Dr. Andrey Bakulin
(Андрей Бакулин)
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Phone:
713 668 1984 E-mail:
a_bakulin at yahoo.com |
HONORS/AWARDS
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Best
Paper Presented at 2008 meeting of Society of Exploration Geophysicists, for paper “Estimating interval
shear-wave splitting from multicomponent virtual shear checkshots” Honorable
Mention in the category Best Paper in GEOPHYSICS, 2008
from Society of Exploration Geophysics for
“Real-time
completion monitoring with acoustic waves” 2007
E&P Special Meritorious Awards for Engineering Innovation, prestigious Hart E&P award was given to Virtual Source
technology that I pioneered and developed at Shell with R. Calvert. Best
Paper Presented at 2006 meeting of Society of Exploration Geophysicists, for paper “Virtual Shear Check- shot
with airguns”. Honorable
Mention in the category Best Paper in GEOPHYSICS, 2006
from Society of Exploration Geophysics for “Virtual Source
Method: Theory and case study”. J. Clarence Karcher
Award, Society of Exploration Geophysics (2005) in
“recognition of your contributions in the areas of imaging scattering
series, time-lapse seismic monitoring,
inversion and processing on anisotropic media, rock physics and fracture
characterization” |
EDUCATION
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Ph.D. thesis title: ”Features of seismic wave propagation in effective
models of fractured and porous rock” |
MAJOR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND KEY CONTRIBUTIONS
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Principal Research GeophysicistSCHLUMBERGER/WESTERNGECO,
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Anisotropic velocity model building (key paper)
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Interactive anisotropic tomography with well
constraints (checkshots, markers, walkaway VSP) |
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3D geomechanics for velocity model building (key paper)
· How to use 3D stress field to update anisotropic velocity filed around and below salt bodies |
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Research GeophysicistSHELL E & P, |
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Virtual Source
Method (key paper) ·
Pioneered and developed a new method of
downhole imaging using time reversal that allows seeing targets through
overburden of any complexity without knowledge of the overburden velocity
model ·
Invented and implemented Virtual Shear
Sources and applied to deepwater sub-salt velocity estimation ·
Developed super-sensitive Virtual Source
monitoring for reservoirs below complex time-variant near-surface |
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Seismic anisotropy
and stresses (key
paper) ·
Developed a method to separate and
differentiate layer-induced and intrinsic shale anisotropy ·
Developed simplified upscaling methods for
anisotropic formations ·
Showed that Vp/Vs ratio can be used as an
indicator of anomalous stress regimes in mudrocks ·
Developed methods to predict velocity and
anisotropy anomalies caused by spatial or temporal anomalies in 3D stresses
and successfully explained log and seismic anomalies in complex geologies |
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Real-time
completion monitoring of deepwater wells with acoustic waves (key paper) ·
Developed a new method of in-well real-time
completion monitoring with tube waves ·
Developed prototype fiber-optic acoustic
system for in-well acoustic monitoring |
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Senior Research ScientistSCHLUMBERGER CAMBRIDGE
RESEARCH, |
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Pore pressure and
3D stress characterization and monitoring based on anisotropic velocity model (key paper) ·
Developed theory, methodology and workflow
for borehole-calibrated estimation of
3D stress field based on joint use of multicomponent seismic and advanced
acoustic logging ·
Initiated, conducted and analyzed lab
experiment proving the concept |
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Fracture
characterization and seismic anisotropy (key paper) ·
Developed anisotropy estimation and
fracture-characterization methods using VSP and multicomponent seismic ·
Tested methodology on field example of
multi-azimuth VSP from Middle East and |
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Integration of
fluid flow modeling into interpretation of time-lapse seismic response (key paper) ·
Created a concept and implemented a prototype
for 4D closing the loop: computing synthetic 4D seismic from the Eclipse
fluid-flow model. Successfully tested approach on data from Foinaven field |
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Visiting ScientistCENTER FOR WAVE PHENOMENA,
COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES 1998 (3
month) |
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Developed systematic and quantitative rock-physics
based approach to the problem of estimation of fracture parameters from
different types of seismic data
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Assistant Professor (since 1997). Lecturer (until 1996)DEPARTMENT OF GEOPHYSICS, |
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Teaching · Taught wave propagation theory and rock physics to undergraduate students as part of a basic 2-year course on “Seismic prospecting”. Taught a course on “Seismic Migration” to graduate students · Supervised 20 students in their research and field practice Research ·
Construction of effective models of anisotropic
porous and fractured media. Study of anisotropic wave propagation in porous
and fractured media based on effective models and Biot model. |
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (SUMMARY)
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Visiting Staff Member, |
1995-1996 |
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Researcher, “KOMINEFT” (KOMI OIL COMPANY), |
1994 |
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Field assistant, “DAGNEFT”
(DAGESTAN OIL COMPANY),
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1993
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Research Assistant, PROCESSING
CENTER, “SEVMORGEO”,
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1993
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Research Assistant, |
1992 |
PUBLICATIONS AND
GENERAL SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS
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Author of two books and more than 100 publications devoted
to seismic imaging, borehole geophysics and rock physics. Author of number of
patents of |
PROFESSIONAL
MEMBERSHIPS
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Society of Exploration Geophysics, European
Association of Geoscientists and Engineers, Society of Petroleum Engineers,
Acoustical Society of |
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
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SEG regional coordinator
for Former Soviet Union (2006-up to now)
Associate Editor
of Geophysics (since 2004 up to now)
Chair of technical sessions at international SEG
and AAPG meetings (2001-present) Reviewed articles for Geophysics, Geophysical
Prospecting, Journal of Geophysical Research, Journal of Acoustical Society
(2001-present) Gave numerous invited talks at companies,
universities and meetings of professional societies Grant and contract proposal reviewer for DOE |