Oscar Chona

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Technical Development Manager @ Hocol | Petroleum Engineering @ Hocol
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Houston, Texas, United States, United States
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About Oscar Chona

Oil and gas professional with 30 years of global experience across the entire EP business, with assignments in Colombia, The Netherlands, Oman, Malaysia, Canada and USA. Strong technical and Leadership skills in reservoir engineering, Exploration and Appraisal planning, Field development Planning, Reservoir Management, Resource Evaluation, economics and knowledgeable in several fiscal regimes globally (Canada, US & Latin America, Malaysia). Strong interpersonal skills and deep understanding of underlying technical and economic issues that impact the bottom-line value

Oscar Chona's Current Company Details
Hocol

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Technical Development Manager @ Hocol | Petroleum Engineering
Oscar Chona Work Experience Details
  • Hocol
    Technical Development Manager
    Hocol Feb 2021 - Present
    Co
  • Self-Employed
    Petroleum Engineer Professional
    Self-Employed Oct 2020 - Feb 2021
  • Shell
    Principal Reservoir Engineer
    Shell Mar 2018 - Oct 2020
    London, England, Gb
    Petroleum Engineering for NBD and Exploration Opportunities in Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Trinidad and Tobago
  • Shell
    Deepwater Resource Volume Lead
    Shell Jan 2016 - Mar 2018
    London, England, Gb
    -Responsible for the health of the Hydrocarbon Maturation Funnel for Deepwater assets in USA GoM, Brazil, Nigeria and Malaysia. -Support Senior Deepwater Leadership on setting the strategic intent using the business plan and an annual reserves cycle, and assessing the credibility and robustness of the Operating Plan and Production Forecast.-Provide Technical Reservoir Engineering Leadership on the development of key assets for GOM and Brazil (post and pre-salt assets).Subject Matter Expert (SME) in SEC Reserves Evaluation and Disclosures. Participant in -Hydrocarbon Resource Audits to provide assurance on Reserves Estimation, Business Plan and Investment Proposals for assets across the Shell Group (e.g Surat, CBM Development in Australia, 2016 Pre-disclosure audit, and HRRA Audit in Malaysia)
  • Shell
    Reservoir Management Lead/Petroleum Engineering Advisor Greater Deep Basin
    Shell Jan 2014 - Dec 2015
    London, England, Gb
    -Provided technical leadership for the development of two key unconventional assets in Shell Canada. Fox Creek Duvernay, which was the first Liquid Shale development, and Deep Basin East, a top ranked Basin Centre Gas Development in Alberta.-Responsible for Upstream Valuation for divestment and acquisition of the Duvernay acreage.
  • Shell
    Reserves Manager - Shell Canada
    Shell Jan 2010 - Dec 2013
    London, England, Gb
    -Responsible for delivering the Annual Review of Petroleum Resources (ARPR) for Shell Canada EP and Mineable Oil sands, and Area Energy LLC complaint with SEC rules and regulations. -Responsible for delivering training on the latest Resource Classification including SEC reserves for Finance, Economics and Technical staff.-Lead the LNG Canada team on their Export License Application to the National Energy Board (NEB) delivering the overall picture of Canada gas supply/demand, using internal and external sources.
  • Shell
    Exploitation Manager Aoi1 Chinook Ridge
    Shell Jul 2008 - Dec 2009
    London, England, Gb
    · Responsible for all subsurface activities for the AOI1 Chinook Ridge Asset Team. These activities include: Planning and executing reservoir characterisation efforts; planning and executing reservoir data acquisition, management and analysis, field development planning and business plan coordination. Leading reserves determination for all unconventional gas assets in Shell Canada.
  • Shell
    Sabah Inboard Development Lead
    Shell Sep 2005 - Jul 2008
    London, England, Gb
    -Responsible for Development and reservoir Management activities for the Sabah Inboard assets (Kinabalu, Saint Joseph, South Furious and Barton). Total oil production 50 kb/d and a STOIIP of 1.5 Bln of oil. Mature fields with more than 20 years of production. The main achievements were re-development of the Saint Joseph field, by implementing a water injection project using novel smart well horizontal water injector technology. implemented infill drilling campaigns in the South Furious field (9 well drilled in 2007), and also championed the proposal to reduce continuous flaring in the Sabah Inboard assets as of 1.1.2008 and most importantly implemented safety critical roles in all well proposal and field development plans to ensure robust process safety.-Responsible for staff development (local and expat) of some 40 indirect reports and 3 direct reports (Reservoir Management Lead, Studies Lead and Planning Lead).
  • Sarawak Shell Berhad
    Sarawak/Philippines Reservoir Management Lead
    Sarawak Shell Berhad Dec 2003 - Sep 2005
    Responsible for reservoir Management activities in the Sarawak assets, which comprise 11 producing gas fields and 1 oil field and in the Philippines assets, which comprise the Malampaya gas to power development.
  • Sarawak Shell Berhad
    Principal Reservoir Engineer /- 76 Psc Subsurface Team Leader
    Sarawak Shell Berhad Feb 2002 - Dec 2003
    76 PSC Subsurface team leader and Lead the overall relinquishment strategy for the 76 PSC assets.
  • Petroleum Development Oman
    Reservoir Engineer/Volumes To Value Consultant
    Petroleum Development Oman Sep 1999 - Feb 2002
    Muscat, Om
  • Shell International E&P
    Reservoir Engineer
    Shell International E&P Jul 1996 - Sep 1999
    Reservoir Engineer in EPT-S. Integrated Field studies. It was lots of fun. Worked for many interesting projects and people around the Shell Group, Bonga, Champion, Nigeria, Iran etc
  • Hocol S.A And Compania Shell De Colombia
    Reservoir Engineer
    Hocol S.A And Compania Shell De Colombia Jul 1990 - Jul 1996
    The formings year of building the fundamentals in Reservoir Engineering and Petroleum Engineering. Well testing, Dynamic Simulation, Determination of reserves for the sale of the Hocol assets, exploration prospectivity and working with partners, proposing projects and FDPs

Oscar Chona Skills

Upstream Petroleum Petroleum Engineering Oil And Gas Reservoir Engineering Energy Industry Reservoir Management Reserves Well Testing Leadership

Oscar Chona Education Details

  • Rice Business
    Rice Business
    Energy Transition And Renewable
  • The University Of Tulsa
    The University Of Tulsa
    Bsc Mechanical And Petroleum Engineer

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Oscar Chona attended Rice Business, The University Of Tulsa.

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Oscar Chona has skills like Upstream, Petroleum, Petroleum Engineering, Oil And Gas, Reservoir Engineering, Energy Industry, Reservoir Management, Reserves, Well Testing, Leadership.

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