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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Additional Information
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References
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Luis Javier Sepulveda Builes

Luis Javier Sepulveda Builes

Bogota,DC

Summary

Engineering professional with extensive experience in leading teams to achieve technical and operational excellence. Known for developing effective strategies and fostering collaborative work environment. Reliable and adaptable, with strong skills in project planning and team leadership.

Production Operations, Well Integrity and production enhancement (Completion, WO, Rig Less, Coiled Tubing, Frac-Acid Stimulation and Sand Control).

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

WO WI and Completion Engineering Team Leader

Parex Resources
08.2022 - Current
  • Workover, Well interventions, well integrity and completion Engineering team Leader (Parex Resources).
  • As the Team Leader of Engineering, I am responsible for well intervention operations, completion, and workover (WO). I oversee interventions in high-complexity wells, including those with high temperatures (HT) and the deepest wells in the country. My responsibilities include the technical and operational leadership of a team consisting of a numerous plant engineers and the operational staff at the field. I am committed to optimizing team performance while ensuring safety and effectiveness in all our operations, as well as fostering a collaborative and efficient work environment.

Petroleum Engineer, Well Production Services and Integrity

Groupement RKF Cepsa-Sonatrach
05.2020 - 07.2022
  • Petroleum Engineer, Well Production Services and integrity lead (Well Services Department Manager) at Groupement RKF Cepsa-Sonatrach, Algeria.
  • Enhanced well operations by implementing innovative wellsite management strategies and optimizing rig performance with outstanding HSE performance.

Well Production Services – Measure & Control and WO lead

Groupement RKF Cepsa-Sonatrach
10.2019 - 05.2020
  • Well Production Services – Measure & Control and WO lead at Groupement RKF Cepsa-Sonatrach, Algeria (Well Services Department).

Production technology & Operations coordinator

Cepsa LATAM Assets
09.2016 - 11.2019
  • Production technology & Operations coordinator Cepsa LATAM Assets, Workover operations in charge for all of delivery cycle (design, execution and evaluation). Main operations: sand control, ESP changes out, fishing, CT, formation clean up, stimulation and completion.

Production Technology Coordinator

Cepsa
09.2016 - 08.2019
  • Production Technology Coordinator for Cepsa Assets in LATAM (Peru & Colombia).

Production Technology Engineer

CEPSA Colombia
08.2012 - 09.2016
  • Production Technology Engineer. (Sand control multi stage completion design, WO, E-Line-logging and perforating, Completion, Stimulation and Coiled tubing operations) CEPSA Colombia.

Engineer in charge for fracture campaign

BMS Algeria
07.2014 - 10.2014
  • Engineer in charge for fracture campaign in fourth injector wells, finding to stimulate two of these wells due to high-pressure acid break down implementation, combining CT to spot the acid and fracture equipment to induce the initial fissure pumping through annulus CT-Tubing.

Fracture, sand control and Acid Field Engineer

SCHLUMBERGER Surenco
06.2008 - 07.2012
  • Fracture, sand control and Acid Field Engineer. SCHLUMBERGER Surenco- Colombia.

Coiled tubing, Fracture and Acid well stimulation Field Engineer

HALLIBURTON Latin America
09.2006 - 06.2008
  • Coiled tubing, Fracture and Acid well stimulation Field Engineer (PE). HALLIBURTON Latin America - Colombia.

Geomechanical Engineer in Development

National University And ICP Geomechanical Research Group
12.2004 - 05.2006
  • National University And ICP Geomechanical Research Group.

Education

BS - Petroleum Engineering

Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Skills

  • Petroleum Engineering, Well Integrity, Production technologist and Operations
  • Advanced completion deployment execution
  • WO Operations (Integrity, fishing, Well Testing, Perforating, sand control & Completion)
  • Hydraulic and acid Fracturing stimulation
  • Matrix Acid treatments designed (damage characterization)
  • Sand Control Operations in open hole and case hole wells (Vertical & HZ Wells)
  • Coiled Tubing Operations
  • Nitrogen Operations
  • Remote Operations
  • Unconventional fracturing Completion Engineering
  • Technology deployment initiatives

Additional Information

Halliburton main training

Coiled Tubing for Engineering HTC.

HTC 1. HSE, H2S, Perforating, Formation evaluation, Cementing, stimulation and geology. Villa Hermosa Mexico.

HTC 2.1. Hydraulic Fracturing equipment and fluids Reinosa Mexico

HTC 2.2. Fracturing designed and Minifrac interpretation. (Halliburton software’s), Villa Hermosa Mexico.

PRIZ-M Formation evaluation and fracturing designed.

Schlumberger main training

QHSE Schlumberger, Rio de Janeiro 2008.

