Manish Kumar

I am Dr. Manish Kumar, a seasoned Reservoir Engineer with over two decades of invaluable experience in the dynamic realm of oil and gas. My career has been marked by a relentless pursuit of excellence, honing my expertise in reservoir engineering, simulation, and Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR). I have successfully managed high-producing assets, optimized reservoir performance, and played pivotal roles in multidisciplinary teams. My passion for mentoring and continuous learning drives me to stay at the forefront of industry trends. My commitment to innovation, complemented by my proficiency in a range of software tools, positions me as a dedicated professional poised to make substantial contributions to the field.

Professional Expertise:

Reservoir Engineering: With two decades of experience, you have a profound understanding of reservoir engineering principles, techniques, and software tools. Your work includes reservoir simulation, history matching, well test analysis, and pressure maintenance.

Software Proficiency: You are proficient in a wide range of reservoir engineering software, including Petrel-RE, Eclipse, SCAL, PVTi, OFM, MBAL, and Pipesim. Your proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Access adds to your analytical capabilities.

Reservoir Management: You have a proven track record of effectively managing reservoirs, including the highest producing asset of Oil India Limited. You've achieved impressive results by reducing decline rates, optimizing production, and conducting reservoir surveillance.

Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR): Your expertise extends to EOR screening studies and simulation, contributing to the identification and implementation of optimal EOR methods for various reservoirs.

Mentoring: You've taken on the role of a mentor, guiding and developing junior reservoir engineers in reservoir engineering techniques and software utilization, showcasing your commitment to talent development.

Topic of Thesis of PhD in Petroleum Engineering:

“MAXIMIZING HYDROCARBON RECOVERY OF A MATURE FIELD HAVING BOTTOM WATER DRIVE RESERVOIR USING VARIOUS IOR/EOR TECHNIQUES​”

Outcome of Research:

1. Offset has more impact on cumulative oil production than withdrawal rate.​

2. Maximum impact on cumulative oil production is given by offset from WOC followed by withdrawal rate and lastly on horizontal well length. 

3.Maximum impact on cumulative oil production is given by nozzle size in each ICD followed by compartment length. 

4. Application of horizontal well with optimized spacing gave similar recovery when compared to vertical well, but with less number of wells, which resulted in better economics.​

Next, field development study of mature field having bottom water drive using various development strategies i.e. Base case, well intervention case, infill vertical and horizontal wells, pressure maintenance and application of SWAG. In FDP, SWAG case gave the best recovery and profitable solution among five prediction cases examined by increasing the recovery from 35% to 41%.​