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Danubian Energy Consulting SRL
42 - 44 Vasile Lascar St., 5th Floor, 11th Suite,
Bucharest 2, Zip 020492, Romania
Phone: +4 031 410 0617
Fax : +4 021 210 4440
Mobile +4 0722 210 789
E-Mail: bbalan@danubianenergy.com
K EY Q UALIFICATIONS
• Over 16 years of oil & gas industry experience, including 8 years of reservoir engineering and integrated projects experience.
• Coordinated as chief reservoir engineer more than 30 reservoir evaluation studies in Eastern Europe
• High expertise in Schlumberger’s reservoir simulation (Eclipse) and production analysis (OFM, Pipesim) software
• Taught several classes in reservoir simulation using Eclipse to industry players and universities (Statoil, OMV-
Petrom, Romgaz, MND, NIS-Naftagas, Bulgargaz, Imperial College London, Oil&Gas Institute Ploiesti)
• Well exercised project management skills
• Experienced in geoscience data integration and data management
• Advanced knowledge of special core analysis (SCAL) data interpretation
P ROFESSIONAL A PPOINTMENTS
11/2006 – P RESENT Technical Manager, Danubian Energy Consulting, Bucharest, Romania
02/2005 – 10/2006 Reservoir Engineering Manager, Amromco Energy LLC, Bucharest, Romania
03/2004 – 01/2005
06/2001 – 02/2004
Location Manager, Schlumberger Information Solutions, Bucharest, Romania
Support/Reservoir Engineer, Schlumberger Information Solutions, Bucharest, Romania
01/2000 – 05/2001
04/1997 – 12/1999
01/1996 – 02/1997
01/1995 – 01/1996
10/1992 – 12/1994
Testing&Support Engineer, Schlumberger Reservoir Technologies Centre, Abingdon,UK
Data Integration Engineer, Schlumberger Austin Technology Center, Austin, Texas, USA
Research Assistant, Concurrent Engineering Research Center, Morgantown, WV, USA
Research Assistant, Dept. of Petroleum Engineering, West Virginia University, USA
Reservoir Engineer, Petrom’s Engineering Center, Campina, Romania
E DUCATION
MS in Petroleum Engineering – West Virginia University, USA, 01/1995 – 06/1996
Thesis: “A New Hybrid, Neuro-Genetic Approach for Optimisation of Hydraulic Fracture Design”
Engineering Diploma (5 years study) in Petroleum Engineering –
Oil & Gas Institute, Ploiesti, Romania, 09/1986 – 06/1992
Thesis: “On the Application of Finite Element Methods to Reservoir Simulation”
Attended many professional training courses provided by OGCI, Schlumberger, and others.
P ROFESSIONAL A FFILIATIONS
Society of Petroleum Engineers
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PUBLICATIONS
1. "Hydraulic Fracture Design & Optimization of Gas Storage Wells," Journal of Petroleum Science
& Engineering, Elsevier, no. 23, 1999
2. - “Permeability Determination from Well Log Data,” SPE Formation Evaluation, September 1997
3. - "A Hybrid Neuro-Genetic Approach for Optimization of Frac-Treatment Design," proceedings of the SPE Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., October 1996
4. - "Optimization of Hydraulic Fracture Design - Application to a Gas Storage Reservoir," presented at SPE International Student Paper Contest, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., October 1996
5. - "State-Of-The-Art in Permeability Determination from Well Log Data.
Part 1 - A Comparative Study; Model Development," SPE 30978
Part 2 - Verifiable, Accurate Permeability Predictions, the Touchstone of All Models," SPE 30979,
Proceedings of the SPE Eastern Conference & Exhibition, Morgantown, WV, U.S.A., September 1995
AWARDS
-Winner of the 1996 SPE US Regional (Mid-Continent, Rocky Mountains, East Coast) Student Paper
Contest, Norman, Oklahoma, March 1996
-Second place at the 1996 SPE International Student Paper Contest, Denver, Colorado, October 1996
-The Northern West Virginia SPE Section - Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering Outstanding
Graduate Student Award, April 1996
L ANGUAGES
Good command of spoken & written English.
Native Romanian.
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