corrosion, wax, scale, bacteria, cement, etc. Significant working knowledge of Production technology practices (PVT,inflow-vertical flow performance, sand control, completion design, stimulation and Integrated Production Management modeling - IPM). Understanding of production chemistry and flow assurance issues and modelling. Understanding of scaling and corrosion issues for producers and injectors. Knowledge of reservoir fluids, CO2 behaviour and interpretation of PVT. Applies knowledge of geology, and mechanical and petroleum engineering to provide technical support to operations. Expert production technology and petroleum engineering advice and consultancy support to operations and projects as required. Guides all flow assurance, conceptual well design, production chemistry, artificial lift and sand control requirements, in conjunction with other petroleum/reservoir engineers. Experience in Decline curve analysis, Production forecasting, Pressure transient analysis and Gas well performance analysis.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 46 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Production Technology & Optimization Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Designs well testing program and models the test result. A solid understanding of well recompletions, stimulation techniques, workover planning and economic analysis. Investigates stimulation techniques and makes actions accordingly. Designs the treatment and evaluates the results. Works with asset groups to ensure well productivity goals are feasible/achievable. Knowledge of relevant technologies for inflowand outflow optimization, stimulation, enhanced perforating, enhanced well treatment techniques, and liquid loading mitigation. Monitors production and performance by analyzing gas and oil well tests to determine inflow performance and well bore damage. Works closely with a multidisciplinary team of professionals (Subsurface Team, Information Supervision, Production Engineering, etc.) to arrive at the most feasible and cost effective stimulation designs to determine the key components ofsuccessful treatment and how to modify future treatments taking into account individual well characteristics. Appraises activities against pre-established goals and makes recommendations based on evaluations. From the various forms of engineering analysis, plans and executeswellbore,infrastructure and facility related optimization projects as warranted through work with the Operations Group and various technical staff (Facilities, Geological, etc.). Directs oil and gas production operations to maximize profits in assigned area. Creates, installs, and maintains computer databases for production information. Applies a broad range of production engineering to complete complex assignments such as maintaining producing properties at a maximum economic rate within governmental and contractual requirements. Responsible for the personal development, training and retention of the production engineering team members. Carries out Production Log analysis of sand production control including design and endorsement of sand production monitoring systems. Interfaces with relevant support groups and service partners to initiate technical studies as required and delivers co-ordination and oversight of these studies to ensure that project deliverables are met. Offers knowledge of production, reservoir and operations engineering.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 47 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Production Technology & Optimization Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Strong project organization skills and the ability to organize multiple tasks with competing demands on resources. Writes project reports; responsible for producing final reports that meet agreed client and company expectations and standards. Develops sound business judgment in several areas, such as the use of technology, economic evaluations, strategic thinking and contractual work. Experience of new technologies (down-hole separation, sub-sea inline separation, multi-lateral wells, smart wells). Conversant in all aspects of field development planning: technical, operational and financial elements with assessments of associated risks and uncertainty. Optimizes the use of all available resources,including company aswell asoutside experts,to meetthe Company's objectives. Offers extensive knowledge of workovers and production technology. PT (Production Technology) data acquisition projects (PLT,Production Tests,etc.) including planning, field execution, and data interpretation. Identifies and proposes innovative Production Technology strategies to enhance Well Construction and Well Operation performance. Challenges existing designs and operational processes in order to apply best technologies and practices, and minimize operating costs. Solid understanding of Fluid mechanics e.g. inflow performance, multiphase flow in wells and tubulars. Expert advice to Well Engineering for critical non-routine operations including on site presence as required in order to effectively address the risks to the well completion (sand control, stimulation etc.). Conducts production optimization projects, modeling limits and integrated system capabilities. Controls unplanned events during critical field work (e.g. appraisal well testing, unloading of high value wells, and horizontal well screen running). Input to selection and evaluation the optimum fluids (drilling, workover, and completion) in order to minimize formation impairment on the completed well. Identifies wells which have inflow or injection impairments, using production/injection data and analysis of potential impairment mechanisms.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 48 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Production Technology & Optimization Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Input to ensure compatibility between any wellbore fluids e.g. hydrocarbons, drilling muds, and other materials (e.g. seals) in the well. Visits work sites and leads onsite technical assistance to field production team during the scale, asphaltenes and corrosion monitoring and treatment operations. Leadership and execution of completions design and development of wells with a focus on production optimization throughout the entire well life cycle. Analyzes the performance of existing and planned wells, gathering systems and facilities to ensure optimum delivery. Designs well treatment. Carries out injection and producing zone fluid control. Identifies and assess of formation damage and stimulation requirements. Controls sand production including design of sand production monitoring systems and erosional velocity analysis and optimization. Assesses life cycle stimulation requirements and incorporates them in design and operating plans. Identification, assessment and implementation of new technologies to enhance well and field performance. Carries out analysis of technical data and studies, including well tests. Works with voidage control coordinator to optimize produced water, seawater, and miscible gas injection. In charge of all PT data acquisition projects (PLT,Production Tests, etc.) including planning, field execution, and data interpretation. Reaches production goals by utilizing SCADA automation information and participating in well reviews with operators, engineers and production supervisors. Executes and controls PT input to integrated studies, assessments and reservoir surveillance, in order to optimize field oil production, identify process improvements and support new investment opportunities that contribute to the optimum hydrocarbon recovery and reserves. In conjunction with the Reservoir Engineering function implements and improves the reservoir production and management strategy with the aim to achieve production targets and improve reservoir recovery.