Carlos Saravia Vidal is a petroleum engineer from Bolivia with over 20 years of experience in oil and gas. He currently works as a product champion for Halliburton in Mexico with additional responsibilities in sand control support for Latin America and teaching SIGMA/ATAC sand control courses. He has extensive experience in operations and business development across Latin America, including the first sand control completions in ultra-deepwater Mexico and holding roles in Argentina, Venezuela, Mexico, and Bolivia.
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Carlos Iver SaraviaVidal – Curriculum Vitae
Product Champion, SIGMA Instructor & Production Enhancement
Sand Control Support for Latin America
DATE OF BIRTH: October 9, 1972
ADDRESS: Ciudad del Carmen, Mexico
TELEPHONE: Bolivia 591 – 677 55555
E-MAIL: carlos_saravia_vidal@hotmail.com
EDUCATION
Petroleum Engineer
(Universidad Gabriel Rene Moreno, Santa Cruz – Bolivia).
OTHER STUDIES
English Institute (CBA-Bolivia_1989-1991)
EXPERIENCE OF OIL & GAS
Currently: Product Champion Commuter Mexico.
Additional responsibilities:
Sand Control Support for Latin America Region.
SIGMA/ATAC Instructor for Sand Control.
1st Sand Control Completions in Ultra Deep water Mexico, February 2014.
Universidad Autonoma Gabriel Rene Moreno, Bolivia. Completions Seminars (March, 2014)
Maturin, Venezuela as Country Sales Lead for Production Enhancement (2001 to 2014)
Ciudad del Carmen as Sand Control Focal Point for MEXICO (2009 to 2011).
Focal Point in Business Development for all Halliburton Services for San Jorge and Austral Basin
(Argentina & Chile)
Internal Master Degree in Sales and Business Sales Certification Program Latin America –
November 2008.
SPE Paper for Sand Control in Heavy Oil reservoir. CAPSA for Comodoro Rivadavia –
Chubut. March 2009.
Account Representative, since August 2008 – Business Development for Production
Enhancement in Comodoro Rivadavia.
Invited by Halliburton USA Conformance Solutions for Workshop in Austria and Egypt. Ausgust
2007.
ACIPET paper, Conformance-Water Control in gas reservoir (Bolivia and Colombia experiences).
March 2007.
Engineering Leader for Patagonian Bases Argentina (Since August 2007).
Halliburton Argentina, since April 2007 as support Field Engineer for Sand Control, Stimulations,
and Water Control.
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Halliburton Argentina, Cementing Engineer, since October 2006.
Rotational Engineer in Comodoro/Argentina for Cementing Operations and Sand Control &
Conformance (Water Control).
Instructor/Support for Latin America Region. Workshop given in Ecuador (SIPEC), Argentina
(RepsolYPF), Colombia (Ecopetrol). 1996.
6 Conformance/Water Control jobs done in Bolivia (5 Waterweb-RPM and 1 Permseal-Sealant).
4 Pulsonix + N-Flow jobs done in Bolivia with coiled tubing.
Experience in Peru, Argentina, USA, México, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, Trinidad &
Tobago and Suriname locations (Open Hole Gravel Packs, Cementing, Sand Control,
Coil Tubing, Water Control - Conformance, Frac Pac, Stimulations, Work Over &
Completions fluids, Completions Tools in gas, condensate and oil reservoirs/
SandStone and carbonate pay zones).
Horizontal gravel pack jobs, design and execution, with Chaco/BP-Amoco, Santa Cruz – Bolivia.
Senior technical professional since June-2003 Cementing/PE (Sand Control, Frac Pack, Coil
Tubing, Acid Stimulation Nitrogen and Pipe Line Services).
Halliburton Country Team Leader in Health & Safety Team. Since December-2003. Internal
Auditor for Certifications in ISO-14001 & OHSAS-18001.
Good performance in cementing job (Chaco-DRD1001 – Liner at 6540 mts. - June , 99).
Halliburton OTC Bolivia supervisor PEN (Process Expert Network) SAP program ( System ,
Applications , Productions in data processing ).
Tesis-Consultor “ Estimulaciones Acidas en formaciones de Arenas” , Bolivia June, 1999.
Tesis-Consultor “ Gravel Pack” , Bolivia July, 1999.
Tesis-Consultor “ Cementaciones_Pozos de Abandono” , Bolivia February 2002.
Tesis-Consultor “ Cementaciones Primarias doble etapa” , Bolivia August, 2007.
1st. Bolivia-Foam Cement – Field Engineer ( MAXUS , March – 99 ).
International Champion SAFETY PROGRAM - STOP (Bolivia/Argentina, April – 99).
Field Engineer in Sand Control, Stimulation, Coil Tubing & Nitrogen, Completions Products and
Cementing (Halliburton Bolivia, since September 1997).
Field engineer in cementing, gravel packs, stimulations, coiled tubing and slick line operations.
NOC_YPFB Company Man Drilling and Work over Rigs. Bolivia (October, 1996 To July 1997).
COURSES AND SEMINARS
Oil production UAGRM. 1996
Metallic corrosion UAGRM. 1997
Industrial Water control UAGRM. 1997
Polymers UAGRM. 1997
STOP - Security (Halliburton-Bolivia. October 1997)
Sand Control, Stimulation, Acid and Frac (Halliburton –Argentina. April 1998)
Nitrogen Applications (Halliburton–Bolivia. May 1998)
Coiled tubing and Nitrogen Applications (Halliburton–Argentina. June 1998).
Cementing Technology (Halliburton – Argentina. April, 1999).
Member of Health and Safety Group (Halliburton - July, 1999).
Safety driving (Santa Cruz - July, 1999).
Training to reduce non schedule events in drilling, WCS (Santa Cruz – August, 2000).
Safety driving (Santa Cruz - January, 2001).
SAP program (System, Applications, and Productions in data processing) Peru, august, 2001.
Sand control & frac design, USA April 2002.
2ns Halliburton Annual Meeting Health & Safety – Houston USA – Feb-2004.
Internal Audit for OHSAS-18001 (TUV/UPSA, Junio-2004, Bolivia).
Stimulation. Brazil –August-2005.
Stim-2001, Stimulation Software. Brazil – August-2005.
Quicklook, Reservoir Analysis Software, México September, 2006.
FRACPRO Frac Design_ Neuquén Argentina_July-2007.
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Sales Certification Program (Business High Level Program). Latin America. July – October 2008.
SPE Peru June 2013 as co-author and presenter “Water Management”
SPE Mexico, November 2014 1st HRWP, Sand Control in Deep Water Mexico
LAPEC Mexico, February 2015 SAS Stand Alone System for Cantarell Field
Personal & Professional References:
Jose Suarez
Senior Technical Advisor
Latin America
Bolivia Cell Phone +59167894570
Jose Suarez - TSS Jose.Suarez@HALLIBURTON.com
Luis Arandia
Service Coordinator
Halliburton Trinidad & Tobago
Coconut Drive Cross Crossing Post Office Box 57, Coconut Dr.
Luis Arandia Luis.Arandia@halliburton.com
Cell Phone +18683257249
Ricardo Fernandez
Halliburton Mexico
Sr. Technical Advisor
Wireline and Perforating
Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche
Office: 52 938 3811800 – Ext 1724
Cell: +52 1 938 1048896
Ricardo Fernandez Ricardo.Fernandez@HALLIBURTON.com