Prakash Swaminathan

About Prakash Swaminathan

Subsurface & Development technical leader with 26+ years international oil and gas experience across India, Bangladesh & Trinidad. Seasoned technical professional with an excellent track record of subsurface and petroleum engineering leadership across the asset lifecycle. Results-focused leader with deep experience in field development planning, project maturation, well delivery and reservoir management in large well portfolios with passion for cross-functional integration, talent development and building high performing teams. Ambassador for championing analytics and digital solutions in support of upstream business transformation. Seeking to build my professional profile with challenging opportunities with higher accountabilities in the energy industry, serving as a Petroleum Engineering Manager, Development Lead, Reservoir Management Team Lead or related subsurface leadership roles.I have a strong knowledge base and broad expertise in leading and managing integrated asset and project teams, JV stakeholder management and asset operations with demonstrable track record of successful project maturation and delivery of both greenfield and brownfield projects. Key career accomplishments:* Delivery of FDP for two operated blocks in the western offshore basin, India for Adani-Welspun * Opportunity maturation, FID & reservoir operation support of a 700MM$ greenfield subsea development in Starfish field, T&T * Opportunity maturation and FID of a 200 MM$ infill drilling & work-over program in Dolphin field, T&T* Opportunity maturation, FID & reservoir operation support of a 60MM$ 3 well infill drilling campaign in Tapti field, India increasing production from 260 MMSCFD to 335 MMSCFD* Technical integration & evaluation in support of a 500 MM$ headline size NBD evaluation leading to increasing Shell equity stake in T&T.* WRFM and production management of 100+ wells portfolio in Panna-Mukta asset, India maintaining production level of bbl/d for over two years* Engineer-in-Charge of first overseas business operation of HLS Asia Limited in Bangladesh within 4 years of employment* Accreditation as Reservoir Engineering Technical Authority Level-2 & Opportunity Practitioner Level-1 (FEDM) by Shell.Core Competencies: Field Development Planning & Project Maturation, Subsurface Integrated Studies, Reservoir Management, Well Delivery, Asset business planning and forecasting, Reserves Estimation & Reporting, Production Optimization, Reservoir Surveillance, Subsurface-Surface integration, Stakeholder Management, Risk Management, Team leadership

Experience

1. Head - Reservoir (Associate Vice President, Adani Welspun Exploration Limited)

   Adani Group

   Feb 2022 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   Led the delivery of a field development plan of a lean retrograde gas condensate field clusterin the Mumbai offshore basin and associated petroleum engineering studies. • Led the study on reservoir continuity of a gas field into an adjacent block and helped secure a critical agreement with an O&G major to facilitate regulatory approvals for the FDP. with an O&G major to facilitate regulatory approvals for the FDP.• Provided reservoir engineering support / advisory to integrated subsurface activities and studies (Appraisal program, bid rounds, Pressure Study etc.)• Maintained reservoir models and integrated asset models to support development decisions and evacuation strategies.(Petrel RE/IPM)• Contributed to asset management activities as an alternate Management Committee member.

Education

• Kendriya Vidyalaya

  Senior School Certificate, Mathematics and Sciences

• Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad

  B.Tech, Petroleum Engineering

  1994 — 1998