Operations Geologist/Wellsite Geologist

To be part of a team in which I can utilize my 15 years industry experience in an efficient and safe manner.

Areas of expertise include operations geology, wellsite geology, mudlogging, pore pressure evaluation, data acquisition, log interpretation and depositional environments.
Last job: October 2007 to June 2009: Consultant Operations/Wellsite Geologist at British Gas Trinidad and Tobago. Operations included the drilling of five wells (including two horizontals) in the Poinsettia Field in the North Coast Marine Area and five development wells (including four extended reach) in the Dolphin Field in the East Coast Marine Area, Trinidad.
Responsibilities included:
• Assist in pre-drill planning
• Preparation of well montages and Geological Operations Plans
• Presentation of Geological Operations to team in Pre-Spud meeting
• Attend morning meetings with rig and drilling team
• Geological guidance and updates to team during drilling operations
• Determination of casing points and total depth during drilling operations
• Quality control and interpretation of Formation Evaluation, Drilling Parameters, Pressure Logs and Mud Logging Data
• Pore pressure evaluation
• Qualitative hydrocarbon evaluation
• Witnessing, quality control and interpretation of LWD and wire line logs
• Correlations of formation tops, faults and markers from mud logging data, LWD and composite logs
• Supervision of coring operations
• Daily liaison with, and daily wellsite geological reports to key operations personnel
• Liaise and communicate with Government Officials from the Ministry of Energy and Energy Resources on drilling and geological issues.
• Provide documents to Ministry of Energy in accordance with regulatory requirements.
• Preparation of wellsite lithologs and final composite logs using Winlog Software.
• Ensure all samples, logs and reports are delivered on time
• Write well site geological/end of well report upon completion of drilling operations
• Training of junior staff members in Mudlogging and Wellsite Geology

1985 – 1989:
M. Phil, Marine Sedimentology
University of the West Indies
Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica
West Indies

Thesis: Petrology of the Surficial Sediments of the Island Shelf East
of Hellshire, Jamaica

Graduate Courses:
• Introduction to Geological Oceanography
• Marine Geology

1977 – 1981:
B.Sc. Geology
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.A

Feb, 2008: Winlog 4 Basic. BGTT, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. Two-Day Course.

March, 2004: Pore Pressure Prediction in Practice. BPTT One-Day Course.

August, 2002: Pressure Applications and Prediction Seminar. BPTT Two-Day Course.

July, 2000: Training to Reduce Unscheduled Events Plus Leadership, Randy Smith Drilling Schools, Chaguaramas, Trinidad.

May, 1997: Basic Safety Training Course, AMOCO Trinidad Oil Company, Mayaro, Trinidad.

April, 1996: Advanced Petroleum Geology, Halliburton Trinidad Limited, San Fernando, Trinidad.

Nov, 1994: Randy Smith Drilling Schools, ATOC Well Control School, San Fernando, Trinidad.

Oct, 1994: Basic Surface Data Logging, Halliburton Trinidad Limited, San Fernando, Trinidad.

July – Aug,1983: Carbonate Sedimentation and Diagenesis Discovery Bay Marine Laboratory St. Ann’s, Jamaica.