Raj Varughese, P.Eng. Email & Phone Number

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Conduct technical reviews and assessments of non-routine industry applications with regards to well abandonment, casing failures, and surface casing vent flows/gas migration, to ensure they meet Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) regulatory requirements, and ensure there are no public safety issues, environmental hazards, and/or contamination of water resources.Provide technical expertise, assistance, and regulatory interpretation to all internal and external AER stakeholders with regards to non-routine well abandonment, surface casing vent flow, gas migration, and casing failure analysis.Identify and evaluate emerging trends relevant to the AER's regulatory mandate and prepare recommendations for their disposition.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Designed and implemented complex and difficult abandonment / suspension programs with wide range in scopes of work, covering standard well abandonments to remediation of wells with surface casing vent flows (SCVF) or gas migration (GM) issues. Provided technical support for field operations throughout Alberta and British Columbia. • Delivered timely and high-quality abandonment programs, including time and cost estimates, enabling informed decision making for business unit (BU) management. • Programmed and executed abandonment of 160 wells, in accordance with Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) and British Columbia Oil and Gas Commission (BCOGC) regulations; majority of operations completed at or below Authorization for Expenditures (AFE). • Worked on 44 wells that were identified with either SCVF or gas migration GM issues; successfully remediated 21 wells by developing and executing strategies and evaluating impact of each attempt • Worked with AER and BCOGC, identifying situations where nonroutine abandonments were acceptable for delivering cost savings while meeting regulatory requirements. • Responded quickly to operational issues that required direct input, including Management of Change (MOC), nonroutine approvals, and service provider programs, enhancing efficiency and minimizing downtime. • Implemented and evaluated new technologies (logging tools and analysis, perforating gun selection, cement blends, equipment) related to well abandonments, generating effective remediation attempts with improved success rates. • Visited field operation sites, actively promoting safety and discussing concerns with crews and supervisors. • Trained and mentored junior staff, using after-action reviews for enhancing successful remediation of problem wells. • Participated in review / rewriting of Industry Recommended Practice (IRP Volume #25, Primary Cementing) for Canadian Oil and Gas Industry (completed 2016).

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Served as in-house cementing service representative for ConocoPhillips Canada. Prepared service designs and programs. Worked in multiple Baker Hughes service lines (Cement, Acid, Hydraulic Fracturing Programming groups). • Developed and implemented programs for multiple departments at ConocoPhillips (Drilling, Completions, Abandonments, Well Interventions, Oilsands), meeting customer and regulatory requirements. • Provided equipment and product requirements, calculations, schedules, safety considerations, basic procedures, and cost estimates, delivering consistent, reliable, and accurate service designs for customer and operations while minimizing errors and supporting preparation of cost estimates for customer AFEs. • Coordinated operations, provided technical support for field operations, and served as resource for customers (24x7). ensuring strong business performance that met or exceeded customer needs. • Presented technical services and new technologies to customers, highlighting products with superior qualities and increased savings, driving utilization or implementation of new equipment / cement blend designs.

Fort Mcmurray, Alberta, Canada

Managed 15 staff on Syncrude UE-1 project for construction piling division, including reviewing packages and reports. Trained new inspectors and co-op students • Issued and received new construction work package specifications for cast-in-place piles, verifying staff members understood and followed requirements during construction. • Submitted daily as-built pile construction reports, ensuring all required information was provided to contractor, including accurate records of actual construction. • Influenced employee productivity and commitment to quality by working with closely with quality control inspectors to maintain adherence with proper drilling procedures, safety practices, and drawing specifications.

Bachelor’S Degree, Chemical Engineering

Bachelor’S Degree, Psychology