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Date of birth: 27/02/56
Languages: English – Spanish
Education: Degree in Engineering 1978
Experience
1980-1983 CITIES SERVICE PETR. CORP. (CITGO) (Drilling engineer) Drilled 3 exploration wells in Colombia, middle valley of the Magdalena river in Payoa field,: drilled to 14000 ft. depth and several development wells in La Salina field, including well planning,,directional drilling, casing design, casing cementing, squeezing, workovers.,bid tenders evaluation., track schedules, drilling time curves, ensure well bore stability, offset wells data research
1983-1995 OCCIDENTAL PETR. CORP. (OXY) (Drilling engineer) Drilled 6 exploration wells in Corocora field East Llanos of Colombia Casanare, and some others development wells, including bid evaluations for services companies, logistic coordination in remotes areas, well design and drilling prognosis, ensured wells were drilled before time and budget
Drilled 7 exploration wells in Caño Limon field, Arauca Dpto. and over 100 development wells, including S type directional drilling, coordinated logistic for heli rig transportation, DST, ESP completion, workovers, well construction, well delivery, Planning schedules, technical evaluation of tenders, AFE control,
1995-1997 SCHLUMBERGER IPM (Drilling engineer) drilled 3 wells for PDVSA in Maracaibo Lake offshore Venezuela, in Lagunilla, Urdaneta and Center Lake fields, including horizontal drilling with short radios of curvature using down hole articulated motors with 1000 ft of horizontal navigation, implemented air drilling for low pressure and depleted zones with rotary heads and wet connector for navigation control, drilled some reentry wells successfully.
Drilled several wells in East Venezuela, deep heavy drilling to 18000 ft, with oil base mud in hi-pressure zones, Furrial and Mulata field Including directional drilling with MWD and down hole motors, used impregnated bits with down hole turbines for very hard formations, implemented dry closed loop locations for environment protection,
1997- 1998 SCHLUMBERGER IPM (Drilling engineer) Drilled some wells for PEMEX in North Mexico, Arcabuz and Culebra field, Burgos gas project Turnkey contract, including tubing less completion, performed well control operations bringing well under control in a lost circulation zone, optimized safety regulations (QHSE) to avoid accidents,
1999-2000 Kappa Resources Ltda (Drilling engineer) Drilled well Cachimbero 1, in Middle Valley of Magdalena River, tested heavy oil, of 17 degrees API, involved in all stages of drilling in remote areas, testing and completing
2000-2001 Schlumberger IPM ( Drilling engineer)Drilled several wells in Cusiana and Cupiagua field for BP AMOCO to 18000 ft in foot hills, of Colombia coordinated all integrated services lines of Schlumberger,
2001-2002 Schlumberger IPM (Drilling engineer) Drilled horizontal wells for Petroecuador, in Amazonas jungle Sacha field, Shushufimdi field, Limoncocha field involved in daily follow up on drilling progress and well trajectory in horizontal wells, daily rig calls, response to daily drilling issues from rigs.
2002-2004 Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (Drilling engineer) drilled wells in the Níger Delta, onshore, and swamp area, Bonny, Minita, Cawtonchanel, Egbema, Otumara field dual completions, workovers, full filled all government safety regulations
2004-2005 ( Drilling engineer) Drilled wells for Ecopetrol in Colombia, LLanito field, for Perenco in Guatemala Xan field, monitor daily performance indicators, reporting, final reports well delivery, daily coordination with rigs supply, workover for Petrobras in San Francisco field
2005-2006 Saudi Aramco, (Drilling engineer) Offshore Arabian gulf, in Saudi Arabia Marjan, Safaniya, Hamur, field, horizontal multiraterals wells with smart completion, platform batch drilling, equalizer screens, H2S, cost control, optimized ROP for cost per foot control
2006-2007 (Drilling engineer) for Repsol in Libya El Sharara field in charge of follow up of daily drilling reports, and coordination of materials with service companies, assisted Drilling Superintendent with daily communication with rig supervisor Sahara desert, well view
2007 2008 (Drilling Engineer) KPO Kasakhastan Former Soviet Union Karachaganak field Drilling proyect well 9810, daily drilling operations, updated Open Wells, daily data base, cost control, DIMS, drilling consultant for Pacific Stratus Energy in La Creciente field, ensured wells drilled inside budget and time, coordinated rig materials supply before time, AFE track and control
Last well control certification IADC from Randy Smith WCS Nov 2007 valid for 2 years
Training:
11/05 Well Control Surface and Subsea IADC Bahrain
03/00 Stuck pipe prevention and PTW in BP Amoco Cusiana field Colombia
02/00 STOP course in BP Amoco Cusiana field Colombia
07/94 Well Control Surface and Subsea (Randy Smith) Houston
01/92 Well Control Surface and Subsea (Murchison) New Mexico
02/91 Tubular Inspection (TH Hill associates) Lima Peru
01/90 ESP school (Centrilift) Claremore Oklahoma
01/88 Well Cementing (Halliburton) Duncan Oklahoma
12/87 Well Completion (Rike Service) New Orleans LA, USA
08/86 Hydrogen Sulfide (Midland Safety and Healt inc) Odessa TX
07/86 Fire Fighting School (Oxy Caño Limon) Colombia
04/85 Drilling Practices ( Preston Moore) Norman Oklahoma USA
01/84 Drilling Fluids (Magcobar Dresser) Houston USA
05/83 Drilling Bits (Security Dresser) Dallas USA
01/82 Drilling Practices (Oxy Technical Center) Tulsa Oklahoma
05/80 Electric Logging (Schlumberger) Bogota Colombia
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