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Muhammad Ananda Trisnadi

Pekanbaru

Summary

Results-oriented Petroleum Engineer with a proven track record of 11+ years in effectively managing oil reservoirs. Specializing in light oil primary fields, heavy oil steamflood, waterflood, and gas operations. Brings extensive expertise in reservoir management, production optimization, field development, workover design, reservoir engineering, reserves booking, and fracturing optimization. Solid technical foundation in formation evaluation, well optimization, and production enhancement complemented by proficiency in machine learning, AI-driven reservoir analysis, and automation. Successfully led award-winning AI-driven projects leveraging big data analytics to enhance reservoir management strategies. Passionate about integrating AI, automation, and digital solutions to optimize hydrocarbon recovery and field performance.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Petroleum Engineer AI, Analytic Team – Artificial Intelligence

PT Pertamina Hulu Rokan
12.2023 - Current
  • Performed calculations and analyses to optimize reservoir and production engineering
  • Applied data science, AI, and machine learning to integrate personnel, processes, and technology, leveraging real-time and non-real-time data
  • Projects Include:

AI-Driven Low Quality Reservoir Classification & Perforation Optimization in a Giant-Mature Waterflood Field

  • Results: Collaborated with geoscientists and engineers to integrate subsurface data into deep-learning models for automated play-type classification and water-cut prediction, enhancing reservoir characterization in a 2,000+ well field with 99.4% water cut
  • Improved classification accuracy to 88% for play types and achieved MAEs below 25% in water-cut prediction
  • Impact: Optimized perforation recommendations, reduced interpretation bias, and enabled large-scale reservoir analysis, improving drilling and workover success rates
  • Technologies Used: Python, Deep Learning (UTime, LSTM, 1D-CNN), Well Log Data Analysis

Pump Job Recommendation Automation Based on Dyno Pattern Interpretation

  • Overview: Automated rigless job decision-making through dyno pattern analysis, accurately assessing pump conditions and correlating with reservoir/wellbore issues
  • Results: Elevated decision-making reliability, moving beyond traditional single-parameter evaluations
  • Technologies Used: Machine learning algorithms, data integration frameworks

Basic Sediment & Water (BSW) Prediction in Heavy Oil Steam Flood Central Gathering Station

  • Impact: Achieved continuous BSW compliance since deployment in Sep 2024, mitigating potential operational risks and downtime
  • Overview: Developed a predictive machine learning model to forecast BSW levels 4-24 hours in advance, supporting proactive management and regulatory adherence
  • Technologies Used: Python, machine learning, data visualization tools

Petroleum Engineer, Asset Optimization Primary

PT Pertamina Hulu Rokan
08.2021 - 11.2023
  • Conducted Integrated Review of 19 fields, evaluated reservoir and well data to identify workover candidates; executed 117 incident-free jobs, resulting in a daily production gain of approximately 4,000 barrels of oil
  • Improved reservoir management practices through high resolution stratigraphic framework, workover lookbacks, optimizing production strategies and well completion techniques
  • Artificial lift optimization: selected pump type and designed fluid rate based on well performance for each workover well, avoiding critical rate for water conning or gas bubbles to occur
  • Developed cost-optimized workover programs in collaboration with completion engineers, improving job efficiency and cost-effectiveness
  • Designed and optimized fracturing campaigns, overseeing job design, execution, and evaluation for improved operational outcomes
  • Reviewed and analyzed new zone behind pipe (NZBP) candidates, conducting production forecasting, recommending well completions, and performing economic analysis for optimal reservoir management

Petroleum Engineer, Operating Expenditure Budget Planning

PT Pertamina Hulu Rokan
08.2021 - 02.2023
  • Led the development annual OEB Planning of $50+ MM for the Sumatera Light Oil Operation Asset Optimization team based on historical data, rig forecast, and allocation of job type forecast
  • Delivered comprehensive monthly OEB reports, presenting key insights on forecast assumptions and reliability to senior management for endorsement and decision-making
  • Managed OEB spending strategy during a low-budget phase in 2020, prioritizing high-value projects and controlling rig-spread costs, resulting in a 12% reduction in spending while maintaining incremental production

Petroleum Engineer, Asset Optimization Gas

PT Chevron Pacific Indonesia
12.2017 - 09.2018
  • Managed matured gas fields in Central Sumatra with a total production of ~30 MMSCFD with optimization activity: Liquid unloading effort, Workovers, New Zone Behind Pipe (NZBP), Convert to Gas (CTG), and idle well reactivation
  • Led optimization efforts for low-pressure and liquid-loaded gas wells, using portable gas compressors to extend production life
  • Collaborated with the reservoir modelling and engineering team to design gas well deliverability test for surface facility sizing
  • Guided field and gas plant teams to enhance operational performance and maximize production efficiency

Reservoir Engineer, Heat Management & Reservoir Performance – Heavy Oil Optimization

PT Chevron Pacific Indonesia
05.2016 - 12.2017
  • Managed heat requirements for the Duri Steamflood field (DSF), the largest steamflood field globally, with 10,000+ wells, steam injection ~370 MBSPD, and 40,000 barrels/day of oil production
  • Led Reservoir Management Review for optimizing steam injection and recovery strategies, providing technical recommendations for steam distribution, injector workovers, and cyclic steam
  • Managed the CSS process for the entire heavy oil field, overseeing job selection, execution, and incremental oil forecasting
  • Completed 4,800+ CSS jobs in 2 years, increasing oil production by up to 3,000 barrels/day, within a $2MM OPEX budget
  • Pioneered a 300-job/month activity level, ensuring safe operations and efficient coordination, presenting the success to the Vice President of Asset Development

