Education
1986
Texas Tech UniversityBachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering
Officer - Society of Petroleum Engineers Production Engineering Laboratory Instructor1997
Murchison Drilling SchoolDrilling Supervisor Surface & Subsea
Drilling practices/hole problems, abnormal pressure zones, heavy mud practices, well control,lost circulation, stuck pipe.2006
K&M Technology ERD SchoolExtended Reach Drilling Techniques
High angle extended reach drilling (ERD) and tripping practices, evaluate actual vs.theoretical T&D and hydraulics values. Forecasting torque &drag loads of hole sections.
2014
Shell Round 2 CertificationShell Oil Round 2 Wells Engineering Diploma
Competency certification in drilling methods & technologies including wellcontrol, directional drilling, drilling problems, fishing, fluids, casing design, well abandonment, rock mechanics, geology, bits, coring & cementing technologies.
Experience
2008 - Current
Shell Oil CompanySenior Lead Drilling Supervisor
Senior lead drilling supervisor in the Gulf of Mexico with Shell Deepwater TLP & Spar drilling & completions operations.
2006 - 2008
Ultra Petroleum CorpSenior Drilling Supervisor
Project drilling supervisor in the Pinedale Anticline. Highly pressured & underbalanced drilling with geomechanical constraints requiring Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) techniques.
2005 - 2006
K&M TechnologyLead Drilling Supervisor
Complex project drilling supervisor for extended reach drilling, workover on 3-zone Intelligent Completion Systems on PXP platform Hidalgo & platform Irene, offshore California.
2000 - 2005
Scientific Drilling InternationalSenior Directional Driller
Standard, horizontal, Underbalanced CBM and whipstock re-entry projects. Global operations in Japan, Australia, Canada & USA.
1996 - 2000
Sperry-Sun Drilling ServicesSenior Directional Driller
Standard, horizontal, multi-lateral, N2 , Geothermal, Underbalanced CBM and whipstock re-entry projects. Global operations in Europe, Middle-East, South America & Australia.
1990 - 1996
Anadrill SchlumbergerSenior Directional Driller
Standard, horizontal and whipstock re-entry projects. Global operations in West Africa, Middle-East, North Sea Norwegian Sector and United States. MWD engineer & new technology development.
1986 - 1990
Trumter Petroleum CorpDrilling Engineer
Drilling operations manager and reservoir engineering. Drilling and production field operations and management including standard vertical drilling, production maintenance, secondary & tertiary workovers, waterflood design.
1983 - 1984
Maxwell-Herring Drilling Co.Derrickman / Chain-hand
Drilling operations running land drilling rigs including maintenance of the pumps, drilling fluids and the derrick operations. Working morning tour while attending petroleum engineering school.
1980 - 1983
Delta Drilling CompanyFloorhand / Derrickman
General drilling operations and maintenance of drilling rig machinery, derrick, drilling fluids. Land rigs in South and East Texas.
1979 - 1980
Rotary Drilling CompanyFloorhand
General drilling operations and maintenance of drilling rig machinery, derrick, drilling fluids. Land rigs in South and East Texas.
Work Locations
United States
Africa
Australia
Middle East
Mexico
Venezuela
Europe
Canada
Asia
Techniques
Rigs & Platforms
Drilling Conditions
Peripheral