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Aerospace Engineering
Directional Driller
Placed the wellbore in target zone optimizing recovery of hydrocarbons. Actively steered the well and projected potential well paths to scan for possible collision scenarios with other wells.
- Performed diagnostic tests, determining issues down hole, and eliminated variables, arriving at best solution.
- Drilled horizontal wells and built curves, landing in pre-determined target zone using both hand calculations and software to double check results and ensure well path is safely separated from other wells.
- Performed well-path projections and drill string analysis as well as torque and drag modeling, designing ideal tool string for the planned well.
- Documented technical data and events ensuring precision of final report, including accurate account of the actions performed.
- Collaborated with business development, tracking assets, personnel, and budget, generated final ticket for customer.
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Lead Directional Driller
Successfully performed Directional Drilling processes' including projection of well path to pre-determined target coordinates for Horizontal wells.
- Accurately applied calculations using drilling surveys and Geologist feedback to land curve and drill lateral sections per customer expectations.
- Utilized Directional Drilling computer software to provide survey calculations and well path projections to the client representative.
- Prepared Directional Drilling reports, BHA performance reports, Anti-Collision reports, service tickets and relevant paperwork.
- Collaborated with the Measurement While Drilling engineer to ensure BHA compatibility and correct tool face references.
- Applied principles of BHA selection and aspects of Directional Drilling performance to ensure BHA's were assembled safely and as planned including correct make-up torque, doping and handling.
- Prepared BHA performance reports containing detailed and accurate dimensions as well as expected versus actual performance, conclusions, and recommendations for each BHA run.
- Inspected, measured, and documented all directional related company equipment delivered to the work site and maintained records including dimensional data and condition.
- Ensured all equipment was properly laid out after use according to company procedures and manifested for backload at the end of each job.
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Geology
Directional Driller
I led the team that improved equipment cost tracking ticketing and thereby increased profit margin by 12.5% in 2012.
- I developed SEGOFS operating framework for inter-company technical activities and improved synergy by reducing project execution time in multi-company teams by average of 20%
- I was one of the pioneer engineers to successfully utilize Auto Trak eXpress rotary steerable tool in Africa with our technical partners Baker Hughes at Tinpa field in Niger delta offshore Nigeria, West Africa.
- I manage directional drilling projects as supervisor responsible for schedule performance, people and quality service for Clients.
- Drilled various well profiles ranging from 2D and 3D wells, J type wells, horizontal, extended reach wells and sidetrack plans
- Managed onshore mobilization and demobilization of tools as part of my training to have a holistic overview of SEGOFS operations.
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Double Major - International Business / Economics
Directional Driller
Precisely controlled well bore trajectory using various techniques, tools, and technologies to intersect particular subsurface targets at predetermined coordinates. Furnished daily cost and operational reports to the Operator and directional home-office. Tracked and maintained inventory. Shipped and received inventory to and from the well-site.
- Efficiently drilled conventional and horizontal directional, including ERD, well profiles with TVDs in excess of 10,000' and build rates ranging from 2 deg./100' to 45 deg./100'. Completed slim-hole re-entries with gyro and steering-tool orientation. Completed many CBM horizontal natural gas wells.
- Executed cased and open-hole whip-stock placement and orientation for effective well bore kick-off and side-tracks. Monitored drill-string torque/drag and optimized drilling parameters to maximize drilling rate with oil-based, water-based and under-balanced air / nitrogen foam-injection systems.
- Exposed to various down-hole geo-steering and MWD / LWD tools including Near-Bit Inclination and Natural Gamma Ray, Array Wave Resistivity, Density Neutron, Dynamic Pressure Monitoring, and Electro-Magnetic survey equipment.
- Assisted in BHA design and drilling jar placement. Offered suggestions to the well-site Operator for proper drill-bit applications. Sustained efficient drilling operations in absence of the Operator's Representative.
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High School Diploma
Directional Driller
Trained in the use and proficiency of Winsurv Program to send daily and end-of-well reports, create BHA's, and document all shipping and tool documentation.
- Trained in the use and proficiency of Winsurv Survey Program to plan wells and monitor current wells.
- Maintained contact with Coordinator in order to ensure all proper tools for specific section of each well were on location when needed.
- Drilled multiple wells on single pad, utilizing anti-collision techniques in upper sections to do so.
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Natural Science And Mathematics
Directional Driller and Lwd/geo-steering Field Engineer
Act as liaison between the client and office personnel to ensure proper products are being utilized and delivered.
- Execute surveys and manage well bore path to ensure drilling targets are achieved.
- Analyze real-time gamma and resistivity readings to accurately model well bore position in the geologic formation to effectively steer the bottom-hole assembly.
- Experienced in setting up and networking surface control system.
- Supervised and trained new employees to ensure all necessary data was collected.
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Directional Driller
Directional Driller, Rocky Mountain Region
- Selected to participate in leadership program for Directional Drilling. Training included: equipment operation, mathematics, BHA selection to optimize drilling performance, computer data entry / utilization, and collision avoidance.
