Adesh Kumar

Experience

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  J.K. Synthetics Ltd.

  Jun 1984 - May 1985

  Assistant Chemical Engineer

  * Responsible for running the 8 TPD Capacity Polymerization Plant for Tyre Cord as shift In-charge

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  Indo-Gulf Fertilizers

  Dec 1985 - May 1986

  Trainee Engineer

  * Trained in - "Ammonia plant of RCF-Mumbai

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  Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd

  Jun 1986 - now

  * As ED - Asset Manager - Eastern Offshore Asset and HPHT Asset - responsible for achieving targets of oil/gas production, drilling, well services, logging and the execution of ONGC’s prestigious and capital intensive ( Capex USD 4.3 Billion) KG-DWN-98/2 Cluster-II Development project along with other deep water projects in Eastern Offshore (Capex about USD 1 Billion). Also responsible for project management, procurement of material/services including inventory management, financial management, HSE management, HR management and industrial relations, external stakeholder management, logistics, IT services, etc.*The Eastern Offshore Asset of ONGC based at Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh is responsible to administer production from all its oil and gas properties in Eastern Offshore. ONGC’s development operations in this region are presently concentrated in Krishna-Godavari (KG) Basin along the East Coast of India which extends about 1,45,000 Sq Kms into Offshore where large gas finds await production. The Asset has two oil and gas processing terminals one at Odalarevu and other at Mallavaram in Andhra Pradesh and upcoming offshore FPSO and Central Processing Platform (CPP) under the KG-98/2 Project.* As Asset Manager, he steered the monetization of U field wells of KG-DWN-98/2 Project and doubled the gas production from Asset since taking over the charge as Asset Manager in June 2021. The current production from the Asset is about 2.5 MMSCMD of gas and 500 barrels of Oil per day. Show less * As ED-Asset Manager-Rajahmundry Asset, responsible for achieving targets of oil/gas production, development/exploratory drilling and well services. Also responsible for project management, procurement of material/services including inventory management, financial management, HSE management, HR management and industrial relations, external stakeholder management, logistics, IT services, etc.* Rajahmundry Asset operations are spread in three districts of Andhra Pradesh (East Godavari, West Godavari and Krishna) with PML area of 4603 Sq. km. There are 23 oil/gas installations producing oil and gas with one Mini Tatipaka Refinery. The exploratory and development effort is supported by 12 Drilling Rigs and 3 work-over rigs. The current oil and gas production levels are around 4000 bopd oil and 2.4 MMscmd gas. Show less * Posted in Director(Offshore) / CMD Office Mumbai* Re-development of Mumbai High (phase-III): Worked in Core Team for Re-development of Mumbai High (The biggest field of India), which encompasses review and updation of Geological models, Reservoir model, Well wise analysis, Adequacy check for Surface Facilities, new wells Drilling and Completion, Work over, Facility Revamping etc. Investment level: US$ 2 Billion.* Development of East Coast fields – Worked in Core Team for design of Field Development Plan of G4/KG-DWN-D & E fields of Eastern Offshore Asset. Investment level: US$ 0.75 Billion* Guided & supervised preparation of feasibility report for development of 28 offshore fields on cluster basis out of which some of them have been put on production. Investment level: US$ 2.5 Billion* Involved in implementation of “Improving Production planning system in Western Offshore”, suggested by McKinsey Show less * Instrumental in First time QHSE (Quality, Safety, Health & Environment) implementation and ISO Certification of Work over Rigs and facilitated surveillance audits for its continuation* Set up new Well Services department & managed well services operations including procurement. Created new WSS set up by inducting 3 Nos. of stimulation units (N2 pumping unit, CTU unit and Hot Oiler unit). Annual budget of operations: Rs. 10 Cr.* As Head of Work over operations responsible for selection of well, planning and onsite supervision of work over rig operations of onshore fields with approximate 37 wells and production of 1600 BOPD oil Show less * Posted in Operations Business Group, MRBC Mumbai* Optimized oil production at field level in Mumbai High, Neelam, Heera fields* Preparation of three Feasibility Reports for three Offshore Marginal fields (D-1, Vasai East, Additional Booster Compressors in Bassein field), which are now producing approximately 45,000 BOPD of oil and 28 MMSCMD gas* Preparation of gas production plans of offshore field on daily, monthly and annual basis producing approx. 11 BCM of sour & sweet gas annually* Review of performance of existing gas lift wells, carried out Nodal analysis for production enhancement which resulted in approximately 17,000 BOPD of additional oil production from offshore fields* Associated with MDT in modeling of well fluid network involving 12 well platforms with one central process platform in offshore using PIPESIM-NET software* Associated with MDT for identification of well for SDA stimulation jobs in offshore fields and for M/s GCA study on “Single Point Gas Lift Application”* Detailed modeling study of offshore field involving 36 wells to land fall point which is 245 Km away from on-land plant using high level software to identify process de-bottlenecking Show less * Posted in Artificial Lift of IOGPT* As team leader, responsible for gas lift optimization of offshore fields having approximately 500 wells at that time, artificial Lift Schemes for new fields and marginal field development* Completed 15 R&D projects ranging from well potential enhancement, gas lift automation, gas field booster compressor requirement, auditing of gas lift system of offshore fields, multiphase pump application feasibility etc.* Imparted on-site training on “Gas Lift Operations & Trouble shooting” to more than 200 officers* Preparation of artificial lift scheme for offshore fields: Bombay High, Heera, Mukta, Ratna, Neelam* Conceptualized & designed new concept - `Auto-gas lift' in ONGC, which proved out to be most successful in onshore and offshore fields* Optimized large multiphase pipeline network of Bombay for transportation well fluid and identified bottlenecks for handling plateau rate of production with gas lift operation Show less * Posted in Artificial Lift of IOGPT* Completed 49 R&D projects ranging on various production technology issues i.e. artificial lift schemes for offshore fields, gas lift optimization studies for offshore/onshore fields, gas lift network optimization studies, artificial lift design (Gas Lift and ESP), flow assurance and flow feasibility studies for various offshore wells/fields, including software development for ESP, Gas Lift, Plunger Lift design, nodal analysis/temp. prediction for oil/gas wells, single phase/multiphase pipeline transportation, etc.* Well Completion and work over: Evaluated and selected optimum tubing size and down-hole completion along with analysis of impact of completion size on production, lift gas and flexibility in work over and well repairs for many new and old fields Show less

  • Executive Director-Asset Manager, Eastern Offshore Asset and HPHT Asset

    Jun 2021 - now

  • Executive Director-Asset Manager, Rajahmundry Asset

    Jun 2020 - May 2021

  • ED/GGM-Surface Manager, Rajahmundry Asset

    May 2019 - May 2020

  • Group General Manager / General Manager / Dy. General Manager (P) - Head Project Management Office

    Sept 2013 - May 2019

  • Dy. General Manager (P) / Chief Engineer (P) - Planning & Management of Offshore Fields

    Jun 2006 - Sept 2013

  • Superintending Engineer (P) - Well Services Manager, ONGC, Jorhat (Assam)

    May 2003 - May 2006

  • Superintending Engineer (P) - Technical Head for Offshore Operations

    Apr 1999 - May 2003

  • Dy. Superintending Engineer (P) - Artificial Lift Engineer

    Jan 1996 - Mar 1999

  • Executive Engineer (P) / AEE (P) - Production Engineer

    Jun 1986 - Dec 1995