Vladimir Lavie
Geophysicist / Seismic Interpreter, TOTAL E & P VIETNAM - HO CHI MINH CITY
Geophysicist / Seismic Interpreter
Master Degree in Petroleum Engineering and Geophysical Exploration. Pau University ,France.
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SKILLS: Seismic Interpretation on 2D and 3D , picking , mapping ,seismic to well tie , volumetrics , uncertainties , risk assessment , well proposal for exploration and apraisal.
Support bidding for exploration licence rounds.
Good knowledge of sub-surface operations , logging and testing.
(More Details in Professional Experiences)
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VARIOUS SUBJECTS in Clastics , Basement and Carbonates.
Exploration : West Africa , Australia , French Guiana , Vietnam
Development : Qatar Middle East
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I joined TOTAL Company in 2007 in Qatar as delopment geophysicist .
In 2009 , i worked one year and a half as seismic interpreter in Total's Headquarter (Pau) to provide support to affiliates .
In 2010 , I finally joined TOTAL E P Vietnam as Exploration Geophysicist.
16 contacts2010 - 2012November 2010 – Today
TOTAL EP VIETNAM Exploration Department, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Autonomous and cross-functional position in a very limited team on operated and non operated blocks.
• Perform onshore and offshore exploration in Vietnam on Basement and Clastics plays.
• Perform exploration studies: Regional review, prospect / leads mapping on 2D and 3D, uncertainties and risking, volumetrics, well proposal.
• Interpretation with seismic attributes for fracturation and traps definition.
• Integration of seismic, geology, static and dynamic data for appraisal plan.
• Close liaison with experts in headquarters. (Structural , Sedimentology , Drilling, Testing)
• Drilling following on day to day basis (Geological and Drilling Reports). Drilling cost and performance update. Good knowledge of subsurface operations, logging and testing tools.
• Rush side-track design while operations. Integration of MWD/LWD, FMI, mud log data.
• Geological input for 2D seismic reprocessing.
• Support bidding for exploration license rounds.
• Involved in farm-out data rooms and external presentations.
• Strong involvement in technical reviews to present ideas and concepts, to challenge the Operator (PetroVietnam) and submit different points of view.
• Participation to monthly scout meetings in Ho Chi Minh City.
2009 - 2010•June 2010 – October 2010
TOTAL Exploration and Production, Pau, France – Seismic Interpretation Department
• Seismic Interpretation in turbidites for first explo well proposal. Deep Offshore French Guiana.
• Seismic attributes, subtle traps characterization (Abrupt Margins, Pinch-Out), risk evaluation, volumetrics, well proposal, discussion and presentation to the Operator (Tullow).
May 2010
TOTAL Exploration and Production, Paris, France – New Ventures Department
• Block Evaluation, Caldita-Barossa Conoco Farm Out, Australia.
• Seismic Interpretation, depth conversion uncertainties, Volumetrics.
April 2009 – April 2010
TOTAL Exploration and Production, Pau, France – Seismic Interpretation Department
• Geological and Geophysical synthesis on deep offshore West Africa (Congo and Angola).
• Albian Rafts Exploration. (Seismic to well tie, big scale seismic interpretation, mapping, time to depth conversion, Restoration maps, paleogeographical maps).
2007 - 2009September 2007 – April 2009
TOTAL Exploration and Production QATAR, Doha.
• Development geophysics in a limited team on Al Khalij carbonate field.
• Seismic to well tie, seismic interpretation on 2D and 3D data, integration of seismic, static and dynamic data.
• Seismic attributes for fracturation prediction on poor to fair seismic data quality.
• Time to depth conversions and associated uncertainties.
• Interaction with geologists for geological model update.
• Interaction with drillers, geologists and reservoir engineers for horizontal infill wells proposals and participation to field development plan.
• Supervision of one offshore seismic acquisition (Vertical Seismic Profile).
• Use and update of a Geographical Information System data base (ARCGIS).