- Successfully completed several training courses on well bore positioning.
- Monitored and tracked survey equipment, maintaining pre-determined well bore path and enabling production.
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Directional Driller Supervisor
Aligns individual and group goals with the needs of the organization and ensure the needs of the group are successfully accomplished
- Excellent relationships with Company Men, Directional Drillers, Mud Engineers, Tool pushers and other crews
- Ensure all employees' safety and ensure that the job is done productively.
- Worked in Barnett Shell, Haynesville Shell, Austin Chalk and worked in Morgantown, PA
- Horizontal, Directional, and straight hole control
- Single and multi lateral wells/pads
- Independently supervised and managed directional staff/jobs
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Directional Driller
Operated boring machine by drilling holes to lay below ground pipes
- Operated locating machine
- Participated on several important projects (Shell Oil, Chevron, BP)
- Safety Clearance to work in major chemical plants
- Maintained company grounds and building while away from field job sites
- Completed regular maintenance on the heavy equipment that were used on the job sites
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Education
Directional Driller Senior Supervisor
Analyzed well plans and drilled wellbores per customer well plans and dogleg severity limitations. Supervised and trained teams of 3 to 4 junior directional drillers and MWD personnel.
- Ensured Collision Avoidance using wellbore positioning software and trigonometric calculations, drilling between existing wellbores, sometimes with as little as 3 feet on either side of wellbore being drilled.
- Provided customers with accurate data on wellbore position and problems and conferred with geologists and engineers as necessary, examining and ensuring correct procedures for difficult wellbores.
- Set many records for fastest wellbores and consistently landed wellbores within 3 feet of center of well plan target by staying focused and attentive and utilizing thorough knowledge of job.
- Received Letter of Accomplishment for First Single Run Extended Reach Lateral for Marathon Oil Company.
- Received Letter of Accomplishment for consistent quality and customer satisfaction of drilled wellbores on Pinedale Anticline.
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High School Diploma
Business Management
Accounting
Directional Driller
- Provide directional services through [company name] for XTO, Connoco Phillips, Hess, Samson, and Whiting
- Recommend and manage bottom hole assemblies for drilling in proposed formations
- Calculate and implement slides to keep drilling direction in the planned Azimuth and inclination
- Maintain horizontal laterals through the Bakken and Three Forks in North Dakota
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Chemical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Directional Driller
- Lead the on-site drilling team for Sperry Drilling on a variety of drilling projects in the Western U.S.
- Completed DD1/DD2 Schools with excellent reviews and performance
- Earned promotion from DD Trainee to F14 DD
- Landed a curve on the western slope of Colorado with three out of the first four surveys less than 0.02 degrees off dip angle; then rotated for several hundred feet without sliding. This was my first lead job as a triple sidetrack after two other directional service companies were run off location.
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Directional Driller
Provide technical advice and guidance to the rig site crews on a daily basis
- Deliver definitive well path data to Operations Engineers when required
- Gratify input and output deviation survey quality
- Maintain survey databases continually
- Create detail calculations, projections, and build rates to hit target TVD
- Analyze the deviations for the line with angle and azimuth
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Certificate
Certificate
Electrical Engineering
Directional Driller Specialist
Prepare Directional Drilling tools for Drilling Operations at the Wellsite
- BHA design and Drilling engineering simulations (hydraulics, torque and drag, BHA tendencies etc.)
- Interpreting well designs and drilling programs. Executing them on the wellsite to reach desired targets: Vertical, J-type, S-type and Horizontal profiles done succesfully.
- Participate in well control activities
- Prepare and submit meaningful End of Well reports (EOWR)
- Proficient in running Mud Motors, Turbines, PowerDrive Xceed and PowerDrive X6.
- Worked successfully for many Clients including Total, SPDC, Seplat, NPDC, Sheba, Afren, Addax, Khalda, Qarun and Petrobel.
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Management And Business Administration
Residential/commercial Inspections
Adjuster- Property, Casualty And Surety
Lead Directional Driller, Texas & New Mexico
Drilled straight hole control and lateral wells
- Work closely with Engineers & Well Planners to complete multi-well & anti-collision
- Work to achieve oil company objectives in a timely fashion
- Work closely with Oil Company Representatives to complete target goals
- Possess strong commitment to customer satisfaction
- Work to insure safe operations and a safe work environment for piers
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High School Diploma
Directional Driller Engineer II
Expose to vertical wells (7000' depth) building and dropping nudges
- Maintain night tower / horizontal wells (17000' depth) with minimum
- Inspect down hole tools before and after each run
- Coordinate directional activities with other members of team
- Drill according customer plans, adjust directional drilling planning according to down hole conditions
- Familiar with WINSERV2 and HAWKEYE programs for directional drilling tools / power drive archer
- Ability to make decisions with no hesitation
- Drill and maintain day and night tower until the job is completed by self while drilling eight wells with in fifteen (15') apart / 4000'depth on a sputter rig / eagle ford formation
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Directional Driller
Reviewed well plans and modified as needed at well site
- Generate daily reports and survey data for Company Man and corporate office
- Determined location of field failures and assisted in analysis of tool failure
- Operate and maintain MWD/LWD surface equipment and down hole tools at well site
- Software operations: (Digidrill, BenchTree, GE, OpenWells, Pason)
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High School Diploma
Electrical Engineering
Lead Directional Driller
Drill straight holes, slant/s-curves, horizontal wells
- Knowledgeable of different types of bits and motors and which should be selected according to well plan to achieve best possible results
- Understand possible down-hole problems and what to do in various situations
- Control well bore paths, figuring survey computations and projections, to achieve the desired directional well path and target objective
- Strong ability to communicate with Company Men and Drilling Engineers to discuss
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Directional Driller Trainee
Supervise directional drilling operations on the rig site.
