Experience

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  Chevron

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

  • Engineering Manager - Wells

    • Jul 2023 - Present

  • Operations Manager - Wells Decision Support Center

    • Oct 2020 - Jul 2023

  • Drilling Superintendent

    • Oct 2017 - Oct 2020

    Drilling Superintendent for 4 drilling rigs in Delaware Basin for Mid Continent Business Unit.

  • Drilling Superintendent

    • Nov 2014 - Oct 2017

    Drilling and Workover Superintendent for all field in San Joaquin Valley at various times. The activity level has varied from 1-2 drilling rigs and up to 4 workover rigs. The most recent drilling activity I supervised was executing the complex abandonment at Cymric 1Y where we developed a very robust program in terms of decision making to optimize further the interception process through the active ranging with Halliburton. As of June 2017, I started my role of Workover Superintendent for all field in SJV. This includes workover rigs, coiled tubing units and rigless crews.

  • Drilling Team Lead

    • Aug 2013 - Nov 2014

    Lead team of drilling engineers to plan and execute several different well types in the challenging Cymric area. These well types include deep Antelope Shale appraisal wells, complex abandonments (required active ranging to intercept wellbore below damage and gain entry into damaged wellbore prior to abandonment), shallow horizontal wells and regular producers/injectors wells in Cymric and Midway Sunset fields. The typical well bore problems are severe loss circulation, complicated well control and directional control on aggresive well plans.

  • Senior Drilling Engineer – MODU / Deepwater

    • Feb 2011 - Aug 2013

    Successfully plan and execute one exploration well West of Shetland with the Stena Carron drillship. Also plan and execute three subsea re-drill wells and one workover with the Stena Spey.

  • Operations Drilling Engineer – Captain Platform

    • Nov 2009 - Feb 2011

    Plan and execute slot recovered platform wells on a six monthly campaign basis. Also design and run first expandable casing patch in Chevron Upstream Europe (CUE) to re-gain well integrity and save the asset £5million in having to re-drill the well.

  • Night Drill Site Manager – Stena Carron Deepwater Drillship

    • Sep 2008 - Nov 2009

    Initially joined the team in Singapore and sailed the drillship over from the shipyard. Complete the 3 wells deepwater program with Chevron and the one additional well for OMV all in the West of Shetland basin. The Stena Carron is a dual activity harsh environment drillship which was a new build to Chevron and several obstacles had to be over come during the initial start up period.

  • Lead Drill Site Manager - Bakersfield (Onshore)

    • Dec 2007 - Sep 2008

    Provide Lead DSM role on several different drilling rigs during this 8 month period, drilling a variety of wells from complex wells in Cymric 1Y, where we commonly controlled steam kicks and loss circulation problems, to horizontal wells in Kern River. Also assisted to train drill crews on basic drilling practices to reduce the preventable NPT encountered. I also implemented some significant safety improvements on the drilling rigs I have worked on and was recognized for ‘raising the bar’ in terms of safety awareness and removing hazards from our workplace by the Drilling Manager of the business unit.

  • Night Drill Site Manager – Britannia Platform

    • Feb 2006 - Dec 2007

    I was promoted to Night Drill Site Manager on Britannia platform in central North Sea. This assignment entailed overseeing the operations of drilling, completion and workover activities on a variety of wells, including several ERD wells. All operations were conducted in a safe and efficient manner in according to approved well programs, along with established Company practices and procedures.

  • Associate Drilling Representative – Borgsten Dolphin

    • Aug 2005 - Feb 2006

    Joined Chevron as graduate and entered the Drilling Representative Training Program in Aberdeen. Rig site training conducted offshore on semi-submersible (Borgsten Dolphin) and platform rigs (Alba North Platform), involved in both workover and drilling operations.