Gaurav Sharma is seeking a position that allows him to utilize his skills and knowledge in petroleum engineering to contribute meaningfully to an industry. He has a Bachelor of Technology in Petroleum Engineering from Indian School of Mines with good grades. His professional experience includes positions at Hindustan Oil Exploration Company, Enquest Private Ltd, and Cairn India Ltd where he gained experience in areas such as field development planning, well testing, completions design, and operations execution and management. He has worked on both offshore and onshore projects.

1. Gaurav Sharma
A-1/72 Sector-18 Rohini Delhi-110089 | +91 85 27494760 | gaurav14907@gmail.com
OBJECTIVE
Commit myself for dedicated hard work to develop skills and acquire knowledge to make a meaningful contribution to the
industry with strong emphasis on collaboration and team work.
EDUCATION
Indian School of Mines (ISM), Dhanbad 2008 - 2012
Bachelor of Technology, Petroleum Engineering | OGPA Overall Grade Point Average (Max-10.00): 7.75/10
Internships and project work:
1. “OPTIMIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF BROWN FIELD WITH ASP PILOT IMPLEMENTATION” at “Institute For
Reservoir Studies” and Ahmedabad Asset (Sub-Surface Team): This was a project on a satellite field name “VIRAJ” where ASP
pilot was implemented. In this project various constraints of the field and current ASP pilot design was evaluated and optimization
of production and ASP was done.
2. “SINGLE STEP MATRIX ACIDIZATION” at Well stimulation services (ONGC Ahmedabad): In this project technique for
eliminating preflush stage in Mud acid stimulation was studied for “KALOL” field in Ahmedabad asset.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
HINDUSTAN OIL EXPLORATION COMPANY, Chennai, INDIA | Petroleum Engineer From June 2015- Present
Responsible for the designing, planning and operations execution from petroleum engineering side for the development of a
Gas field with envisaged sanding problems, which includes following activities:
 PREPARATION OF FIELD DEVEOPMENT PLAN : IT INCLUDES GIVEN BELOW ACTIVITIES:
 Well test interpretation of last well tests of existing exploratory and appraisal wells.
 Preparation of PVT model with the CME, CVD and CCE experiment results for the estimating the retrograde
condensation behavior of the fluid, establishing fluid parameters and condensate gas ratio .
 Finalization of development strategy focusing on maximum recovery from each sand within optimum recovery
period.
 Development of dynamic model with numerical simulator (ECLIPSE 100) with the history matching of existing
production data and incorporating the developed static model data .
 Establishing gas water contacts with the MDT data and petro physical logs.
 Incorporation of static model while upscaling the existing static model to incorporate it in the simulation model.
 History matching of the existing well testing data and finalization of permeability and skin factors for different
sands.
 Perform sensitivities on the model with hydraulic fracturing of highly damaged zones (as per test data)
 Preparation of the budget and cost estimate for the project.
 Designing of artificial lift strategy for liquid unloading: This includes evaluating and establishing artificial lift for
unloading wells with the simulated reservoir pressures and liquid loading criteria’s.
 Evaluation of the sand control strategy : This includes the selection of the appropriate sand control strategy
considering the geo mechanics model, completion strategy, production commitments and PSD data (from offset well).
 Designing of the completion strategy which involve:
 Modeling of the completion string post development of nodal analysis last well tests and as per the proposed
production rates.
 Completion string design considering the proposed operation, expected production rates and expected load
cases.
 Sand screen design considering the offset PSD data.
 Candidate selection for well stimulation opportunity.
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2.  DESIGN AND EXECUTION OF THE OPERATIONS: IT INCLUDES GIVEN BELOW ACTIVITIES:
 Preparation of the Scope and tender evaluation for Hydraulic Fracturing, Completion, Wireline, Coil tubing and Surface
well testing services.
 Well stimulation well selection and designing of stimulation jobs for wells with highly damaged zones (during drilling and
testing).
 Modeling of Post hydraulic fracturing well wise and field production rates.
 Preparation of operation plan for the completion and workover operations.
 Preparation of operation plan for Well activation and well testing operations.
ENQUEST PRIVATE LTD. | Petroleum Engineer From April 2015- May 2015
Petroleum Drilling Engineer:
Responsible for design, tendering and execution of the well testing activities from project management side for 6
on shore exploration well campaign of IOCL in CAMBAY basin.
 Preparation of well design document.
 Prepared work programs for drilling and testing of exploration wells in cambay basin.
 Preparation of the scope of work for testing services and evaluation of the tender .
CAIRN INDIA LTD, Gurgaon, INDIA | Petroleum Engineer From April 2012 – February 2015
Petroleum engineer:
Offshore completion engineer:
 Designed work programs of standalone screen completions with SSDs and gas lift valves as completion jewellery for
shallow water wells of Lakshmi field in CAMBAY basin.
 Design and execution of Frac pack completion in Lakshmi field – a successful case history of reduction in sand
production using Frac Pack completion for Cairn India which includes:
 Preparation of workover and frac pack program.
 Designing of service tool for the operation.
 Supervision of workover, Frac pack and well activation with N2-lift operation.
 Played instrumental role in the operational and design for well testing for HPHT well project( Max BHP: 13000
psi, Max BHT: 437 Deg F) which includes:
 Design of surface system layout for flow back, well testing and flaring.
 Design of metallurgy of tubular and completion jewellery like (Packer circulation valve, string tester valves and tubing
tester valve) for DST string.
 Preparation of the design and operational program for the well testing.
 Worked as a night company man at rig site to supervise/execute completion activities.
 Co-ordinated slick-line and e-line jobs in offshore wells in standalone platforms.
Onshore completion engineer:
 Managed successful campaign for open hole completions and multistage fracturing ( First time in India) in
Barmer hill horizontal wells which includes:
 Designing and procurement of completions equipments Frac sleeve’s with ball drop system, high differential swell
packers, liner hangers and Frac tree’s.
 Preparation of completion and fracturing program and managing of completion operations for open hole completions in
horizontal wells for multistage fracturing.
 Managing of packer replacement workovers of multistage fractured horizontal wells.
 Managed campaign of the workover’s of appraisal wells of satellite fields which includes:
 Designing and procurement of completion equipments for Satellite field wells.
 Planning and execution of workover operations in the appraisal wells.
 Planned and executed gas shut off job in NI field – a successful case history of gas channelling shut off using
resin (First time in Asia) which includes:
 Identification of gas channeling medium which includes evaluation of chan plots, production data and formation logs.
 Design and procurement of Well lock chemical (gas shut off chemical).