- Supervise the drilling process so that the desired directional well path and target objectives are achieved.
- Control well bore paths, figuring survey computations, rate of penetration, and bottom home assemblies.
- Maintain a complete listing of all directional tools and survey equipment on location, and days on location.
- Responsible for reporting procedures.
- Available on a 24 hour call basis to respond to customer needs.
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Directional Driller / Drilling Systems Manager /ctd Supervisor
- Supervised up to 17 jobs / day. Did well plan designs for high end projects.
- Implemented Autotrac and Vertitrac drilling systems
- Supervisor for BP CTD North Slope CTD operations
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Directional Driller
Involved in the planning, execution, and management of all phases of directional drilling process to assist in delivering services that meet or exceed client expectations.
- Drilled horizontal, S-wells, and sidetracks in West Texas, South Texas, & East Texas for clients including Marathon, XTO, BHP Billiton, Encana, Halcon Resources, and Parsley Energy.
- Responsible for BHA design & assembly, invoicing, daily reporting, well path projections, anti-collision, and tool ordering/shipping
- Proficient with Winserve/WinSURV
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Civil & Environmental Engineering
Directional Driller- Internship
Shadowed the Lead Directional Driller throughout the summer
- Learned the layout and processes of an oil rig
- Obtained hands on experience with heavy machinery while drilling on rigs
- Worked for one week in the motor shop assembling and disassembling motors used on jobs
- Received instructions on how to properly measure and scribe directional tools
- Gained significant leadership traits by experiencing the day to day operations associated with the trade
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Lead Senior Directional Driller
Ensure and implement that all directional drilling plans and procedures are according to company guidelines and oversee Directional drilling operations to ensure compliance
- Manage all well-bore paths and perform surveys and calculations to compute and monitor the rate of penetration and other variables in the drilling process
- Provide assistance and training to all drilling trainees new on location
- Managing and presenting all proposals and costs to client
- Implement all survey information and ensure objectives are met according to the Well Plan
- Administer directional operations and analyze performance of all drilling procedures
- Assist all client representatives. Resolve any conflicts and maintain records of all data with required documentation.
- Maintain and ensure efficiency in maintenance of all company assets/tools
- Ensure safety in work areas at all times
- Perform regular inspections on all tools and equipment
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Directional Driller
- Equipment operation of Vermeer 24/40 Directional Drill with Eclipse Locator.
- Operation of American Auger 3600 and 4800 Bore machines.
- Welding and mechanical maintenance of equipment and equipment fabrication.
- Pipe fitting and welding.
- Surveying for pipe installation and alignment.
- Excavator, backhoe, and bobcat operation.
- Supervision of small crews to complete daily tasks.
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Senior Lead EM Mwd/lwd Field Engineer/night-hand Directional Driller
Perform directional drilling operations at the well.
- Formal trainings in both, Directional Drilling and MWD.
- Senior Lead hand in Measurement While drilling (MWD) and Logging While Drilling (LWD).
- Liaise with customer representative to ensure smooth operation and understanding of requirements.
- Compile reports and pre / post job briefings, as well as perform on-the-job training for new MWD's.
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Chemistry
Petroleum Engineering
Energy Business
Directional Driller Crossover
Follow directional drillers in their daily routine
- Keep up with paper work, tool log, and morning report
- Learn how to slide and hold tool face
- Use Well Architect to calculate bit projections, Build rate and anti-collision
- Keep up BHI data base
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High School Diploma
Directional Driller
- Implement all drilling plans & procedures
- Use computer software & calculating formulas to execute hole trajectory
- Ensure compliance to all drilling objectives
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Agribusiness
Directional Driller
- Oversee directional drilling operations
- Daily reporting
- Implementation of directional drilling plans to achieve clients objectives
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High School Diploma
Mechanics
Directional Drilling Trainee / Night Directional Driller
Learn to Hand Calculate Surveys, Projections, Motor yields and Doglegs needed
- Keep wellbore on track
- Create reports
- Keep track of tools on location
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