Experience

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  SDS Petroleum Consultants

  • Odessa/Midland, Texas Area

  • Senior Drilling Supervisor

    • Mar 2019 - Jul 2019
    • Odessa/Midland, Texas Area

    Management of horizontal Wolfcamp/ Sprayberry wells in West Texas, Land. (H2S/total losses/salt water kicks)

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  Parsley Energy

  • Odessa/Midland, Texas Area

  • Senior Drilling Supervisor

    • May 2018 - Jan 2019
    • Odessa/Midland, Texas Area

    Management of the drilling of horizontal wells in West Texas. 20,000ft, Lost circ, salt water kicks, H2S...

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  Ajax Resources LLC

  • Odessa/Midland, Texas Area

  • Senior Drilling Supervisor

    • Jan 2018 - Feb 2018
    • Odessa/Midland, Texas Area

    Drilling horizontal wells....

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  TAQA

  • Aberdeen, United Kingdom

  • Senior HPHT Advisor/Coach

    • Jul 2015 - Jan 2016
    • Aberdeen, United Kingdom

    Played a critical role in the planning of the HPHT/H2S subsea abandonment project for the John Shaw Semi. Authored the HPHT section of the Well Abandonment plan for well control. Key Contributions:• Drafted and facilitated five presentations that instilled confidence and motivation in the onshore and offshore drilling teams. Advocated for safety and achieved zero incidents. • Coached and mentored the drilling team throughout all HPHT well control techniques within the project. Orchestrated conference calls and critical decision-making meetings.• Planned and prepared the team for a comprehensive audit of the John Shaw Semi. Virtually eliminated serious nonconformances found during the audit activities.

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  Salos-Sunesis Ltd

  • Aberdeen, United Kingdom

  • Senior HPHT Coach

    • Dec 2014 - Jul 2015
    • Aberdeen, United Kingdom

    Acted in a supervisory position for the GDF on Galaxy 2 Jack Up project as well as the Blackford Dolphin for Nexen. Additionally served as performance/strategy coach for the “Back to Basics and Startup Strategy” for MonArb Assets in the North Sea. Key Contribution:• Facilitated in-depth training sessions that honed the technical and leadership skills of team members. Engaged sixty personnel in 12 classes in strategy for startup procedures on MonArb assets.

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  Marathon Oil Corporation

  • Aberdeen, United Kingdom

  • Senior Drilling Supervisor

    • Aug 2014 - Dec 2014
    • Aberdeen, United Kingdom

    Guided a team of talented drilling professionals that managed a well abandonment/sidetrack and grassroots well offshore in the North Sea. Key Contribution:Distributed tasks amongst the project team members and prioritized tasks based on the direction of onshore team.

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  Noble Energy

  • Equatorial Guinea

  • Drilling Supervisor

    • Jun 2014 - Aug 2014
    • Equatorial Guinea

    Devised unique strategy for a well that was difficult to kill and recomplete due to age/condition of completion. Managed a talented offshore team that actively drove this project to complete closure.Key Contribution:Transparently communicated between annuli during the well closing activities. Accurately tracked progress and removed roadblocks that hindered forward progress.

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  Maersk Oil

  • Aberdeen, United Kingdom

  • Senior Drilling Supervisor

    • Jan 2014 - Jun 2014
    • Aberdeen, United Kingdom

    Spearheaded the appraisal and development of wells that were offshore Aberdeen. Drove initiatives that improved the efficiency and output of the wells.Key Contribution:• Completed appraisals and the thorough evaluation of well performance. Implemented new project deliverables and tasks that improved the wells’ productivity and output. Semi: WilPhoenix

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  DNO International

  • Sultanate of Oman

  • Senior Drilling Supervisor

    • Oct 2013 - Jan 2014
    • Sultanate of Oman

    Championed well drilling supervisory activities for a single offshore oil well. Distributed project tasks based on priority and stakeholder requests. Key Contribution:Sustained a H2S level that was at or near 4%. Determined appropriate risk mitigation strategy that sustained acceptable levels.

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  BG Group

  • Mumbai Area, India

  • Drilling Superintendent/ Senior Drilling Supervisor

    • Feb 2013 - Oct 2013
    • Mumbai Area, India

    Oversaw drilling activities for six offshore ERD oil wells. Proactively searched for efficiency improvement projects that improved the performance and output of the well. Key Contribution:• Realized double digit efficiency and productivity gains after completing the project. Navigated complex wells and directed the activities of a young inexperienced team of professionals.

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  Bowleven plc

  • Cameroon

  • Senior Drilling Supervisor

    • Nov 2012 - Jan 2013
    • Cameroon

    Facilitated HPHT using MPD training after completing eight months of MPD in India. Successfully drilled a 12-1/4” section with zero failures or other related performance issues.

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  Eni

  • India

  • Drilling Superintendent

    • May 2012 - Nov 2012
    • India

    Management of HOEC/ENI JV Well Intervention with coil tubing on two wells, and drill multilateral, MPD, ERD gas well offshore India on JU over platform. These wells were possible HP gas wells with near/total losses. We used MPD and pumped downhole and down the string with the rigs mud pumps. The hardest part was maintaining BHP when the hole tended to pack-off due partial losses. Well completed on time. The only project for HOEC this year.