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 49 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Production Technology & Optimization Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Knowledge of flow assurance matters, both practical and theoretical, reservoir chemistry and fluid compatibility, corrosion & erosion modelling, surveillance and prevention. Experience in providing solutions for sand control including, sand production prediction, sand control design and sand monitoring. Evaluating the effectiveness of oilfield chemical programs, including corrosion control, water chemistry, demulsifiers, pour point depressant, H2S scavenging and scale inhibitors. Organization and preparation of data packages for the design and analysis of production tests, such as rate- transient (RTA) & decline curve (DCA), as well as for well test design and interpretation. Directs and plans surveillance data acquisition programs to support base production and redevelopment programs (i.e. pressure transient analysis, tracers, production and injection logs, etc.). Coordinates waterflood pattern performance studies, including reservoir producer/injection interaction evaluations, to identify additional development prospects that improve overall oil recovery. Forecasts productionrates andreserves for reserves bookings and the allocation of waterflood vs. EORbenefits. Produces programs for Well completions, Sand and Wax control, well tests and PLT, RFT, PVT surveys. Production Technology design knowledge gained from having worked on front end project phases . Works with Reservoir Engineer and compares actual performance to predicted performance. This includes detailed knowledge of sand control, completion design, inflow and vertical flow performance, stimulation techniques, field development planning and integrated asset modelling. Knowledge of Production Technology software – including Sand Prediction, Stimulation and flow modelling/ Integrated Asset modelling. Collaborates with multifunctional technical teams and designs, directs, and monitors the completion plan and testing program for new drill wells. Knowledge of Production technology practices (PVT, inflow-vertical flow Design and implement cost- effective well completions, while maximizing hydrocarbon recovery on all new drill wells. Engages in production and performance planning of natural gas wells. Uses additional or enhanced methods to recover additional hydrocarbons in the respective areas.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 50 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Production Technology & Optimization Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Monitors production rates, production ratios (WOR, GOR), pattern pressures, injection rates, injection pressures, breakthrough response (Water and Gas), and all trends of same data. Analyzes production and injection data, and implements adjustments necessary to optimize the long term value of each pattern and long term value of the reservoir as a whole. Strives to improve internal understanding of water and gas placement and subsurface flowrelative to well bores, faults, and stratigraphy. Looks for opportunities to increase the value of the reservoir through additional wells, better designed wells, more optimal production or injection pressures. In conjunction with the Reservoir Engineering section implements and improves the reservoir production with the aim to achieve production targets and improve reservoir recovery. Develops well engineering solutions for well projects using ‘limit’ methodologies and meeting review tollgates as required. Ensures the recognition and appropriate mitigation oftechnical, commercial and operational risks associated with the delivery of well projects. Influences technology strategy development by proactively providing feedback from lessons learnt during reviews, studies, deployment and implementation to our research/technical development teams. Promotes and encourages global learning and communication by maintaining an active learning network. Coordinates flow assurance matters, both practical and theoretical, reservoir chemistry and fluid compatibility, corrosion & erosion modelling, surveillance and prevention. Explores additional technologies to enhance production from wells that are declining. Works closely with reservoir engineers and those in other disciplines to determine the optimal approach for a particular field. Experience with applicable Production Technology methodologies and techniques. Expertise in material balance analysis, decline curve analysis, RTA and production/injection monitoring techniques. Leads and plans surveillance data acquisition programs to support base production and redevelopment programs (i.e. pressure transient analysis, tracers, production and injection logs, etc.). Executesand controls input to integrated studies, assessments and reservoir surveillance in order to optimize field oil production, identify process improvements and support new investment opportunities that contribute to the optimum hydrocarbon recovery and reserves.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 51 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Production Technology & Optimization Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Prepares programs for various well tests such as multi-rate production/injection tests, isochronal and modified/isochronal tests. Coordinates and supervises testing operations and carries out preliminary interpretation and evaluation of test results. Maintains comprehensive database on well history, oil/gas production, water production/ injection and gas statistics. Keeps abreast oftechnological development in the field of corrosion mitigation and control engineering in the oil/ production industry and their adoption by Company. Carries out Well test design and pressure transient analysis. Specialist technical expertise (and documented justification) for ensuring the safest and most cost effective methods of well/ subsea production, while minimising any loss of production revenue through evaluation of new technology and use of innovative techniques, computer simulation modelling, specific well/ production engineering procedures and equipment. Develops and establishes relevant, regular interface meetings between Exploitation (reservoir); Drilling; Well Services; Operations; (chemistry, volume, and cost); Commercial and Finance sections. Ensures robust cost control over all production engineering and allocated well engineering activities including interventions, repairs