Muftah Saleh El Gadi has over 27 years of experience in sedimentology, sequence stratigraphy, and reservoir characterization of carbonate and clastic rocks in Western Canada, Brazil, and Libya. He holds graduate degrees from universities in Canada, Brazil, and has worked for numerous oil and gas companies conducting core description, thin section analysis, and reservoir evaluation. The document provides his qualifications, experience, education, and objective of applying his skills in an international or national oil company.

1. MUFTAH SALEH EL GADI
9800 Horton Rd SW
Calgary, AB T2V 5B5
(403) 4015306 (Cel)/ (403)4579373 (Home)
melgadi4@hotmail.com
petrobasin@yahoo.ca
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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATION
Sedimentology, sequence stratigraphy and diagenesis of carbonate/clastic rocks and
reservoir. Integration of petrographic and petrophysical data for reservoir
characterization, management and administration, as well as a well site geologist.
management.
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OBJECTIVE:
To apply my skills in a multidisciplinary team in an international and national oil company to improve
petroleum production from carbonate/clastic reservoirs, and providing opportunities for stability, growth
and advancement, where I can utilize my academic qualification, management, administration, training, and
field.
PERSONAL PROFILE
Experience: 27 Years within Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin, Brazil, and Libya.
Skills: Log Correlation, mapping, reservoir quality analysis from cores, thin sections, and cuttings, facies
/Petrographic analysis, management, administration , and Microsoft Applications
Academic Background: Graduate degrees- Canada, Brazil
Communication: Trilingual (Arabic, English & Portuguese)
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
A-GEOSCINES MANAGER, -Weatherford Laboratory, Brazil 2011 – May 2014
Manage and execute a startup Petrology lab with little supervision including capex, budget, sales,
training and selection of staff. Services are including (Core description, General and detailed thin
section description, Point counts, XRD, and final integrated reports.
My experiences in Brazilian Basins include: Recôncavo Basin, Campos Basin, Espírito Santo
Basin, Foz do Amazonas Basin, and Pernambuco-Paraiba Basin.
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B- PETROGRAPHER/GEOLOGIST (Calgary)
1-Weatherford, Brazxiol Nov 2011 – May 2014
-Thin section Description of offshore and opn shore basin, post-salts, and presalt Thin sections
-Core description
2-Talisman Energy Aug – Dec, 2010
Apply Image-Pro for PIA (Petrographic Image Analysis) to calculate the porosity of the carbonate rocks
from thin sections of the Tertiary in Kurdistan.
3-Talisman Energy Feb, 2008 – Sep 2009
Describe Palaeozoic carbonate drill cuttings from Monkman area to asses’ reservoir quality, key reservoir
units and facies/ depositional environment.
4- Burlington Resources Canada May - Dec 2004
• Core logging and interpretation)
• Core logging, thin section petrography, Wabamun Group, Gold Creek Field (HTD play)

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5- Devon Canada (Calgary, Alberta) June - Dec 2004
• Sample cuttings description of Wabamun Formation). Wabamun platform porosity,
Petrographic services (General and detailed thin section description) of Devonian rocks
6- Burlington Resources Canada May –Dec -2003
• Core logging and interpretation, Wabamun Formation
• Petrographic services (General and detailed thin section description) Devonian Rocks
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7- Petrobank Energy and Resources Mar– April 2002
• Translation from Arabic to English (geological reports, cross sections “evaluation project in Syria)
C-CONSULTING WELL SITE GEOLOGIST (Calgary)
1-Anderson Exploration Jan – Aug 2011
• Belly River deltaic shoreline – shore face play
• Viking offshore – shore face clastic play
2- Paramount Resources Ltd Jan – Mar 2006/2007
• Slave Point reef play
Slave point carbonate bank complex play.
3-Dorian Energy Oct 2006 – January 2007
• Belly River deltaic shoreline – shore face play
• Viking offshore – shore face clastic play
• Manville
4- JAVA PETROLEUM CORPORATION Dec 2006
• Manville Fm
5- Highpine Oil & Gas Limited May – Jul 2006
• ELLERSLIE MBR
6- Newpact Energy Corp Oct – Nov 2005
• Banff carbonate ramp play
• Nordegg carbonate & chert platform play
7- Paramount Resources Ltd Jan – Mar 2004/2005
• Slave Point reef play
• Slave point carbonate bank complex play.
8- Strom Exploration Inc Jan 2006
• Granite wash
9- Exalta Energy Inc Aug– Dec 2005
• Banff carbonate ramp play
• Nordegg carbonate & chert platform play
• Notikewin shoreline sand play
• Viking shoreline sand play
10- Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. Mar – Aug 2005
• Wabiska shoreface sand play
• Play Concept Development
11-Exxonmobil Canada Ltd Jun – Oct 2002/l2003
Montney shoreface – lagoonal clastic play
• Grand Rapids shoreline clastic Play
12- Enerplus resources Fund Dec 2003
• Bow Island shoreline sand play
13- Anadarko Canada Corporation Aug 2004
• Mannville coal

3. 14- Burlington Resources Canada Jan-Feb 2005
• Slave Point carbonate bank complex play
15- Zapata Energy Corporation Oct 2003
• Dina sand play
16- Apache Canada Ltd Feb 2003
• Keg River shallow marine carbonate play
D-RESEARCH ASSISTANT
1- University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario 1997 – 2001
• Graduate Teaching Assistant
2- University of Nassar, Libya 1994 – 1995
• Assistant Lecturer in Sedimentology, Stratigraphy, Introductory Geology
• Field Geology
• Member of the Department administration
• Supervising Labs.
3-University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil 1991 - 1993
• Graduate Teaching Assistant
E-INTERNATIONAL
1- General Company for Ceramic and Glass production 1987-1988
(Tripoli, Libya), Mining Geologist.
• Prepared maps/ cross sections for quarries
• Explored new quarries in Abushiba, Tarhuna, and Alkumas areas
• Developed 1987 mining program in Abushiba area.
2- Petrobras International Braspetro B.V. Libya 1982- 1984
Petroleum geologist – Murzuk Basin southern Libya
• Constructed cross section, Isopach maps, and correlation
• Wellsite geologist - Silurian foreshore-shoreface SS Play.
• Reservoir quality, sedimentary facies
• Field study of the Tempestite facies, Mrzuk Basin
3- Petrobras International Braspetro B.V. Brazil 1984- 1986
Petroleum geologist (Rio De Janeiro, Brazil)
• Prepared cross sections, correlation
• Log interpretation.
• Sedimentologist in Petroleum Research Center (CNPS)
• Wellsite Geologist (Campos Basin)
EDUCATION
Ph.D. (Geology) 1996 - 2001
Guelph University, Ontario, Canada
Title: “Sedimentology and Sequence Stratigraphy of Black River and Lower Trenton Limestone Groups,
Lake Simcoe area, Ontario.
Supervisor: Michael Brookfield
M.Sc. (Geology) 1990-1993
Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
Title: “Study of Carbonate Microfacies of Gramame Formation (Maastrichtian) of Pernambuco-Paraiba
Basin, Northeast Brazil”
Supervisor: Jim Mabesoon
B.Sc. (Geology) 1978-1982
University of Garyounis, Benghazi, Libya

4. INTERNSHIPS
Petrobras Research Center (CNPS), Brazil Mar - Jun 1991
Development of M.Sc. Project Thesis “Carbonate microfacies of Cretaceous, Pernambuco-Paraiba Basin,
and Northeast”