Laymon Barnett, EIT

Experience

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  Top Hand Field Services, LLC

  May 2017 - May 2018

  Roustabout/Safety Supervisor

  As a roustabout: clean pits, wash rigs, clean skids, clean frac tanks, roll casing, stack drill pipe, rig up/rig down. As a safety supervisor: supervise 1-4 man crews of roustabouts, fill out JSA's, monitor safety devices (four gas monitors), ensure safety equipment is being worn/utilized.

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  Cactus Drilling Co

  May 2018 - Nov 2018

  Floorhand

  Assisted with drilling operations, including but not limited to: tripping pipe, mixing mud, rig up/down, and general rig maintenance.

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  Schlumberger

  Feb 2019 - Apr 2020

  Lead MWD engineer for directional operations, with specialization in mud pulse telemetry tools.Was responsible for the delivery of client deliverables including, but not limited to: gamma ray logs, resistivity logs, and QC'd survey data. Underwent classroom and on the job training for SLB’s downhole MWD tools and their respective surface systems.

  • Field Engineer - Measurements

    Nov 2019 - Apr 2020

  • Field Engineer Trainee (Drilling & Measurements)

    Feb 2019 - Nov 2019
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  Oklahoma State University

  Jun 2020 - May 2022

  Graduate Research Assistant

  Studied and quantified the effects of drilling parameters and resultant drillstring vibrations and how they affect rate of penetration. These studies utilized both field data and lab data. Studies were being performed while pursuing a MS in Petroleum Engineering.

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  Ascent Resources

  May 2021 - Aug 2021

  Reservoir Engineering Intern

  Researched frac hit severity and mitigation methods in parent-child wells across major US shale basins in order to optimize production by minimizing the detrimental effects of frac hits. Focused on identifying driving fractors of frac hits within dry gas areas of the Utica, with the goal of preventing those impacts and protecting parent well production.

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  Taurex Drill Bits

  Jun 2022 - now

  Worked directly with the braze/repair facility as well as bit designers and other engineering personnel to investigate and address failure modes, track performance trends, and optimize the functions of the braze/repair facility through means of procedures and materials acquisition.Worked alongside CNC operators and programmers to identify potential improvements in manufacturing processes as well as maintain and further expand our QC processes.Performing in-house RSC thread inspection as an API Accredited Thread Inspector. Show less

  • Performance Engineer

    May 2024 - now

  • Management Representative

    Apr 2023 - now

  • Manufacturing Engineer

    Jun 2022 - May 2024