Objective
Twenty-three years of experience in the area of Seismic Data Processing, Interpretation and Acquisitions including 2D and 3D land, transition zone, marine and OBC processing. Specialized areas including demultiple applications, imaging techniques, and Amplitude versus offset.
Experience
Seismic Data Processing Consultant
Focus Energy
Jaisalmer, India · Nov 2014–Jan 2015
Worked with Focus Energy India, to setup and test the processing flows for the Pre-Stack Time Migration (Kirchhoff Migration) for 2D and 3D land and marine data and select the best processing parameters for production.
Independent QA / QC Senior Geophysicist
Integrated Petro-Marine Surface Company
Cairo, Egypt · Jun 2010–Present
Working with IPMSC as a QC Consultant, performing final QC seismic data processing on 2D and 3D projects, as well as field processing QC to final migration of 2D / 3D data.
QC Geophysicist
RPS Group
Cairo, Egypt · Feb 2007–May 2007
Performed QC on Yemen data for Korean client KNOC in PGS Cairo processing center.
Responsibilities included selecting and testing all of the processing parameters up to the final migration, ensuring delivery of a quality product, delivery of weekly reports, facilitate communications between the seismic contractor and the client, ensuring the clients best interests are covered in a seismic processing center.
Seismic Data Processing Supervisor
Guide Geoscience Technologies
Cairo, Egypt · May 2005–May 2010
Worked with Guide Geoscience Technologies as seismic data supervisor for 2D/3D land, marine and OBC data using ProMax and PRIMA software.
Seismic QC Geophysicist
Nageco Acquisition Company
Tripoli, Libya · Jan 2005–May 2005
Worked with Nageco Acquisition Company as a senior QC geophysicist on 3D onshore projects using Vista software, and 3D design using OMNI software.
Seismic Data Processing Specialist
PGS Saudi Arabia
Khobar, Saudi Arabia · Jan 2002–Dec 2004
Worked with Aramco Saudi Arabia as a seismic processing specialist—under the employment of PGS Saudi Arabia. I was responsible for processing 2D / 3D land, marine and transition zone using Disco / Focus software on IBM XSP systems and Aramco software. Focusing on signal enhancement techniques, static problems, imaging using PSTM, and multiple elimination techniques.
Senior Group Leader — Technology Department
PGS Tensor Middle East
Cairo, Egypt · Nov 1999–Dec 2001
Worked with PGS Tensor Egypt in supervising, testing, benchmarking, quality controlling and investigative work on marine, land and OBC projects and testing new techniques such as SRME (surface related multiple elimination using DELPHI technique). As well as new migration as PSTM (Pre-Stack Time Migration — Kirchhoff migration) Projects have included improving demultiple and imaging techniques, shot interpolation and AVO analysis.
Senior Geophysicist
PGS Tensor
Perth, Australia · Jun 1998–Nov 1999
At PGS Tensor I was responsible for testing, production and quality control of land and marine 2D / 3D seismic data, choosing processing parameters, consulting clients to produce final stacked and migrated time domain Sections.
Senior Onboard Geophysicist
PGS Tensor
Houston, USA · May 1994–Jun 1998
Onboard experience on streamer and OBC seismic vessel includes the management and processing of marine and OBC 3D seismic surveys. Responsibilities included setting the grid, merging seismic traces with navigation data, testing various processing parameters, running 3D velocity analysis package, also experienced in trouble shooting and solving onboard software and hardware problems, submitting and tracking production jobs using Tensor and Promax software on IBM workstation and QC navigation data (p190 and sps files) and prepare 3D near trace cubes for both marine and OBC seismic data.
Geophysicist
PGS Tensor
Cairo, Egypt · Jan 1992–May 1994
As a seismic data processor I was responsible for processing land, and marine 2D / 3D data, this included demultiplexing raw data, choosing and testing the pre-processing parameters, static application and produce final migrated data. Improved data quality was achieved through proper and careful usage of velocity analysis, wavelet processing filters and other modern techniques.
Junior Geophysicist
Tensor Geophysical Egypt
Cairo, Egypt · April 1989–Jan 1992
Involved in all stages of land, and marine seismic data processing using DISCO software on VAX / VMS system.
Education
M.Sc. First Part Courses in Geophysics
Geophysics Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University
Cairo, Egypt · 1990–1991
B.Sc. Degree in Geophysics
Geophysics Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University
General grade: Very good
Cairo, Egypt · 1980–1984
Certification
Skils
1. Seismic data Collection, Processing and Interpretation (Land, Marine and OBC 2D/3D).
2. Competent with VMS UNIX and LINUX system.
3. Strong workstation experience — SUN / IBM
4. Parallel processing experience on INTEL ipsc860 computers, and SP2/SP3 (IBM) Super Computer Network.
5. Knowledgeable in Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point.
6. Good experience with various geophysical software packages, including Hampson Russell, STRATA (trace inversion) and GLI3D (refraction static correction)
DATA EXPERIENCE
Land Data:
1. Egypt: Western Desert, Eastern Desert, Delta, Sinai (2D/3D)
2. Qatar: Dukhan Oil Field (3D)
3. Abu Dhabi: Sahil Oil Field (3D)
4. Nigeria: Brass Oil Field (3D)
5. Saudi Arabia: Cover the Eastern region
Marine Data:
1. Egypt: Gulf of Suez (2D/3D)
2. England: North Sea (2D/3D)
3. USA: Gulf of Mexico (3D)
4. Mexico: Gulf of Mexico (3D) for Pemex
OBC Data:
1. Egypt: Red Sea (3D) for Gupco and Pennzoil
2. USA: Gulf of Mexico (3D)