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Ahmad, Farrukh I., Ph.D. - Consulting Geophysicist

Registered Consultant

Qualification Summary

Twenty years experience in technical and management positions employing highly creative, analytical communications and planning geoscience skills. This included exploration, exploitation, reservoir characterizations, structural and stratigraphic interpretation on 3D workstations, and utilized the POSC Software Integration Platform.

Developed various step-out well locations in the producing Harriet field in Offshore Northwestern Australia by interpreting and integrating seismic and well data, mokeling and mapping.

Discovered sizable field in the Wetern Gulf of Mexico defined during a lease sale evaluation.

Generated prospects resulting in a significant discovery in the Natuna Sea, Indonesia, by interpreting seismic data and mapping amplitude anomalies, and velocity-porosity relationships.

Designed and completed seismic statigraphic and facies study which formed a successful exploration strategy in the Oklahoma Basin

Managed marine seismic data processing department for quality and production with a budget of over $2,000,000 million a year. Also negotiated, supervised and managed contractual projects.

Developed and implemented a technology transfer licensing program for seven companies and conducted the technical training for certified instructors.

Employment Experience

Consultant, Houston, Texas - Geophysicist (1994-pr)

Petrotechnichal Open Software Corporation, Houston, Texas - Sr. Tech. Transfer Specialist (1992-94)

Landmark Graphics Corporation, Houston, Texas - Manager, Marketing/Business Partners' (!981-93)

Independent Consultant, Houston, Texas - Geophysicist (1985-91)

Gulf Oil Corporation, Houston, Texas - Senior Project Geophysicist (1977-85)

Seiscom Delta United, Houston, Texas - Manager, Marine Seismic Processing (1974-77)

Education/Membership

Ph.D. in Geology - University of Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts 1975

M.S. in Geology - University of Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts 1971

SEG, Interpretation and Production and Develpment Committees; GSH, HGS