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Harshad Parakh

Harshad Parakh

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    New Business Development Manager for Americas at Shell

  • Education

    • Stanford University

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      Energy Innovation & Emerging Technologies Certificate, New & Sustainable Energies

    • Maharashtra Institute of Technology

      1998 - 2002
      Bachelor of Engineering Petroleum Engineering

    • The University of Texas at Austin

      2002 - 2004
      M.S. Petroleum Engineering

      Activities and Societies: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), UT-SPE Student Chapter, Vibha Austin Action Center, Indian Cultural Association (ICA)

  • Experience

    • Shell

      Feb 2005 - now

      Manage hydrocarbon maturation (HCM) across Upstream Americas portfolio (US, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, French Guiana)Ensure robust planning of maturation activities bracketed by capex, external commitments and non-technical risks.Identify levers and gaps in the hydrocarbon portfolio for strategy and business planning.Advise senior management based on in-depth analysis of portfolio activities and external bench-marking.Implement standardized resource volume accounting and management practices across the business.SEC proved reserved estimation and reporting, economic limit testing and QAQC standardized measure (SM). Show less - Lead surveillance engineer for various Gulf of Mexico assets operated by Shell.- Reservoir surveillance engineer for deepwater assets: Mars & Holstein (waterflood), Deimos (depletion drive) & Conger (rich gas condensate)- Well & reservoir management (WRM) expertise: production system optimization using nodal analysis (GAP-Prosper-MBAL), designing stimulation campaigns for impaired wells & annual surveillance plans for data gathering (production logs, fluid samples, PTAs, etc).- Waterflood surveillance using 4D seismic, C/O logging & tracer analysis.- Stakeholder management in non-operated ventures to influence annual operating plans and opex budgets. Show less - Worked on deepwater Nigeria fields in Bonga development block as part of a large integrated multi-disciplinary team.- Reservoir modeling and simulation responsibilities for major reservoirs in the field to optimize depletion plan, producer and injector locations and phasing of development wells.- Uncertainty analysis using experimental design methods (EnABLE) to build robust development plans.- Integrated production system modeling to evaluate development concepts and drilling sequence for FDP.- Present the work to partners and Nigerian authorities for their timely approval. Show less

      • New Business Development Manager - Americas

        Jul 2022 - now

      • Well Reservoir & Facilities Manager, Mars/Olympus

        Oct 2020 - Jul 2022

      • Development Lead - Asia

        Sept 2018 - Oct 2020

      • Gorgon Subsurface Lead

        Mar 2017 - Sept 2018

      • Subsurface Lead NBD/Expl

        Feb 2015 - Feb 2017

      • HCM Portfolio & Country Reserves Focal

        Sept 2012 - Jan 2015

      • Sr Reservoir Engineer

        Apr 2009 - Aug 2012

      • Reservoir Engineer

        Feb 2005 - Mar 2009

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • APM Chartered Project Professional (ChPP)

      Association for Project Management
      Dec 2022
      View certificate certificate

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Director, Fundraising Programs

      Issued by Vibha on Jan 2008
      VibhaAssociated with Harshad Parakh

    • Action Center Coordinator, Houston

      Issued by Vibha on May 2006
      VibhaAssociated with Harshad Parakh

    • Secretary

      Issued by Society of Petroleum Engineers, Student Chapter at University of Texas at Austin on Jan 2003
      Society of Petroleum Engineers, Student Chapter at University of Texas at AustinAssociated with Harshad Parakh