ANJANAVA DAS PURKAYASTHA

Geoscientist skilled in Geomechanics and Operation Geology with 15 years’ experience, targeting
suitable opportunities as per my candidature with an organization of repute

[email protected] +91 - 7760975283

Expertise & Interest Areas Profile Summary

Pore Pressure Prediction and I am a geoscientist with 15 years of experience in upstream oil and gas industry,
Geomechanics specialized and involved in planning, executing, monitoring and closing out
several complex offshore and onshore drilling projects, globally. Besides
Shallow Hazards Analysis and applying my operation and exploration geology expertise (Pore Pressure
Real Time monitoring of Drilling Prediction, Shallow Hazards Analysis and Geomechanics) in deep seated
Operations conventional clastic and carbonate reservoirs, I got a reasonable amount of
experience in Low Carbon energy projects, especially in the trades of
Basin Modelling & Seismic Geothermal and CO2 sequestration. While the industry was evolving towards
Interpretation digitalization, I also developed a knack in innovating and strategizing
geoscience products through adherence to Agile way of working and usage of
Low Carbon Energy: Geothermal & deep machine learning skills all throughout the product life cycle. The most
CO2 Sequestration common use cases in my digitalization stints have been using machine learning
concepts in IoT world for real time monitoring solutions of drilling operations.
Deep Machine Learning The primary trait of my working-style is to honor and manage data in such a
way that it helps me practice timely and efficient delivery of HSSE- critical
Product Management-Agile projects around the globe. I strongly believe in the principle of “learn, integrate
and efficiently apply to learn more”, which helped me sustain the urge of
Soft skills learning and growing further all throughout my career.

Career Timeline

Geoscience Knowledge and Skills

1D Pore Pressure and Fracture Gradient (PPFG) Prediction: Predrill modelling based on seismic velocity, offset well
data, regional geology and basin modelling; Real-time monitoring and modelling based on Logging While Drilling (LWD)
data, Well behaviour, real-time pressure measurements (Stethoscope/GeoTap/Testrack) and Drilling Parameters:
Postdrill Modelling using wireline logs, measured formation pressure (MDT/RCI) and Fracture Gradient data
(LOT/XLOT/DFIT). Expert in establishing and applying various rock physics models in geologically challenging basins
(heterogeneous lithology, tectonic effect on stress regime change) for fine tuning of the models.
3D PPFG Modelling: Generation 3D Vertical Stress and Effective stress models from the established 1D models and using
3D seismic interval velocity cube, finally transforming into pore and fracture pressure cubes while honouring the
geological features like structural barriers, depositional environment to further calibrate the 3D model. Uncertainty
analysis through detailed understanding of probabilistic ranges while applying these in integrating pore pressure
prediction in initial stages of volumetric estimation the exploratory plays.
1D Geomechanical Modelling: Generation of 1D Mechanical Earth Models for Wellbore Stability (WBS) Analysis, Sand
Production Analysis and Integrated Stress Analysis.
Shallow Hazards Analysis and Site Investigation: Evaluation of High Resolution Reflection Systems (Multibeam
Echosounder, LiDAR, Sidescan Sonar) based swath bathymetry maps for identifying sea-floor stability and expulsion
features like active seafloor faults, mud volcanoes, diapirs, gas pockmarks, etc; Mapping of Shallow Seismic Anomalies in
exploratory wells and correlating with identified Shallow Hazard Events like shallow faults, shallow gas charged
sediments, shallow waterflows, gas hydrates, etc; Monitoring of Riserless drilling; ROV image monitoring for early
detection of any seafloor containment indications; Evaluating Offshore Rig-Site Geotechnical Investigation Reports for
selection of mooring and spudding surface locations; Temperature based pressure prediction in sediments around gas
hydrate zone.
 Wellsite Geology and Drilling Operations: Managing both onshore and offshore wellsite geological operations, like
supervising mud logging, coring and wireline logging operations and subsequent onsite analysis of the data to support the
drilling team; Detail knowledge of subsurface drilling operations. Supporting to specialized modes of drilling like MPD
and PMCD (for carbonates); Support HPHT drilling with wellbore stress caging options and detection of wellbore
breathing
Seismic Mapping and Velocity Modelling: Basic-to-Intermediate working level of knowledge in 2D and 3D seismic data
interpretation, especially in the lines of horizon picking, generating time and depth structure maps, playing with various
attributes like amplitude, coherency, sweetness, etc. on time and horizon slices; Seismic velocity picking and analysis and,
calibrating with offset well log data for predrill pore-fracture pressure model calibration
Basin Modelling: Working knowledge in 1D Petroleum System Modelling, Seismic Interpretation, Cap Rock Integrity
Analysis and Identification of Geothermal reservoirs.
Documentation: Experienced in writing reports for predrill modelling, well-proposal and end-of-well-report (EOWR).
Other Skills: Basic knowledge in application of rock property estimation, insitu-stress analysis and evaluation of
specialized well logs (BHT, Image Logs) to create 2D Fracture Model (KGD, PKN or Radial) for Hydraulic Fracturing;
Creation of 1D Geomechanical Models for Unconventional; Quick petrophysical analysis for formation evaluation,
Elemental Analysis (ELAN), well correlation, estimating water saturation and identifying zones for pressure
measurement.
Integration of Domains: Integrating various subsurface models from various geoscience domains for play-based
exploration, lead and prospect generation and well maturation, planning and operations.

