Dr Jonna Dayakar Rao Villa - 3 , Mantri Euphoria , Hyderabad Mobile No .: 9542988594 E - mail : jonna _ jd @ yahoo com Ex Petroleum Geologist : ONGC National Petroleum Companies of Middle East : BAPCO - Bahrain QP - Qatar KOC - Kuwait CAREER SUMMARY Served in Birla and a French Mud Logging Company for a year and half till March 1985. Served in Oil & Natural Gas Commission for 18 years till May, 2003 Served in Middle East Oil Companies for 18 years till December, 2020. EDUCATIONAL HISTORY Osmania University, Hyderabad, 1996 PhD in Geology Osmania University, Hyderabad, 1983 MSc in Geology New Science College, Osmania University Hyderabad, 1981 BSc (Hons) in Geology 38 years of Oil Industry experience at National Level ( ONGC ) and at International Level and unique experience to pursue Doctor of Philosophy in Geology while working in ONGC and successfully completed well on time Immediately served in GEOPIC ( Geo - Data Processing and Interpretation Centre , Dehradun ) of ONGC before embarking Middle East assignments as a Petroleum Geologist in various capacities in the National Oil Companies of Bahrain ( BAPCO ), Qatar ( QP ) and Kuwait ( KOC ) for 18 years In the last four years worked extensively as the Focal Point for Shale Gas Studies for KOC with Core Lab Houston and built a commendable resource potential and published around eight international publications on the hydrocarbon potential of Shale Gas Resources and Tight Carbonates PROFESSIONAL SYNOPSIS : Extremely keen on R & D , project management , policy , and administration and bring into the curriculum the other alternative energy scenarios to enable the students ready to embark to take up the energy challenges Good contacts in industry , R & D organizations , and multi - lateral institutions in India and Abroad Multi - disciplinary exposure in Oil Industry as I built my carrier from Limestone Prospecting for a huge Cement Plant of Birlas in Satna , MP and chose my MSc Specialization of Sedimentology and Petroleum Geology Extremely keen to on diverse energy potential like solar thermal energy , electric power system optimization and policy Good understanding of process for scaling technology from laboratory to industry Unflinching loyalty to the organization and impeccable professional integrity Well - rounded and well blended , go - getter academic and industry experience and intricately understands the gaps of industry and academia It is a golden opportunity to build the institute from the beginning and incorporating the growing demands of the Nation in Petroleum and Energy Sectors to meet the utmost concerns for now and for the future generations Research & Development Applied aspects on Petroleum Engineering to meet the demands of Industry Institutes need to be engage with Petroleum Sector Industries on various Research & Development Projects and get funded to deliver high level solutions Institute need to have extensive interactive exchange collaborations with similar such institutes overseas Design and application of solar thermal energy technology , Coal bed methane and possibilities of methanol as an alternative sources of energy Technology adoption for super deep drilling and integrate with the curriculum PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS : Administration Developed administrative skills in both at National and International Oil Companies in various capacities AREA OF SPECIALISATION Applied aspects of Geology and Geophysics in the Field of Petroleum Geology for Exploration, Oil & Gas Field Development and Production Geology. Assessment Shale Oil and Shale Gas. Brought out a significant resource potential of Shale gas plays in Kuwait Oil company. AREAS OF RESEARCH Shale Gas Studies extensively specially with Core Lab Houston as a Focal Point of North Kuwait Jurassic Project of KOC to keep the studies abreast with the proven North American Shale Gas plays such as Eagle Ford, Haynesville, Marcellus, Bakken, Barnet and Permian Western Texas. Tight naturally Fractured Carbonate Reservoir Rocks especially with Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas, Austin Leadership As I pursued my research while working in ONGC , could have great opportunity to teach University Geology students and even in Kuwait Oil Company gave intensive coaching to Kuwati graduated in Petroleum Geology and drilling and Completion as part of in house development programme TEACHING EXPERIENCE During Middle East assignments, intensive coaching and grooming the young graduate trainees on a very regular basis during the entire service. During the Doctoral research, had rich teaching experience in the Osmania University. 2 AAPG Characterization of Deep Tight Carbonate Gas Plays With an Integrated Interpretation - Case Study From North Kuwait 2017 Houston , USA Dr Jonna D Rao , Samar Al Ashwak1 , Narahari Rao , Qasem Dashti , Tom De Keyser and Katrina Cox 3 AAPG Integrated Kerogen Characterization in Terms of Source Rock Evaluation and SCAL - Case Study From North Kuwait 2017 Dr Jonna D Rao , Samar Al Ashwak1 , Musaed Al - Dousiri1 , Narahari Rao , Qasem Dashti , Tom De Keyser and Katrina Cox 4 AAPG Characterization of Deep Tight Carbonate Gas Plays With an Integrated Interpretation — Case Study From North Kuwait 2016 San Anatanio , USA Dr Jonna D Rao , Samar Al Ashwak1 , Musaed Al - DousiriNarahari Rao , Qasem Dashti , Tom De Keyser and Katrina Cox Houston , USA 1 Event S No Year Title Venue Authors AAPG A Comparison of Najmah Kerogen Adsorption and Desorption Gas Characteristics With North American Source Rocks 2018 Salt Lake City , USA Dr Jonna D Rao , Qasem Dashti , David Hume , Gregory Salter , Craig Hall , Ajayendra Kumar , Allen W Britton TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS 7 Potential Opportunities Below the Oil - Water Contact of the Arab D Reservoir , Awali Field 2006 GEO 2006 Dr Jonna Dayakar Rao , Cheruku Bapu Reddy , Maysa Yousif and Masoud Mohamed Faqihi Exploration & Development , BAPCO 8 PETRO TECH 2002 Rollover and associated features in western Deep Water sediments of India in New Delhi 2002 Jonna Dayakar Rao , SN Thakur and AK Srivasthava , GEOPIC , ONGC 9 SPE Sandbody geometries inferred from 3D seismic attributesin WaduPaliyad area Western Onshore India 1983 Houston , USA Dr Jonna Dayakar Rao , SN Thakur and AK Srivasthava , GEOPIC , ONGC SPE / URETEC 5 SPE / URETEC Integrated Reservoir Characterization of Deep Kerogen - rich Unconventional Resource Play in North Kuwait 2015 Dr Jonna Dayakar Rao , Samar Al - Ashwak , Srinivasa Rao Narhari ; Qasem Dashti ; Sandeep Chakravorty 6 Potential Opportunities Below the Oil - Water Contact of the Arab D Reservoir , Awali Field 2014 Dr Jonna Dayakar Rao , Samar Al - Ashwak ; Srinivasa Rao Narhari ; Qasem Dashti ; Sandeep Chakravorty San Anatanio , USA SPE / URETEC San Anatanio , USA Event S No Year Title Venue Authors