Nansen G. Saleri

Dr. Nansen G. Saleri
Occupation	Reservoir Engineer, Executive
Children	2 daughters, 1 son

Dr. Nansen G. Saleri, President and CEO of Quantum Reservoir Impact, is the oil industry’s preeminent authority on reservoir management and up-stream technologies. As former head of Reservoir Management in Saudi Aramco was principal driver behind Saudi Aramco’s technological ascendancy in its up-stream capabilities, specifically in the area of modern reservoir management, smart technologies, and MRC/next-generation wells.

Career

Dr. Saleri worked for Chevron (1974–1992) and served as Manager of Reservoir Engineering, Houston, Texas. Author and principal instructor for Chevron’s Reservoir Management training (1998–2002). Has been involved in world-wide projects (Gulf of Mexico, West Texas, Elk Hills, West Africa, Indonesia, and Papa New Guinea).

Joined Saudi Aramco as a Petroleum Engineer specialist in 1992. Dr. Saleri was chief architect of Saudi Aramco's hugely successful reservoir management and water optimization programs, most notably for Ghawar, the world’s largest field. Oversaw the company’s Maximum Sustained Capability (MSC) commitments at 10.8 million barrels per day and strategic planning for its oil and gas assets. Has assumed leadership role in numerous functions - lead the Best-in-Class Strategic Imperative in Well Optimization, established the Company’s Reservoir Management Metrics and Chaired the corporate Gas Development Strategy Task Force.

Directed reservoir development plans for several major projects, including Hawiyah and Haradh Gas Plants, Shaybah AXL, Haradh Increments II and III, Qatif/Abu-Safah, Nuayyim, AFK, Khurais, among others.

Dr. Saleri has recently started his own company called QRI or Quantum Reservoir Impact. The company describes itself as a value creation agency designed to help oil companies maximize efficiencies in extracting oil from their reservoirs. They claim to do this through the use of cutting-edge technology and novel practices.

Family

Nansen has a wife, Marina. Together they have two daughters and a son.

Education, Papers, & Awards

Dr. Nansen G. Saleri holds an M.Sc. and Ph.D. Degrees from the University of Virginia and B.Sc. from the Bosphorus University (formerly Robert College, Turkey) in Chemical Engineering.

He received the 2006 John Franklin Carll Award, given annually by the Society of Petroleum Engineers(SPE), for his outstanding contributions to modern reservoir management. He is a Member of the Advisory Board of Petroleum Engineering at the University of Houston and has been an SPE Distinguished Lecturer and JPT Distinguished Author; Co-Chairman of the SPE European Forum; Keynote Speaker at the Fifth, Sixth and Eighth International Forums on Reservoir Simulation (1994, 2001 and 2005); SPE Speakers Bureau Member (1994–1997); Member of SPE Fluid Mechanics Committee (1996 to 1998).

Has authored numerous technical papers and has been a featured speaker at nearly 100 industry and ‘think-tank’ gatherings, including the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Washington, D.C.; MIT; Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Washington, D.C.; Stanford University; Texas A&M University; Cambridge Energy Research Associates(CERA); King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals; U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, D.C. and American Petroleum Institute, Washington, D.C. Has been widely quoted or chronicled in the media, including the Wall Street Journal; New York Times; Oil and Gas Journal; Business Week and the Economist.

Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Journal Entries

• Dr. Nansen G. Saleri (& others), Shaybah-220: A Maximum-Reservoir-Contact (MRC) Well and Its Implications for Developing Tight-Facies Reservoirs Volume 7, Number 4 August 2004 SPE 88986-PA
• Dr. Nansen G. Saleri (& others), The Expanding Role of the Drill Bit in Shaping the Subsurface Volume 55, Number 12 December 2003 SPE 84923-MS
• Dr. Nansen G. Saleri, “Learning” Reservoirs: Adapting to Disruptive Technologies Volume 54, Number 3 March 2002 SPE 73695-MS
• Dr. Nansen G. Saleri, Reengineering Simulation: A Bottom-Line Approach to Managing Complexity and Complexification 1996 SPE 36696-MS
• Dr. Nansen G. Saleri, Reservoir Performance Forecasting: Acceleration by Parallel Planning 1993 SPE 25151-PA

References

External Links & Articles=

• Dawn in the Desert - Saudi High Tech Paying Off at Ghawar Oil Field Dawn in the Desert Energy Tribune by Dr. Nansen G. Saleri, September. 2007.
• SPE: John Franklin Carll Award SPE: John Franklin Carll Award,
• Nansen Saleri Acceptance Speech for the John Franklin Carll Award Nansen Saleri Acceptance Speech for the John Franklin Carll Award Youtube
• Future of Global Oil Supply: Saudi Arabia Future of Global Oil Supply: Saudi Arabia Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) with Matthew Simmons, Mahmoud Abdul-Baqi, and Dr. Nansen Saleri.
• Interview with Dr. Nansen Saleri, Mgr., Reservoir Management, SAUDI ARAMCO Interview with Dr. Nansen Saleri, Mgr., Reservoir Management, SAUDI ARAMCO Cambridge Energy Research Associates, Inc. (CERA)
• Wall Street Journal - Opinion: The World Has Plenty of Oil Wall Street Journal. Dr. Nansen G. Saleri.
• Quantum Reservoir Impact QRI: Quantum Reservoir Impact. Current company of Dr. Nansen G. Saleri.

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