Wellsite Supervisor

I am looking to further my career goals as a Completions & Workover Wellsite Supervisor in the land based worldwide upstream Oil & Gas industry.

March 2007 – Present: Santos Ltd. Australia
Well Site Representative – Recruited by Santos to take over operations as Well Site Supervisor for Service rig & Snubbing operations involving Completions and remedial Workovers. Duties included: Management and full accountability for onsite operations with supervision of up to 26 personnel with camp, Provided a safe work site with rig crew achieving 4.5 years LTI free, Writing/Reviewing programs as needed, Report on daily, cumulative and final Cost projections. Played a key role in implementing the safe and cost effective use of Underbalanced workover technologies in wells not previously thought possible.
October 2005 – March 2007: Snubco International Group.
Senior Snubbing Supervisor – Cooper Basin, S.A. Australia
Recruited by Snubco to take over Snubbing operations in Australia. Snubbing unit with Stand alone and Rig assist capabilities. Duties included: Worked with Santos Ltd. In program development for difficult gas wells with surface pressures up to 4000 psi and 30% CO2 content. Direct field Supervision of all Snubbing operations involving high pressures and complicated BHA’s with high bottom hole temperatures in Desert conditions with temperatures reaching +55`C.
October 1999 – October 2005: Precision Drilling – Live Well Service
Senior Snubbing Supervisor – Western Canada
Performed and Supervised all aspects of Snubbing industry for the largest Snubbing company in Canada. Duties included: Stand alone & Rig Assist Snubbing, Underbalanced Drilling and Freeze & Hot tap services with surface pressures up to 7000 psi, Critical Sour well.
January 1996 – October 1999: Shehtah Drilling
Rig Manager – Norman Wells, NWT Canada
Duties included: Hired as Driller with the use of a Service rig and Snubbing unit. Promoted to Rig manager and Supervised daily operations on Oil & Gas well workover and completions in Northern Arctic of Canada with temperatures reaching -50`C in winter.
January 1993 – January 1996: Precision Drilling & Well Service
Driller – Western Canada
Entry into Oil & gas industry. Duties included: Started as Roughneck on service rig and drilling rig, Worked through all positions on both drilling and service rigs with promotion to Driller.

1989-1992 Strathcona Composite High School Edmonton, Ab.

Self education through multiple oilfield courses/seminars and correspondence in well control, API & IADC regulations, directional drilling and petroleum engineering subjects. I am currently enrolled in several E-learning oilfield courses to further my oilfield education.

Well Service Blowout Prevention & Coil tubing Well Service Blowout Prevention
Snubbing & Hydraulic Workover Supervisor [IRP 15]
Crane Safety & Rigging and hoisting safety
Wellsite Permit to Work [Permit Authority]
Fall Protection for Rig work
Workplace Hazardous Information Material System [WHMIS]
Material Safety Data System [MSDS]
Heat Stress Prevention for Desert work & Cold weather Survival
Slick Line and Fishing Technology
Pressure Control and BOP Equipment Inspection
Standard Operating Procedures [SOP’s] & Job Hazard Analysis [JHA’s]training
Commercial Heavy vehicle Drivers License & Defensive Driving for heavy/commercial vehicles
Air Brake endorsement for commercial vehicles & Transportation of Dangerous Goods [TDG]
Defensive Driving for light vehicles & 4 x 4 Safe drive and Recovery
H2S Alive Training

Multiple types and makes of Workover rigs including: SkyTop, Franks, Irontech and Kremco from small mobile single rod rigs to large 500K trailer mounted Re-entry rigs. Snubbing units from Mobile Rig Assist 60K to 150K units and Stand alone 250K Snub units. I have worked in 55`C heat in the Australian Dessert to 55`C Sub Zero in the Northern Arctic of Canada and High Altitude in the Rockies. I have worked on several drilling rigs earlier in career as Roughneck/Derrick hand and also with Snubbing unit as a Supervisor for several Under Balanced drilling projects.

Recent references:
Kevin Welsh: Team Leader - Completions, Petroleum Engineering Santos Ltd. Australia
Office telephone: +61 8 8116-7685 Email: Kevin.Welsh@santos.com
Doug Dirks: Senior Supervisor – Completions, Bad Dawg Consulting for P.E. Santos Ltd. Telephone[Australia]:61438660975 Email: Completions.Senior.Supervisor.Moomba@santos.com or baddawg220@yahoo.com.au
Michael Cowling: Completions Engineer, Petroleum Engineering Santos Ltd. Australia
Office telephone: +61 8 8116-7021 Email: Michael.Cowling@santos.com
Steven Pulford: Senior Snubbing Operator, High Arctic Energy Services PNG. Telephone[Australia]: 07 4696 1402, Mobile: 0408 153 782 Email: pulford69@hotmail.com