Dinesh Kumar

Dinesh Kumar

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Research Scholar,
Department of Earth Sciences IIT Roorkee

Superintending Geophysicist (Wells),
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd

Email: dkumar@es.iitr.ac.in/ dineshkumar998@gmail.com

Short Bio:

Dinesh Kumar from Uttar Pradesh completed his Post Graduation in Applied Geology in the year 2010 and Graduation (Geology Hons.) in 2008 from Aligarh Muslim University. Following his post-graduation, he joined Physical Research Laboratory as a JRF in 2010. Subsequently selected in Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Ltd. in 2010 as a Geologist. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. from the Department of Earth Science, IIT Roorkee, India, in addition to his job assignments at ONGC. He has over a decade of experience in Oil and Gas exploration from well site geological operations to G&G data interpretation.

Areas of Interest:

Seismic data interpretation and Reservoir characterization, Source Rock Characterization.

RESEARCH STATEMENT

As a geologist, I have worked in field across various basins of India and provided solutions to many challenges that we face while working in Frontier Basins. I am currently working in Seismic data interpretation of Vindhyan and Jaisalmer Basin. This study brings new prospects for exploration in these challenging Basins. My research on reservoir characterization and source rock studies of Mesozoic and Tertiary sequences of Jaisalmer Basin, Western Rajasthan, India is aimed to contribute in firming an effective exploration strategy.   

SKILLS

Software :                              Petrel E&P software by Schlumberger,
Landmark( DSG) by Halliburton

Languages :                           English, Hindi

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Qualified CSIR-NET in Earth Sciences- 2010
  • Qualified GATE- 2010
  • Junior Research Fellowship at Physical Research Laboratory ( PRL) Ahmedabad-2010
  • Merit awards by Basin Manager, Frontier Basins in the years 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2021.

MEMBERSHIPS

  • Life member of the Association of Petroleum Geologist (APG), India
  • Life Member of the Society of Petroleum Geophysicist (SPG), India

PUBLICATIONS

  • Kumar, D., Pandey, R, Maurya, A. S. (2018). Seismic attributes: Aid in fault visualization, Jaisalmer Basin Seismic attributes: Aid in fault visualization, Jaisalmer Basin. National Conference on Earth System Science with special reference to Himalaya: advancement and challenges, WIHG. Abstract. pp.104
  • Pandey, R., Kumar, D., Maurya, A. S., Pandey, P. (2019). Hydrocarbon generation potential of source rock in Jaisalmer Basin, Rajasthan, India. Current Science. 116(5), 822-827.
  • Pandey, R., Kumar, D., Maurya, A. S., Pandey, P. (2019). Evolution of gas bearing structures in Jaisalmer Basin, (Rajasthan) India. Journal of Indian Geophysical Union. 23(5), 398-407.
  • Pandey, R., Kumar, D., Maurya, A. S. (2019).  Facies analysis, depositional environment and reservoir characterization of Tertiary Sequences, Jaisalmer Basin, Rajasthan. ONGC Bulletin, 54(1), 102-116.