Stim Leader Curse for WPS and sand control Segments, Schlumberger, Tulsa Oklahoma 2009.

WPS Technical School, Schlumberger, Tulsa Oklahoma 2010.

WPS technical and Sales leader School, Schlumberger Surenco, Bogota 2011.

CEPSA Main training

Sand Control workshop (sand control new technologies), Halliburton Latin America – Medellin Oct 2012.

Hydraulic fracturing in Latin America region, opportunities and challenges, SPE Medellin Nov 2012.

StimPlan Fracture designed and Interpretation, NSI Technologies - Madrid Jan 2013.

Intermediate Petroleum Geomechanics, Schlumberger Next - Perth Australia.2013.

TCP and E-line perforating new technologies, Owen oil tools – Bogota 2014.

Fracpro advanced fracture designed, Fenix Consulting - Delph Holland.2014.

Sand control logging, interpretation and prediction, SLB Colombia. 2014.

Unconventional Fracturing field training, SLB Midland Texas. 2014.

Sand Control technologies for operational optimization, new technologies and field cases, SLB – Bogota 2015.

Multiraletal & Horizontal wells completion and stimulation, Petroskills Katy Tx-2018.

IOSH Certification Hassi Messaoud Algeria – 2022.

Parex Training

Well control WADC June 2024.

Geomechanical complex environment, fluids design for sensitive formations and high pressure completion, the well of the future, Houston Texas , Baker Hugues training center, March 2024.

Languages Spoken

Spanish - English
Advanced (C1)

References

  • Kamel Bourek; Field Manager Sonatrach Algeria, Kamel.bourek@sonatrach.dz
  • Edson Julian, Mojica, Operation Manager, +1 432 3016827, NEXTIER South West Texas
  • Antonio, Iglesias Carrasco, Produccion Manager, +34 682910890, Cepsa
  • Milton Armando, Garcia, HS Manager, +57 3112629563, Colgas
  • Claudia Marcela, Navarro, Talent acquisition, Reservoir performance, Unconventional fracturing and sand control domain Technical advisor, +1 432 296 3196, Schlumberger Texas (Austin TX), Direct Manager at SLB Sand Control segment.
  • Agustin, De Fex, Unconventional Completion manager, +1 432 234 8149, Green Lake Permian Basin, Direct Manager at SLB Frac and stim.
  • Daniel Becerra, Martinez, Drilling & Completion Manager-Team Leader, +57 310 575 5336, Sierra Col, Teammate at Cepsa Latam Operations Department.

Personal Information

  • Title: Petroleum Engineer, Well Integrity, Production operations and Production Enhancement.
  • Date of Birth: October 9th 1981
  • Nationality: Colombian

Publications

  • Abrasive perforating and matrix acidizing as a Dual Stim treatment successfully implementation in deeper wells, SLAP 2018, Bogota Colombia
  • A new horizon for matrix stimulation applications in Peruvian jungle sandstone reservoirs, INGEPET 2018, Lima Perú
  • A case study of water injection well stimulation in a low permeability oil reservoir, SPE 181330-MS, BMS field in Algeria
  • Technical Study: Screenless sand control using resin consolidation, ACIPET 2013, Bogota Colombia
  • Technical-Economical Design and application of completion brine for complex wells in Colombia, ACIPET 2024, Barranquilla Colombia
  • 2026 SPE/ICoTA Well Intervention Conference & Exhibition / SPE-231355-MS A One-Stop Shop Coiled Tubing Approach with Real-Time Telemetry for Managing Evolving Objectives in an Exploratory Well, Llanos Basin, Colombia.

Timeline

WO WI and Completion Engineering Team Leader

Parex Resources
08.2022 - Current

Petroleum Engineer, Well Production Services and Integrity

Groupement RKF Cepsa-Sonatrach
05.2020 - 07.2022

Well Production Services – Measure & Control and WO lead

Groupement RKF Cepsa-Sonatrach
10.2019 - 05.2020

Production technology & Operations coordinator

Cepsa LATAM Assets
09.2016 - 11.2019

Production Technology Coordinator

Cepsa
09.2016 - 08.2019

Engineer in charge for fracture campaign

BMS Algeria
07.2014 - 10.2014

Production Technology Engineer

CEPSA Colombia
08.2012 - 09.2016

Fracture, sand control and Acid Field Engineer

SCHLUMBERGER Surenco
06.2008 - 07.2012

Coiled tubing, Fracture and Acid well stimulation Field Engineer

HALLIBURTON Latin America
09.2006 - 06.2008

Geomechanical Engineer in Development

National University And ICP Geomechanical Research Group
12.2004 - 05.2006

BS - Petroleum Engineering

Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Luis Javier Sepulveda Builes