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M. Latif VRANA
Born in 1951, Petroleum Engineer, B Sc, MSc, Middle East
Technical University, graduated in 1973, married, 2 children
| 1973-1975 |
Engineer, General Directorate of Petroleum Affairs |
| 1975-1977 |
Engineer, Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) Production Group |
| 1977-1981 |
Chief Engineer, TPAO Production Group. |
| 1981-1987 |
Project Coordinator, TPAO Production Group. |
| 1987-1992 |
Production Manager, TPAO Production Group. |
| 1992-1993 |
Vice President, Pet Oil Private Company. |
| 1993- |
General Manager, Enerji Ltd. |
| 1981-1989 |
Part- Time instructor in Middle East Technical University.
PETE 406 Formation evaluation
PETE 216 Introduction to Petroleum Industry |
| 1980-1982 |
and 1986-1988 Chairman of Society of Petroleum Engineering in Turkey |
INDUSTRIAL COURSES AND TECHNICAL MEETINGS
| Year |
Duration |
Place |
Subject |
Organized By |
| 1974 |
1 week |
Ankara |
HDT Interpretation |
Schlumberger |
| 1976 |
1 week |
Ankara |
Well Site Log Inter |
Schlumberger |
| 1976 |
2 weeks |
Batman |
Production Operations |
Oil and Gas Consult |
| 1977 |
2 weeks |
London |
Formation Evaluation-I |
Oil and Gas Consult |
| 1977 |
1 week |
London |
Formation Evaluation-II |
Oil and Gas Consult |
| 1978 |
4 days |
Ankara |
Fracture Finding Methods |
Schlumberger |
| 1978 |
4 days |
Ankara |
Fortran-IV Language |
TPAO Computer Dpt |
| 1978 |
4 days |
Ankara |
PL-I Language |
Schlumberger |
| 1979 |
4 days |
Ankara |
Advanced Log Interpretation |
Schlumberger |
| 1981 |
6 weeks |
Houston |
On job training |
Schlumberger |
| 1981 |
3 weeks |
Houston |
Pressure Tests Interpretation |
Johnson- Macco Sch |
| 1982 |
2 weeks |
Ankara |
Heavy Oil Recovery |
Nato Advance Study Institute |
| 1983 |
1 week |
Bahrain |
Regional Meeting |
SPE |
| 1984 |
1 week |
Ankara |
Geo. App. of Wire line Logs |
Gearhart Ind |
| 1986 |
4 weeks |
Los Angeles |
Black Oil Simulation |
Dr. Allain Spivak |
| 1988 |
1 week |
Ankara |
Production Optimization |
International Training |
| 1988 |
1 week |
Zagreb |
Witness of massive frac job |
Halliburton |
| 1990 |
2 weeks |
Trondheim |
Offshore Engineering |
University of Trondheim /Norway |
| 1991 |
1 week |
Bahrain |
SPE Oil Show (Session Chairman) |
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| 1996 |
1 week |
Istanbul |
Future Planning |
Ist Business Centre |
| 2003 |
2 days |
Ankara |
New EC laws |
Ankara Trade Union |
| 2004 |
3 days |
Istanbul |
Regional Meeting, Business |
Istanbul Trade Union |
| 2005 |
3 days |
Ankara |
Ipetgas Conference |
Session Chairman |
| 2008 |
1 day |
Ankara |
Improved Computer Applications Ankara |
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| 2009 |
2 days |
Istanbul |
Customs and tax applications |
Istanbul Trade Union |
| 2013 |
2 days |
Ankara |
Shale Gas Conference |
PMO |
| 2014 |
2 days |
Ankara |
Underground Gas Storage |
PMO |
| 2015 |
3 days |
Ankara |
IPETGAS-2015 |
Moderator |
PUBLICATIONS
1- ‘’ A Sand-Pack Experimental Study of Water Coning in a Homogeneous Bottom Water Drive Reservoir ‘’, 1979, M.Sc. Thesis METU
2- ‘’Formation Evaluation ‘’, 1982 Lecture Book for TPAO Engineers
3- ‘’ How to analyse CBL and VDL logs’’, 1982, Journal of Petroleum Engineers of Turkey
4- Heavy Oil Recovery by CO2 Application from B. Raman Field, Turkey ‘’ SPE paper 11475, Presented in Middle East Oil Show in Manama, Bahrain March 14-17, 1983 published in JPT of February, 1985. Co-author
5- ‘’ Evaluation of Early Results From the Bati Raman Field CO2 Injection Project’’ Presented in 7Th. Petroleum Congress of Turkey, 1987 Published in Proceedings Book. Co-author
6- ‘’ Effect of Increased Withdrawal Rate Application in Naturally Fractured Carbonate Reservoirs, Turkey ‘’ Presented in 10Th. Petroleum Congress in Cairo/Egypt 17-20 Nov.1990. Co-author
7- ‘’ The Evaluation of Electrical Submersible Pump Application in TPAO Diyarbakir Oil Fields ‘’ Presented in 8TH Petroleum Congress of Turkey, 1990, Co author.
8- ‘’ ES Experience in Turkey ‘’ 2ND European ESP Roundtable Aberdeen, 1992. co author.
9- ‘’ The Development of the North Marmara Offshore Gas Field 9 th Petroleum Congress of Turkey, 1992. Co author
10- “Sucker Rod Pumps and Practical Applications “Course Book, prepared by Fevzi Gumrah, Birol Demiral Latif Vrana, 1998.
11-“Formation Evaluation Training Booklet” Prepared for CBM Project, India 2009.
12.” ESP Pumping –A design, operations and trouble shooting booklet” Prepared for CBM Project, India. 2009.
13. Cakmakci, G., Vrana, M.L., (2013). Formation Evaluation, Ore Characterization and Cavern Monitoring via Well Logs in Beypazari Trona Solution Mining Project, Proc. of 19th International Petroleum and Natural Gas Congress & Exhibition of Turkey, Chamber of Turkish Geophysical Engineers, Chamber of Turkish Petroleum and NG Engineers, Association of Turkish Petroleum Geologists, JW Marriot Hotel, Ankara
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