Saudi Arabia Drilling Fluids

Director-Technical, Gumpro Drilling Fluids, 2008-09

Business Development Manager, Gumpro Drilling Fluids,(www.gumprodf.com), India

• Responsible for business models for raising funds to expand overseas business Product

Development and Marketing, Gumpro Drilling Fluids, Mumbai, India.

• Designing and Marketing of Brine Filtration Units
• Development of a Cuttings Drying System
• Recruiting of new Engineers

Petroleum Engineeer Intern Joshi Technologies International,(www.joshitech.com) Tulsa, India. 2006

• Responsible for purchase of a swabbing unit worth $250,000.
• Executed acid job, installed SRPs and planned fishing operation.
• Procurement of drilling rig
• Updated reservoir database to select new wells locations
• Floated tenders for International Competitive Bidding of equipment and drilling services for upcoming wells.

Petroleum Engineeer intern, Joshi Technologies International, Tulsa, Ok. 2005

• Tested newly acquired workover Rig, BOP, closing unit, choke and kill manifold, mud pump and water injection pump for India. Total value of project USD 2.2 Million
• Manpower training
• In charge of final modifications on all equipment.

Petroleum Engineeer intern at Joshi Technologies International’s Dholka Oilfield, Gujrat, India. (Summer 2004)

• Monitored daily crude production and production facilities.
• Assisted in planning 2 workover jobs.
• Prepared specifications for a workover rig.

Plant Manager at Gumpro Drilling Fluids, Mumbai Summer 2003

• Supervised LCM/Lubricant manufacturing plant.
• Installed new equipment, optimized production with 40% increase

EDUCATION

• Master’s Degree in Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2010
• Graduated Bachelor’s Degree Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M, 2007

ACADEMIC HONOURS
Recipient of Gilbert Memorial Scholarship, Texas A&M University, 2003-07.

• Mr. Anand Gupta is an entrepreneur who is responsible for transforming Gumpro from a local manufacturer to a multinational organisation with factories in India, UAE and KSA.

• He has 45 years of rich experience into Chemical Industry with a focus on oilfield chemicals. He has pioneered the development of these chemicals in India with the aim of import substitution and finally exports to over 42 countries.

• The Research & Development work carried out under his guidance has resulted in commercialization of sustainable and better performing technologies.

• He has also developed the services business in this sector with a focus on Mud Engineering Services, Filtration & Drilling Waster Management. The experience that he has amassed is used for developing specific custom made, equipment to major Oil & Gas companies.

• Spearhead the CSR initiatives of the group

• Recipient of CHEMEXIL Award for Exports, Leadership Award for Indian Drilling & Exploration, and various Awards from the Government of India for Notable Social Causes.

• Studied Mathematics and Psychology from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai.