GAPV » Specialists

Evanan Romero

Managing Director

Petroleum Engineer graduated from the University of Zulia (Venezuela) in 1962, with a Master of Science (US) in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1966. Doctor of Engineering Management from Stanford University, California in 1974.

Mathematical optimization with geometric programming algorithms for Alternate Steam Injection (Doctoral Thesis: Stanford University, 1975).
Strategic planning: tactical and operational projects including elaboration of detailed plans, allocation of resources, including expense and capital budgets.
Executive VP and COO in charge of R&D portfolio, infrastructure design and construction. Romero was the main thrust and behind the conception, creation and elaboration of the R&D portfolio and the construction of physical facilities for research, technical services and the provision of technical support to Petroleos de Venezuela subsidiaries.
Executive senior VP of Teikoku Oil de Venezuela in charge of the reactivation design and preparation of work plans detailing activities and work plans to be carried out in the numerous stripper fields contracted with PDVSA’s Corpoven subsidiary from 1992 to 1996.
Mexico’s COMESA: Leader of the Samaria Heavy Tertiary Field Operational Technical Study (September 2006 — March 2007).
ARCO and Sun Oil: Monitoring and evaluation of the integrated oil operations of 300,000 barrels per day in light crude blocks (Lake Maracaibo, 1967 — 1970).
For Pemex and Mexico Council of Sciences, project director of the R&D studies, planning and numerical reservoir engineering of the results of applying steam injection to naturally fractured limestones saturated with heavy oil in the Tampico area of Mexico.

Jhonny Cegarra

Specialist in Project Coordination and Information Technology

Electrical Engineer from the Central University of Venezuela 1970 with studies at the Institute of Higher Administration Studies IESA Caracas Venezuela and ATT Antwerp Belgium and Madrid Spain. Professional with more than 50 years of experience in the sectors of Telecommunications; Automation and Information Technology.

Solid knowledge in strategic planning of projects and budgets of expenses and investments, management; supervision; control and monitoring and inspection of works under construction or engineering in development with multidisciplinary teams.
Oil industry experience in the analysis and optimization of work processes, contracts and bidding processes, development, and coordination of data rooms.
Cegarra has developed economic models of business options using a Monte Carlo Cristal Ball simulator, for projects in the energy sector (Oil, Gas, Melamine and Electricity Generation) in countries such as Venezuela, USA, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, and Ecuador.
A professional with extensive knowledge in data and information management. Cegarra has advanced level command of the use of tools such as Office and GIS applications such as ArcGis, MapInfo and Qgis.

As an associate of GAPV LLC:

Comprehensive Regional Geological-Geophysical Study Project for the Republic of Panama.
Improved Recovery Process with Steam Injection Technology with Application Through Pilot Test in the Ébano-Pánuco-Cacalilao Field.
Advisor to the Ministry of Energy and Mines of the Republic of Guatemala in the Administration of Production Areas and Operating Agreements Related to the International Licensing of Hydrocarbon Exploration and/or Exploitation Areas contracted by the World Bank; administered by the United Nations Development Program (January 2005/March 2006).

Peter Colonomos

Specialist in numerical simulation of processes

More than 40 years of experience as a Reservoir Engineer specializing in numerical simulation, heavy oil, enhanced recovery processes, fluid characterization and integrated project management, both in the application of existing technologies and in research and development of new technologies.

Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, Harvard University (Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1979).
M.S., Physical-Chemistry, Indiana University (Bloomington, Indiana, 1973).
B.S., Chemistry, Indiana University (Bloomington, Indiana, 1972).
Has worked in reservoir simulation and head of integrated study projects in the main oil and gas producing countries: USA, -Venezuela, -Bolivia, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, -Argentina, Brazil, -Indonesia, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Algeria, United Kingdom, and Denmark, carrying out primary, secondary and enhanced recovery development plans for gas, light oil, medium heavy and extra heavy oil fields.
Developed the data set of an auxiliary software for reservoir simulation in the world’s largest reservoir in the Middle East. (Saudi Aramco, 1998).
Project Manager Comprehensive Study Cononaco Field (Medium-Heavy Oil) (Petroproduction) Reservoir Engineering, numerical simulation, and integration with other disciplines in the development of a new oil field in Southeast Asia (Kartini, Maxus SE Sumatra, 1998 -1999).
Los Perales Steam and CO2 Injection Study (Repsol YPF, 2002) / Steam Injection Study (AGIP, 1993).
Support for reservoir simulators: SIMBEST II, COMPIII, COMP4, THERM and AHM for customers worldwide.
Consulting studies for clients in the North Sea, Middle East, and Africa.

Orlando Gutierrez

Process and infrastructure specialist

Mechanical Engineer graduated from the University of Zulia (LUZ, 1975) with more than 45 years of experience. Specialist in the design, construction, operation and maintenance of hydrocarbon production, dehydration, transportation, and storage facilities.

Head of Mechanical Maintenance of production facilities in Lake Maracaibo operations of the Venezuelan oil industry. Later as Maintenance Superintendent of Hydrocarbon Production Facilities in Lake Maracaibo, Power Generation Plants, Steam Generation, and Gas Compression.
Operations Manager of Gas Compression Plants, Natural Gas Liquids Extraction and Fractionation Plants, Power Generation, Steam Generation and Western Gas Transmission and Distribution System.
Maintenance and Corporate Planning Manager at Teikoku Oil de Venezuela.
Vice President of Teikoku/INPEX Corporation.

