P.k. Kulkarni

Biography

 P. K. Kulkarni is Project Director with JTI, Inc. India Projects. Prior to this he was Director of ONGC’s Institute of reservoir Studies in Ahmedabad. Previous work experience of 48 years includes 34 years of various senior executive posts in Geo-science, Oil and Gas production and Reservoir engineering in on-land and off-shore areas of ONGC. He also has 14 years in board and advisory positions in private Oil and Gas field operators, both domestic and international. Oil and gas industry experience includes integrated project management and integrated production optimization; development of oil/gas fields and especially small, isolated, oil pools / marginal fields; estimation of hard to evaluate reservoirs; authentication of geological model used for reservoir simulation studies and reserves certification; strategic planning for activities in Reservoir Life Cycle by problem prevention as against problem solving; use of Reservoir Geo-physics in exploration and exploitation to maximize hydrocarbon recoveries; selection of suitable and cost-effective EOR processes, pilot test and its evaluation and single well treatment. He holds a Post Graduate degree in Geology from Osmania University, Hyderabad, India. Changed over to Development Geology and finally to Reservoir engineering after intensive training in the former Soviet Union, Johnson Schlumberger, Sugarland, USA. Closely associated with academic institutes in India such as ISM and Dhanbad; MIT, Pune. Professional memberships: SPE Twenty-Five Year Club, Society of Petroleum Geo-physicist and Life member of ASCI, Hyderabad, India.

Research Interest

 Geo-science, Oil and Gas production