Berton McLennan

Gas Field Operator

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Timeline
About me
Senior Drilling Engineer
Education
- Montana Tech of the University of Montana
  2008 - 2010
  Bachelor of Science (BSc) Petroleum Engineering
- Southern Alberta Institute of Technology / SAIT
  2006 - 2008
  Diploma Petroleum Technology/Technician
Experience
- Apache Corporation
  May 2007 - Aug 2007
  Gas Field Operator
  Relief operated different batteries of a sweet shallow gas fieldMonitored and operated both conventional and screw-type compressor stationsReported dead wells and safety issues into Apache’s internal network system
- Essential Well Services
  May 2008 - Aug 2008
  Coil Tubing Operator
  Break down a variety of wellhead configurations and set up coil tubing unit to run in holeConduct pre-job safety meetings and hazard assessmentsOperations included: production clean outs, pull clean and re-land plastic siphon strings, Frac sand clean outs, air drill outs, pull plugs, pressure ups and circulate shallow gas wells
- Hess Corporation
  May 2009 - Sept 2009
  Production Engineer
  Implemented Risk Based Inspection program for Offshore Deepwater production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico
- Berton Oilfield Consulting
  May 2010 - now
  President & CEO
  Drilling and Completions Engineering Consultant
- Harvest Operations Corp.
  Aug 2010 - May 2013
  Drilling Engineer/Drilling Superintendant
  Lead Drilling Engineer for all Harvest conventional plays in Western CanadaLead Drilling Superintendent for Light Oil and Heavy Oil plays in Western CanadaDrilling Engineer for Thermal SAGD and observation well drilling program utilizing multi-well pads, walking rigs and magnetically ranged well-pair drilling
- Senergy Energy Services
  May 2013 - Jul 2014
  Manages the well engineering and design activities, prepares a programme to deliver well operations safely, on time, within budget and meeting all agreed well objectivesEnsures all Regulatory and Legislative requirements are in place in a timely manner before commencement of well operationsPlan and schedule the supply of drilling materials and services for each well operationContinuous monitoring and reporting of drilling and related operationsDevelops well cost estimates and prepares well AFE’s as requiredEnsures operational lessons learned are captured and included in future operationsEnsures end of well reports are prepared reviewed and delivered in a timely manner Show less
  - Senior Drilling Engineer
    Mar 2014 - Jul 2014
  - Drilling Supervisor / Operations Engineer
    May 2013 - Mar 2014
- Perenco
  Aug 2014 - Mar 2015
  Senior Drilling Engineer / Drilling Superintendent
  -Manages the well engineering and design activities, prepares a programme to deliver well operations safely, on time, within budget and meeting all agreed well objectives-Ensures all Regulatory and Legislative requirements are in place in a timely manner before commencement of well operations-Plan and schedule the supply of drilling materials and services for each well operation-24/7 on-call rig support-Continuous monitoring and reporting of drilling and related operations-Develops well cost estimates and prepares well AFE’s as required-Ensures operational lessons learned are captured and included in future operations-Ensures end of well reports are prepared reviewed and delivered in a timely manner Show less
- Suncor Energy
  Dec 2015 - Jul 2023
  Drilling Supervisor
  Field Drilling Supervisor / Consultant
- West Rock Energy Consultants Ltd.
  Jul 2017 - Jul 2023
  Project Manager, D&C
  Project manager (D&C) consultant specializing in the oil sands and thermal operations of western Canada as well as conventional plays in South/Central Alberta.
- Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL)
  Nov 2022 - now
  Drilling Engineer
Licenses & Certifications
- IWCF