Petroleum Engineer, Asset Optimization Minas South

PT Chevron Pacific Indonesia
10.2015 - 05.2016
  • Monitored daily production and injection, well down, workover, and well service activities that are under execution for 263 producers, 90 Injectors, with production 8.8 MBOPD and injection 1,318 MBPD, with ~150 jobs of WO/WS activities per year
  • Performed routine field & well review in Area-3 aligning with overall Minas Field Reservoir Management Strategy, to get strong candidates for WO backlog and maintain production decline
  • Lead Engineer of optimization effort for 'Revise Packer' job candidate selection process improvement in Minas Full Field scale
  • Result: 40% of oil gain improvement (5 BOPD improvement) after full implementation of new selection criteria and new recommended job procedure

Petroleum Engineer, Heat Asset Optimization – Heavy Oil

PT Chevron Pacific Indonesia
08.2013 - 10.2015
  • Led Heat Management Review for designated areas, implementing Chevron Heat Management practices and workflows to optimize reservoir recovery, steam distribution, and cyclic steam stimulation plan
  • Reviewed candidates for the regular and connecting to steam chest type of Cyclic Steam Stimulation well program

Lecture Assistant of Petroleum Economics and Project Management Class

Institut Teknologi Bandung
08.2012 - 12.2012
  • Facilitated discussion section or tutorial, prepared student task, graded homework, programmed assignments & exams, and prepared answer keys or supplementary notes
  • Lecturer: Dr. Ir. Arsegianto

Petroleum Engineer Intern, Minas Development Team

PT Chevron Pacific Indonesia
06.2012 - 08.2012
  • Mapping remaining oil in Minas full field by generating Decline Curve Analysis for each of ~1400 production well and used the map for determining sweet spot area for new wells drilling location

Education

Master of Science - Data Science

Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP)
Malaysia
12.2026

Data Science and Machine Learning - Machine Learning

MIT Professional Education - Institute For Data, Systems, And Society (IDSS)
Massachusetts
05.2024

Bachelor of Science - Petroleum Engineering

Bandung Institute of Technology
Bandung
07.2013

Skills

  • Python Development
  • Data Management with SQL
  • Pandas Data Manipulation
  • Proficient in NumPy
  • Data Visualization Using Matplotlib
  • Proficient in Seaborn
  • Power BI Data Visualization
  • Spotfire Analytics Proficiency
  • Experienced in Dataiku
  • Light Oil
  • Heavy Oil Steamflood
  • Waterflood Optimization
  • Cyclic Steam Stimulation
  • Well Optimization
  • Fracturing Optimization
  • Workover Design
  • Tibco Spotfire
  • Petroleum Expert IPM
  • DSS

Publications

  • 2023, Enhancing Reservoir Stratigraphic Framework & Fluid Contact Analysis to Optimize Low-Production Wells in Flank Areas of Kerning Field, Central Sumatra, JCP IAGI HAGI IAFMI IATMI 2023
  • 2023, Optimizing Production at Non-Prolific Duri Reservoir of Sintong Field After 22 Years of Oblivion, Reservoir Management & Digital Forum 2023 WK ROKAN, Oral Presentation
  • 2023, Integrated Detail Stratigraphic and Fluid Contact Analyses to Optimize Low-Production Wells in Flank Areas of Pinang Field, Reservoir Management & Digital Forum 2023 WK ROKAN, Oral Presentation
  • 2022, Application of Fluid Contact Analysis for Well Optimization and Field Development Strategy in Kerning Field, Central Sumatera, SIMPOSIUM IATMI 2022
  • 2020, Evidences & New Method to Solve Tortuosity Problem of Hydraulic Fracturing Jobs in Rokan Block, The 44th IPA Convection & Exhibition, Oral Presentation
  • 2019, A Guideline for Fracturing Design Optimization & Application in SLO, Rumbai, Indonesia, 2019 IBU RM Forum, Poster Presentation

Personal Information

Title: Petroleum Engineer – Reservoir Management

Languages

English
Full Professional
Indonesian
Native or Bilingual
Arabic
Elementary

Timeline

Petroleum Engineer AI, Analytic Team – Artificial Intelligence

PT Pertamina Hulu Rokan
12.2023 - Current

Petroleum Engineer, Asset Optimization Primary

PT Pertamina Hulu Rokan
08.2021 - 11.2023

Petroleum Engineer, Operating Expenditure Budget Planning

PT Pertamina Hulu Rokan
08.2021 - 02.2023

Petroleum Engineer, Asset Optimization Gas

PT Chevron Pacific Indonesia
12.2017 - 09.2018

Reservoir Engineer, Heat Management & Reservoir Performance – Heavy Oil Optimization

PT Chevron Pacific Indonesia
05.2016 - 12.2017

Petroleum Engineer, Asset Optimization Minas South

PT Chevron Pacific Indonesia
10.2015 - 05.2016

Petroleum Engineer, Heat Asset Optimization – Heavy Oil

PT Chevron Pacific Indonesia
08.2013 - 10.2015

Lecture Assistant of Petroleum Economics and Project Management Class

Institut Teknologi Bandung
08.2012 - 12.2012

Petroleum Engineer Intern, Minas Development Team

PT Chevron Pacific Indonesia
06.2012 - 08.2012

Master of Science - Data Science

Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP)

Data Science and Machine Learning - Machine Learning

MIT Professional Education - Institute For Data, Systems, And Society (IDSS)

Bachelor of Science - Petroleum Engineering

Bandung Institute of Technology
Muhammad Ananda Trisnadi