and change outs. Use and preparation of production design models and tools (simulation/petroleum engineering computer packages - Prosper,GAP,Pipesim, Hysis, Pro-11 generic reservoir/ petroleum engineering models, network well models, stimulation models, completion design). Well functional design,well intervention, maintenance, performance evaluation, well testing, debottlenecking and plant performance. Project management experience, excellent organisational and time skills and the ability to co-ordinate different functions. Offers technical awareness of and familiarity with aspects of reservoir characterization, drilling, well testing, well operations, process facilities and production chemistry. Knowledge of flow assurance matters, both practical and theoretical, reservoir chemistry and fluid compatibility, corrosion and erosion modelling, surveillance and prevention. Evaluates Scale, Asphaltenesand Corrosion Control System process output, identifies sub-standard practices and performances, and recommends corrective measures. Offers capabilities to participate in detailed and integrated study, design and monitoring of wells located in operated and non-operated fields. Provides sound productiontechnologyinput during the multi-discipline integrated study to ensure a safe,optimal and cost effective well design and construction program.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 52 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of a Production Technology & Optimization Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Preparesfield reviews,wellbore schematics,costestimates, proceduresforbasic downhole operationsanalysis of production and pressure data, and basic petrophysical analysis. Detail understanding of well performance, potential prediction and deliverability issues. Ensures Production Technology support for operations and projects meets or exceeds the expectations of Well Operation. Work with voidage control coordinator to optimize produced water, seawater, and miscible gas injection. Drives, leads and optimizes the subsurface efforts of the new technology projects, including but not limited to: Underbalanced drilling (UBD), hydraulic fracturing, and acid stimulation for wells. Applies experience in conducting well performance modeling, decline curve analysis,steady-state and time- lapse nodal analysis, rate and pressure transient analysis. Drives, leads and optimizes the subsurface efforts of the new technology projects. Offersexperience in sandcontrolincluding sand production prediction, sand control design and sand monitoring. Designs and completes the conversion ofproducing wells to acid-gas and corrosive salt water injection wells. Completes and works over high-volume critical sour oil and gas wells. Reduces water production in oil zones using both cement and polymers. Preforms open- hole and cased-hole log evaluation. Recommends wells for recompletion or abandonment. Provides full time engineering support to recompletion/workover rig executing assigned well.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 53 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of an Operation & Intervention Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Remains abreast of latest technological standards and applications in the oil and gas industry to identify and promote new equipment and technologies. Offers experience in domestic and international Oil and Gas upstream operations, including production operations management and production optimization in artificially lifted fields. Generates well models, Nodal analysis and VFP tables for input to subsurface team. Experience with tubing flow performance: TPR & IPR modeling. Modeling and analysis (perforation modeling with selection ofperforators and blasts, tubing design) for various well life scenarios. Offers complete detailed engineering work comprised of inflow performance analysis, well test interpretation, down hole Nodal analysis (Perform), pipeline hydraulics modeling (Piper, Forgas), basic facility process modeling (Hysim), pump design, solution gas and compression designs. Develops and maintains well performance models for all existing and proposed wells. Coordinates and performs well activities related to well integrity envelope, including surface and subsurface in order to maintain well assets integrity and sustain well availability. Builds, maintains and optimizes Integrated Production Models (IPMs) for all wells on production. Conducts Scale removal with coiled tubing. Designs and supervises milling and fishing jobs. Reviews completed work projects to enhance efficiency and success of future projects. Responsible for field facility design and optimization from the wellhead to the custody transfer points for oil and gas streams. Carries out Organization of Change and Process Hazard Analysis. Monitors and discusses the performance of installed production equipment (Xmas trees, chokes, SSSCV). From the various forms of engineering analysis, plans and executes wellbore, infrastructure and facility relatedoptimizationprojects aswarrantedthrough work with the Operations Group and various technical staff (Facilities, Geological, etc.).
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 54 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of an Operation & Intervention Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Experience with well testing and allocation of well test/production data. In-depth understanding of production separation equipment, metering equipment,and allocation of production data to balance with field meter data. Plans and implements a general program in the field operations office that has responsibility for well operation and interventions. This includes coordinating and preparing detailed work procedures and monitoring of field execution for activities associated with well interventions. Focuses on processes which maximize production, improve the recovery of reserves and sustain profitability. Conducts Modeling recompletion performance. Performing stimulation technologies (for example, acidizing, fracturing, water shutoff) based on well and reservoir diagnostics. Designing Workovers and Well Remediation activities. Installs and monitors Intelligent Completions. Reviews field cost estimates and monthly accrual reporting. Continuously reviews gathering systems to enhance production and lower operating costs. This iincludes sanding of wells, scale deposition, poor injection or production profile conformance, etc. Conducts integrity assessment, leak detection surveys and evaluation; and artificial lift system both in offshore and onshore locations. Identifies candidates for production logging and related cased-hole logs, and designs the operation. Archiving of technical data to a suitable database. Develops techniques to analyze impacts of reservoir depletion or supercharging of offset wells or completions. Completes post well intervention assessment, to ensure continual improvement. Good understanding and awareness of industry and client safety systems and use of risk assessment.