Zoubeyr Touami
Geophysicist
Zoubeyr Touami joined DeGolyer and MacNaughton in 2019. He performs early stage geophysical interpretation and seismic data analysis and provides multi-platform technical support. Prior to joining D&M, Touami interned with the firm during 2018. Prior to that, he worked for Halliburton Energy Services Algeria.
Touami earned his bachelor’s degree in geophysical engineering from the Faculty of Hydrocarbon and Chemistry at the University of Boumerdes in Algeria in 2014, and his master’s degree in geosciences from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2018. He is a member of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG), the Dallas Geophysical Society, and the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG). He is fluent in English, Arabic, and French.
Geographical Experience
- Algeria
- Azerbaijan
- India
- Kuwait
- Libya
- Mexico
- Nigeria
- Russia
- United Kingdom
- United States
Topical Areas of Expertise
- Seismic interpretation
- Attribute analysis
- Geophysical analysis
- Reservoir characterization
- Prospective resources estimation
- Seismic attribute analysis
- Velocity modeling
Major Projects
Since he joined D&M, Touami has worked as a geophysicist in multidisciplinary projects for oil and gas fields in Algeria, Africa, the Middle East, Russia, and India, including seismic interpretation, attribute analysis, and velocity modeling for time-to-depth conversion for integrated studies involving the development planning of newly discovered fields, and the evaluation of prospective resources.
He has extensive experience with the Kingdom and Petrel geophysical interpretation software suites, and has experience with HampsonRussell. He has created and integrated numerous geophysical databases, including large 3–D and 2–D seismic datasets, for fields throughout the world
