Toolpusher / Rig Manager

Twenty plus years in international oil and gas field drilling at supervisor level in all phases of land-based operations including exploration, new well development, workover and re-entry operations, short and long radius directional drilling.

Nabors Drilling International
Toolpusher, Nabors Yemen Sep. 2008 – Dec. 2008
Responsible for the safe and efficient operation of a 1500 HP Cabot drilling rig package, equipped with Top Drive, during new well development in the Block 50 field located in southern Yemen for Korean National Oil Company (KNOC). As toolpusher, supervised and trained a drilling crew of over 20 personnel in the safe operation, testing and maintenance of the drilling package and auxiliary equipment during all phases of operations – set-up, drilling, tear down and movement – in order to meet schedule and cost milestones. Supervised accurate placement, measurement and safe operation of Bottom Hole Assemblies (BHA) and third party ‘measurement while drilling’ (MWD) systems to meet contract specifications. Prepared and transmitted daily electronic reporting, BHA configuration and status, pipe tallies and pre-tour well control data. Demonstrated and promoted company safety policies, utilizing job safety analyses (JSA's) and pre-job safety meetings, to minimize incidents. Acted as a primary liaison with KNOC Drilling Supervisors, supporting contractors including geologists, well-logging operators, directional drilling contractors, cementing service companies and food/hotel service personnel. Additionally, was responsible for ensuring compliance with all local and national government permitting requirements and regulations as well as effective communications with local and indigenous nationals.

Toolpusher (9 yrs), Driller (8 yrs), Nabors Saudi Arabia Apr. 1991 – May 2008
Responsible for the safe and efficient operation of a variety of 700-1900 HP, 3,000 to 10,000 psi rated, drilling rig packages for exploration and new well construction of vertical and horizontal oil and gas wells up to 14,000 feet measured depth (MD) as contracted by Saudi Aramco. In addition to the toolpusher responsibilities described above, performed general workover operations including:

tubing and packer replacement
milling
fishing
liner placement
integrity tests
wellhead replacement
data frac and gravel pack
screen expansion
electrical submersible pump (ESP) replacement
casing patching
short and long radius re-entry
P&A
cased hole and open hole fishing
perforations and well testing
CT operations
Canrig Top Drive System (TDS)
Brine, Polymer and oil-based muds (OBMs)

High School Diploma

Well Control School July 2009* Certified by: WCS (IWCF), Houston, TX
H2S ALIVE Aug 2003 Certified by: PITS
Stuck Pipe Training May 2002 Certified by: Nabors Drilling
Tap Root Incident Investigation Feb. 2002 Certified by: Nabors Drilling
Rig Management Training Sep. 2002 Certified by: Nabors Drilling
Basic First Aid/CPR Oct. 2002 Certified by: EMP
DuPont Stop Program Training

Florida "Safe Driver" Driver’s License
Computer competency in Windows Office/Outlook applications, automated data logging control systems, and IADC required reporting software such as Nabors’ “Rig Report”