Dr. Andrey Bakulin
(Андрей Бакулин)
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Hibiscus Court Dhahran,
31311, Saudi Arabia |
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E-mail:
a_bakulin at yahoo.com |
HONORS/AWARDS
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Honorable
Mention in the category of Best Paper Presented at the Society of Exploration
Geophysicists 2009 Annual Meeting, for paper “Building TTI depth models
using anisotropic tomography with well information” 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 Geophysicist
SCHLUMBERGER/WESTERNGECO,
HOUSTON, TEXAS
2008-2010
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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)
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How to use 3D stress field to update
anisotropic velocity filed around and below salt bodies |
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Research
Geophysicist
SHELL 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
Scientist
SCHLUMBERGER 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
Scientist
CENTER 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 |