Dr. Nansen G. Saleri, President and
CEOA chief executive officer or chief executive is one of the highest-ranking corporate officers or administrators in charge of total management...
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 AramcoSaudi Aramco is the state-owned national oil company of Saudi Arabia. It is the largest oil corporation in the world with the largest proven crude oil reserves and production. Headquartered in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Aramco also operates the world's largest single hydrocarbon network, the...
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.
Dr.
Dr. Nansen G. Saleri, President and
CEOA chief executive officer or chief executive is one of the highest-ranking corporate officers or administrators in charge of total management...
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 AramcoSaudi Aramco is the state-owned national oil company of Saudi Arabia. It is the largest oil corporation in the world with the largest proven crude oil reserves and production. Headquartered in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Aramco also operates the world's largest single hydrocarbon network, the...
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
ChevronChevron Corporation is an energy company. Headquartered in San Ramon, California, USA, and active in more than 180 countries, it is engaged in every aspect of the oil and gas industry, including exploration and production; refining, marketing and transport; chemicals manufacturing and sales; and...
(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 MexicoThe Gulf of Mexico is the ninth largest body of water in the world. Considered a smaller part of the Atlantic Ocean, it is an ocean basin largely surrounded by the North American continent and the island of Cuba. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United...
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West TexasWest Texas is a region in the southwestern United States that primarily encompasses the arid and semi-arid lands in the western portion of the state of Texas....
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IndonesiaThe Republic of Indonesia is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia comprises 17,508 islands. With an estimated population of around 237 million people, it is the world's fourth most populous country, with the world's largest population of Muslims.Indonesia is a republic, with an...
, 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.
Education, Papers, & Awards
Dr. Nansen G. Saleri holds an M.Sc. and Ph.D. Degrees from the
University of VirginiaThe University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
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 EngineersThe Society of Petroleum Engineers is a not-for-profit professional organization whose mission is to collect, disseminate, and exchange technical knowledge concerning the exploration, development and production of oil and gas resources and related technologies for the public benefit and to provide...
(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 StudiesThe Center for Strategic and International Studies is a bipartisan Washington, D.C., foreign policy think tank. The center was founded in 1964 by Admiral Arleigh Burke and Ambassador David Manker Abshire, originally as part of Georgetown University...
(CSIS), Washington, D.C.; MIT;
Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International StudiesThe Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies , a division of Johns Hopkins University based in Washington, D.C., is one of the world's most prestigious and leading graduate schools devoted to the study of international affairs, economics, diplomacy, and policy research and...
(SAIS), Washington, D.C.; Stanford University; Texas A&M University;
Cambridge Energy Research AssociatesCambridge Energy Research Associates, also known as CERA, is a consulting company that specializes in advising governments and private companies on energy markets, geopolitics, industry trends, and strategy. The company was founded in 1983 by Pulitzer Prize winning author Daniel Yergin and James...
(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
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
Matthew Simmons, chairman and CEO of Simmons & Company International, is a prominent oil-industry insider and one of the world's leading experts on the topic of peak oil. Simmons was motivated by the 1973 energy crisis to create an investment banking firm catering to oil companies. In his previous...
, 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.