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 55 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of an Operation & Intervention Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Stays accountable for wellbore interventions,ensuring maximum recovery for lowest cost by applying knowledge of well completions, inflow performance, well simulations, nodal analysis and artificial lift. Identifies,develops, plans well operation; well testing; well intervention; subsea; plant operation or plant modification targets and priorities to maximize production and/or injection. Providing input to new and existing asset developments. Delivers the primary interface between Facilities engineering, Operations, and Exploitation and G&G groups. Develops an awareness and ability to identify, investigate, audit and control technical change (within limit of discipline knowledge). Develops a knowledge of cost control over all production engineering and allocated well engineering activities including interventions, repairs and change outs, and use to monitor these activities. Plans, supervises and/or carries out a variety of duties relating to rigless operations, testing and stimulation to ensure optimization of oil/gas producing wells, water supply and water/gas injection wells. Offers technical support to field operations in the production of hydrocarbons and the efficient use of water and/or gas injection systems. Strong field experiences in all areas of productions Operations, well surveillance activities, Surface facilities & water production. Prepares programs for riglessoperations,perforation,kick-offoperation,stimulationand well testing to be carried out by service companies. Follows up and supervises all wireline work carried out by contractors. Monitors oil/gas producing and water injection wells performance. Coordinates and supervise down-hole equipment testing and maintenance. Reviews and appraises water injection clusters performance and discusses the long term injection test with concerned engineers of other Departments. Supervises trials of new surface and downhole equipment. Screens wells for candidate selection, proposed cleaning job.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 56 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of an Operation & Intervention Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Monitors and discusses the performance of installed production equipment (Xmas trees, chokes, SSSV's, control panels, SSSV's/ actuators). Coordinates the development of operating, reporting and recording procedures for oil, gas and water production/injection performance. Acts as focal point for production Engineering related contracts (e.g. Rigless, wireline, well test and redressing), where fields requirements and to be prepared and contract pre-qualification is conducted. Knows the Company health, safety and environmental policy,procedures,regulations and objectives as they relate to his area of responsibility, and ensures that they are effectively implemented in his domain. Carries out Slickline jobs: BHP & Temperature survey, gauge cutter, impression block, plug and WLRSSSV setting, tubing end locator run and fishing jobs. Carries out Stimulation and Nitrogen Kick off Jobs. Designs & supervises Water shut-offs using X-linked gels/CaCO3 chips placement/squeeze cementing/ thru-tubing bridge plug. Designs jobs with correspondence to service companies and supervises the jobs to isolate water producing interval at different wells. Recommends volumes for acid stimulation, designs procedures (for conventional & retarded acids). Performs post acid deliverability analysis. Writes, reviews and comments workover programs and supervises workover operations including single & dual completion retrieval as company site representative. Monitoring well performance and base production decline of assigned wells, by tracking daily rates and facilities reports. Monitoring production well tests. Generates and updates accurate well performance models and production optimization. Identifies cost efficiencies and feasible well-work opportunities to increase production and reserves. Endorses, plans and delivers the required surveillance program. Leads/takes part in multi- disciplinary Well reviews.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 57 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of an Operation & Intervention Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Analyzes the information obtained to optimize daily production and decline options in liaison with the multi-disciplinary subsurface team. Maximizes the field total production by making the most of the available flow lines, surface facilities and well stock and by identifying opportunities to optimize its usage. Reviews completed work projects to enhance efficiency and success of future projects. Incorporates safety and environmental compliance as input from outside sources. Performs tubing and packer movement analysis and be responsible for all inputs to the analysis. Prepares contractspecifications,StatementsofWork and Requestsfor Quotations asnecessaryto support work projects of assignments. Reviews existing working process to expose problems then apply engineering techniques to solve problems and update processes. Conducts production engineering from well borehole to production facility for developing and producing fields. Acquires well condition and performance data and maintain production database. Monitors, reports and regulates well performance. Reviews the current production facilities and explores for optimization. Instigates, plans and directs corrective action when well performance does not confirm to targets. Plans and directs well shut downs and start-ups. Designs well completion and well interventions. Directs field work in connection with drilling and production operations. Supervises, coordinates, plans, assigns, trains, and directs subordinate personnel. Demonstratesability to working effectivelywithinteams to quicklyidentifykeyprojectrisks & develop project evaluation analyses for investment decisions.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 58 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of an Operation & Intervention Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Remaining flexible in the face-paced offshore and onshore programs while ensuring prudent production technology credibility. Directs, reviews, appraises, coordinates team in the preparation of petroleum engineering projects, studies, and programs pertaining to oil field development, oil and gas production operations, reservoir performance monitoring, oil and gas reserves estimation, field equipment, enhanced recovery methods, abandonment operations and other related petroleum engineering work. Evaluates contracts and regulations; develops budgets pertaining to oil operations. Directs and ensures compliance with environmental and safety regulations. Ability to communicate technical analysis effectively technical professionals. HSSE commitment and appreciation for interactions with reservoir engineering and other disciplines. Experience in creating proposals for interventions to increase production such as work-overs, rig-less interventions, acid jobs and hydraulic fracture treatments is required. Knowledge of well interventiontechniques (settingplugs, hydraulic fracturing of producers and injectors, chemical stimulations, side tracking from old wells, slick-line and electric-line cased hole logging). Understanding of surface facility operation,reservoirfluid flow, establishedandemerging technology, workovers, short-term production enhancement, and system de-bottlenecking. Ability to make and communicate well-founded decisions. Investigates and diagnoses well problems and proposes action requirements. Recommends workover for specific wells giving prognosis of each well and workover justification. Proven experience in remedial well work solutions for horizontal wells in heterogeneous oil reservoirs with variable geo-layer parameters: porosity, permeability, water saturation, thickness, etc. Knowledge of fishing operations, tubular recovery, recovery ofCT, fishing with CT, fishing with SL, and milling operations. Detailed knowledge of packer setting parameters, liners and PBRs, tie-back seal assembliesas well as in perforating and gravel pack design and execution. Familiarity of workovers performed with drilling rigs or large workover units.