John Torpey

Experience

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  Schlumberger

  May 2003 - Jan 2007

  • Manage District operations to ensure profitability, safety, and continued growth of district business and ensure that company facilities, equipment, and trained personnel are available to meet the demands of the market and exceed client expectations. Annual Revenue $204MM • Manage District operations to ensure profitability, safety, and continued growth of district business and ensure that company facilities, equipment, and trained personnel are available to meet the demands of the market and exceed client expectations. Annual Revenue: $115MM • Manage operations for stimulation services in West Africa (Angola, Congo, Gabon, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Mauritania). Annual Revenue: $45MM

  • Operations Manager - Well Services

    Jan 2006 - Jan 2007

  • Operations Manager - Offshore Gulf of Mexico

    Feb 2005 - Dec 2005

  • Operations Manager - West Africa Offshore

    May 2003 - Feb 2005
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  Oxy

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2014

  Designed, implemented, and evaluated a wide range of completions and workover operations to enhance oil production and recovery from existing and new fields in Santa Cruz and Mendoza provinces. • Led a team of 14 Engineers working with 17 workover rigs to ensure highest quality operations with focus on driving down time to market targets, while increasing production. • Work with vendors to introduce novel completions strategy utilizing coiled tubing to fracture formations and install completion string in one trip. Cost savings equated to 30% over former operations. • Mentored and trained local engineering staff in how to efficiently view well performance, monitor and understand costs, and ensure data integrity. Show less

  • Drilling and Production Engineering Manager

    Jan 2013 - Jan 2014

  • Drilling and Completion Engineering Manager

    Apr 2009 - Jan 2013

  • Completions Engineering Manager

    Jan 2007 - Apr 2009
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  California Resources Corporation

  Dec 2014 - Apr 2021

  Drilling and Production Engineering Manager

  Led Engineering and Field Operations team of subject matter experts in developing best technical solutions for oil and gas well construction and production in California (San Joaquin Basin/Los Angeles Basin).• Managed area budgets >$150MM to deliver high quality assets exceeding production targets. • Prepared asset life cycle plans by providing operational execution plans and budgetary estimates. • Managed operations in highly regulated environment. Served as a primary liaison with governmental regulatory offices for assigned projects.• Authored and implemented contracting and procurement procedures ensuring compliance with company policies and delegation authorities. Show less