Norma Proano

Reservoir & Production Engineering Specialist with 15+ years of comprehensive experience in numerical reservoir simulation, asset management, oil reserves evaluation, and Field Development Planning (FDP), with specialized expertise in heavy and light oil assets and EOR operations. Proven track record of accelerating production, implementing large-scale waterflooding strategies, and maximizing asset NPV. Huge working experience with operators and service companies (Halliburton, Occidental, Petroecuador).

Expert in managing multi-disciplinary teams and optimizing mature assets with reserves exceeding 150M+ bbl. Proficient in industry-standard software including Kappa Saphir (PTA), OFM, and Petrel RE

• RENSSNATURE & CONSULTING CIA LIMITED, ECUADOR: July 2024 – Present (Remote) As GHG Senior Production Consultant, Quito, Ecuador Responsibilities: - Audited and validated historical gas data, carbon dioxide reports, and Gas-Oil Ratio (GOR) calculations for Petroecuador (Blocks 49 and 56), ensuring 100% regulatory compliance for greenhouse gas inventories. - Integrated production engineering metrics with asset emission datasets to optimize carbon-tracking models and align corporate energy efficiency goals with Field Development Plans (FDP).
• CONDOR PETROLEUM SERVICES CONSORTIUM, ECUADOR: June 2018 - April 2020 As Reservoir and Production Engineer, Quito, Ecuador Responsibilities: - Directed reservoir characterization, Decline Curve Analysis (DCA), and oil reserves management for the mature fields featuring over 100 active wells and 100 MMbbl of oil reserves. - Designed comprehensive Field Development Plans (FDP) and built black oil reservoir models utilizing Petrel RE to integrate logs, pressure data, and production history. - Recommended and executed well intervention strategies (workovers, new well locations, and zone changes) based on fluid movement, case hole logs, pressure analysis, decline, etc. - Modeled the technical and economic feasibility of secondary recovery waterflooding projects, successfully optimizing pressure maintenance designs. - Designed artificial lift systems (ESP and hydraulic pumps) and hydraulic fracturing programs to enhance well productivity (Nodal Analysis).
• HALLIBURTON, ECUADOR: August 2017 - February 2018 Reservoir Engineer Consultant, Consulting Area, Quito, Ecuador Responsibilities: - Delivered specialized reservoir engineering consultancy for the high-priority Igapo Project, evaluating reservoir pressure regimes, structural oil reserves, and overall, well productivity index (PI). - Development and implemented production optimization projects utilizing saturation logs, historical decline trends, and productivity index. - Designed optimized, formation-specific hydraulic fracturing and artificial lift execution programs to accelerate recovery rates.
• PETROAMAZONAS EP (PETROECUADOR EP), ECUADOR: May 2006 - March 2016 Senior Reservoir Engineer & Reservoir Team Coordinator, Edén Yuturi Asset, Quito, Ecuador Responsibilities: - Led and coordinated the reservoir engineering group for the Edén Yuturi Asset (Oil Blocks 12, and 31), directly managing more than 100 active wells with total reserves exceeding ~250 MMbbl of oil, including heavy oil and conventional reserves. - Executed full-field numerical reservoir simulations (Black Oil / Petrel RE) to model complex fluid dynamics, yielding highly successful drilling targets and workover opportunities. - Supervised the technical design, implementation, and surveillance of full-field water injection (waterflooding) projects, significantly arresting pressure decline. - Conducted technical and economic evaluations of new discoveries and spearheaded feasibility studies for IOR/EOR initiatives.

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS:

-B.S. IN PETROLEUM ENGINEERING, Universidad Central del Ecuador, 2003

-CERTIFICATION IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT, Business School, Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ), Ecuador, 2020

-DIPLOMA IN FINANCE FOR NON-FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS, Business School of Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (UTPL), Ecuador, 2023