Rahul Dixit

Enthusiastic, collaborative technical professional with a solid understanding of Seismic Depth Imaging. Extensive experience in managing and executing seismic data processing, acquisition and interpretation projects worldwide. Subject Matter Expert for time and depth seismic imaging projects in Schlumberger. Proficient with seismic data processing and imaging software packages like Omega, Petrel, CGG-Geo-cluster and project management tools. Successfully delivered multi-million seismic data acquisition and processing projects in North and South America, Middle-East, Europe and Asia pacific. 

Accredited with B.Sc in Physics and Mathematics and Masters in Applied Geophysics. Published and presented in international technical conferences including SEG, ADIPEC, OTC and Reservoir Symposiums. 

Roles in the past 18 years 

Data Processing Geophysicist – CGG; Project Leader – Seismic Data acquisition and processing- Reliance E&P; Group Leader – Schlumberger; Seismic Data Processing Supervisor- WesternGeco; and Multi-Client Project Manager- Schlumberger, Depth imaging Project Manager- WesternGeco, Schlumberger. 

Career Highlights: 

Technical

• 18 years of international experience including North and South America, Brazil, Middle-East, West Africa, and Asia Pacific. 
• Extensive experience in different geological basins in the world including Gulf of Mexico, Middle-East UAE onshore & offshore, West Africa, Santos, and Campos basin Brazil, Sabah- Malaysia, Magdalena Basin Columbia, Mahanadi, KG, Cambay and KK basins in India. 
• Delivered >30 seismic data processing projects using the state of art technologies including FWI, LSMi, RTM, Beam Migration, Kirchhoff Depth Migration, Depth velocity Modelling in Salt and Carbonate environment, 2D and 3D seismic tomography, 2D and 3D SRME, De-Gohesting and AVO modeling, Seismic-well correlation, misties estimation and minimization by velocity calibration.
• Extensive experience in interpreting seismic data for Salt and Basalt environment, Horizon interpretation and seismic attribute generation.
• Experience in leading teams to achive the project targets and aligned with organization objectives.
• Authored/Co-authored 6 technical papers and delivered technical presentations in international conferences such as SEG 2017, ADIPEC 2021 and OTC ASIA 2018

Business 

• Planned $US 150 million multi-client seismic data acquisition projects in GoM,USA and $US 70 million projects in South East Asia.
• Business case from proposal to approval for more than 20 Seismic Data Processing Project 
• Identified leads and generated new business development opportunities of $US 45 million for Schlumberger

Leadership 

• Led Multi-disciplinary and Multi-Cultural Teams for Seismic Data Acquisition and Processing Programs 
• Delivered presentations to Joint Venture board of Multi-Client Service Agreement 
• P&L management (80 Mil USD), project management, and multidisciplinary capability establishment 

• Lead seismic data processing team of 20 geophysicists, and delivered depth and time processing projects for majors and super-majors
• Managed large scale project cost ($US15 million), revenue (>$US35 million), and timeline and resources requirement. 

May 2010 – Aug 2014            Schlumberger | Kuala Lumpur and Rio De Janerio, Brazil |   

Processing Supervisor – Depth and Time Seismic Data processing

• Technical Assurance for mid-large scale (>4,000 Sqkm)  time and depth processing projects 
• Provided support as SME for onboard seismic data processing projects
• Technical proposal writing, bid preparation, technical and business case proposals and sales presentations to major clients
• Lead and mentored time and depth data processing team ~40 geophysicists, and delivered depth and time processing projects for majors and super-majors

Dec 2005 – Apr 2010             Reliance E&P | Mumbai, India|           

Project Leader – Geophysicist – Depth and Time Seismic Data processing

• Developed in-house Quality Control workflow for time and depth imaging projects (>10 projects like KG D6 (Krishna Godavari basin) project- major oil and gas discovery project for Reliance E&P)
• Mentored 5 Junior Staff and Trainees for imaging projects (Ajay Pundir, Soumya Naik, Santan Kumar) 
• Provided support for 5 onboard seismic data processing projects including NEC-25, NEC-04, Cauvery & Krishna Godavary surveys
• Client representative for Technical Assurance: Time and depth imaging projects for mid-large scale (2,000- 6,000 Sqkm)  time and depth processing projects