Independant Drilling Consultant

To be the best

Dec. 2006 to Present:
Drilling Supervisor: Emerald Energy Resources Ltd. Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria. Working through Techniques International Consultants. Oversee directional drilling operations in the Delta Region of Port Harcourt, River Sates, Nigeria. 3,000 HP 35’ water depth inland swamp barge.

May 2006 to Dec., 2006;
Contracting through Cenergy to Shell Rocky Mountains. Drilling under balanced “S” curve gas wells to 14,500 feet with invert oil base mud.

May 2005 to May 2006
Independent Drilling Consultant
DBA: James A. Letsinger, Jr.
Drilled projects for Chaparral Energy LLC out of Oklahoma City Oklahoma for Mr. Rene St Perrier Drilling superintendent. Projects for Merit Energy out of Dallas, Texas for Mr. Dan Tomley and Voyager Gas out of Dallas, Texas for Mr. Dan Parker.

Consulted with Quality Consultants for various Production Companies Including Chaparral, Chesapeake and Williams. Consulted in West, South and Southeast, Texas using oil base, fresh and salt water base mud. Drilled "S" curve wells on slotted locations for skid rig moves. Worked in anticipation of lost circulation in high-pressure high volume natural gas and CO2 zones in coal bed methane formations.

February 2003 to September 2003
George Stevens Resources dba: Petrolog
Houston, Texas.
Lagos and Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Position:
Field Superintendent;
Duties: Oversee drilling operation and maintenance of 2000 hp. SCR diesel electric land drilling rig. Train personnel in safe timely rig operation, create and implement HSE program and train people in its proper use. Duties included daily, weekly, and monthly reports including spreadsheet of work performed for the billing cycle. We drilled angled test wells, then after plug- back we drilled short radius horizontal wells to a measured depth of 14,000 feet.

December 2001 to July 2002
Saudi Arabian Saipem ltd. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Position:
Onshore Instalation Manager:
Build and refurbish 2000 HP land diesel electric rig.
Duties: Build rig and operating system to comply with Saudi Armco specifications Designed rig for quick move and skid derrick standing moves. Spud and drill short radius horizontal wells in Qatif field with up to a 40% concentration of H2S to16000 feet using Varco TD 1100 top-drive, synthetic oil base fluid, MWD and LWD

Southwest Texas Junior College Uvalde, Texas 78801 (1968-1970)
Associate of Science in Aviation Technology
Computer literate in MS: Word, Excel, Power Point, Dimms 1 & 2, & Rig Report.

STOP,Fall Protection, Shell Leadership, IADC Well Cap, H2S, First Aid

If you need a hands on type of Drilling Foreman, I fit that mold,