Richard Adams

Experience

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  Anadrill Schlumberger

  Aug 1988 - Aug 1995

  Directional Driller

  Areas of Operations: Texas, GOM, North Dakota, Ciudad del Carmen, MexicoScope: Directional driller for onshore, offshore, domestic and international operations.

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  TransTexas Gas Corporation

  Aug 1995 - Aug 1997

  Drilling Engineer

  Areas of Operations: South Texas, Texas Gulf Coast, North Dakota, Mississippi, LouisianaScope: Managed 29 continuous drilling rigs as a part of a 2 man engineering department. Developed first operator “in-house” directional company (TTDD). Created directional and horizontal well plans. Hired and managed all directional personnel.

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  Traton Engineering Company, L.L.C.

  Jan 1998 - Jan 1999

  Senior Petroleum Engineer Consultant

  Area of Operation: South TexasScope: Supervised the drilling of high pressure gas wells in South Texas.

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  T H Hill Associates

  Aug 1999 - Aug 2002

  Operations Manager

  Areas of Operations: Deep Water GOM, Texas, Louisiana, Multiple International Operations• Mentored four managers who supervised 52 international/domestic technicians.• Managed operations, which achieved two consecutive record years and contributed to 80% of the company’s gross revenue.• Engineered deep water landing string and drill string designs for wells with total depths up to 32,000 feet.• Developed BHA assemblies based on stiffness ratio, bending strength ratio, and finite analysis.• Qualified instructor in Drill String Failure Prevention, Stuck Pipe Prevention, Drilling Optimization and Basic Well Control. Show less

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  Bison Energy Partners, Ltd

  Aug 2003 - Aug 2008

  Vice President, President, Owner

  Areas of Operations: Colorado, Deep Water GOM, Indonesia, Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Wyoming, Kansas• Managed 27 drilling supervisors. Mentored operations engineer.• Produced and evaluated engineering designs for all operational services including casing design, drill string design, completion design, and generation of AFE and well programs.• Managed drilling and completion operations.• Produced drilling analysis, feasibility studies and economic forecasts for potential acquisitions.• Engineered and managed all turnkey operations.• Infrastructure review from remote international operations.• Drill string failure analysis.• Critical well analysis, load path analysis, drill string and landing string design, BHA evaluation, and design for ultra deep water wells. Show less

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  Pioneer Natural Resources Company

  Aug 2008 - now

  Drilling Superintendent (Manager)

  Areas of Operations: Permian, Uintah, Piceance, Midcon, Hugoton, Eastern Colorado, TunisiaScope: Responsible for AFE estimates, peer review presentations, and initial design of all exploratory wells in the Western Asset Division. Managed 4 full time and 2 contract drilling supervisors. Mentored 2 drilling & completion engineers to become leaders within their peers and promoted them to desired positions.• Engineered step changes which reduced costs by 25% and improved performance by 35% of Permian Basin division drilling operations.• Engineered and managed drilling operations for exploratory Eastern Colorado horizontal and vertical well programs• Review feasibility for multi-well pads including spacing, nudging, and back-building.• Engineered and managed Colorado and Utah drilling operations for Uintah/Piceance Division. Reduced costs by 30% and improved performance by 40%.• Enhanced profitability for the sales of Uintah, Piceance, Midcon, Black Fox, and Tunisia assets by “right-fit” technology reducing costs and improving wellbore quality.• Engineered and monitored international drilling & completion operations in Tunisia from Tunis.• Reduced the drilling cost of Hugoton and Texas Panhandle wells by 25%. Show less