CURRICULUM VITAE for TIM PAPWORTH
SUMMARY:
SENIOR EXPLORATIONIST with over 35 years of industry experience, including all aspects of geophysical exploration with particular emphasis on seismic interpretation. During 2001 installed in-house 2D/3D seismic interpretation Seisvision (plus LogM) system. Also has Digirule well log digitising system with log plotting (inc. cross sections) software and experience in ‘HotShot’ seismic processing system.
Adviser on general exploration matters.
British nationality, married with one daughter and three sons.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:
B.Sc. honours degree in Geology with ancillary Physics, King's College, London
University, 1965.
M.Sc. and D.I.C. in Geophysics, Imperial
College, London
University, 1966.
A.K.C. diploma in Comparitive Religion, King's College, London
University, 1964.
Member of S.E.G., E.A.G.E. and P.E.S.G.B. Fellow of Geological Society, London.
Chartered Geologist.
FOREIGN LANGUAGES:
Basic Russian and French; limited knowledge of Arabic. Currently learning Armenian.
PUBLICATIONS:
‘Seismic exploration over basalt covered areas in the UK’, read at E.A.E.G. conference in London, 1984, and published in ‘First Break’ magazine, April 1985.
Presented paper on ‘Applications of computer mapping in Egypt’ at Egyptian General Petroleum conference in November 1988, Cairo; also presented a paper at CompuExpo, February 1989, Cairo.
Presented paper called ‘The integration of different field static methods in land seismic exploration’ at SEG/EGS joint conference held in Cairo during March 1994.
Co-authored two part article on ‘Armenia Prospects’ in Oil and Gas Journal, August 12th and 19th 2003.
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:
3/84 to now. Owner of Hereward Resources Ltd.; and has registered a branch office in the Republic of Armenia.
Part owner of Excomp Overseas Ltd., Cairo, Egypt.
4/77 to 3/84. Senior Geophysicist, then Regional Manager for GEOconsulting Ltd., London (later renamed GEOMinerals Exploration). Responsible for many seismic interpretation and general exploration projects; also advised on seismic acquisition and processing matters.
Technical Director, Computer Exploration Services Ltd. 1980 to 1986; this company later merged with Petroconsultants (UK) Ltd.
10/72 to 4/77. Geophysical Service International, Croydon and Bedford UK Assistant Party Chief on hi-tech land processing crew and eventually. Party Chief then Technical Supervisor for Interpretive Processing Unit of G.S.I.'s Exploration Services Group with complete technical, financial and operational responsibility. Work included detailed velocity studies, migration and modelling and interpretation. Projects from North Sea, offshore Ireland, South Africa, Spain, Nigeria, Senegal, Gabon, Turkey, Guyana and Iran.
9/66 to 10/72. Geophysical Service International, Tripoli, Libya. Geophysical Engineer, eventually Senior Seismologist on various land crews with prime responsibility for data processing.
Recent seminars and courses attended:
Hydrocarbons in Crystalline Rocks, 13th-14th February 2001, Geological Society London.
Hydrocarbon Resources Onshore UK, 17th-18th April 2001, Geological Society, London.
Seisvision training course, July 2001, Landmark EAME / Geographix office, Weybridge, Surrey.
Sub-Basalt Imaging Conference, 9th-11th April 2002, Cambridge-IPG Paris Joint Research Initiative, New College, Cambridge.
Finance for Non-Financial Managers, 17th-18th May 2002, IAB Centre, Yerevan, Armenia.
List of some of companies worked for:
Armenian American Exploration Company (AAEC), Aminoil, Getty, Agip, Placid International, British Petroleum, Hamilton Brothers Oil and Gas, Agypetco (Egypt), Norwich Union Hydrocarbons Ltd., Pentex Oil Ltd., Century Power and Light, Louisiana Land and Exploration, Norsk Hydro (Norway and Egypt), Conoco UK, Denison Mines, Enterprise Oil, Trend Energy Suez Ltd., Overseas Petroleum Investment Corporation, Tullow Oil, Arco British, Fugro Robertson, Equator Petroleum, Restek AS, Statoil, Pedco, Soco, Parexpro/Partex, High Arctic Energy Services and Blackstairs Energy.
Some of areas worked:
North Sea (Viking Graben, Moray Firth, southern North Sea etc.), Norway (Viking Graben and far north), offshore Holland, Northern Ireland, Isle of Skye (on and offshore), Egypt (Gulf of Suez and Western Desert), onshore Spain, offshore Greece, onshore Namibia, onshore Sarawak, offshore Papua/New Guinea, Tunisia, Oklahoma, East China Sea, Nigeria, Libya, Gabon, Syria, India, Pakistan, Armenia, Georgia and West Siberia.