3.  Designing, planning and execution of the workover job.
 Experience of designing, formulation of programs and execution of different types of completions for Rajasthan
onshore fields:
 Open hole completion with stand alone screens, ICD screens, Screen with SSD and slotted liner in Mangala Field.
 Cased hole PCP completion with TCP shoot and pull perforation and flow back operations in Bhagyam Field.
 Cased hole liner hanger completions for high pressure Deep gas wells.
 Open hole completions with frac sleeve’s and swell packers for multistage fracturing in Barmer Hill.
 ESP completion with multi-string (chemical injection line, ESP MLE cable and heater string for hot water circulation)
and fluid loss control valve in Mangala Horizontal wells (prone to high losses).
 ESP completion with Y-block and provision to facilitate jet pumping.
 Managed campaign for ESP installation in Aishwarya field which includes:
 Designing of multi bore production packer.
 Preparation of installation programs.
 Managing contract and inventory for completion and ESP equipments.
 FIT test of multi bore packers, packer penetrators, wellhead penetrators and function test of ESP pumps( in service
provider facility).
 Onsite supervision of completion and workover operations for ESP installations.
 Designed and executed well revival’s of Raageshwari deep gas field which includes:
 Designing of the tubular’s and completion jewellery as per the load cases for current workover’s and future well
revival activities.
 Formulation of well killing and fishing programs and repair of the malfunctioned sub-surface safety valves.
 Formulation of well activation programs.
 Single point accountability for 2 workover rigs from May 2013 – Feb 2014 while keeping a record of rig contract,
downtime, operational time, rig move time and zero rate time.
 Commissioned on land workover rig and prepared rig commissioning report.
 Worked as a night company man and completed over 10 ESP workovers in Mangala and Aishwarya field in Rajasthan.
 Performed completion string design, tubing stress analysis and string movement analysis for workovers in deep gas
wells, PCP completions and ESP completions.
Area in-charge for Raageshwari Oil and Tukaram Field:
 Played the role of area in-charge for Raageshwari Oil (Satellite field ( Production 1000 BOPD, Average GOR 1500
scf/bbl) where responsibility was for the following activities:
 Daily Production optimization.
 Intervention Job (Well stimulation, Well activation) opportunity identification.
 Updation of Chan plots, production plot, History matching plots etc.
 Upgradation of surface facilities for gas handling.
 Co-ordination for the preparation of FDP with sub-surface, drilling and production.
PROFESSIONAL COURSES:
 PVT Analysis Course by Dr. Bahman Tohidi :
 Classroom training program on PVT Analysis and Phase behaviour of reservoir fluids.
 IWCF Well control(Surface and Subsea).
 Well control certificate valid till Mar 2016.
 Completion design with Well CAT, Halliburton.
 Completion design on real well data.
 Advanced Gas Lift Modeling.
 Fundamentals of Gas lift, Gas lift modeling using Prosper, Hands on Gas lift design and optimization with real well
data of Cairn India offshore Ravva field.
 ESP Experts, Schlumberger, Singapore
 Classroom training on basics of ESPs, design, monitoring, troubleshooting and optimization. Hands on training on
ESP design and installation in a dummy well.
 Sand Control course, Schlumberger.
 Fundamentals of Screen selection, sieve analysis and design of Gravel pack and Frac pack.

4. SOFTWARE COMPETANCY:
 PETREL
 ECLIPSE 100,300
 IPM (Prosper).
 KAPPA(SPPHIRE, TOPA, EMERAUDE).
 Well CAT.
 Landmark (Well Plan).
 Cerebrus.
 Design Rite.
REFERENCES:
MR.DEBABRATA PANDA
HEAD DRILLING AND COMPLETIONS
HINDUSTAN OIL EXPLORATION COMPANY
EMAIL ID: DPANDA@HOEC.COM
Mr. SHOBHIT TIWARI
GENERAL MANAGER
PETROLEUM ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
CAIRN INDIA PVT. LTD.
EMAIL ID: SHOBHITTIWARI@HOTMAIL.COM