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 59 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of an Operation & Intervention Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Handles multiple operations to accurately and quickly generate detailed work procedures as needed in a demanding environment. Prepares a detailed workover and intervention procedures for gas, water and oil injection wells . Plans, monitors, and reports status and forecasts for a large workover program. Achieves multiple components including well diagnostics, materials procurement, logistics, coordination with multiple departments, and overall control of a workover program. Plans and implements a general program in the field operations office that has responsibility for well operation and interventions. This includes coordinating and preparing detailed work procedures and monitoring of field execution for activities associated with well interventions. Supports operations including fracturing and acid stimulation, asphaltenes removal and inhibition treatments, desalting treatments, various coiled tubing operations including fishing operations, producing well tests, BHP (Bottom Hole Pressure) build-ups and drawdowns, and production logging. Directs improvements to operational procedures and methods. Resolves well problems. Organizes and starts operational consultation/investigations to monitor well performance and program efficiency. Prepares operating expense and capital expenditure budgets and to potentially lead the process. Direct Service Quality meetings with vendors. Monitoring the budget, planning and scheduling the activities conducted on the wells and forecast changes that periodically occur that are required for corporate budget control. Oversees special contractual agreements with service companies and prepare tender documents for management approval. Monitors contract status during the term of the contract with a vendor and monitors cost and vendor performance. Designs programs to reduce operating expenses. Performing stimulation technologies (acidizing, fracturing, water shutoff) based on well and reservoir diagnostics. Optimizing completion and workover designs and operations. Designing horizontal and multilateral wells.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 60 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of an Operation & Intervention Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Determining primary and remedial cementing procedures along with the design and installation of tubulars, packers, subsurface control and surveillance equipment. Evaluating and selecting appropriate equipment to achieve recompletion objectives. Designing through tubing/concentric workovers. Preparing cost estimates & risk in terms of probability and potential remedies. Evaluates the remedial treatments methods (mechanical and chemical treatment) and selects the optimum method. e.g.matrix acidizing, acid wash,hydraulic fracturing, solvent treatments,re-perforations. Optimizes production by conducting cost efficient workovers. Designs workover procedures and execute daily workover operations. Delivers input into the specification of recompletion, well testing and well intervention related equipment and services in accordance with company procedures. Coordinates all assigned rig activities, ensuring well-work activities are optimized, understood, planned, resourced and within agreed time and budget for each project in accordance with the overall multidisciplinary project plan. Coordinates all phases of recompletion and workover operations including onsite supervision of stimulation/completion activities. Applies diversified knowledge of engineering principles and practices to major projects that have significant impact on programs in varied areas and related field. Reviews field cost estimates and monthly accrual reporting. Continuously reviews gathering systems to enhance production and lower operating costs. Directs special projects and performs post completion stimulation and production analysis. Monitors well performance for signs of poor performance that can be remedied with well intervention work. This includes sanding of wells, scale deposition, poor injection or production profile conformance, etc. If production well or injection well performance is suffering, and well intervention can improve the point- forward value of the pattern, summarizes the economic justification in terms of increased rate and incremental well work costs and submit for approval. Controls all aspects of water treatment, disposal, water shut-off, thermal fracturing during water injection, souring prediction and prevention, produced water injection and scaling prediction. Monitors active wells and leases to determine their economic status, regulatory compliance, and directs improvements.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 61 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of an Operation & Intervention Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Reviews inactive wells for possible recompletion, testing, workovers, abandonment, and regulatory compliance. Reviews operations of surface and down-hole equipment to insure maximum production and minimize operational expenses. Performs engineering and economic analysis followed by recommendations, designs, planning, AFE’s, and procedures as necessary in a timely manner and provide budgetary planning support as required. Prepares,organizes and leads annual field reviews to identify opportunities and projects that will create value for the Company. Directs all data acquisition projects (PLT, Production Tests, etc.) including planning, field execution, and data interpretation. Plans, organizes, controls and executes all activities required to effectively implement reservoir plans for all assets. Takes Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) responsibility for well operations. This means establishing and maintaining exemplary HSE standards throughout your team (field and office-based). Ensures all wells are planned and designed to meet all compliance criteria including regulatory requirements, policies and best practices, including full consideration