Daryl Cullum

Experience

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  M-I SWACO

  Jan 1978 - Jan 2000

   Responsible for providing technical support for Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and remainder of the East Coast of Canada Managed field service laboratories in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland Provided daily project engineering support for Sable Island consortium project which consisted of two rigs and a total of 12 wells Provided all drilling fluid, wellbore clean-up, and completions programming for Nova Scotia operations Responsible for instituting and maintaining ISO procedures for field service laboratory equipment, field equipment, warehouse / tank farm mixing procedures, drilling fluids programming, wellbore clean-up and completion programming, and end of well reporting Managed field service laboratory Managed 8,000 bbl / 1,280 m3 synthetic-based fluid tank farm Responsible for the introduction of new technology / products / software Responsible for investigating and reporting on local new technology Show less  Two years in field service laboratory Lecture in basic, advanced, and customer drilling fluids schools Assisted product application in design of initial synthetic drilling fluid systems and maintenance chemicals. Synthetic fluid field trials in China, UK, Holland, Australia, and US. Provided wellsite assistance / project supervision / project support / new product field trials in UK, Holland, Australia, US, Venezuela, Algeria, India, Russia, Norway, Colombia, Albania, and Greece. Provided Technical Service Engineering support on a rotational basis in Aberdeen, Scotland during a temporary absence of local support.  Provided technical assistance and formulations for various international and domestic tenders. Provided technical and project engineering support at BP while drilling deepwater well. Assisted with new product evaluation and laboratory support. Show less  Fourteen years experience in Gulf of Mexico from Mississippi Canyon to North Padre Island offshore areas on platforms, inland barges, tenders, jack-up’s, and semi’s Experience with low temperature / low pressure, HTHP, and high angle, wells utilizing Oil-Base, Chrome Lignosulfonate, Chrome Lignite, PHPA, Saturated Salt, Gypsum, Seawater, Low Solids Non-Dispersed, Potassium, and Lime systems.  Problems encountered – Hydrogen Sulfide, Carbonates, Lost Circulation, Soft LCM pills (Diaseal M, gunk, and reverse gunk), and Fractured / Sloughing Shales. Show less

  • Regional Technical Service Manager

    Jan 1998 - Jan 2000

  • Technical Service Engineer

    Jan 1990 - Jan 1998

  • Offshore Field Engineer

    Jan 1978 - Jan 1990
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  M-I SWACO

  May 2000 - Jun 2016

   Responsible for day-to-day offshore drilling, completion and abandonment operations for international operator ensuring that goals and objectives provided by the operator were achieved on time and in a safe manner. Direct supervision of 3 to 6 project engineers and functional supervision of 18 to 24 field engineers assigned to offshore operations Responsible for technical support for international operator. Directions to field service laboratory to ensure projects for customer were completed in a timely fashion and achieved desired results.  Close monitoring of onshore warehouse support for offshore operations to ensure product shipments and returns were handled in a safe and efficient manner Author, review and approval of supporting documentation to include end-of-well recaps and Best Practice documents Contract management Show less  Responsible for providing marketing support, internal technical presentations, technical presentations to customers, technical service engineering support, critical well support, problem solving, established product support, new technology introduction, software applications and support, new product field trial and application support, providing laboratory support for ongoing operations on a global basis Close cooperation with product development group to ensure functionality and applicability of new products / systems  Direct supervision of four Houston based senior technical advisors Direct supervision of Houston based Global Technical Service Engineering Manager and nine Global Technical Service Engineers Direct supervision Houston based Technical Service Laboratory manager and eight laboratory technicians.  Functional supervision of UK based Regional Technical Service Manager and Norway based EAF (Europe and Africa geomarket) Technical Service Engineering Manager Show less  Responsible for providing internal technical presentations, technical presentations to customers, technical service engineering support, established product support, new product field trial and application support, tender support and training for Europe and Eastern Hemisphere Direct supervision of five technical service engineers and one technical trainer Direct involvement with planning and supervision of HTHP wells offshore Denmark and Norway Direct involvement with planning and supervision of initial North Sea micronized barite applications Work closely with Eastern Hemisphere support laboratory to ensure customer support Show less

  • Account Manager

    Jan 2015 - Jun 2016

  • Global Director Technical Services

    Jan 2010 - Jan 2015

  • Global Manager Technical Services

    Jan 2005 - Jan 2010

  • European Technical Service Manager

    Jan 2001 - Jan 2005

  • In-House Deepwater Project Engineer

    May 2000 - Mar 2001
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  Newpark Resources, Inc

  Apr 2017 - now

  Field Service Manager