Biography/ Background
Qualifications
Teaching Interests
Research Interests
Professional Associations

Mrs Mary Gonzalez

Telephone	+61 8 8313 8017
Position	Lecturer
Email	mgonzalez@asp.adelaide.edu.au
Fax	+61 8 8313 4345
Building	Santos Petroleum Engineering
Floor/Room	1 15
Campus	North Terrace
Org Unit	Petroleum Science, Australian School of

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Biography/ Background

Mary Gonzalez is a Lecturer of Petroleum Engineering and the Engineering Honours & Design Academic Co-ordinator for ASP at the University of Adelaide, Australia.

She joined the Australian School of Petroleum in 2009 after several years of experience in the oil and gas industry. Most recently as head of the Adelaide office for Advanced Well Technologies (AWT), where she provided practical Petroleum Engineering Consultancy Services and Solutions in the areas of Subsurface and Production Engineering. Previous to that, Mary worked for PDVSA E&P, and PDVSA Intevep (Technological Division of National Venezuelan Oil Co) in several production, facilities, and reservoir engineering roles.

In her career she has been exposed to a vast diversity of projects, clients, and environments.

She has excellent abilities in the areas of leadership, mentoring, supervision, consulting and business objectives.

Qualifications

1. BSc in Petroleum Engineering (Zulia University, Venezuela), 2000.

2. Post-Graduate degree in Petroleum Engineering (Central de Venezuela University, Venezuela), 2004.

Teaching Interests

1. Reservoir Engineering

2. Production Engineering & Optimisation

3. Well Testing & Pressure Transient Analysis

4. Oil & Gas Resources & Reserves

Research Interests

Modelling, optimization studies & field implementation projects on:

1. Reservoir Engineering
2. Production Technology and Facilities Engineering

Consulting and Contract Research

She provides practical Petroleum Engineering Consultancy Services and Solutions in the areas of subsurface and production engineering for successful project implementation.

Mary's expertise is in:

• Well productivity modelling and optimisation for Underbalanced / Overbalanced vertical / deviated, and horizontal wells.
• Evaluation, simulation and optimization of distribution, gathering, and transferring gas / oil system networks.
• Well test transient interpretation and well testing design support.
• PVT analysis and reservoir fluids characterization.
• Decline curve analysis, production forecast, and reserves review.
• Evaluating and optimizing FDP for conventional and unconventional resources

Recent clients include: Santos Limited, Tag Oil, Chevron, Bow Energy, Hardman Resources, APT, 3D Oil, Nexus, Petronas, Beach Petroleum, Vermilion, Origin, etc.

Professional Associations

Member, SPE-South Australia

Member of PESA

Member, Engineers Australia

Entry last updated: Thursday, 22 Sep 2011

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