Partha Pratim Mandal, Ph.D

In this current role, I am involved in teaching, research and mentoring activites at Department of Applied Geophysics.

Remote teaching on Well logging, formation evaluation and electrofacies analysis units offeredby the university. Guide and support students with practical demonstrations and assignments.

Be part of the subsurface Hydrogen storage (SHS) project. My activities are as follows: 1. Apply knowledge on geomechanical modelling acquired during Ph.D. to the development of subsurface hydrogen storage 2. Contribute to geomechanical modelling, laboratory experimentation, data interpretation, and numerical simulations for ongoing and future projects 3. Writing conference papers and journal articles from the completed projects

Lead projects of rock physics, geomechanics and pore pressure modelling in conventional and unconventional reservoirs.

• Detailed core sample characterization, visual inspection, sample preparation, quality check, ,etc • Perform the multistage triaxial test with high pressure Automatic triaxial cell under in-situ stress conditions • Acquisition of stress-strain, creep, and multi-channel P-waveform data under in-situ stress conditions • 3-D coupled CSMP simulation platform to perform hydraulic fracturing in a layered stress media • Data analytics-driven supervised and unsupervised machine learning model to estimate mechanical stratigraphy, organic richness, and synthetic data

• Collaborative PhD researcher between Curtin's Unconventional Gas Research and CSIRO’s Geomechanics and Geophysics Group on the geomechanical characterization of shale formation of the Canning Basin from laboratory to field stimulation scale. • Experimental geomechanical and ultrasonic data acquisition and interpretation • Improving understanding of anisotropic and viscoelastic behavior of gas shale through tomographic inversion of multi-channel P-wave sensors and experimental creep data analysis • Improved understanding of potential wellbore failure mechanism at Pluto gas field in the North West Shelf, Western Australia • 3-D static/dynamic geomechanical modelling of Ichthys gas field to understand depletion related risk

Undergraduate and Post-graduate teaching and tutorial support in three units: Formation evaluation Petroleum Geomechanics Field development planning Responsibilities include the creation of Undergraduate research projects, supervision of final year research projects, practical demonstration of case study, marking, and case study evaluation. Completed two supervised UG projects on hydraulic fracture simulation and 3-D geomechanical model building which have accepted for conference presentation and publication.

I along with two fellow interns worked with the data analytics team to help develop the data baseline for Landgate. • Prepare Landgate’s data catalogue of the current state of data management on the four pillars “People, Process, Policy and Technology” through teamwork. • Data analysis and insights through PowerBI and a curated view of data discovery through dashboard which help to drive cultural change in data governance, data sharing and data stewardship.

Developed workflow to optimize the input dataset for seismic inversion in Rock-physics study. Build workflow manual Rock-physics driven QeyeCloud

Supported PGS team in advance velocity model building project of multi-client project.

Time and Depth Imaging Geophysicist. Responsible for effective implementation of time processing workflow, generation of test analysis report, velocity model building and depth imaging with minimal support.

Worked as Project Geophysicist in Depth Imaging group at PGS Perth office. Have been involved in high-resolution sub-surface velocity model building & depth imaging over various geological setup all over the world. Developing experience and knowledge with various advance velocity estimation and Imaging techniques such as CWI, FWI and Q-Tomography.

Worked as a Geophysicist and deliver time and depth imaging projects under supervision for various E & P companies Chevron, Total, INPEX, PTTEP.

Worked as Processing Geophysicist in different 2D and 3D marine data of west Coast of India and offshore Vietnam. Involved in two VMB/depth imaging projects (Offshore Vietnam and West coast of India)

A dynamic, team spirited and performance driven Junior Processing Geophysicist. -seismic processing experience in NATs geometries -processing data-sets from western offshore of India, West Timor Sea mainly depth imaging and velocity model building -working experience in velocity analysis and quality control -involvement in project management and client interaction

Research: Integrated rock mechanical characterization of shale through petrophysical logs, data analytics, laboratory testing, geomechanical modelling, and fracture simulation.