I. MICHAEL ERIFEYIWA
401 12th Avenue SE Apt 149, Norman, OK 73071, USA.
ibukuneri@ou.edu , +1.405.501.7478
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, USA
M.Sc. Petroleum Engineering (Current GPA 3.38), May, 2012.
Award: Artificial Lift Research and Development Council Scholarship Fall 2011.
UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS, LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA
B.Sc. Chemical Engineering (GPA 3.0), June 2003.
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
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Worked at Anadarko Petroleum Corporation in Houston as a Reservoir Engineer Intern (summer 2011).
Working experience as Drilling Fluids Project Engineer, in charge of a rig supervising 4 Mud Engineers, also worked as a Bid
Coordinator preparing Prequalification, Technical and Commercial bid.
Working experience as a Drilling and Completion Fluids Engineer Offshore and Onshore (Rig type: Land Jack up, Semisubmersible, Drill Ship, Operators: ADDAX Petroleum, AGIP, Devon Energy, EUROIL, ExxonMobil, Shell Nigeria
Exploration & Production Company (SNEPCO)
Working experience with WBM (water-based mud systems) and SOBM (Synthetic Oil based mud systems)
Working experience as Process Engineer (FEED-Front End Engineering Design & Detailed Engineering Design)
Environmental Project Coordinator - University of Lagos Student Conservation Association
Member - SPE, AADE, NSBE. University of Oklahoma International Leadership Class.
Volunteer at Anadarko Habitat for Humanity Program
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
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Wrote Mud Programs for Afren Oil drilling campaign for the Ebok appraisal wells.
Ran Virtual Hydraulics for Clients wells ( AFREN, Exxonmobil,AGIP,Addax)
Prepared M-I SWACO Technical and Commercial Bid submitted to Addax, Agip, Afren, BP, Centrica Chevron, Exxonmobil,
KNOC, OXY, TOTAL E & P.
Tender & Bid Preparation, Crew change management, Project Planning & Management, Specifications, Reporting &
Documentation
Bonespring wells Performance Driver Analysis using SPOTFIRE Software.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Reservoir Engineer Intern – Delaware Basin Group
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Woodlands, Houston (Summer 2011)
 Analyzed well data in a tight sand reservoir with multiple stacked pay (243 data type across 75 wells) using SPOTFIRE
software to get the best correlation to EUR (Performance drivers) for the wells in the bone spring area.
 Worked on P&A - Plug and abandon 8 wells - Wrote workover procedure for the P & As, worked with regulatory dept and
(Texas Railroad Commission) RRC for their approval. Contacted contractors for bid and wrote their AFEs.
 Worked on smart intermitter installation for automating shut in and opening up of some dying wells to produce them
efficiently, run workover screening tool to get their payout period., Contacted contractors for the equipment price quote and
wrote their AFEs.
Graduate Assistant - Drilling Rig Simulator and Reservoir Rock Properties
University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, USA, (Nov 2009 - May 2010), (Jan 2011 - May 2011)
Hi-tech replica of the New Noble Danny Adkins Semi-sub cyber base drilling rig simulator complete with a 12 by 8 ft
cinema screen and 3 chairs: cyber driller, assistant driller and the consoles.
 Hands-on training of undergraduates on recognizing drilling trends, Stand building, tripping of drill pipe.
 Assisted in lab set up, core preparation, calibrate equipments, supervise students while running experiments, help students
understand class, graded homework, help the faculty as needed.
Project Engineer/ Bid Coordinator
M-I SWACO (a Schlumberger Company), Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria. (Sep 2008 – Aug 2009)
 Wrote Mud Programs for Clients Drilling Campaign
 In charge of logistics relating to mud/mud chemical supply & backload (Inventory Management)
 Organized Mud Engineers Crew Change Management
 Virtual Hydraulics Simulation for Clients Wells, Prepared end-of-well reports and KPI
 Prepared technical and commercial bids and pre-qualifications.
Drilling and Completion Fluids Engineer
M-I SWACO (a Schlumberger Company), Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria. (Jun 2006 – Sep 2008)
 Collaborated with the rig supervisor to disseminate information on mud properties, expected treatments and any changes that
might be needed.
 Responsible for mud formulation, blending, testing, prescribing treatments to maintain mud weight, properties and chemistry
within recommended limits
 Prepared Daily Drilling Mud Reports and Hydraulics Reports
TRAININGS
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M-I SWACO (a Schlumberger Company), Mud School, Houston TX, USA (Jun 2006 – Aug 2006)
Attended Mud Engineering training at M-I SWACO training center in Houston, TX.
Other trainings attended are; H2S awareness, Houston TX.,Virtual Hydraulics, Helicopter Underwater Escape Training,
Offshore Survival, Fire fighting
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M-I SWACO (a Schlumberger Company), Dubai - UAE, Oman and Qatar. (May 2008 – Sep 2008)
Hands on Tender and Bid Preparation Course in the Middle East for BP Oman, Occidental Petroleum Qatar and Total E
& P, Qatar.
Process Engineer
Euroflow Designs Limited, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria. (Apr 2005 – May 2006)
 Worked on FEED (Front End Engineering design) and Detailed Engineering Design on Chevron’s Projects.
 Process system and production system design, Equipment sizing and specification, Hazard and safety analysis, Process &
Instrumentation diagrams development and review, Process Flow/ Schematic, diagrams development and review, Flow and
lines hydraulic analysis and report, Relief system design.
NYSC (National Service) – Chemistry Teacher
Federal Technical College, Zuru, Kebbi Nigeria. (Sep 2003 – Aug 2004)
Taught The TC1 Students Chemistry, worked as laboratory assistant and helped as School soccer coach.
Production Department Intern
Warri Refining and Petrochemicals Company, Warri, Delta, Nigeria. (Aug 2001 – Feb 2002)
 Trainee Plant Engineer in charge of checking Desalter water level; Took refined Crude Oil samples for analyses and
provided technical assistance to engineers in the Topping Unit.
COMPUTER SKILLS
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Proficient in the use of SPOTFIRE, OPENWELLS, ARIES, FRACPRO, ANORM, Workover Screening Tool, Neural
Networks, ECLIPSE, ONE–TRAX, VIRTUAL HYDRAULICS, Photoshop, SPSS and AUTOCAD, ProMAX and Microsoft
office applications: Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project and Word, Petroleum Experts Software - MBAL, GAP,
PROSPER, NODAL ANALYSIS, HTML, DHTML, Dreamweaver, Microsoft Front Page, CQ5.
PETROLEUM ENGINEERING COURSES TAKEN
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Advanced Drilling Engineering (Research Projects: A Review of Wellbore Stability Concept and solutions to case study.)
Oil and Gas Transportation (Research Project: Simulation of Two-Phase Pipeline Processes in Downstream Facilities
Using Promax®)
Horizontal Well Technology (Research Project: Production Logging in Horizontal Well)
Advanced Reservoir Engineering (Research Project: Uncertainty Analysis of various Reservoir unknowns on the
Cumulative Recovery in Field Development)
Advanced Stimulation : Effect of Fluid Rheology of Fracture Design
Well Test Analysis.
Advanced Production Engineering: Field Development Plans (Optimization and Economic Analysis) for two Reservoirs
with different constraints using Petroleum Experts Software.