Kurang Mehta (Phd-Geophysics, Tech Authority - Si,Qi,Tz) Email & Phone Number

Houston, TX, US

Houston, Texas, United States

• Uplift the current understanding of reservoir performance of the Jubilee Field in offshore Ghana, West Africa
• Regenerating seismic-well ties to evaluate the acoustic response of the lithology and the fluids at the well locations, in order to minimize the discrepancies between seismic anomalies and well results.
• Working towards maximizing the value of the existing seismic volumes by performing seismic interpretation both in 3D and 4D, and integrating into geologic models, so that the results of the upcoming time-lapse seismic.

Houston, Texas Area

• Seismic based structural (fault and horizon) and stratigraphic interpretation and attribute analysis towards a better reservoir characterization for multiple producing fields in deep-water Gulf of Mexico.
• Implementing basic and high-end seismic interpretation, attribute analysis, spectral decomposition, geo-bodies extraction, simple geologic model build, closing-the-loop, illumination studies, seismic acquisition survey.
• Performing seismic-well ties to calibrate seismic interpretation against well markers for a better characterization of structure and stratigraphy away from the wells, leading to better depth uncertainty estimation.
• Ensuring high-quality geophysics deliverables while actively engaging key stakeholders for positively influencing team/company’s and operator’s view of the field performance, future development planning, and year-end.

Houston, Texas Area

• Supported AAR for exploration prospect, in form of seismic integration with recent well logs.
• Provided revised seismic interpretation on newer cube, resulting in better calibrating prospect in terms of structure and fluid-fill.
• Integrated seismic interpretation results with well-log analysis, offering team better understanding of exploration prospect.

Brunei Darussalam

• Performed regional interpretation, mature prospect through exploration funnel, and support well-drilling operations.
• Completed regional seismic interpretation in deep-water areas for improving understanding of fluid-fill, further enhancing focus on more prolific prospects.
• Matured key prospect through exploration funneling (XORP) process into Step 3 and XDG3, that enriched team’s portfolio of drilling opportunities.

Brunei Darussalam

• Offered geophysical support towards producing assets, in form of seismic interpretation and time-depth conversion. Provided seismic inputs to well proposal, planning, and drilling.
• Generated uniform structural framework across entire geologic area-of-interest by performing seismic interpretation and appropriate time-depth calibration to enable common platform for seamless communication between.
• Provided geophysical support in the form of prognosed tops uncertainty and geohazard analysis for 5 proposed wells, planned and drilled in asset, resulting in safe execution of wells and tops coming within reasonable.

Brunei Darussalam

• Served as discipline advisor / capability coordinator and technical coach for geophysics in organization.
• Offered steer towards individual development plan for junior and local geophysical staff, enabling associates to follow structured career path and team to own and pursue realistic staff-succession and technology plan.
• Provided technical coaching (1:1 and training courses) to junior and local geophysical staff and technical assurance for timely and comprehensive project and geophysical deliverables that feed into integrated.

Houston, Texas Area

• Generated high-quality seismic interpretation and QI deliverables towards integrated reservoir characterization, for numerous projects in deep-water Nigeria and Gulf of Mexico.
• Performed seismic interpretation, sculpting, QI analysis, and geologic mapping in integrated approach for NFE / IFO opportunities in deep-water Bonga Main field, Nigeria, allowing identification of more prospective.
• Offered high-quality geophysical inputs (seismic interpretation / QI) toward integrated reservoir characterization and prospect identification / maturation, leading to 2-3 new infill opportunity identification in.

Houston, Texas Area

• Offered regional seismic interpretation and prospect maturation for opportunity in South Atlantic basin.
• Performed regional seismic interpretation on multi-seismic surveys, generating integrated structure and well data input towards refined basin modeling for better sub-regional opportunity identification.
• De-risked 1 of the identified prospects by performing rigorous seismic interpretation and integration with offset well data, enabling team to focus on more lucrative parts of exploration funnel.

Houston, Texas Area

• Provided analysis inputs towards seismically constrained reservoir characterization, for variety of fields in deep-water Gulf of Mexico, including Mars, Ursa, Princess, King, Na Kika, and Brutus.
• Reviewed existing interpretation, QC-ed inconsistencies in horizon picking, extracted and cross-plotted seismic attributes against in-well petrophysical properties, predicting Net Pay away from wells, for Mars and Ursa.
• Explained seismic response (3D and 4D) that characterized fluid effects / movement, which could be directly incorporated into fit-for-purpose realistic static and dynamic reservoir model building.
• Performed probabilistic seismic inversion (to close-the-loop) for reservoir properties using available time-lapse seismic data, enabling the creation of seismically constrained reservoir model.

Houston, Texas Area

• Executed research, development, and deployment of geophysical surveillance technologies for improved implementation of time-lapse seismic data, which can then allow better subsurface understanding of fluid movements in.
• Demonstrated improvements in imaging and monitoring of steam chest using downhole seismic (VSP and cross-well), enabling better characterization of steam front for onshore thermal-based EOR project.
• Accomplished integrated seismic (3D / 4D) interpretation and closing-the-loop using time-lapse 3D surface and downhole seismic, allowing generation of seismically constrained static and dynamic reservoir model.
• Performed comprehensive pre-survey modeling for integrated downhole seismic survey deployment, enhancing team’s understanding of value offered by technologies such as VSP and cross-well data.
• Supervised 6 student interns during summer projects, leading to not only numerous high-quality geophysical deliverables but also establishment of Shell as attractive employer to graduate students.

Golden, CO

Research Assistant, Center for Wave Phenomena (CWP)Research Assistant, Center for Gravity and Electromagnetics (CGEM)Teaching Assistant

Houston, Texas Area

Houston, Texas Area

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Phd, Geophysics

Master Of Science (Ms), Electrical And Electronics Engineering

Bachelor Of Engineering (Be), Electrical And Electronics Engineering