Nestor Fabian Corzo Rivera

Masters Students

MS Student

Current

Location:

Building 5, Level 0, 0872-WS03

Biography

As a dedicated and versatile engineering professional with a robust background in the oil and gas industry, I bring extensive experience spanning various roles. My career journey reflects a commitment to excellence and a passion for innovation in energy solutions. I am a petroleum engineer with a high capability to solve problems and excellent teamwork skills. Recently, I enhanced my expertise as an Offshore Drilling Engineer Intern at Saudi Aramco. This role allowed me to delve into advanced offshore drilling operations and collaborate with top-tier engineers in one of the world's leading energy companies. Previously, I served as a Subsurface Engineer in Colombia, working in the water injection optimization group in Casabe field working as a specialized support to production and injection monitoring. I also worked as a Production Engineer where conceptual design of a testing area where prototypes of downhole oil-water separation tools (DOWS) were tested.

Research Interests

My research interests are focused on fracture characterization from wellbore data, interpretation of stress-induced wellbore breakouts identified on the image logs and geomechanical testing of rock samples (scratch test, triaxial test, Brazilian test). I am also interested in CO2 permanent sequestration through mineralization.

Education

  • M.Sc., Energy Resources and Petroleum Engineering, KAUST, Saudi Arabia, 2025
  • B.Sc. Petroleum Engineering, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Colombia, 2018

Professional Profile

  • 2024: Offshore drilling engineer intern, Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
  • 2022-2023: Subsurface engineer, INEMEC SAS, Barrancabermeja, Colombia.
  • 2022: Project engineer, Técnicos MCS, Bucaramanga, Colombia.
  • 2021: Production Engineer, TIP Colombia, Bucaramanga, Colombia.
  • 2020: Formation Damage Lab Engineer, DTH SAS, Bucaramanga, Colombia.
  • 2019: Well Stimulation Engineer, Core Energy Ltda, Bucaramanga, Colombia.
  • 2018: Completion Tools Intern, Halliburton, Bogotá, Colombia.

Scientific and Professional Membership

  • American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA)
  • Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)

KAUST Affiliations

  • Physical Science and Engineering Division (PSE)

Research Interests Keywords

Fracture Characterization Geomechanical Tests Co2 Storage Rock Mechanics Reservoir Geomechanics