of HSE & Sustainability goals in all designs. Expertise of well rate metering (separator, multiphase flow meters etc.) and oil & gas rate allocation (Avocet). Implements Well Completions/Workovers/Servicing/Abandonments. Expertise in preparation of intervention proposals and techniques to increase production (e.g. work- overs, rig-less interventions, acid jobs and hydraulic fracture treatments). Utilizes extensive knowledge and understanding of well operational aspects including workover, well intervention (slick wireline operations, logging, fishing, CTU operation), annulus controlling, corrosion and scale control, cement and casing integrity assessment, leak detection surveys and evaluation; and artificial lift system both in offshore and onshore locations. Identifies and executes rig workover opportunities to optimize or repair wells. Identificationand evaluationof coiledtubing opportunities and support the progression of those through front end loading processes to execution. Ensuring that optimum well performance, choke optimization and production targets are achieved in a safe manner in accordance with HSE policy and good oilfield practice. Coordinates the installation, maintenance, and operation of oil field equipment.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 62 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of an Operation & Intervention Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Coordinates workover, CTU, Wireline and recompletion operations. Responsible to keep eye on well integrity issues and mitigate risk as per normal industry procedures. Reviews and Advises candidate wells for P&A (Plug & Abandon) Plans the annual work program and budgets for Production Engineering and Reservoir Development Departments, and ensures the program is implemented within budget to meet schedules. Manages gas well deliquification minimizing production issues including liquid loading. Reviews the daily production/workover activities and identifies any well integrity related concerns. Extensive knowledge and understanding of well operational aspects including workover, well intervention (slick wireline operations, logging, fishing, CTU operation), annulus controlling, corrosion and scale management, cement and casing integrity assessment, leak detection surveys and evaluation, artificial lift system etc. preferably in offshore location. Designs and installs high-volume electric submersible pumps, progressive cavity pumps, plunger-lift de-watering systems and down-hole separation and water disposal systems for low productivity gas wells. Evaluates the relative effectiveness of Progressive Cavity Pumps versus Beam Pumps in directionalwells. Analyzes, interprets, and optimizes the performance of individual wells. Determines the most efficient means to develop the field considering the viscosity of the crude oil, the gas-to-oil ratio, the depth and type of formation, and the project economics. Identifies wells for production and ultimate recovery of producing properties through optimum operational procedures. Applies knowledge of Rigless operations such as production logging, coil tubing, snubbing unit operations etc. and conversant with slick line operations & flow control equipment. Generatesweekly/monthly productionforecast& injectiontargets and welltest priorities. Provides daily monitoring, evaluation, analysis of production/ injection performance against potential performance, maximize and optimize volumes. Ensures that any financial, change request and cost commitment projections for any production engineering activity, has a clear work scope,cost and schedule prepared and approved before work commences.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 63 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of an Operation & Intervention Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Extensive experience in the planning, design and supervision ofwell servicing activities including but not limited to work-over and abandonment, well testing, wellhead maintenance, as well as field operations covering snubbing and hoists, wire-line, well stimulation/pumping (including use of coiled tubing), and artificial lift. Ability to undertake daily production engineering and support to offshore production operations subsea and well services. Works with other engineers to provide short-term well production solutions that maximise well production within life of field, and cost and volume production/support strategies. Utilizes working knowledge of production engineering software tools to be used for daily optimisation or for integration into reservoir models (Prosper/GAP). Investigates, researches and makes the safest and most costeffective methods ofwell/field production, while minimising any loss of production revenue through evaluation of new technology and use of innovative techniques, computer simulation modelling, specific well/ production engineering procedures and equipment. Contributes to relevant, regular interface meetings between Exploitation, Reservoir; Drilling; Well Services; Operations; and Finance sections of the organisation, ensuring Production Engineering issues are raised and acted upon. Supervises production logging and carries out preliminary log interpretation and evaluation of test results. Follows up on contractor service performance and adherence to safe work practices.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 64 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of an Artificial Lift Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Participates in technical studies concerning water/gas injection and artificial lift projects, oil and gas operations, facilities optimization or modification, as assigned. Designs detailed workover programs utilizing artificial lift systems involving Beam Pumps, ESP, PCP /Hydraulic/Jet/Beam Pumps, Plunger and Gas Lift. Utilizes intimate knowledge of international regulations and standards and good oilfield practice as it relates to artificial lift. Provides technical analysis and recommendations on artificial lift including Beam Pumps, ESP - Electrical Submersible Pumps, Gas & Plunger lift; Hydraulic, Jet and PCPs - Progressive Cavity Pumps. Reviews artificial lift performance, flow assurance,corrosion/erosion, well performance, or mal-operation Monitors permanent downhole gauge data for artificial lift applications. Responsible for assurance ofartificial lift in new developments and mature assets; and in the assessment of status of wells and the upside potential gain from artificial lift in new business opportunities. Provides peer assist and direct operational support promoting technical excellence and safe practice in optimising artificial lift in existing operations. Carries out artificial lift enhancements, opportunities and changes to optimize production coupled with performance assessment of current artificial lift systems. Advises on artificial lift types and systems, installations, procedures and operations, and is able to demonstrate safety leadership. Advises and influences the acquisition of the most effective and safe artificial lift systems for initial field operations. Identifies gas lift and jet pump artificial lift opportunities. Selects best artificial lift methods for different productivity rates during reservoir development phases. Identifies competence and resource requirements, and reviews performance assessment of those supervising and operating artificial lift systems. Provides knowledge and experience of setting up and operating artificial lift systems, and/or advising on artificial lift optimization. Transfers best practice for safe operation and maintenance of artificial lift, well maintenance and intervention. Monitoring, installation, troubleshooting, and optimizing of artificial lift.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 65 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of an Artificial Lift Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Provides input to Operations & Projects engineering for the design ofthe topsidesartificial lift. Generates new ideas and projects,initiates field trial program for new equipment, analyze trial results and makes approval for design improvement and field-wide deployment. Reviews field compression for optimization by removing, adding or relocating compression to address future projects that impact compression. Models wellbores with NODAL type analysis or Vendor’s Pump Programs to determine if wells have been optimized. Reviews existing tank, pressure vessel,motor, pump, compressor and other related equipment design fitness and create AFE packages to address safety, regulatory, reliability or economic issues. Installs Inflow control devices (ICDs) used in the openhole completion (where wells are completed with multilaterals targeting different layers in the reservoir) for eachlateral to enhance the well'sinflux balance and control/delay water production. Designs the intelligent completions (IC)solution (employed to control lateral production) which consists of inflow control valves (ICVs), permanent downhole monitoring system gauges, and multiport packers. Installs the HLWM connect system which provides the flexibility to replace the ESP without having to retrieve the intelligent completion (ICVs, multiport packers, etc.). This way saves cost and time. Uses Schlumberger technology of mixing components of intelligent technology aimed at reservoir management with ESP remote monitoring and control. This combination enables increased flow rates or ultimate reserves recovery by optimizing pump performance. In most cases, due to the limited run life of an ESP, the pumps needed to be replace d every few years. Carries out computer simulation packages allowing modeling based on in situ fluid data and comparison to bench-test performance curves for each specific pump. Changes or shuts off flow (with surface-actuated downhole control valves) from distinct producing wells without intervention costs or risks in multizone completions. Well performance is analyzed against the well model. Pressure data at each node, combined with completion and fluid properties information, provided periodic well reservoir diagnostic checks and identification of under-performing ESP wells. With a variable-setting intelligent flow control valve acting as a choke at the sandface, the flow is either increased or reduced into the wellbore and drawdown adjusted accordingly.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 66 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of an Artificial Lift Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Uses Inflow Control Devices (ICDs) in the openhole completion for each lateral to enhance the well's influx balance and control/delay water production (if the wells are completed with multilaterals targeting different layers in the reservoir). In addition, a hydraulic line wet-mate (HLWM) connect system is used to combine an ESP system with an intelligent completion in multilateral wells. The HLWM connect system provides the flexibility to replace the ESP without having to retrieve the intelligent completion (ICVs, multiport packers, etc.), which saved cost and time. The integrated completion system helps enhance/optimize well production, allowing for efficiently draining the reservoir and maximizing production and recovery. Provides technical assurance on artificial lift requirements and existing system issues on all significant new business and existing asset investment opportunities. Improves run-times of artificial lift, provides input to vendor and equipment selection. Checks and approves all design and equipment selection made by the service contractor. Approves all designs and equipment selection of artificial lift and participates in all failure analysis. Identifies artificial lift candidates and models different lift methods for basis of design documentation. Directs all contracts and service orders of the related artificial lift systems. Supports field staff and operation engineers in important trouble shootings of problematic wells. Identifies, selects, and designs the artificial lift equipment (down hole and surface). Optimizes inventory levels to ensure enough stock levels to execute newconversions and replacement jobs. Sets the design envelop for the manufacturers to meet. Provides specialist support for the development ofthe company’s artificial lift pump designs and operations. Contributes to well completion prognosis to reflect installation requirements. Communicates with reservoir/petroleum engineers to translate field/wellartificial lift requirementinto project designs. Manages the RCFA (Root Cause Failure Analysis) process. Designs artificial lift completions and field wide lift systems most appropriate for the reservoir assets.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 67 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of an Artificial Lift Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Sets quality and operating efficiency standards and communicates with field operators to achieve the same. Inspects contractor’s workshop/services to ensure quality control and good coverage of contracts. Supports field equipment installation, commissioning and monitoring activity. Participates in conducting techno-economic feasibility studies to screen available techniques and field development plans taking in consideration reservoir, well and surface facility performance. Identifies,monitors and assessesnewtechnology related to artificial lift which could reduce production cost, improve well performance and safety. Evaluates well lifting requirement and defines operating envelope coupled with equipment material selection. Advises on well monitoring, control and surveillance tools required for production optimization. Reviewswell site engineering designs to optimize the wellpumping facilities,and ensuresunified companywide design. Reviews the company’s development plans and translates that into detailed plans for equipment sizing and procurement. Monitors well/equipmentperformance using appropriate software and present lessons learnt for future design improvements. Trains field and asset team personnel to analyze the data. Drafts operating procedure manuals and conducts training sessions to cover well performance. Directs artificial lift material requirement forecasts and drives timely procurement. Offers broad experience in minimizing artificial lift failures. Provides detailed design of the downhole equipment and associated topside equipment. Identifies problematic applications/wells, conducts necessary studies, and advises on remedial actions. This may include chemical applications for scale inhibition or other chemical treatment procedure. Proposes artificial lift design, monitoring, installation, troubleshooting, optimizing and reviews. Executes artificial lift study to assess options and anticipated optimum timing for installation of artificial lift. Optimizes outflow performance (e.g. artificial lift performance) within the field constraints.