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EDUCATION
University
Universidad America (Bogotá - Colombia)
College Degree: Petroleum Engineer, Dec 1992.
Magíster
Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá - Colombia)
Magister Degree: Civil Engineering Magister with emphasis in Environmental Engineering. March 1997
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Cost Management Project Engineer
Worked bp invoicing and payment process and closed gaps between the Contractor-Contract Managers-Drilling Engineers-Field reps and-PWGdP about cost management and controlling. Detailed invoicing and payment flow chart. Defined invoicing and payment process roles and responsibilities. Developed a macro excel tool to allow efficient contract's cost control. Nov 2002 – Mar 2003. British Petroleum Company, Colombia
Drilling Project Engineer
Carried out Torque and Drag Friction Factor Calibration, using Landmark Wellplan 2000 built 857. Obtained cased and open hole regional Friction Factors, Cupiagua South Field. Sept 2002 – Oct 2002 British Petroleum Company, Colombia
Well Site Drilling Engineer.
Well support in HSE, Engineering and Teamwork. Supported Drilling Supervisor and rig team personnel in understanding and achieving HSE targets. Provided engineering input into daily operations: hydraulics, torque monitoring and simulation, string over pull allowance, taper string balance, jar functioning limits/conditions (cock/fire requirements), kick tolerance, cost per foot analysis, bit cost effectiveness, HSI, cavings rate monitoring, trip sheets, bit record, fishing time, U tube calculations, completion engineering, etc. Lead operational incidents/failures investigations. Rig site performance monitoring, technical limit and no drilling surprises. Performed drilling supervisor roles. Jan2002 – Aug 2002. British Petroleum Company, Colombia.
Well Engineering and Contract Management
Well Engineering Drilling Support; Bits Contract Manager (Plans, organizes, manages and, continually improves the bit business processes, safeguard of assets, development, implementation, and monitoring of internal controls, participation in bid and proposal activities, monitoring of profitability projections, participation in marketing and business plans, strategy implementation and execution, and coordination of budgets and forecasts for defined area of drilling. Logistics coordinator between Operations and Bit Contractors, bit optimisation support and bit specialist. Review bit failure reports, bit planning & selection). Stuck pipe and well control contract manager. Colombia Well Learning System, WLS Co-ordinator. Risk Register Co-ordinator (data base support). Oct 2000 – Dec 2001. British Petroleum Company, Colombia
Junior Drilling Engineer.
Well planning and construction for drilling and workover wells, well programme & Authorization for Expenditure generation, specific drilling procedures, group loading, mud programme evaluation, directional drilling, casing design, casing running and cementing programmes evaluation, and daily well engineering support. Jul 1997 – Sept 2000. British Petroleum Company, Colombia.
Junior Drilling Supervisor
Drilling and Workover jobs in Cusiana & Cupiagua field - Colombia. In charge of well logistics, drilling operation support and personal management. HSE compliance, Monitor BHA design and performance, mud engineering, casing running, pipe tallies, cementing operations, mud logging, logging operations, directional drilling, waste management and environmental compliance. Community affairs and HSE control And monitoring. Jun 1995 – Jun 1997. H&P Drilling and British Petroleum Company, Colombia.
Drilling Fluids Teacher
Drilling fluids, formation water, cement, and hydrocarbons lab tests. Basic functions of drilling fluids, formation damage, well productivity, filtration control, bridging, leak off and spurt loss. Types and properties of drilling fluids. Problems related to drilling fluids: stuck pipe, depleted sands, lost circulation, well bore instability, hole cleaning and H2S contamination. Jul 1993 – Jul 1994. Universidad America – Bogotá, Colombia
Field practice for students.
Drilling and workover Rig in Toqui-Toqui Field - Tolima, Colombia. Dec 1990 – Feb 1991. Marlin Drilling Company, Colombia.
COURSES, TRAINING AND CERTIFICATES
Good Knowledge in Windows Microsoft, Intennet, Word Processors, Excel Spread Sheets, Access, Acrobat, Presentation Software as Visio and Power point. DIMS.
Training obtained:
HCC Drilling Seminar, Baker Hughes. The Woodlands-Texas, Oct 2003
Well Control IWCF, Certificación, Well Control School. Bogotá – Colombia, 2002-2004
Drill String Design and Failure Prevention, TH Hill. Bogotá – Colombia, 2002
Directional Drilling, Baker Hughes. Bogotá – Colombia, 2002
Casing Design, BP In-house training. Bogotá – Colombia, 2001
Cementing training, BJ. Bogotá – Colombia, 2001
Stuck Pipe Prevention, Randy Smith Training School, Bogotá – Colombia, 2000
Safety First Aid certified, Light/Heavy vehicle defensive driving.
Computer Windows environment and applications. Familiar with Landmark Drilling Application
Skills Engineering and drilling supervision. Bit selection and optimization engineering. Drilling cost management. Ability to drive change and continuous improvement.
Languages English and Spanish.
References will be provided on request.
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