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PETROLEUM INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE:
1999 to Present: INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT
Drilling Engineer - US Rocky Mountains: Analyzed offset wells; Performed wellbore stability & other analyses; Developed well designs for deep HTHP, directional, & horizontal wells; Planned UBD/MPD operations; Prepared AFEs & drilling programs; Managed drilling operations; Supervised critical operations.
Drilling Manager/Engineer - Argentina: Provided onsite supervision, management, and drilling engineering expertise for 6000m horizontal well in sub-Andean overthrust belt of northern Argentina.
Chief Engineer - Russia: Upgraded drilling rig equipment/tools and designed drilling programs for large-scale drilling project in Russian Arctic.
Operations Engineer - California: Designed workover/AFE packages and supervised critical operations.
Drilling Manager – Yemen: Tendered/analyzed bids, finalized contracts, etc. Provided technical support/supervision for operations.
Project Drilling Engineer – Argentina: Developed well design, drilling program, prepared AFE, tendered/analyzed bids, etc., for 6000m, horizontal, high-pressure gas well in hard-rock, crooked-hole environment of sub-Andean overthrust belt.
Project Manager – Kazakhstan: Analyzed previous well, tendered/analyzed bids, negotiated contracts, prepared drilling program, etc., for exploration well in remote area of Kazakhstan.
Drilling Engineer – Bolivia: Analyzed offset data, designed drilling/completion programs, tendered/analyzed bids, prepared AFEs, supervised operations, assisted in logistics, etc., for exploration wells from 3000m to 6400m TVD.
1994 to 1999: CONSULTANT DRILLING ENGINEER, Parker Drilling Company
Drilling engineer for client in Santa Cruz, Bolivia office and at well sites.
Drilling engineer for client in Peru.
Drilling engineer for client in Argentina. Worked on drilling, completion, and workover programs for deep wells in sub-Andean overthrust
1989 to 1994: EARNED B.Sc. AND M.Sc. DEGREES at University of Oklahoma
1985 to 1988: DRILLING SUPERINTENDENT – Parker Drilling Company (China, Colombia, Ecuador)
1983 to 1984: TOOLPUSHER – P.T. Bessindo (Indonesia)
1982 to 1983: DRILLING SUPERINTENDENT – P.T. MEDCO (Indonesia)
1978 to 1982: RIG SUPERINTENDENT – Parker Drilling (Sudan, Indonesia)
1976 to 1978: TOOLPUSHER/DRILLER – Santa Fe (Libya)
1973 to 1976: DRILLER/ASSISTANT DRILLER – Parker Drilling (Madagascar, Kenya)
1966 to 1973: DRILLER/ROUGHNECK (NM, TX)
EDUCATION:
MASTER OF SCIENCE, PETROLEUM ENGINEERING, 1997 (1992 - 1994)
University of Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma
3.87 GPA
Thesis: A Geochemical Model of the Solution-Mineral Equilibria within a Sandstone Reservoir (1997)
M.Sc. thesis research was a study of the effects of chemical interactions of drilling fluid filtrates, stimulation fluids, etc., with formation connate fluid compositions and the relation to potential formation damage. The geochemical systems that were modeled were developed from analyses of the petrography/mineralogy of reservoir rock constituents and connate pore fluid and invasion fluid compositions.
Note that Dr. Faruk Civan of the University of Oklahoma requested and received permission to include a considerable amount of material from this M.Sc. thesis in his recent definitive textbook on formation damage, Reservoir Formation Damage (Gulf Publishing, 2000). Dr. Civan used almost 40 pages, or more than 5% of the total volume of his textbook, to discuss the thorough, but intuitive, geochemical model that was presented for the first time in this M.S. thesis.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, GEOLOGY, 1992 (1989 - 1992)
University of Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma
3.91 GPA; Graduated with Special Distinction (this particular honor requires graduating with a GPA > 3.75)
SKILLS AND RESOURCES:
Technical and management capabilities include the following:
* Preliminary well design analyses, including pore pressure plots, rock mechanics work, etc.
