S. Mark Ma, Ph.D.
Smarkma@cs.com 281-997-6083
SUMMARY
Specialist in petrophysics and reservoir engineering with 27 technical
publications and 18 years experience in academia and the petroleum industry in
both USA and China.
Expert in quality control and integration of
geological, geophysical, petrophysical, and production data for building
reservoir description geological models using Texaco/Applied Computer
Engineering’s proprietary geo-statistics software.
Specialist in rock/fluid properties and
interactions and their effect on fluids flow in rocks.
Native Chinese with extensive network in the
petroleum industry in China
Trainer with teaching experience in universities
in USA and China; conducted training schools for Exxon.
WORK HISTORY
Senior Consultant: Applied Computer Engineering,
Inc., Houston, TX (2000 – present)
Senior Research Engineer: Exxon Production Research
(EPR) Company (1999 – 2000)
Research Engineer: EPR, Houston TX, (1996 – 1999)
Research Associate: Western Research Institute (WRI),
Laramie, WY, (1994 – 1996)
Post-Doctoral Fellow: WRI, Laramie, Wyoming, (1992
– 1994)
Adjunct Assistant Professor: University of Wyoming,
Laramie, WY, (1993 – 1996)
Research Assistant: Petroleum Recovery Research
Center, Socorro, NM, (1985 – 1992)
Lecturer: Jianghan Petroleum Institute, Jingzhou,
Hubei, China, (1982 – 1985)
EDUCATION
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Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering, New Mexico Institute of Mining and
Technology (1992)
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M.S. in Petroleum Engineering, New Mexico Institute of Mining and
Technology (1989)
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B.S. in Production Engineering, Petroleum University of China (1982)
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Exxon and industry professional training
SKILLS
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Rock/fluid properties and interactions and their effect on fluid flow
in rocks
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Quality control and integration of geological, geophysical,
petrophysical, and production data
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Use of geo-statistics method to build reservoir geological models
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Conventional reservoir engineering and reservoir simulation
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Conventional well testing and well logging interpretations
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Training and mentoring ability
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Ability to help to enhance relationships between a foreign company and
a Chinese partner.