DATOS BIOGRAFICOS

Apellidos: Kiser Lewis

Nombres: Gerald Don

Cédula de identidad: 3.175.751

CIV N°: 4.884

Direccion Permanente:

Hogar: Residencias Ritz, Avenida Santa Lucía, Apto. 38-B, El Bosque, Caracas, Venezuela

Teléfono: (02) 952.18.52

Fax: (02) 952.18.52

Formación Académica:

Máximo Grado Académico: B.Sc

Año: 1948

Universidad: South Carolina

Títulos Académicos: Geólogo

Año: 1948

Universidad: South Carolina

Reconocimientos, Becas, Distinciones, Condecoraciones, etc.:

1985 - Condecoración: Orden del Mérito, 1er. Orden, Ministerio del Trabajo, Caracas

1985 - Medalla: Honor al Mérito, Sociedad Venezolana de Ingenieros Geofísicos, Caracas

1994 - Reconocimiento a su destacada labor profesional, Sociedad Venezolana de Géologos, Caracas

Información Laboral:

Institución: Suelopetrol, C.A.

Tiempo: 3 años

Dirección: Av. San Juan Bosco, Edificio Centro Altamira, piso 9, Altamira

Ciudad: Caracas

Estado: Distrito Federal

Teléfono: (02) 265.37.33, Extensión 103 y 105

Experiencia profesional:

Creole Petroleum Corporation (03/1949-11/1953):

• 10 months training in all company departaments and areas
• Party Chief, surface geology: Perijá, Goajira, Andes, Sucre, Anzoátegui
• Subsurface geologists: Tía Juana, San Joaquín
• Assistant, reseves estimates, Lake Maracaibo

Venezuelan Atlantic Refining Company (12/1954-03/1956):

• District Geologists, Punta Gorda (Tacat, Oritupano, Retumbo, Anibal, Barso Fields)
• Evaluation of exploratory areas: identification of prospects, reserves estimates, recommendadtion to develop 20 MMB of heavy oil Tacat Field
• Well geologists, exploratory and development
• Special studies

Martin-Sykes and Associates (08/1956-01/1959):

• Party Chief, surface geology: Anzoátegui, Barinas, Andes, Perijá, Goajira
• Petroleum evaluation of prospects and plays

Stekoll de Venezuela (04/1959-09/1960):

• Geological consultant and advisor
• Recommendations, supervision and execution of all geological activities in Anzoátegui, Guárico, Zulia and Trinidad
• Evaluation of drilling prospects and recommendations for property acquisition
• Exploratory well geologist in Navira area, Trinidad and Socorroro/Cachicama areas, Anzoátegui

Central University of Venezuela (09/1960-11/1962):

• Professor of Introduction to Geology, Field Geology, Photogeology
• Supervision and guide for surface geology and theses, 4^th and 5^th year students

Corporation Venezuela del Petróleo [C.V.P.] (11/1962-02/1967):

• Chief Subsurface Geologist
• Regional studies and evaluations of Barinas, Maracaibo and Eastern Venezuelan Basins
• Exploratory well recommendations
• Special studies (interpretations) of oil fields
• Recommendation, preparation and supervision of Guanarito strat-hole campaign
• Recommendations for eastward extension of Texaco's Mata-11, Mata-12 and Mata-13 Fields
• Exploratory well geologist Central lake and Ceuta areas
• Unitization Committee, Lamar and Budare Fields
• Ad hoc committee for rationalization and development of Orinoco Petroliferous Belt

Sinclair Venezuelan Oil Company (04/1967-01/1969):

• Chief Geologist
• Direction of all exploration and development activities in Barinas and Anzoátegui
• Geological study and evaluation of Maracaibo and Gulf of Venezuela Basins
• Recommendations for property acquisitions

Mobil Oil de Venezuela (05/1969-01/1970):

• Consultant to Ryder Scott del Caribe, S.A. for Mobil contract
• Revision and updating of over 600 reservoir maps in all Mobil oil fields
• Special studies (Field studies: structural re-interpretation, sand correlations, net oil sand counts, reserves estimates, reservoir mapping, special local and geological studies)

Talón Petroleum, C.A. (05/1970-06/1971):

• Consultant: responsible for all geological activities
• Regional studies and recommendations for exploratory drilling in Guárico (Retumbo, Barso, Sabán, Socorroro) and Zulia (El Mene de Mauroa, Hombre Pintado)

Mobil Oil de Venezuela (07/1971-12/1975):

• Consultant
• Second revision and up-dating of all reservoir maps
• Special studies: re-mapping structura and reservoir sands in lake "Corredor", Chimire, and others
• Geological supervision of exploratory drilling in Block-C of south Lake Maracaibo
• Identification and evaluation of reservoirs and recommendations to test and complete Cretaceous discovery well, SLC-1-2X

Llanoven, S.A. (01/1976-02/1976):

