Experience

CGX Energy Inc.

• Canada
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Drilling Superintendent

  • Mar 2021 - Present

  Two well exploration drilling drilling program with 6 gen semi-submersible.



NDZ Tech Inc

• Owner

  • Jul 2001 - Present

  Independent Oilfield Consultant



Rumaila Operating Organisation

• Iraq
• Oil and Gas
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Workover Superintendent

  • Sep 2017 - Feb 2021

  Continuous multi-rig work over program. Manage service contractors and national staff to deliver safe and efficient well site operations.



Gran Tierra Energy

• Canada
• Oil and Gas
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Drilling & Completions Advisor

  • Oct 2014 - Aug 2017

  Provide operational and technical support for remote land based exploration and development drilling, completions, workover and testing operations in Brazil, Colombia and Peru. Support development of Drilling and Completions Teams by establishing standards, work processes and best practices. Mentored staff, improved well control awareness, reduced drilling time 50%, reduced drilling costs 40%.



Talisman Energy

• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Superintendent RTOC

  • Sep 2011 - Aug 2014

  Team Lead for Real Time Operations Center providing 24/7 surveillance and engineering support of complex drilling operations worldwide including deepwater, remote land based and North American unconventional . Hired, trained and mentored surveillance personnel on application of real time engineering models against live data for advanced drilling problem analysis to prevent Non-Productive Time.



BHP

• Australia
• Mining
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Completion Supervisor

  • May 2011 - Jul 2011

  Multi well deepwater development projects, Gulf of Mexico.



Suncor

• Canada
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Drilling Supervisor

  • Nov 2010 - Feb 2011

  New rig start up, multi well land based exploration drilling in the Sirte Basin.



Encana Corporation

• Canada
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Drilling Supervisor

  • Aug 2009 - Oct 2010

  Deep Panuke Project, Five well development program. Drilled and completed H2S/CO2 acid gas injector, converted 4 exploration wells from mud line suspension to subsea producers with jackup.



BHP

• Australia
• Mining
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Completion Supervisor

  • Mar 2007 - May 2009

  Shenzi deepwater project, Gulf of Mexico, Seven well subsea development program, 4500ft water depth, fracture-gravel packing at 28,000 – 30,000 ft, corrosion resistant alloy equipment.



BG Canada

• Completion Superintendent

  • Sep 2006 - Feb 2007

  Managed multi rig exploration and development program, deep gas, Western Canadian Basin.



PetroCanada

• Senior Completion Supervisor

  • Jul 2005 - Jul 2006

  Terra Nova development project, subsea completions, offshore Newfoundland Canada.



CNOOC International

• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Drilling and Completion Superintendent

  • Apr 2004 - Jul 2005

  East Al Hajr, Block 51. Coordinated location survey, construction, drilling, testing and completion operations for active and dynamic multiple rig exploration and development schedule.



ElPaso Velvet Partnership

• Drilling Supervisor

  • Dec 2003 - Mar 2004

  Single HPHT exploration well with jack-up rig, Sable Island Nova Scotian Shelf.



Encana Corporation

• Canada
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Drilling and Testing Supervisor

  • Jul 2003 - Oct 2003

  Remote location land based exploration well. Drilled, completed and submersible pump tested.



PetroCanada

• Drilling Supervisor

  • Mar 2003 - Jun 2003

  Two well deep water exploration program with Eirik Raude Class III DP semi in the Flemmish Pass off East Coast Newfoundland.



Encana Corporation

• Canada
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Testing Supervisor

  • Jul 2002 - Feb 2003

• Drilling Observer

  • May 2002 - Jun 2002



PanCanadian

• Testing Supervisor

  • Jul 2001 - Mar 2002

  Buzzard Exploration Project, subsea completion and testing of production and water injection wells, offshore Scottish Coast. East Coast exploration jack-up program, Nova Scotia shelf.



aramco

• Saudi Arabia
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Drilling Liason

  • Sep 1999 - Jul 2001

  Onsite supervision of horizontal production and water injection wells in Ghawar Oilfield. Trained national employees in lost circulation, mud cap drilling, hole stability, and fishing operations.



Remington Energy

• Drilling and Completion Superintendent

  • Mar 1998 - Aug 1999

  Managed all exploration and underbalanced horizontal drilling, completion, workover, drillstem testing and oil based cuttings handling operations, Northeast British Columbia Canada. Operated three drilling rigs and two service rigs on continuous basis.



PanCanadian

• Offshore Drilling and Completion Supervisor

  • Jan 1996 - Feb 1998

  Supervised Cohasset/Panuke drilling, completion and workovers with Rowan Gorilla III jack up. Involved in simultaneous drilling and production operations, high angle and horizontal drilling with MWD/LWD, oil based mud, high capacity electric submersible pumps, sand control and offshore logistics. Implemented filtered produced water usage as workover fluid. Applied fracture stimulation experience to develop oil-based cuttings disposal techniques.



PanCanadian Petroleum

• Completion Foreman

  • Jun 1994 - Jan 1996

• Senior Engineering Technologist

  • Dec 1993 - Jun 1994



Imperial Oil Resources

• Completion Technologist

  • Jan 1990 - Dec 1993

  Engineering design and implementation of new well completions and problem well workoversSignificant experience in critical sour well work, sour service metallurgy and artificial lift methods. Wide variety of well and reservoir types throughout Western Canada.



Texaco Canada

• Field Engineering Technologist

  • Jun 1988 - Jan 1990

  Production engineering including design and supervision of completion and workover programs, open and cased hole logging, well testing, artificial lift optimization, corrosion control and well abandonments. Conducted economic evaluations of operated and non-operated properties. Responsible for issue and evaluation of AFE's, mail ballots and non-unitized agreements.



Adeco Drilling and Engineering

• Floorman / Motorman

  • Jan 1984 - Jan 1987

  Adeco Drilling and Engineering Tasks involved in the mobilization, operation and maintenance of a drilling rig throughout Alberta.