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Steve Woelfel

Drilling Consultant at Criterion Energy Partners
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Seasoned drilling engineer with expertise in offshore and onshore drilling operations.
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Location
Spring, Texas, United States, US
Skills
  • Drilling Engineering
  • Offshore Drilling
  • Petroleum
  • Directional Drilling
  • Oilfield
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Steve Woelfel is a seasoned drilling engineer with extensive experience in offshore and onshore drilling operations, having worked for top energy companies including Oxy, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, and Transocean. He has expertise in drilling engineering, completions, and upsteam operations, with a strong background in managing complex drilling and completion projects. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, Steve has developed a deep understanding of the oil and gas industry, including drilling, completion, and production operations. Steve's skills include drilling engineering, offshore drilling, petroleum, directional drilling, oilfield, onshore, completions, upstream, gas, deepwater, and well control.

Experience

  • Criterion Energy Partners
    • Houston, TX
    • Drilling Consultant
      • Jan 2023 - Present
      • Houston, TX

  • Self-employed
    • Retired
      • Jan 2021 - Dec 2022

      Brush clearing, road and creek crossing construction/repair

  • Oxy
    • United States
    • Oil and Gas
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Manager Drilling & Completions Operations Deepwater GOM
      • Jun 2020 - Jan 2021

      Manage deepwater GOM drilling and completion operations

    • Drilling Superintendent Deepwater GOM
      • Aug 2019 - May 2020

      Drilling/completion/testing operations - Diamond Blackhornet drillship, Holstein platform rig

  • Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
    • United States
    • Oil and Gas
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Drilling Superintendent Deepwater GOM
      • Jan 2014 - Jul 2019

      Drilling/completion/testing operations - ENSCO 8506 semisubmersible, Noble Bob Douglas drillship, Holstein platform rig, Diamond Blackhornet drillship

    • Anadarko Onsite Manager
      • Feb 2013 - Dec 2013

      28/28 - manage construction/commissioning/acceptance operations for five Anadarko-contracted Hyundai 10000 drillships under construction at Hyundai Heavy Shipyard Ulsan (Bolette Dolphin, Diamond Blackhawk, Diamond Blackhornet, Noble Bob Douglas, Rowan Resolute)

    • Drilling Superintendent Deepwater GOM
      • Jan 2012 - Jan 2013

      ENSCO 8506 semisubmersible drilling operations

    • Drilling Superintendent Onshore
      • Jan 2008 - Dec 2011

      West Texas Permian - deep Morrow exploration/development wells, Bone Springs horizontal test wellsCarrizo Springs Area, TX - Eagleford shale horizontal test wellsMarcellus, PA - full-blown development drilling horizontal wellsOhio - Utica horizontal test well

    • Drilling Engineer / Superintendent
      • May 2006 - Dec 2007

      Nabors SSD Platform rig & Noble semisubmersible drilling rig operations

  • Transocean
    • Switzerland
    • Oil and Gas
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Operations Manager
      • Apr 2004 - Apr 2006

      Drilled/completed/tested deepwater GOM wells for small independents to majors & national oil companies. Responsible rigs included Discoverer Enterprise drillship, Deepwater Horizon semisubmersible, Deepwater Marianas semisubmersible, Falcon 100 semisubmersible (brought out of cold stack), Deepwater Millennium drillship, Deepwater Pathfinder drillship, and Discoverer Deep Seas drillship.

    • Rig Manager - Transocean Discoverer Deep Seas Drillship
      • Jan 2003 - Mar 2004

      Drill for major

    • Rig Manager - Transocean Rather Semisubmersible
      • Jan 2002 - Dec 2002

      Drill/complete/test for independents & major

    • Rig Manager - Transocean Discoverer 534 Drillship
      • Sep 2001 - Dec 2001

      Drill for independent

    • Drilling Engineer - Transocean Discoverer Enterprise Drillship
      • May 1998 - Aug 2001

      Construction/commissioning/rig acceptanceDual activity procedures & trainingSubsea BOP task forceOperations support - drilling/completing/testing/flowbacks with onboard storage for major

    • Drilling Engineer - Transocean Amirante Semisubmersible
      • Aug 1997 - Apr 1998

      Seconded to major to drill Marlin wells with re-activated Transocean Amirante semisubmersible

  • Union Texas Petroleum
    • Houston, TX
    • Drilling/Evaluations Engineer
      • May 1995 - Jul 1997
      • Houston, TX

      Rigsite exploration wells - onshore Pakistan Sindh Province (Parker 247), offshore Tunisia Mediterranean (Key Hawaii jackup)Economic evaluations worldwide

  • Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
    • United States
    • Oil and Gas
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Rigsite Drilling/Completions/Testing Engineer
      • Feb 1993 - Apr 1995

      28/28 - Rigsite operational support ENTP Rig 184 (National Oilwell 840E DC/DC)

    • Engineer
      • May 1990 - Jan 1993

      Production/Drilling/Completions

Education

  • The University of Texas at Austin
    Bachelor of Science - BS, Petroleum Engineering

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