* Casing/liner strings and tubing string design, including triaxial load analyses, buckling analyses, etc.
* Wellhead and BOP equipment design and specifications
* Cement slurry design, specifications, and cementing procedures
* BHA, drill string, and completion string design and selection
* Directional/horizontal tool design, selection, and procedures
* Drilling/completion/workover fluid system formulation and mud material specifications
* Hydraulics optimization
* Solids control and dewatering/waste management system efficiency
* Bit selection and ROP optimization
* Acid or hydraulic fracture stimulation treatment recommendations, design, specifications, and procedures
* Prepare detailed and complete drilling/completion/workover programs
* Determine reliable and precise cost and time estimates for preparation of realistic AFEs and for comparing the economics of all viable technical options
* Prepare and tender bid packages for contractors and services; analyze bids; negotiate/finalize contracts
* Ensure that locations are properly surveyed and staked
* Ensure that locations, access roads, etc., are properly constructed
* Ensure specified tools, equipment, and materials are procured and mobilized as required to prevent excess standby charges or costly delays
* Monitor daily well costs and ensure that rig supervisors and other personnel control costs in field
* Ensure that rig supervisors and other personnel perform efficiently and safely
* Supervise critical operations on location as required
* Submit required documents to governmental authorities
* Prepare final well reports and/or end-of-well analyses
Read, write, and converse fluently in Spanish. Have given several technical presentations to upper management in Spanish.
High level of competence with computer equipment and engineering software: Modern versions of Microsoft Office Professional, Microsoft Project, Lotus Smartsuite, Corel Wordperfect Office, TK Solver, and other software are all loaded up on desktop and notebook computers to conform to clients' word processing, spreadsheet, database, graphics, project management, and other software requirements.
Besides having access to many industry software programs, numerous, complex spreadsheet programs have been personally written to assist in casing design, triaxial load analysis, buckling analysis, BHA/drill string design, hydraulics calculations/optimization, surge/swab calculations, drilling rig utilization, cement design/volume calculations, drilling fluid volume/material usage, well control, PVT calculations, AFE preparation, bid evaluation analysis, etc.
Resources:
Complete reference library set up in home office, consisting of a complete, extensive set of petroleum engineering, mechanical engineering, geology, geophysics, chemistry, advanced mathematics, and other technical text books and references, TH Hill DS-1 Standards, API bulletins, API specifications, API recommended practices, IADC drilling manual, well control manuals, environmental standards, composite catalogs, etc. Extensive collection of copies and/or digital files of drilling reports, mud recaps, mud logs, digital log data, etc., from numerous wells drilled in Bolivia and northern Argentina, as well as in the U.S. Rocky Mountains. SPE Image Library with over 35,000 SPE papers immediately available on CD-ROM for technical research and review.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
I have a unique background, starting in the drilling industry as a floorhand and eventually working my way up to drilling superintendent. After more than 20 years working for various drilling contractors, with over 10 years serving as toolpusher or drilling superintendent, I left the industry to study, earning a B.Sc. degree in Geology and a M.Sc. degree in Petroleum Engineering. Since completion of the graduate coursework in 1994, I have worked as a consultant Drilling Manager and/or Drilling Engineer for several clients on projects in various countries.
My background and education have given me the knowledge and experience to develop into a complete drilling hand, capable of analyzing, designing, and executing difficult drilling/completion projects. This background also has allowed me to communicate effectively with drilling hands and other personnel in the field, and also to be capable of discussing technical issues with geologists and engineers in office settings. Perhaps the most important key to achieving successful operations is developing and maintaining good communications between all personnel involved in the project.
* Member of AAPG, SEPM, and SPE.
* List of references available on request.
* University of Oklahoma transcript available on request.
* Copy of M.S. Thesis available on request.
* Copies of non-confidential drilling/completions programs available on request.
* Current IADC Well Control Certificate (Drilling, Surface/Subsea).
* Valid U.S. Passport.
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