Dr. Steve Arnold

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About me
Oilfield Training; Martial Arts
Education
- University
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  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Petroleum Engineering
- University
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  Master of Science (MS) Petroleum Engineering
- University
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  Bachelor of Science (BS) Petroleum Engineering
- University
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  Associate of Science (AS) Science and Technology
Experience
- Martial Arts
  Jun 1969 - Dec 2021
  Practitioner and Instructor
- United States Marine Corps
  Jul 1970 - Jun 1973
  Sergeant
  Force Recon
- Otis Engineering
  Aug 1973 - Aug 1980
  Wire line helper, operator and supervisor
- Pressure Control Inc.
  Aug 1980 - Sept 1982
  Vice President and Owner
  Service company utilized in the sour gas oil and gas industry.
- Schlumberger
  Sept 1982 - Aug 1989
  District Manager
  In charge of day to day operations
- Slickline Electronics
  Aug 1989 - Aug 1999
  Vice President And Owner
  Electronics and explosive service company with worldwide service. Also worked with Wild Well Control specialist in the extinguishing of the wells in Kuwait after the Gulf war. Sat on Explosive Advisory Council for La State Police during some of this time as well as taught the La State training course for receipt of explosive license.
- Micro-Smart Systems
  Aug 1999 - Oct 2000
  Senior Field Support Engineer
  Designing and using new tools in a downhole memory capacity.
- Wood Group Technology
  Oct 2000 - Sept 2001
  Technical Manager for the Electronics and Explosive Division
  Developed safety and procedures manuals. Instructed and certified personnel in the proper use of tools around live wells.
- Forum Oilfield Technologies
  Jan 2006 - Jan 2010
  Inside Sales and Design Engineer
  Direct customer contact allowed the introduction of improvements along with safety proceeures for dealing with the higher pressure wells up to 30,000 PSI.
- Expro
  Mar 2010 - Nov 2013
  Group Learning & Development Specialist
  Training of slickline and production logging personnel.
- ARNCO LLC
  Nov 2013 - now
  Vice President COO
  Duties include training in the areas of Wireline as well as specialized training for advanced tools and running procedures along with residual work on oil and gas wells. This residual work could be slickline re completion, electric line re completion to include the following: production logging, either memory or real time, perforating, either memory or real time, or any other service to optimize hydrocarbon recovery. Other activities are instructing personnel from new hires up to Senior Cased Hole personnel. Show less
Licenses & Certifications
- 10K Pressure Control Operations
  NOV ASEP Elmar
- Advanced Technical Training for Amerada Gauges
  Geophysical Research Corporation
- Certified Trainer for Slickline and Cased Hole Services
  Technical Petroleum Training Institute Songkhla, Thailand
- Explosive Instructor
  U.S. Department of Justice BATF
- Oilfield Explosive Trainer
  Explosive Service International, Louisiana State Police
- Probe Trigger System
  Probe Technologies
- Production Log Interpretation
  RSE Inc.
- State Police Explosive Advisory Council
  Department of Public Safety, Public Safety Services, Office of State Police
- Smart Blaster Explosive Trigger
  Micro-Smart Systems
- Production Logging System
  Micro-Smart Systems
- Well Test Interpretation I Course
  Schlumberger
Honors & Awards
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