Senior Drilling / Planning Engineer, Assistant Manager / Team Leader
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Education: 4
Experience: 20 years
Relocation: Yes - Internationally
Career Objective
To pursue a career in drilling engineering or plannings, in a National / International oil and gas company in a senior/managerial/team leader role.
Professional Experience
SUMMARY
SPE Certified Petroleum Professional with 29 years experience.
24 years experience in Drilling Operations, Performance, Engineering Software, Well Survey Data Management & Quality Control, Drilling Performance Improvement activities and Oil & Gas Business Consultancy.
AREAS OF TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
Drilling Operations - Planning & Scheduling (Budgeting, Rig/Barge schedule, Establish Well Duration, Well planning Process, Drilling feasibility studies)
Drilling Performance Data Analysis (Days/10K, Non-Productive Time-NPT) and Reporting (Drilling KPIs, Benchmarking, Presentations for key meetings & workshops)
Drilling Engineering Software (Well Planning Compass, Engineering Wellplan, StressCheck, WellCAT) and User support (Well Design, Data Queries)
Well Survey Data management (Geodetics, Survey QA/QC, Final survey definition)
Drilling Performance Improvement Activities (Cost Control, New technology)
Microsoft Office Applications, Programming (Visual Basic for Applications in MS Excel and MS Access), development of semi-automated worksheets, MAXIMO, FINDER
Oil & Gas Business Consultancy Annual Drilling Budget, Rig Time Analysis, Software
LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT SKILLS
Technical Writing
Developed processes and procedures to enhance work
Created training materials and reference manuals
Produced management reports summarising findings, operational performance and way forward
Project Management
Developed drilling/workover wells project schedule
Tracked operational progress and availability of equipment/materials & services/manpower resources
Data Management and Analytics
Data Analysis, Performance Tracking & Reporting
Development of Key Performance Indicators & monitoring
Bench-marking performance
Teamwork & Communication
Present Value & HSE moments and technical subjects
Recruitment, training, supervision & motivation of staff
Information Technology
Expert in MS Office and VBA programming & Automation
IT project implementation and data migration
Development of tools and semi-automated worksheets
Eductation
Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Instrumentation Technology - 1986
Certification
International Well Control Forum (IWCF) Certification - 2009
Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Petroleum Engineering Certification - 2006
Additional Information
MAJOR PROJECTS CARRIED OUT
Implementation of new Drilling Budgeting Process, Tools and procedures
Implementation of Multi-disciplinary Well Planning process
Implementation of new Drilling & Workover Operation Coding Structure
Development of Drilling Key Performance Indicators for tracking drilling performance
Development of Rigless Operations Planning Bar Chart
Development of Semi-Automated worksheets
Drilling Rig/Barge Operation Time analysis, Non Productive Time (NPT) Analysis
HSE Observations Recording & Monthly HSE plan
Rig Performance Incentive Bonus Scheme, Directional Drilling KPI, etc.
Development of Offshore Personnel Movement program
Implementation of EDM (Engineers Data Model) and Upgrade to R5000
Data Migration from Sysdrill - IDEAS to Landmark Compass/Openwells
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