Digitalization and Data Science Competencies

Machine Learning Skills:
 Detail knowledge of various types of subsurface and drilling dataset used in Upstream Oil and Gas Industry.
 Working level of knowledge in using key Machine Learning concepts like Hypothesis Testing, Classification and
Regression (Simple/Multi-Linear/Non-linear) problems, Clustering Algorithms, Random Forest, Ensembles, PCA,
Boosting and Time Series Analysis.
 Deep Neural Networking like CNN (VGGNet, ResNet and Inception architecture) and RNN; Transfer Learning.
 Exploratory Data Analysis (Univariate, Bi-variate and Multivariate) and Data Visualization in Matplotlib, Seaborn,
Excel and PowerBI
 Intermediate level of expertise using Python scripting (Basic data structures, Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, Scikit-Learn,
Statsmodels, Tensorflow and Keras) for scripting Deep Machine Learning workflows.
 SQL based data query for creating ERDs for OLTP and OLAP systems.
Geoscience Software Skills:
 Advance Level –Techlog, RokDoc, Drillworks, InterACT (Schlumberger™) , Insite Anywhere Direct (Halliburton™)
and SiteCom (Kongsberg™)
 Basic to Intermediate Level – Petrel, PetroMod and ArcGIS
Product Management Skills:
 Product Ideation, building roadmaps, product mind-maps, POCs and prototypes, strategizing and driving the
development of the product, B2B and B2C project experience, and Agile way of working.
 Creating UI/UX mock-ups and prototypes.
 MVP design and testing.
 Applications used: MS-Office, WITSML Client, Azure DevOps, Figma and PowerBI.

Work Experience (Total: 14 years 7 months)

Product Manager (Operation Geology) at Kongsberg Digital., Bangalore Since Feb’21
Key Skills: Product Management, Agile, Operation Geology, Geomechanics, HP/HT Drilling Operations, Machine Learning and
Data Analytics
Clients/Partners: Equinor, Shell, Petronas, SINTEF, NOV and Baker Hughes.

Geomechanics Engineer at Schlumberger Asia Services Ltd., Mumbai from Jul’18 - Feb’21
Key Skills: Pore Pressure Prediction, Geomechanics, Shallow Hazards, Upstream Drilling Operations, and Petrophysics
Selected Basins Worked: Western Offshore-Mumbai, Gujarat-Kutch-Saurashtra, Krishna Godavari, Assam-Arakan foldbelt
Basins

Geomechanist (Associate SME) at Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP) from Jan - Jun’18
Key Skills: Exploration Geoscience, Geomechanics, Shallow Hazards Analysis, Drilling Operations, Petrophysics, QI Geophysics
(Rock Physics) and Basin Modelling
Selected Basins Worked: Offshore and Onshore North West Borneo fields
 Geomechanist (Assoc. SME Pore Pressure Prediction) at Shell Technology Centre, Bangalore from Aug’11 - Jun’18
Key Skills: Exploration Geoscience, Geomechanics, Pore Pressure Prediction, Shallow Hazards Analysis, Drilling Operations,
Petrophysics, QI Geophysics (Rock Physics) and Basin Modelling
Selected Basins Worked: Niger Delta (Onshore); North West Borneo (Onshore and Offshore), Brunei; Sarawak (Onshore and
Offshore), Malaysia; Rakhine and Andaman Offshore, Myanmar; Sichuan (Onshore-Unconventional), China; Black Sea, Turkey;
North Sea, Norway; Browse, Australia

