Dr. Andrey Bakulin

 

4254 Childress St

Houston, TX 77005

Phone: 713 668 1984

E-mail: a_bakulin@yahoo.com

 

HONORS/AWARDS

 

 

2007 E&P Special Meritorious Awards for Engineering Innovation,  prestigious Hart E&P award was given to Virtual Source technology (eandp.info/area/meawinners) 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 me-dia, rock physics and fracture characterization” (www.seg.org/publications/yearbook/distinguished.shtml#karcher)

 

EDUCATION

 

ST.PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY,  B.S., M.S. (cum laude) and Ph.D. in Geophysics               1988-1996

Ph.D. thesis title: ”Features of seismic wave propagation in effective models of fractured and porous rock”

 

MAJOR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND KEY RESEARCH TOPICS

 

Principal Research Geophysicist

SCHLUMBERGER/WESTERNGECO, HOUSTON, TEXAS                                                       2008-PRESENT

 

Anisotropic velocity model building

·         Interactive anisotropic CIP tomography with well constraints

·         Use of basing modeling and geomechanics for anisotropic model building

 

 

Research Geophysicist

SHELL E & P, BELLAIRE TECHNOLOGY CENTER, HOUSTON, TEXAS                               2001-2008

 

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

 

Seismic anisotropy and stresses

·         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

 

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

 

 

Senior Research Scientist

SCHLUMBERGER CAMBRIDGE RESEARCH, CAMBRIDGE, UK                                     1999-2001 (3 years)

 

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

 

 

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 North Sea seismic

 

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

 

 

Visiting Scientist

CENTER FOR WAVE PHENOMENA, COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES                                 1998 (3 month)

 

·         Developed systematic and quantitative rock-physics based approach to the problem of estimation of fracture parameters from different types of seismic data

 

 

Assistant Professor (since 1997). Lecturer (until 1996)

DEPARTMENT OF GEOPHYSICS, ST.PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY, RUSSIA                   1995-1999

 

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)

 

 

Visiting Staff Member, INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS, ST.PETERSBURG, RUSSIA                               

1995-1996

 

Researcher,  “KOMINEFT” (KOMI OIL COMPANY), KOMI REPUBLIC, RUSSIA                                    

1994

 
Field assistant, “DAGNEFT” (DAGESTAN OIL COMPANY), DAGESTAN REPUBLIC, RUSSIA                
1993

 
Research Assistant, PROCESSING CENTER, “SEVMORGEO”, ST.PETERSBURG, RUSSIA                     
1993

 

Research Assistant, INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS OF THE EARTH, MOSCOW                                                                                                                                            

1992

 

PUBLICATIONS AND GENERAL SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS

 

Author of two books and more than 100 publications devoted to seismic imaging, borehole geophysics and rock physics. Author of number of patents of Russian Federation and USA on novel methods of seismic monitoring, seismic stimulation, geotechnical, mining and oil and gas applications. My current research interests include borehole imaging and monitoring, permanent monitoring with tube waves, rock physics interpretation of anisotropic parameters, non-destructive monitoring of pipelines and structures.

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

 

Society of Exploration Geophysics, European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers, Society of Petroleum Engineers, Acoustical Society of America, American Geophysical Union, Houston Geophysical Society

 PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

 
SEG regional coordinator for Former Soviet Union (2006-2008)
Associate Editor of Geophysics (since 2004)

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