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  Providence Resources

  • United Kingdom

  • Senior Drilling Supervisor

    • Nov 2011 - May 2012
    • United Kingdom

    I supervised the drilling of a multilateral ERD well in West Sussex to 16,000 ft. Completed.

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  Dubai Petroleum

  • Dubai

  • Senior Drilling Supervisor

    • Aug 2011 - Nov 2011
    • Dubai

    Management of Dubai Petroleum projects to drill re-entry and new drill multilateral oil wells offshore Dubai with the Noble David Tinsley Jack up. Left due to character/safety conflict with rig based management.

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  Northern Petroleum Plc

  • West Hampshire UK Land

  • Senior Drilling Supervisor

    • Nov 2010 - Dec 2010
    • West Hampshire UK Land

    Drilled one well. High angle well in Hampshire, England. Came in under budget. This was NPET only drilling project this year.

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  Électricité de France (EDF)

  • Cheshire UK Land

  • Senior Drilling Supervisor

    • Jul 2010 - Nov 2010
    • Cheshire UK Land

    Drilling and working over gas storage wells. Doing rigless completions, MITs and remedial workovers. Completed Phase one. Phase 2 will be two years away.

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  Apache Corporation

  • Drilling Supervisor

    • Nov 2008 - Mar 2009

    Management of Apache’s Drilling project offshore Aberdeen in the Forties field to casing drill, redrill, workovers, re-enter existing wells off a platform. Had to leave due to health reasons.

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  Addax Petroleum

  • Drilling Supervisor

    • Feb 2007 - Apr 2008

    Day and Night Drilling supervisory roles on Jackups & semis in Nigeria. Management of Addax’s Drilling project offshore Calabra to drill horizontal landing wells off a jackup over a platform. Nights and days on a two jackups and nights on the Semi drilling, gravel packing, and completing development wells, and drilling Appraisal wells. Upgraded knowledge of mudlogging, mud engineering, cementing, fishing, casing cutting and wireline logging. There was a lot of SIMOPS work due to drilling with a jackup over a platform where live wells were flowing. From Nov 2007 working on the semi Scarabeo 3 offshore Port Harcourt drilling appraisal wells.Had to leave due to health reasons.

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  Anadarko Petroleum

  • Drilling Supervisor

    • Nov 2006 - Mar 2007

    Management of Kerr McGee’s Drilling project to drill horizontal ERD wells off a workover platform. Starting at ground level performing shakedown reports and actioning equipment modifications changing from workover to drilling mode with Chinese rig crews and all associated equipment. Upgrading everything from logistics to HSE to smooth out the transition. Finished first well and it was a success.When Anadarko took over, it was decided to suspend this project due to logistical issues and cost.

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  Baker Hughes INTEQ

  • Angola/Mauritania

  • Senior Directional Drilling Supervisor

    • Jan 2001 - Nov 2006
    • Angola/Mauritania

    Assigned to Deepwater clients: Woodside, ExxonMobil, Esso, Total, Agip, and BP. Operation to represent BHI in the role of Lead DD in the Core Team. The primary aim of the Team was to ensure a consistent approach to directional drilling performance improvement throughout Operations.• I was responsible for ensuring all the directional and hole cleaning from jetting conductor to TD was used with the latest RSS technology. • My role involved well design and drilling program reviews, ensuring that lateral learning was transferred effectively and that new rotary steerable technology was implemented in a controlled/staged manner.• I have drilled 17 x (2000m+) wells, from jetting conductors and running two strings of AutoTrak to TD while dragging Quad LWD strings.• Typical well: Jet Conductor, unjay from Drill-ahead tool, turn to desired direction while building to 3-5deg Inc for a gravity toolface with motor assy. Then continue with AutoTrak with Quad combo to well TD.• Deepwater installations worked on: Ensco 5006 (ex Pride North America), Stena Tay (ODN Tay IV), West Navigator (RamRig/ dual derrick), and Jack Ryan.

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  Schlumberger

  • Saudi Arabia

  • Directional Drilling Supervisor

    • Jan 2000 - Jan 2001
    • Saudi Arabia

    DD/MWD/LWD engineer combined running Directional, Gamma, and Resistivity while Directional Drilling on Arab “D” wells. Product Champion for DD Express. PowerDrive Product Champion

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  Baker Hughes INTEQ

  • Directional Driller

    • May 1997 - May 1998

    Directional Driller (2nd man) drilling ERD horizontals, S profiles, and J profiles in the south of Oman. Lead Directional Driller on performance drilling holes.

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  Halliburton

  • MWD Engineer

    • Dec 1995 - Feb 1997

    Trained in Louisiana, GOM, and Texas as a MWD Engineer.

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  Schlumberger

  • Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Aberdeen

  • Senior Multi Service Engineer

    • Dec 1987 - Dec 1995
    • Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Aberdeen

    Cementing, Sand Control, Stimulation, Rig Audits, Desc Engineer for clients, and rig installation supervisor.