Examples of projects undertaken since 1977:
Interpretation offshore UK Moray Firth, West Shetlands, Viking Graben, southern North Sea, Morecambe
Bay for several UK licensing rounds.
Project management of complete seismic and geological re-evaluation of offshore Netherlands gas field blocks.
Onshore Spain seismic interpretation and prospect evaluation.
Data processing supervision of several projects.
Complete appraisal of open acreage in southern North Sea for major oil company involving very detailed velocity studies and depth conversion.
Consultant Chief Geophysicist for oil company in Western Desert, Egypt; work resulted in several successful oil wells and eventually full development.
Detailed interpretation of several North Sea oil fields (mainly Brae area).
Management of two phases of an experimental seismic program for North Ireland government, partly over basalt covered areas. Designed and supervised similar program on Isle of Skye.
Detailed interpretation of area in far north, offshore Norway.
Several interactive depth migration and modelling projects in southern North Sea and other areas.
Monitoring and independent evaluation of exploration data and interests of major (non-oil) UK company for over four years.
Consultant responsible for geophysical activities of small oil company, on and offshore UK.
Detailed interpretation of several areas on and offshore Gulf of Suez, Egypt.
Detailed assessment of North Greece oil field and surrounding areas.
Comprehensive speculative exploration studies using seismic, gravity and well data on several areas in Tunisia, both on and offshore, developing new play concepts and ideas.
Complete assessment of onshore Namibia basin integrating seismic, gravity, magnetic and well data.
Detailed seismic interpretation of some North Sea blocks for 12th UK round.
With assistance of partners, set up Landmark workstation bureau in Cairo (since closed), as well as computer mapping (and related services) centre. Initiated and supervised complete seismic exploration location database for all Egypt. In charge of training of personnel, centre operation and client demos.
Detailed seismic interpretation and complete exploration evaluation of onshore Malaysia block. During second phase performed sequence stratigraphic study using Petrosystems workstation.
Promotion of acreage from Tunisia and Libya for Canadian oil company.
Detailed seismic interpretation study offshore Papua/New Guinea.
Planning, supervision and interpretation of small exploration program, Oklahoma, resulting in small oil discovery. Follow up updating work in 2001 and 2005.
Seismic interpretation of block in Western Desert, Egypt, identifying new deep Jurassic prospects.
3D seismic interpretation of gas discovery offshore Norway, using Charisma workstation.
Seismic data processing supervision for oil company in Syria and Pakistan; some interpretation.
Assessment of geophysical data (seismic and gravity) and preparation for Cuban licensing round.
Seismic interpretation of much of the East
China
Seas basin, as part of major study.
Supervision of seismic data acquisition and processing, and detailed velocity study and inversion processing, for Tunisian venture.
Seismic interpretation of Indian data.
Resident Senior Geophysicist (in Yerevan) on EU Tacis (Technical Assistance to the C.I.S.) project assessing the hydrocarbon potential of Armenia. Data gathering, training, advising, liaising with government as well as performing technical tasks, under quite difficult conditions. An extension to this project, involving promotion of exploration acreage to IOCs, and seismic reprocessing, followed.
Deputy Project Manager (and Senior Geophysicist) on Tacis project, ‘New Oilfield Development in South Tyumen’, 1996-7, which entailed social, legal and environmental aspects as well as a large technical component. Particular involvement in data gathering, geological and seismic interpretation.
General Manager and Chief Geophysicist for AAEC from April 1997 to July 2003. Responsible for setting up and supervising of office, organising seismic and geological exploration program, day-to-day liaison with Armenian government officials and ministers, also drilling operations with AAEC’s own drilling rig. Technical work continued following well completion July 1998. Wrote a detailed business plan and created other materials to attract a new investor, which eventually resulted in licence re-assignment to a Canadian oil company.
Spring 2005 agreed with the Armenian Ministry of Energy an eighteen month review of blocks 4, 5 and 6 (SE Armenia Project) with subsequent exclusive rights to negotiate PSAs in any area of interest. In 2007 a PSA was signed for the total area, for an Irish / Canadian consortium.
Senior Interpreter on 3D seismic surveys offshore Gabon, and more recently on major 3D survey over gas discovery in Bangladesh, using Seisworks and ZMap software.
Completed major 3D seismic interpretation in NW India.
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