Experience

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  Scan drilling

  Jan 1979 - Jan 1980

  Derrickman
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  Location

  Jan 1983 - Jan 1996

  Working with a variety of drilling teams/contractors on contractTwo hitches of 28 days at Tour Pusher Driller/Tour Pusher/Assistant DrillerPacesetter 4 (Semi Submersible)Western Oceanic; UK and North Sea locations Driller/Assistant DrillerVega “A” Platform ( Varco Top Drive ) Apollo I, II. Polaris I (Jack-ups)Apollo III (Bowen Power Swivel)Western Oceanic Discoverer II (Drill Ship)Offshore International

  • Driller/ Tour Pusher

    Jan 1993 - Jan 1996

  • KEY RESPONIBILITIES

    Jan 1991 - Jan 1993

  • Driller/ Assistant Driller

    Jan 1990 - Jan 1991

  • Assistant Driller/Roughneck

    Jan 1983 - Jan 1990
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  Western well tools

  Jan 1996 - Jan 1997

  Service engineer

  InstallationsMaintenance Drill Protection Systems

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  Hughes inteq

  Jan 1997 - Jan 2005

  Baker

  Well planningBHA designBit selectionRunning BHA analysis and vibration softwareReporting using variety of Survey and anti-collision software ACHIEVEMENTS Competent in the use of the full range of Baker tools including Auto-Trak G2.5, G3 with modular motors. Experienced in 30” conductor jetting. Developed strong ability to managed drilling requirements for highly deviated or horizontal wells. Competed successful training in both California and Houston.Worked with numerous operators and locations: China - Conaco Libya - Veba Wintershall - Agoco Italy - Agip Oil Tunnisia - Pressaug Spain - Repaeol Australia - Arc Energy PNG - Interoil Apache oil Rock Oil Vic Petroleum. Show less

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  Baker hughes inteq

  Feb 2005 - Aug 2007

  Senior directional drilling supervisor

  International Rotator in various locations around the world.Coordinator Exp in Mauritania for Woodside project Directional Driller - Deviated and Horizontal wells

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  Weatherford australia pty ltd

  Aug 2007 - May 2010

  Directional drilling coordinator

  Ensure promotion and compliance with internal and best practice standards in all areas of health, safety and quality assuranceManage crew requirements and logistics for all DD projects - utilising 12 plus team members (permanent and contractual).Recruitment and performance management of all DD field staff.First point of contact with client in relation to project management and resourcing requirementsFocal point for all Australian clients - Apache and ARC Energy, Santos Hess. Ensure effective cost control measures are implemented to achieve budget targets and maximize profit margins without compromising premium service delivery objectives.Provide technical assistance and specialized engineering support for ongoing field jobs utilizing internal technologies. Communicate new product applications and improvements to clients and field staff. Financial and Operational Forecasts, local and regional level. ACHIEVEMENTS Instrumental in establishing the Drilling services division in Australia for Weatherford International. This encompassed securing contracts, importing required tools and set up a R&M facility. Actively participated in the successful tendering process with such companies as Santos Energy, Arc Energy, Hess, Origin and Apache. My division has taken the Santos work to a satisfactory conclusion including Well Planning, BHA design and analysis, Bit Selection and satisfactory completion of a 4 well drilling programme. Actively maintain customer contact and development within the WA. Show less

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  Cougar drilling solutions

  Aug 2010 - Sept 2011

  Erbil base manager

  Initiate set up of Erbil base Ensure promotion and compliance with internal and best practice standards in all areas of health, safety and quality assuranceFirst point of contact with client in relation to project management and resourcing requirementsFocal point for all Kurdistan clients - Heritage, Hunt , Niko, Gulf Keystone, HKN. Ensure effective cost control measures are implemented to achieve budget targets and maximize profit margins without compromising premium service delivery objectives.Provide technical assistance and specialized engineering support for ongoing field jobs utilizing internal technologies. Communicate new product applications and improvements to clients and field staff. Financial and Operational Forecasts, local and regional level. Show less

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  Schlumberger

  Oct 2011 - Oct 2014

  Offshore rigs - oil, gasAll aspects of directional and performance drilling including well profile design, BHA analysis and design, bit selection, hydraulic, torque and drag analysis, drilling optimisation. Experienced on all types of offshore and onshore drilling rigs, extensive experience working on drill crews from floorman to tour pusher.Qualified Competency Accessor and Safety ManagementGEOGRAPHIC WORK EXPERIENCEStaff management and procurementPreparation of tenders and work schedulesAustralia, Asia, Canada, China, Europe, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kuwait, Middle East, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, South America, United Kingdom, USA.Liaising with customers for all engineering requirements, reporting and timely management of drilling operationsConversant in information and management systems and KPI indicators and compilation HSE statistics; Currently working for; as a Senior Directional Driller working on the Ngatamariki Geothermal project on the Tyr rig.Previous to this position I was working in Gabon West Africa for Cougar Drilling Solutions as Country Manager Initiating the set up of operations. Drilling for Maurel and Prom on a land based project. I performed a similar role as the one detailed below for the same company. Show less

  • Senior Directional Driller

    Jun 2012 - Oct 2014

  • ACTIVITIES

    Oct 2011 - Jun 2012
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  Fearnley procter uae

  Jun 2016 - Apr 2017

  Qa/qc engineer
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  Cardno ppi, llc

  Feb 2018 - Jan 2019

  Qaqc inspector
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  Inpex

  Dec 2018 - Mar 2019

  Quality advisor-drilling exploration
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  Qatargas

  May 2019 - now

  Specialist quality engineering