Maxim Chirkov Email & Phone Number

United Arab Emirates

Vienna, At

Seconded to ADNOC Offshore from OMV• Key technical contributor to multi-billion barrel oil development JV project, UAE (60% ADNOC, 20% OMV, 20% Total Energy).• Construction of 3D simulation models.• Technical contributor to 5 years business plan and long-term development projects portfolio (30+ years).• Acted as focal point and main technical contributor to reserves booking.• Designed and justified projects for production growth and sustainability including drilling, EOR, artificial lift and surface construction.• Designed efficient water flooding scheme for highly heterogeneous reservoir. • Improved economics of capex intensive project.• Supported well delivery campaigns.• Evaluated efficiency of EOR processes (miscible gas injection: CO2, HC gas, WAG).• Performed reservoir engineering analysis of prospects for bids and acquisition (MEA region). • Performed Integrated modeling and development optimization of multi-TCF gas condensate field (Kurdistan Region of Iraq).

Bucharest, Romania, Ro

• Field study – preparation of field studies (Gas condensate field) for National Ministry of Mineral Resources, including future development scenarios• Field Re-development plan – justification of new opportunities including water flooding for depleted unconsolidated sands• Justification of data gathering (XPT, MDT, Step rate test, coring)• Modeling – Constructing Eclipse, MBAL, Prosper, Gap models• Mentoring – simulation, reservoir physics

Yuzhno Sakhalinsk, Ru

1) Modeling – geological models upscaling, hydrodynamic models construction, history matching also using experimental design, expertise of models. 2) Forecasting- provide input to Corporate business plan, act as a focal point for short term and long term production forecasting, uncertainty evaluation and recovery probabilistic analysis3) Reserves – act as a focal point for reserves booking under SEC rules, basis for booking discussions with representatives of the investors, preparation and reporting at reserves endorsement sessions, contributing to the annual corporate Hydrocarbon Reserves Report, participation in external reserves audit, ultimate recovery justification.4) Field development optimization – evaluation of development opportunities, selection and justification of production and injection strategy, well performance improvements, well placement optimization, contributed to the field development plan. 4) Well delivery assistance – pore pressure prediction for drilling, well and reservoir management planning to mitigate kicks or formation frac risks, well trajectory optimization, drilling sequence optimization, economical justification of new wells.6) Field operations - provide RE support for any field activities such as changes of platform oil/gas/water production capacities, injection pumps upgrade, work-overs associated with smart recompletion, reperforation, tubing size selection.7) Reservoir evaluation - Justification of appraisal program and decision analysis using VOI (value of information) techniques8) Mentoring – teaching younger colleagues (simulator, reservoir physics)

St. Louis, Mo, Us

• Modeling - Field data systematization, hydrodynamic model construction, monitoring of hydrodynamic models, history matching, stream lines analysis. Created property maps. Improved predictability of models by implementing mechanisms and kinetics of formation damage into simulator• Field development- Late stage of development (up to 45 years production): field development analysis, location of residual oil reserves, operative reserves estimation, justification of infill drilling selection of candidates for sidetracks, return wells, re-perforation, conversion producers into injectors, enhanced oil recovery recommendations.- Initial stage of development: wells position optimization, justification of cluster drilling and hydraulic fracturing, design of pattern injection.• Conducting internal and external trainings

Ph.D., Oil Reservoir Delelopment

Engineer, Oil And Gas Reservoir Development