Geoscientist (Deputy Manager) at Essar Oil Ltd. from Jun’07 - Jul’11

Key Skills: Wellsite Geology, Pore Pressure Prediction, Petrophysics, Drilling Operations and Basin Modelling.
Selected Basins Worked: Cambay and Upper Assam Shelf, India; Rakhine, Myanmar; and Niger Delta, Nigeria

Key Projects (Industry)

Pitching new AI/ML based product ideas, planning and driving the development of the same adhering to Agile
methodology for Kongsberg’s proprietary Real Time Drilling solution while working as a Product Manager in the company.
3D seismic data based predrill PPFG modelling in many wild cat exploration wells globally while working as Geomechanics
specialist in Shell and Schlumberger.
Created 1D Mechanical Earth Models for WBS and Sand Prediction models in more than 50 wells while working as a
Geomechanics Specialist in Shell and Schlumberger.
Real-Time monitoring of drilling operations, PPFG modelling and decision taking stints in more than 100 HPHT wells
including critical ones where advanced drilling modes like MPD (Niger Delta) and PMCD (Sarawak, Malaysia) were used.
Integrated Basin Modelling and PPFG modelling workflows to filter out geothermal hotspots and mud diapirs to optimize
well design for an ultra HPHT well in Black Sea while working in Shell.
3D (well-based) geomechanical modelling to identify and rank declining reservoirs as future storage areas for CO2
sequestration in NW Borneo Shelf, while working in Shell.
Integrated the underlying modelling concepts of Time series Analysis, Reservoir Model and Geomechanics to predict the
future subsurface reservoir pressures of the declining reservoirs in producing wells in NW Borneo Shelf, while working
in Shell.
Fracture modelling using compressional, shear and stoneley waves from sonic logs, and HT compatible image logs in
Cretaceous basements in Kutch basin (India) while working in Schlumberger.
Pressure Cell based regional PPFG modelling for tight reservoirs (unconventional) in Sichuan Basin (China), while
working in Shell.
Hands on experience in basin modelling based PP prediction using burial history curve, compaction profile and heat model
while working with Shell, Schlumberger and Essar Oil Ltd.
Research and Development project to generate temperature-based pore pressure models in zones close to gas hydrates
in deep offshore area of Rakhine Basin, Myanmar.
Evaluating Site-Investigation reports (Geotechnical Data) for scrutinising both offshore-rig (Jack-Up/Semi-Sub/Drillship
scenarios) mooring and drilling locations (globally) and Shallow Hazards monitoring in many deep-water offshore wells
while working as a Geomechanist in Shell.
Onsite and Office based Operation Geological stints (including wellsite geology duty) in 25 oil and gas wells, and 5 CBM
wells while working as a Geoscientist in Essar Oil.
3D seismic data interpretation for deciphering sequence stratigraphic features in Rakhine Basin, Myanmar, while working
as a Geoscientist in Essar Oil Ltd.

Education
Pursuing Dual Master Degree (PG Diploma and M.Sc.) in Data Science from IIIT Bangalore (PG Diploma) and
Liverpool John Moores University (M.Sc.)-Completed PG Diploma part with GPA of 3.38/4 and currently
pursuing the M.Sc.
2020 MBA in Oil and Gas Management from University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun-secured
overall CGPA of 9.45
2007 M.Sc. in Applied Geology (with thesis work in Petroleum Geology) from Indian Institute of Technology
(Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad- secured OGPA 7.4
2005 B.Sc. (Hons.) in Geology from GC College, Assam University, Silchar in 2005- secured 64% and was declared
university topper.

