Experience

The John Muir Trust

• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • Feb 2022 - Present

  3rd Term on the Board of Trustees for the John Muir Trust conservation charity 3rd Term on the Board of Trustees for the John Muir Trust conservation charity



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• Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

• Retired Oil Industry Manager / Petroleum Engineer

  • May 2021 - Present

  Retired Retired



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• Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

• Well Performance Lead

  • Aug 2020 - Apr 2021

  Well Performance Leader for Culzean, Elgin and Franklin Oil Fields Well Performance Leader for Culzean, Elgin and Franklin Oil Fields



Lloyds Register

• UK

• Principal Petroleum Engineer / Manager

  • May 2017 - Jun 2020

  Expert Technical practitioner, reviewer and project manager on a variety of wells-related projects across the globe and across field life cycle from exploration to decommissioning. Detailed design of completions, interventions and well integrity management systems. Worked onshore and offshore fields, sandstone and carbonate reservoirs, mega to micro-developments. UK, Norway, Middle East, Africa, Asia. Expert Technical practitioner, reviewer and project manager on a variety of wells-related projects across the globe and across field life cycle from exploration to decommissioning. Detailed design of completions, interventions and well integrity management systems. Worked onshore and offshore fields, sandstone and carbonate reservoirs, mega to micro-developments. UK, Norway, Middle East, Africa, Asia.



The John Muir Trust

• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member of the Board of Trustees

  • May 2015 - Jun 2018

  Second period as elected Trustee of the UK's leading wild land conservation charity. Currently sit on finance committee. Second period as elected Trustee of the UK's leading wild land conservation charity. Currently sit on finance committee.



bp

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

• New Well Delivery Leader

  • Oct 2012 - Jun 2015

  • $2bn, 14 well drilling project on Schiehallion and Loyal fields : Co-ordinated between BP departments and partners, managed budget, chaired partner meetings, lead subsurface team planning the subsea wells (approx. $150mm per well)• Managed multi-disciplinary teams of geologists, geophysicists and reservoir engineers planning and executing new wells and well decommissioning• Clair field appraisal drilling programme including coring, logging, well-testing• ERD well on Magnus field with focus on pore pressure and wellbore stability • Decommissioning of Don and Magnus wells. Show less

• Subsurface Team Leader

  • Apr 2010 - Sep 2012

  • Lead subsurface team managing the Foinaven field (ca 1Bn bbl) - optimising production and defining life of field strategy for future field development• Included building reservoir models, evaluating base production, infill opportunities, satellite field opportunities (BP and third party), options for debottlenecking or replacing FPSO production facility.• 4D seismic. My team worked the interpretation and understanding of 4D seismic and used it as part of the history match for the dynamic model• Team built major new static and dynamic reservoir models, within schedule• Conducted annual reserves reviews both internally and with DECC• Evaluated new technologies including EOR Show less

• Subsurface Team Leader

  • Sep 2007 - Mar 2010

  • Revolutionised the development strategy for the Harding field. Identified potential for infill drilling and satellite prospects extending oil COP by six years and creating $100’s mm value• Optimised production within existing reservoir, and operating constraints. Contact management critical via aquifer, water injection and gas injection. Planned new wells• Created value through identifying true potential of satellite discoveries and exploration prospects ultimately leading to successful divestment of asset Show less

• Senior Petroleum / Completions Engineer

  • Feb 2000 - Aug 2007

  • Lead well intervention and surveillance across 8 SNS fields (120 wells) in 2005-6 delivering double my production target• Planned deep-water subsea well interventions. Coiled tubing, wireline, e-line, sand clean-outs, insert valves, camera surveys, PLTs, re-perforations, pipe conveyed fishing• Planned ten subsea well completions with sand control technologies, two with intelligent completions• Lead multi-discipline team for innovative P19 well. Reduced costs by 53%, $40M by successfully combining two production targets and one appraisal target into a single well• Planned and co-ordinated High Pressure, High Temperature (HPHT) well test in North Sea Show less



Various

• Various

• Petroleum Engineer

  • Sep 1988 - Jan 2000

  1996 - 1999 Petroleum Engineer for EGIS consultants working for various clients 1994 - 1996 Deputy Quarry Manager. Managed operations and sales staff, profit and loss reporting 1992 - 1993 World Travel 1990 - 1991 Production Engineer, BP, Southern North Sea. Topsides commissioning, shut downs 1988 - 1990 Asst Petroleum Engineer, BP, UK onshore. Logging, testing, petroleum engineering 1996 - 1999 Petroleum Engineer for EGIS consultants working for various clients 1994 - 1996 Deputy Quarry Manager. Managed operations and sales staff, profit and loss reporting 1992 - 1993 World Travel 1990 - 1991 Production Engineer, BP, Southern North Sea. Topsides commissioning, shut downs 1988 - 1990 Asst Petroleum Engineer, BP, UK onshore. Logging, testing, petroleum engineering