Anjanava DP CV 2022
Anjanava DP CV 2022
Anjanava DP CV 2022
Geoscientist skilled in Geomechanics and Operation Geology with 15 years’ experience, targeting
suitable opportunities as per my candidature with an organization of repute
Career Timeline
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
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.
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.