Alexander Malykh
Senior Engineer
Alexander Malykh joined DeGolyer and MacNaughton in 2012, specializing in reserves estimation and oil and gas property evaluation. Before joining D&M, Malykh was a reservoir engineer for TomskNIPIneft, gaining experience in reservoir simulation and oil production optimization. He has 16 years of experience in the industry.
Malykh graduated from Tomsk Polytechnic University with a bachelor’s degree in oil and gas engineering, and in 2010 he received a master’s degree in petroleum engineering from Heriot-Watt University. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and is fluent in both Russian and English. He is a registered professional engineer in the State of Texas.
Geographical Experience
- Azerbaijan
- Kazakhstan
- Russia
- Ukraine
- Uzbekistan
Topical Areas of Expertise
- Reserves estimation
- Competent Person’s Report preparation
- Gas deliverability modeling
- Production analysis
- Field development optimization
- Reservoir performance analysis
- Enhanced oil recovery
- Waterflood analysis
- Material-balance analysis
- Evaluation of natural gas storage
Major Projects
Malykh has coordinated integrated evaluation projects for several oil and gas companies in Europe and Asia, including economic and technical evaluations of reserves projections and field development plan optimization.
He evaluated oil and gas reserves for a major oil company within Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. This work involved coordinating with a multidisciplinary team on a project with more than 100 fields and presenting the client reports prepared in accordance with the Petroleum Resources Management System.