Key Projects (Academic)

Dual Master Degree (PG Diploma and M.Sc.) in Data Science
 Python scripted Credit Card Fraud prediction using various machine learning methods like KNN, Random Forest
and XGBoost.
 Python scripted Telecom churn prediction (classification problem) case study using Exploratory Data Analysis,
Logistic regression, Decision Trees, PCA and XGBoost classifier.
  Python scripted House Price Prediction using EDA, Multilinear Regression with and without Regularization
(Ridge and Lasso) methods.
 Python scripted Logistic regression based classification problem on identifying hot leads that can convert into
paying customers for an online education provider.
 Python scripted clustering case study on categorizing various countries as per their socio-economic and health
status into different clusters for an international NGO to arrange for a funding program
MBA in Oil and Gas Management
 Completed a dissertation project titled “Productivity Measurement in Oil Field Service Industry”
M.Sc. in Applied Geology
 Completed a dissertation project on Source Rock Evaluation by Rock Eval Pyrolysis Method using Rock Eval-6
instrument in association with Oil India Limited.

Professional Affiliations
Society of Petroleum Engineers, Member since 2016

Key Publications
Purkayastha, A.D., Kumar, M., Nair, P., Hansen, K.S., and Couzens-Schultz, B.A. 2014. Shale Picking Issues and Strategies:
Key to Robust Real-Time Model Based Pore Pressure Prediction. Presented at International Petroleum Technology
Conference, Kuala Lumpur, 10-12 December
Hansen, K.S., Purkayastha, A.D., Kumar, M., Zhang, Z., Wang, Y., Li, X., and Christensen, C.J. 2014. Pre-Drill Pore Pressure
and Fracture Gradient Prediction Based on Pressure Cell Models for Onshore Unconventional Gas, Sichuan Basin, China.
Presented at International Petroleum Technology Conference, Kuala Lumpur, 10-12 December
Purkayastha, A.D. and Nair, P. 2017. Prospect Level Normalization of Offset Pore Pressure Measurements: Analysis of
Approaches and their Association with Regional Geology. Presented at SPE Oil and Gas India Conference, Mumbai, 4-6
December
Nair, P. and Purkayastha, A.D. 2017. Near Field Exploration in Mature Fields: Value of Synergy in Adding New Reserves.
Presented at AAPG GTW Conference, Mumbai, 6-7 December.
Purkayastha, A.D., Rana, R., Talreja, R. and Rajaiah, N. 2019. Drilling Event Chart: A Kick Prevention Tool. Presented at
GOTECH Conference, Dubai, 21-23 October.
Purkayastha, A.D., Rana, R., and Kumar, R. 2020. Cavings Morphology Analysis: A Critical Geomechanical Tool in
Optimizing Drillability. Presented at IPTC, Dahran, 13-15 January.
Surve, D., Das, R., Bandyopadhyay, B., Rana, R., Purkayastha, A.D. and Kumar, R.R. 2020. A Close-The-Loop Well Delivery
of Deepwater Exploratory Wells, Krishna Godavari Offshore, East Coast, India. Presented at SPG Kochi, India.
Purkayastha, A.D., Rana, R., Talreja, R. and Kumar, R.R. 2020. A Collective cum Effective use of Drilling Events in
Evaluating Bottomhole Overbalance. Presented at SPG Kochi, India.

Professional Achievements
Awarded HSSE Certificate of Merit in 2012 as recognition of contribution towards application of Pre-Drill and Real-Time
Pore Pressure Predictions from Shell.
Honoured with the title of Associate Subject Matter Expert in Exploration Pore Pressure Prediction in 2015, by Shell, for
my contribution to Shell’s Exploration business.

Personal Details
Date of Birth: 6th October 1982
Languages Known: English, Hindi, Bengali & Assamese
Address: Clara H-704, Downtown, Palava City-2, Dombivali east (Thane)-421204, Maharashtra, India

References
Brent S. Couzens- Principal Technical Expert and Team Lead Pore Pressure Prediction and Geohazards, Shell Houston.
Mrityunjay Kumar- Snr PPP Specialist, Geo Hazards and Pore Pressure Prediction, Shell Houston.
Jayant Bhagat-DGM Geology, In-charge Deepwater Operations and Real Time Centre, ONGC Mumbai.
Stig Wolstad Knudsen- VP Products, Digital Wells, Kongsberg Digital Norway.