• Senior advisor and assistant to Exploration Manager
• Initiation, planification and supervision of exploratory projects
• PDVSA's ad hoc group to study, interpret and evaluate petroleum potential of all Continental Platform. Including Gulf of Venezuela
• Reserves estimates and recommendations for exploratory wells in above areas

CORPOVEN, S.A. (02/1976-07/1985):

• Chief Stratigraphic Laboratory
• Assesor to General Geological Manager
• Diverse special geological studies in exploration
• Development and planning
• Assesor to all second-line geological managers
• Geological supervision of Cretaceous exploratory campaign on west coast of Lake Maracaibo
• Coordination between departaments and divisions, and between Corpoven and Intevep
• On loan to PDVSA for one year and five months, to supervise exploratory drilling of Lagoven, Maraven and Corpoven on both land and the Continental Platform

CORPOVEN, S.A. (08/1985-07/1990):

• Contrated geological advisor
• Regional studies and integration of geological data on Barinas, Llanos and Eastern Venezuelan Basins
• Supervision of geological field contracted from Servigeomin (Ministry of Energy and Mines) for field studies in Falcón and Táchira Gap
• Began second regional bioestratigraphic/structural/geophysical interpretation of Barinas and Llanos (Apure) Basins
• Supervision of well geologists in Musipán, Guafita and La Victoria Fields
• Advisor to possible international field unitizations
• Advisor to improvement of geological well summaries, "post-mortems", completion logs, Geological Data Center, core analyses and training
• Represented Corpoven at national and international geological events

Associate of AR&M [Alberto Rial] (07/1990-10/1995):

• Geological consultant to national and international companies on geology and hydrocarbon potential of areas of offered for bidding
• Principal author of commercial publications; Venezuela, new exploratory areas (two volumes) and Venezuela, new exploratory blocks, ranking, Reserves, economic evaluation (one volumen)

Suelopetrol, C.A. (10/1995-present):

• Contracted geological advisor
• Member of team to evaluate five marginal field blocks (Greater Oficina Area) for geology, geophysics, petrophysics, reserves, and economic value prior to national oil company bidding
• Similar evaluations of exploratory blocks for future bidding rounds

Sociedades Profesionales a las cuales pertenece:

American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG): 1951

Venezuelan Association of Geology, Mining and Petroleum (AVGMP): 1958

Venezuelan Society of Geologists (SVG): 1964

Venezuelan Society of Petroleum Engineers (SVIP): 1975

Venezuelan Society of Geophysical Engineers (SOVG): 1976

College of Engineers of Venezuela (CIV): 1964

Permanent Committee for the Stratigraphic Lexicon: 1962

Bibliografía:

• Gerald, K., 1961. Review of the Cretaceous stratigraphy of the southwest Barinas mountain front. Bol. Asoc. Venez. Geol., Min. y Petról., Caracas, 4(11): 335-359.
• Gerald, K., 1966. Equivalence of the Río Quíu tar sands to Altamira Formation. Bol. Asoc. Venez. Geol., Min. y Petról., Caracas, 9(2): 49-53.
• Gerald, K., 1967. Guanarito erosional pinchout, Venezuela. Proc., 7^th World Petr. Congr., México, 2: 502-509.
• Gerald, K., 1969. Futuras provincias petrolíferas de Venezuela. Mem., IV Congr. Geol. Venez., Caracas, Minis. Min. e Hidrocarb., Caracas, I: 467-482.
• Gerald, K., 1980. Resultados preliminares de la exploración costa afuera Venezolana. Rev. Petr. Intern., 39(2): 78-84. Presented to ARPEL and Exposición Latina-Americana, Río de Janeiro, July, 1980.
• Gerald, K., 1985. La reorientación del Arco de El Baúl y su importancia económica. Mem., VI Cong. Geol. Venezolano. Caracas, Soc. Venezolana Geol., Caracas, VIII: 5122-5135. (Co-author: I. Bass).
• Gerald, K., 1987. Exploration results, Machete Area, Orinoco Oil Belt, Venezuela, Bull., Jour. Petr. Geol., London, 10(2): 149-162.
• Gerald, K., 1989. Electrofacies de "Parángula Bassal" y equivalentes de la "Formación Carbonera, Miembro Arauca de la Formación Guafita", Cuencas de Apure y Barinas. Mem., VII Congr. Geol. Venezolano, Barquisimeto, Soc. Venezolana Geol., Caracas, I: 459-466.
• Gerald, K., 1989. Relaciones estratigráficas de la Cuenca Apure/Llanos con áreas adyacentes, Venezuela suroeste y Colombia oriental. Monogr. 1, Soc. Venezolana Geol., Caracas: 77 p.
• Gerald, K., 1992. Cuencas sedimentarias de Venezuela. Bol. Soc. Venezolana Geol., Caracas, 45: 7-27.
• Gerald, K., 1994. Santa Marta Massif: a major element in the tectonic-sedimentary evolution of northern South America. Mem., V Simpos. Bolivariano, "Exploración petrolera en las cuencas subandinas", Puerto La Cruz: 317-335.