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Profile: A Senior Petroleum Engineer with over 26 years of experience in the oil field as Drilling/Production Engineer, Superintendent, Well Supervisor, Rig Manager, and Project/Contract Manager. I have an MBA and an Associate Degree in Hazardous Waste Management. Have six years experience as an Environmental Engineer
Skills:
* Knowledge and understanding of Petroleum Engineering with a particular emphasis in drilling operations in remote international locations.
* Experienced in drilling and completions - horizontal, high pressure, lost circulation, H2S, offshore and onshore as well as in coil tubing and fracturing operations.
* Excellent Superintendent and Drilling Supervisor skills, also Project and Contract Management skills with strong cost control abilities
* Broad work experience and management background, possess good people skills and proficiency in operating in remote areas and drilling camps.
* Good interpersonal skills, easy to work with, a team player being personable and diplomatic.
* Personnel and HR management skills with MBA degree
* Computer literate, Word, Excel, with IT capabilities.
* Experienced Environmental Manager.
Career History:
CSS Corp. Solutions LLC, Pan Ocean Oil Corp, Nigeria. Feb 2009 to present.
Drilling Supervisor
* Drilling Supervisor / Company Representative, Drilling 13,000 ft, high angle Gumbo shale, with oilbase mud. Also run the completions.
Object Reservoir/Orbis Eng., Neuquen, Argentina, August, 2008 to Jan 2009
Engineering Technical Advisor
* Drilling engineer and Technical Advisor on tight gas Fracture Simulation project.
Sasol Pande Ltd., Mozambique, Africa, 2007– August, 2008
Field Superintendent, Responsible for country operations:
* Administered a drilling and pipeline construction camp (400 personnel).
* Supervised a 3 rig operation drilling, work over and completions.
* Successful Completion of the 2 year project.
LUKoil Sever / D&S Engineering - Naryan Mar, Russia, 2004 – 2006,
Drilling Superintendent / Drilling Supervisor, Responsible for:
* Operations of up to, 12 Rigs working in High pressure, H2S, Lost Circulation. Horizontal wells.
* Scheduled logistics and monitored inventories.
* Provided well site supervision one well while handling Supt duties on the others
* Instructed and mentored Russian crews on western oil field technology.
BP / Halliburton - Radushny, Western Siberia, Russia, 2003 - 2004,
Workover Supervisor
* Well Review and Digitization Project.
* Implemented and supervised a 47 well oil fracturing program which increased production by 93%.
* Field Supervision of Completions, Coil tubing and Fracturing.
Environmental Protection Agency, Denver, CO, 1999 - 2002,
Environmental Engineer / Project Manager
* Environmental Contract/Project Manager for several Multi-State Projects
Barbados National Oil Company, 1998 to 1998
Drilling Engineer / Drilling Supervisor
* Consultant Drilling Engineer, prepared AFEs, well programs, designed and drilled horizontal wells. Provided well site supervision.
Knight Engineering, Golden, CO, 1993 - 1997,
Well Site Supervisor
* Well site consultant/supervisor in western United States.
Environmental Engineer, EPA, Denver, CO, 1990 - 1993,
Project Manager
* Environmental Contract/Project Manager for several Multi-State Projects
Colo. School of Mines, Golden CO, Haz Waste Mgt Deg 1989 – 1990,
R.B. Marich, – Investment Banker, 1988 – 1989,
University of Colorado, MBA Degree, Boulder, CO 1986 – 1988,
ODECO Inc, 1981 – 1986,
Operations / Rig Manager
- Aberdeen, Scotland, 1984 – 1986,
* As rig manager on two semi submersibles for ODECO in North Sea, received British Safety Council Award for both rigs in 1985.
* Initiated employee motivation and safety programs which overall reduced accidents, downtime, and employee turnover. Responsible for HR and SHE.
* Project manager on Ocean Nomad, dry dock major rig upgrade project, completed on time and under budget.
-Perth, Australia, 1981 – 1984,
* Operations/Rig Manager for two semi-submersible drilling rigs offshore Australia, Pacific Rim and the North Sea. Responsible for client relations/accounts.
* Initiated employee motivation and safety programs
* Project manager on maintenance and painting project on two semi-submersibles in Singapore. They were completed on time and under budget.
Husky/Apache, Denver, CO, 1976 – 1981,
Drilling Superintendent / Engineer
* Managed a drilling operation that spanned the western United States, with as many a 24 rigs. Permitted wells, secured site clearance, and prepared locations.
* Performed well planning, on site supervision, bit maximization and achieving on-time TD's. Prepared AFE's, cost monitoring, logistics, HR and SHE functions.
* Implemented standard rig procedures and low solids mud systems, which resulted in increased R.O.P. and lower well costs. Monitored record keeping.
* Provided engineering and supervision for 31 wells throughout Rocky Mtn area as a member of a 2 man drilling department.
* Designed ran and set the longest string, at the time, of 5.5 inch casing, (15,500ft.) in Wyoming.
Mobil Oil Corp., 1971 – 1976,
Production / Drilling Engineer
Sr. Drilling/Production Engineer (Alaska/Denver),
* Drilling Engineer for North Slope, Cook Inlet and Gulf of Alaska. Served as production engineer for Cook Inlet production platform.
* Member for Gulf of Alaska, bid preparation and of offshore rig design team.
Drilling/Production Engineer (New Orleans La.),
Assigned to offshore Louisiana and southeast United States.
* Prepared drilling AFE's and well programs for wildcat and development well.
* Performed well site supervision for all phases of drilling operations including; logging, cementing, transition zone identification.
Production/Operations Engineer (Morgan City, La.),
* Prepared engineering programs, AFE's and economic analysis for well completions and workovers.
* Provided on-site supervision for all phases of completions and workovers.
Education and Training:
Montana Tech. - Butte MT,
- B.S. Petroleum Engineering (With Honours)
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO,
- M.B.A., (emphasis in management and marketing)
Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO,
- Hazardous Waste Management, Associate Degree course.
Training Courses:
- Floating Drilling School
- Maritime Firefighting Academy
- Certificates in First Aid, CPR, Confined Space Entry
- Well Control Certificate, IWCF, Valid until 2011
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