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 68 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of an Artificial Lift Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Determines the optimum artificial lift method (Gas lift, Electric Submersible Pumps, Beam Pumps, Hydraulic lift, Progressive Cavity Pumps, Plunger Lift, etc.) taking into consideration the life cycle costs. Evaluates if artificial lift is an economic way of improving production. Designs artificial lift equipment, wellhead and lateral compression to optimize field gas gathering and production. Reviews selection methodology and design of artificial lift. Knowledge offield lease operational costs, establishes metrics to identify target areas to lower field lifting cost while optimizing production. Offers methodology for monitoring the artificial lift wells,preventive maintenance philosophy, maximizing efficiency etc. Advises on local expertise requirements and assess candidates. Carries out contracting strategy for procurement of artificial lift equipment and services. Knowledge and experience of all types of artificial lift and selection processes, well and pumping system monitoring, maintenance and optimization tools and processes. Offers particular focus on production gains from any and all types of artificial lift. Makes approvals on the type ofand advises on the implementation of well artificial lift programs, processes, tools and procedures. Advises on technical performance of all artificial lift installations. Provides advice,reviewand direct operational support to asset and operational teams, both in mature assets and set up of new operations teams in installation and setup of artificial lift systems. Setting up of artificial lift monitoring, maintenance and operation of those systems. Carries out Standard operating procedures for the operating artificial lift. Troubleshooting artificial lift problems,whetherdue to design, installation, mechanical failure, flow assurance, corrosion/erosion, well performance, or mal-operation. Reviews of artificial lift performance, requirements and practices. Advises on safe working practice, conducts and takes part in safety reviews.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 69 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of an Artificial Lift Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Tracks costs by reviewing and approving invoices, costs, and price quotes. Works closely with the field operations staff to optimize artificial lift and facility performance. Analyzes production data in order to install downhole and surface configuration(s) ofwells and supplementary processes to enhance production of recently completed and older wells. Monitors production volumes on wells utilizing various techniques for tracking production performance. Diagnoses production enhancement opportunities and makes recommendations for improving performance. Capability to analyze and predict the well behavior. Identifies new/emerging technologies with high business impact through enhanced production performance from reservoir, wells, and facilities. Application of off-the-shelf new technology in production of assets where ever applicable. Selects suitable artificial lift method based on technical and economic analysis for the new development and for already developed fields/wells. Provides Artificial and assisted lift design, implementation, surveillance and enhancement using Beam Pumps, Gas lift, Plungers, ESP's of and positive various pump designs (centrifugal displacement), Jet Pumps, Plunger Lift and PCPs. Caries out Optimization study of installed artificial lifts across all assets which may include redesign, and performance evaluation. Reviews the stimulation designs and results from the operator and makes recommendations as to how the designs can be improved to yield better, faster, and/or cheaper results. Caries out work in the areas of inflow performance relationship, multiphase flow, hydraulic fracturing, acidization, sand control, downhole tools, packers, pumps, pumping units and motors. Directs and monitors the evaluation of well productivity, well testing, and well optimization. Initiates, leads, conducts researches and provides consultation in Artificial Lift, both individually and/or along with a team. Generates new ideas and projects, initiates and prepares field trial program for newequipment,analyzes trial results and makes recommendation for design improvement and field-wide deployment. Serves as an information resource for failure analysis of artificial lift equipment, well and equipment performance analysis. Recognizes and studies potential problems and advises on their solutions.
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    Joseph Z. Bracic,P. Eng. Consultant/Advisor Petroleum/Completion/Production/Artificial Lift Engineer Bracic Page 70 of 70 ACHIVEMENTS/SKILLS Some of more General Duties and Responsibilities during my work in a role of an Artificial Lift Engineer with Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, AGOCO, IPM/Schlumberger, Apex/BHP Billiton Petroleum, SGS/Petrofac Development and Hess Corporation included: Offers knowledge of technology limitations with vendor systems. Offers broad experience and knowledge ofpetroleum engineering including artificial lift selection,design and optimization, wellbore hydraulics, well completion and multiphase pumping. Analyzes well tests and make representations for improving the performance of individual wells. Provides expertise in artificial lift production techniques - selection, performance and design. Develops and implements processes for optimum artificial lift in wells. Conducts inspection of the tubing, downhole and wellhead equipment recovered from company operated wells; analyzes the condition of these equipment. Provides artificial lift system design, evaluation and optimization in subsea and dry tree environment. Establishes metrics to identify target areas to lower field lifting cost while optimizing production. Reviews failure analysis data to optimize pumping well installations. Carries out production enhancement opportunities for naturally flowing and artificial lift wells performing production forecasting and real time production surveillance. Implement various forms of artificial lift and provide understanding of well performance optimization utilizing gas lift, plunger, jet, hydraulic, ESP’s, SRP’s, and PDP’s. Participates in technical studies concerning water/gas injection and artificial lift projects,oil and gas operations. Reviews well data to find suitable candidates for increasing production by stimulation, perforating or artificial lift.