Grigoriy Perov
Senior Geologist, Vice President
Since joining DeGolyer and MacNaughton in 2019, Grigoriy Perov has been involved in reserves evaluations in Azerbaijan, Russia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. He has 10 years of experience estimating reserves, building static reservoir models, and evaluating prospective resources in petroleum provinces worldwide.
Grigoriy earned his bachelor’s degree in geology and petrophysics from Azerbaijan State Oil Academy in 2006, and a master’s degree in geology from the University of Houston in 2009. He is a member and a published author with the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. He is a native Russian language speaker and has coordinated multiple cross-cultural technical seminars and workshops in Russia. He has effectively presented his work to senior management, partner companies, and industry conventions. He became a Vice President of D&M in 2021.
Geographical Experience
- Algeria
- Azerbaijan
- Brazil
- Canada
- Guyana
- Ireland
- Mauritania
- Morocco
- Russia
- Senegal
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uzbekistan
Topical Areas of Expertise
- Reserves evaluation
- Static reservoir construction/modeling
- Prospective resources analyses
- Risk assessment
- Seismic interpretation
Major Projects
Grigoriy has estimated reserves and built multiple reservoir models for fields in the Volga-Urals Basin of Russia.
He recently worked as the lead exploration and operations geologist for one of the major discoveries in offshore Guyana. He has estimated probabilistic volumes and geologic risk factors for more than 100 prospects in numerous deepwater plays worldwide, including the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, Guyana-Suriname, Surgipe, Newfoundland, Porcupine, and MSGBC Basins.