As an associate of GAPV LLC:

Design of the Alternate Steam Injection Process in naturally fractured limestone in the Ebano Pemex Field in Tampico, State of Tamaulipas, Mexico for the Recovery of Heavy Crude Oil.
Study and design of processes for the Generation and Injection of Hot Combustion Gases at High Pressure for the exploitation of heavy crude oil in the Parrylands Field in Trinidad and Tobago, and the Orinoco Oil Belt.
Conceptual and Basic Engineering of the Hydrocarbon Production and Transportation Facilities of a potential oil development at the Bocas del Toro Basin in Panama.
Review and analysis of the Gas Production and Delivery Process of the Copa Macoya Gas Field, Guárico State, Venezuela.
Conceptual engineering for the exploitation of the extra-heavy crude field of the Pungarayacu Field in Ecuador, by means of electrical downhole heaters and/or combustion gases.

Edgar Parra

Oil and Gas Engineering

Petroleum Engineer graduated from the University of Zulia (LUZ, 1962) with a Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Texas (Austin, Texas, 1967).

36 years of work experience with the Venezuelan state company PDVSA in oil and gas fields, gas condensate, heavy oil, underground gas storage, remediation, and environmental impact studies.c
Currently 60 years of experience in the oil and gas areas working in drilling, production, reservoir engineering and field development.
Management of projects in different areas, from medium to large size and consulting.
Conceptual studies and evaluation of several offshore gas fields in Venezuela’s Mariscal Sucre group of fields Paria Gulf’s Corocoro.

Eduardo Quijada

Specialist in Geology and Exploration

Geologist graduated from Universidad de Oriente (Venezuela, 1974) with PhD studies at the University of Texas (Austin, 1994). Over 45 years of experience in exploration and production of oil and gas, and exploitation of deposits. He has extensive experience in multidisciplinary teams for E&P projects.

26 years of work experience at Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA).
Since 2004 he has been working as an international consultant for oil and gas companies and government departments mainly in Latin America.
Advice on hydrocarbon exploration and exploitation projects in Guatemalan sedimentary basins to support the bidding processes for areas A6-2005 and A7-2005 (Rubel Santo, Tierra Blanca, Caribe, and Chinajá).
Evaluation of the sedimentary basins and the oil system of Panama and identification of prospective areas for the exploration of hydrocarbons, project for the National Secretary of Energy.
Geological evaluation to identify drilling opportunities in Texas and Louisiana (USA).
Geological Evaluation in the Oil System of Block XV, Talara Basin, onshore Peru, onshore Congo (Africa), Southern Trinidad.
Analysis to determine the technical feasibility for the Exploitation of Mature Fields to the East of Trinidad.
Intervention Group of the Geological Evaluation study to generate the Technical Information Packages to carry out the Caribbean Round, organized by the National Hydrocarbons Agency, Colombia.
Geological and Reservoir Evaluation, Reserve Estimation and Uncertainty Evaluation of a Block in the Upper Magdalena Valley, Colombia.
Consultant specializing in Tectonics and Analysis of Oil Basins for the evaluation of phases during the execution of exploration projects in geological areas of PEMEX, Southeast Basin.

Manuel Garrido

Petrophysics Specialist

Petroleum Engineer graduated from the Central University of Venezuela (UCV, Caracas, 1988) with more than thirty years of experience in the oil industry in the areas of Exploration and Production. He is a specialist in the advanced analysis of naturally fractured sandstone petrophysical logs and reservoirs, geology, sedimentology, and core analysis. Special skills in evaluating sands (both gas and oil), thin beds, carbonate.

Petrophysical support and Due Diligence. Daisy Field, Oklahoma, United States 2016.
Petrophysical Analysis and Due Diligence. Armadillo Field Eastern Basin, Ecuador 2016.
Cyclic steam injection project. Altamira Field, Mexico 2016.
Petrophysical Analysis, Rock Mechanics Analysis. Columbia 2016.
Petrophysical Analysis. EOR high power ultrasound project. Columbia 2016.
Petrophysical evaluation. Bonnie View EOR gas field project (South TX, USA).
Petrophysical evaluation of 18 wells (Vertical and Horizontal) in the EOR 2017.
Geographic-Landmark Petrophysical Assessment Instructor 2017-2018.
Petrophysical support in evaluation of Drago/Guanta-Dureno fields, Ecuador 2018.
Petrophysical Analysis Burgos/Misantla Campos Mexico 2019.
Geophysical data support, Mexico Field Assessment 2019.
Reserves Audit, Due Diligence, Brazil Pre-salt Fields (Gaffney Cline) 2019.
Petrophysical evaluation of wells in Oklahoma USA 2019.
Field integrator of the VCD Geoscience Burgos/Misantla 2019 model.
Support for drilling activities in Mexico, Carbonate Reservoir 2020.
Integrator of VCD Geoscience model field Burgos (Mexico, 2020)
Integrator of VCD Geoscience model deep waters (Mexico, 2021)