Congrats on V3. Just got back from the empty quarter visiting the Dunes is Shaybah. Was there for a photography trip. Too tired to do anything else at the moment.

FLNG for the stranded gas in Sabah ... was involved in some of the reserves assessments for this stranded gas fields before .... seems like there are a lot of activities in Malaysia nowadays which is always good.

That's because of Murphy's screw up in Kikeh and the 4 year delay in getting Gumusut on-line.

What is the problem ... I'm a geologist too but I charge in GBP heh heh heh heh .... just kidding, go ahead and ask

Why would you want to reject the offer? Go ahead and join the company that is offering you the job but at the same time keep your eyes open for other opportunities. A man with a working experience no matter where the experience is is always better than a fresh grad without one. It's not just the degree the employers are looking at, they will also want to know if you can work in the first place and having a job give you an advantage because obviously you can work.

1. Is it possible to determine the OWC from Seismic data

Answer: yes, usually if the contact can be clearly seen (if you are lucky), it will be a flat spot on the seismic line which is indicative of presence of hydrocarbon. Bear in mind that the seismic vertical resolution is nowhere near as good as log data, you will have an uncertainty range of +- 30 metres.

How often can you see the contact from seismic? - Not very often. In fact, I would surmise, very rarely. Only if you are in the right place at the right time maybe (proper geometry during seismic acquisition etc)

2. It will be almost impossible to come up with an FDP without Log Data. Why was the data not given to you? I would understand if you guys are doing a data review with other companies, but if you are supposed to come up with an FDP, then you need all the data you can get.

3. Is it possible to drill into the fault?

Answer: Of course you can .... BUT people try to avoid the fault for a lot of reason. In Malaysia especially with the silt content, most faults will probably be a sealing fault (not always, maybe a 50-50 chance) but if the fault is sealing, the pressure on the hanging wall (if it's a normal fault) may be different from the footwall of the fault. In a lot of cases, you try to avoid it because different pressure regime in different fault blocks will cause all sort of drilling headaches as the well is drilled with specific mud weight at specific reservoir and pressure regime, so if you cross the fault into a different pressure regime, you can get worse case scenario, the BP Deepwater Fiasco. Now you don't want to do that right

If all else fails use these methods.

Since you have information from one well, then at minimum you have to assume

1. Any hydrocarbon encountered by the well (from MDT data) will only be limited to the fault blocks that it is drilled. All other blocks cannot be counted in the volume calculation. This will be your proved in place/reserve for FDP purposes.

2. I thought you should be able to come up with the OWC/GOC from the MDT datasets? You should have the oil pressure sample and if you're lucky the gas pressure sample from the MDT and using the hydrostatic pressure, you should be able to come up with the OWC/GOC (if you have the gas pressure sample) right? If you can do that, then your proved fluid limit will be based on the MDT

You can do a Proved + Probable volumes based on your assumption that some of the fault blocks are not sealing and that from the GR datasets, you should be able to tell what kind of environment you're in, channel sands, shoreface, etc and you can then assume how widely distributed the sand is ... if it is a channel system complex, use a modern analog to come up with the distribution of the channel complex. Usually based on the thickness of the channel complex, you should be able to come up with a reasonable width of the complex (i.e if the channel sand is 30 metres then, the channle complex can be 1-2km in width etc.) from there, you can estimate the proved + probable assume that the faults are not sealing for areas where there are channel sands.

If the GR indicates that it's a shoreface system, then you need to determine where you believe the source of deposition is and where the direction of the beach is, based on that you can then estimate the width of the shoreface and how long the beach is going to be, use an analog like Pantai Cinta Berahi or Desaru or whatever you like. From there, you can determine the proved + probable.

For maximum case, treat the field as a homogeneous reservoir. If the sand is 30 meters thick, assume the whole field has the same sand thickness and go from there.

That is why we never develop a field based on one well, that's just insane because the risk and uncertainty is so high ...

That is why Geologist is important as well

For volume calculation, you do 3 things

1. Proved reserves/in place, you just calculate the volume in the block with the well data
2. Proved + Probable - Both blocks is calculated
3. Proved + Probable + Possible - Homogenous reservoirs covering all blocks

As for the GR, you need to see how the data coverage of the well (i.e 1500 - 1600) corresponds to the reservoir section based on the maps. I have a suspicion that the GR covers the reservoir section so it should be okay. If it does not cover the reservoir section, then you can go to your professor and say F**k you in his face. He obviously have no frakkin clue about doing an FDP then.

I think, what the prof or industry rep wants to see is how you handle this situation with the limited data that they gave you. There will be time when you do a data review where you will only have really limited data. I have a strong suspicion that they want to hear how you quantify and assess the risks and uncertainty in developing the field.

It is always easy to do a project based on lots of data, the challenge in the industry is coming up with plans (which has taken into account the risks and uncertainty) when you don't have the luxury of those datasets.

Your call.

No problem, ask away. I was involved in the review of all the milestones (MR1 to MR4) between Petronas and all the operators for their FDP so I'm quite well verse with the process.

I'm sure it will be exciting as they have been given a small field (Balai-Bentara) to develop. This will be a 3-4 billion dollar project so get as much experience as you can and good luck!

Mudlogger is bottom feeder. Seriously .... BUT having said that, the experience of being a mudlogger will be invaluable in the O&G field. I have loads of super seniors (who no earns 50-60K a month) who started work as a mudlogger.

If you are happy with what you are doing in MMCOG and the pay is good, get as much experience there first.

Someone is looking for fresh graduate engineers for working in O&G in singapore

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2265299

He is only asking for your resume. If he starts asking for money, then you know it's a scam. JGC is a big company, try first and report back to us.

Yes, PETRONAS plans to install train 9 to increase the capacity to 27.7 mtpa from the current 25.4 mtpa capacity. Train 9 is planned for commissioning by 2016.

People have been saying that since the 1980's and it is still going on strong. With the emphasis on enhanced oil recovery, they will need super reservoir engineers as well. By the time you graduate and get 10 years of experience in the local 0&G, you can become an expatriate and work in the middle easy where the reserve will last another 100 years. So don't worry about it.

PM bro azmankl

Usually they offer for those who are currently working in Petronas. They also take in EE and Chem E students who they want to convert to PE/RE.

I have not heard Petronas sponsoring students from Bachelors Degree to Masters degree without first having them work with Petronas for a couple of years.

I would suspect that it will be higher for those in the E&P business units. I think most Oil companies are segregating their salary scheme nowadays. Petronas was the last to do it.

Western Geco, CGG Veritas, PGS etc, these are the companies that have vessels and will require on-board processors. No harm sending a cover letter with your CVs to them.

My understanding is that the fees even for visitors is about 800 ringgit which is quite high. But then again, my frien just came back from the Gala Dinner entertained by Sheila Majid so I guess that's where the money went.

You are talking about the new WesternGeco Penang Product Center.

Here's info about WesternGeco

http://www.slb.com/services/westerngeco/services/marine.aspx