Experience

Well-Safe Solutions

• United Kingdom
• Oil and Gas
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Project Manager

  • Nov 2022 - Present

  Managing well decommissioning operations for North Sea clients Managing well decommissioning operations for North Sea clients



2H Offshore

• United Kingdom
• Services for Renewable Energy
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Technical Manager - Well Engineerng

  • Jun 2016 - Nov 2022

  Global well engineering SME for 2H and providing specialist well engineering services directly to clients. Projects include casing & completion design / analysis, assisting with the core business of riser & conductor design, failure analysis and wells assurance and QA. Utilising 2H's FEA capabilities for specific well component investigation for complex well issues. Global well engineering SME for 2H and providing specialist well engineering services directly to clients. Projects include casing & completion design / analysis, assisting with the core business of riser & conductor design, failure analysis and wells assurance and QA. Utilising 2H's FEA capabilities for specific well component investigation for complex well issues.



Shell

• United Kingdom
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Tubular Design Engineere at Shell EPE

  • Jan 2007 - May 2016

  Consulting services in WELLCAT, CWEAR, STRESSCHECK CASINGSEAT and WELLPLAN. Currently acting as a senior member of Shell EPE's tubular design team dealing with all wells in the region plus Gabon, Iraq, Albania. Focal point for mechanical analysis of HPHT developments such as Shearwater and Linnorm. Heavily involved in the Brent abandonment project. Survival design (Cap and Contain) for all deepwater wells. Full advanced completion analysis and casing design verification. Training and mentoring services. Show less



Self Employed

• Aberdeen

• Oilfield Design Engineer

  • Mar 2006 - Apr 2011

  Senior WellCat specialist for Shell EPE & Global. Senior WellCat specialist for Shell EPE & Global.



Altus Well Experts, Inc.

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Consultant

  • Jan 2006 - Jan 2007

  Well integrity project (PEC) assessing the effects of corrosion and corrective actions on the structural casings of Shell UK's platform wells. Support & QA of casing and completion design work carried out by Shell EP Europe Engineers. Delivery of HPHT casing & completion design training project with WellCat for StatoilHydro. Well integrity project (PEC) assessing the effects of corrosion and corrective actions on the structural casings of Shell UK's platform wells. Support & QA of casing and completion design work carried out by Shell EP Europe Engineers. Delivery of HPHT casing & completion design training project with WellCat for StatoilHydro.



Halliburton

• Senior Drilling & Completion Consultant

  • Jan 2004 - Jan 2006

  Drilling & completion design projects (including casing & completion design for HPHT wells) for multiple major operators including Shell, Maersk, Chevron, Statoil, Marathon, BG Group and KOC. Shell projects include:- Nelson PWRI wells N11Y, N14, N22 & N23. Allowable casing corrosion analysis & completion loading analysis with GRE lined tubing. WellCat & WellPlan. November 2004. Brent Bravo well BB03-S2. Completion load analysis during packer release overpull. WellCat & WellPlan. February 2005. Work completed was in accordance to Shell's Technical Standards and the results and technical reports were presented to Shell. Assisted in the delivery of the Shell WellCat Super-user course alongside lead instructor Mr. David Reid. Conducting public training courses with Landmark's drilling and completion software in the Landmark Training Centre, Dyce. Specialist courses including engineering theory (casing and tubing design) for BP, Talisman, ENI, Britannia, Statoil, RAG, BG Group, Perenco, AGR, Apache, ConocoPhillips and Team Energy. Conducting application support and mentoring sessions for clients addressing specific design problems. Clients assisted include Apache, Tullow Oil, Axis Well Technology and internal Halliburton departments. Active position as local knowledge champion training and promoting a knowledge culture within Landmark / Halliburton. Show less



RGU & METROL TECHNOLOGY

• International

• Senior Field Engineer

  • Jan 2002 - Jan 2004

  Completion of dissertation as part of M.Sc. studies at RGU. Whist working offshore as an international day rater. Completion of dissertation as part of M.Sc. studies at RGU. Whist working offshore as an international day rater.



Metrol Technology Limited

• senior field engineer

  • Jan 1997 - Jan 2002

  Wireline and downhole tools engineer with complex surface acquisition systems. Carrying out jobs offshore as a senior field engineer on a project basis. Work undertaken included downhole/surface pressure gauge/sampling (both mechanical and electronic) their operation and calibration, maintenance and interpretation. Experienced in using annulus controlled and acoustic downhole tools with real-time data relay to surface, conveyed on e/line, tubing/drillpipe or slickline. Multiple worldwide DST's, production tests, frac & stimulation procedures. Show less



E.R.Latttimers

• Precision Engineer

  • Jan 1995 - Jan 1997

  Machine programming and the operation of CNC precision lathes/milling machines. Involved in the design and fabrication of precision-engineered parts military/oil & Gas/general and the general running of the workplace. Experience in engineering office including design, interpretation of engineering drawings, scheduling and materials handling. Machine programming and the operation of CNC precision lathes/milling machines. Involved in the design and fabrication of precision-engineered parts military/oil & Gas/general and the general running of the workplace. Experience in engineering office including design, interpretation of engineering drawings, scheduling and materials handling.