Hector Giraud

About Hector Giraud

Petroleum Engineer with 18 years of relevant experience in new field development and brown field re-development. Offshore areas:(deep-water) US Gulf of Mexico, Alaska North Slope,(deep-water) Mexico, eastern Venezuela, Trinidad & Tobago. Onshore areas: Alaska North Slope, eastern Venezuela, Turkmenistan. Reservoir Management experience in deep-water subsea multi-target wells, horizontal multilateral wells, waterflooding, EOR, exploration/appraisal wells, and topside modification projects. Highly skilled in multicultural and multidisciplinary team working, reservoir management, integrated reservoir studies, reserves evaluation, reserves certification with independent 3rd party, technical assurance review for M&A and exploration projects, reservoir modeling, numerical simulation, history matching and forecasting, risk analysis and uncertainty evaluation, well / network modeling, planning cycle (Budget, Forecast, 4YP, 10YP). Fluent in English, Spanish, and Italian.

Experience

1. Reservoir Engineering Manager and Local Reserves Evaluator

   Eni

   Jul 2015 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   In charge of Eni US Reservoir department, integrated by 15+ G&G and Reservoir/Petroleum Engineering professionals. Direct report to the VP Technical Services of Eni US. Also covered the Reservoir Engineering Manager role for Eni Mexico for the appraisal drilling campaign of Area-12•••••17). Responsible for: Conduct integrated reservoir studies for the sanctioning/execution of multiple development and production optimization projects in deep-water US Gulf of Mexico and Alaska North Slope. Maximize daily production of Eni’s brown fields in GoM, by implementing downhole commingle, network debottlenecking and daily adjustments to wells, as needed. Prepare the annual Production Budget, quarterly forecasts, and Strategic Plan (4YP). Reserves evaluation and submission of Reserves promotions, Reserves certification with independent 3rd party, Balance sheet certification with independent 3rd party.Main Achievements since 2015:• 10+ Operated GoM deep-water subsea wells successfully D&C\'d, and ramped up at Devils Tower, Triton, Allegheny, Pegasus, Appaloosa (Eni 100%) and Longhorn (Eni 75%).• 20+ OBO GoM deep-water subsea wells successfully D&C\'d, and ramped up at Lucius/Hadrian, Europa, K2, Heidelberg, Frontrunner, Medusa and St. Malo.• 15+ Operated Alaska North Slope wells successfully drilled, completed, and ramped up at Nikaitchuq and Oooguruk (Eni 100%). • 5 Operated appraisal wells successfully drilled and tested in Mexico Area-1 (Amoca, Mizton, Tecoalli), leading to the sanctioning of a multi-field development project.• Eni US annual equity production: 60+ kboed, of which 50%+ coming from recent wells/sidetrack and production optimization projects, such as downhole commingle, debottlenecking projects. • Eni US annual Reserves Replacement Ratio: 100+%.• Certification of Eni US Reserves with an independent 3rd party (2015, 2018, 2021, 2022).• Technical support for the acquisition of working interest and operatorship in multiple fields in GoM and Alaska.

Education

• Universidad Central de Venezuela

  Bachelor of Science (BSc), Petroleum Engineering

  1999 — 2005

Skills

• Well Testing
• Petroleum Economics
• Onshore
• Mbal
• Oil/Gas
• Oil
• Reservoir Engineering
• Oil
• Product Optimization
• Prosperity
• Reservoir Management
• Petroleum
• Gas
• Reservoir Simulation
• Upstream
• Field Development
• Petrel