Expert Details
Offshore: Deep & Ultra Deepwater, Exploration, Appraisal & Horizontal, Subsea Development Drilling
ID: 726590
United Kingdom
In recent years he has complimented his extensive 'hand on' skill set working in a step-change and more dominant technical well engineering and specialist drilling support role namely with medium operating sized companies. Now being more intimately involved in the well design construction and engineering of wells before during and after execution he supports and mentors the drilling personnel in the team s that he currently involved with.
Expert offers a unique balance of operational hands on and well design and engineering expertise. He has the knowledge and experience to apply, implement and elected to use alternative, novel and creative drilling processes, has introduced and adapted new technologies in more than one operating environment, often setting new operating benchmark standards, instructions and operating procedures in several world projects all successfully delivered over the last two decades.
Expert has explored, appraised and directly involved in the forefront of offshore drilling projects notably from semi-submersible and drillship projects since 1988 both in supervisory, consultancy and more recently in a well engineering and specialist drilling role.
Having worked in several world-wide offshore operating environments, (Offshore Uk, Norway, Black Sea, North South Atlantic, Indian Ocean, SE Asia, West Africa, North America etc.). Well that included remote exploration, deep and ultra deepwater locations. He is thus well versed in key drilling hazards, knowledge, drilling experience, to the issues aspects and challenges that are faced and exits in such areas.
Being selected to develop the world's first deepwater training workshops and seminar he has also continued to develop this area of expertise from 1998 and to date has presented and transferred this to many of the world operating and national oil companies. e.g. Pemex, PDVSA, ONGC, Petronas, Statoil, Petro Vietnam, BP Norge, Saga Petroleum, Sonangol, Occidente Cupit, Respsol, CNOC, CNOOC and other Chinese consortiums.
In more recent years he has been exclusively involved in offshore subsea horizontal well development in both chalk and sandstone reservoirs, deepwater and high pressure high temperature exploration and field development wells, and drilling optimization in aging and depleted offshore reservoirs.
Expert was hired in by various operating oil companies based on previous 'harsh environment' operating drilling experience gained in such areas in the 90's. Here as a Deepwater consultant drilling supervisor for the operators he delivered the Uk's first subsea horizontal deepwater field development. The initial phase one wells that he was responsible for supervising being drilled and completed so far ahead of the planned project schedule with little drilling difficulties experienced that the rig had to be relocate to another area. Deepwater drilling consultant for BP on Wildcat Ultra deepwater wells drilled offshore Faeroes islands. Hired by cleint due to his previous expertise in this area. Well delivered on time and budget.Hired as a Deepwater drilling consultant/specialist to a client who who had no previous Ultra deepwater experience, on the worlds first surface BOP wells to be drilled with a subsea seabed safety device. i.e. ESG 'Environmental safe guard' that was built by Cameron Oil tools in Singapore for this project. Well was drilled and delivered without major incident.He worked as an offshore drilling advisor to ONGC on their first deep and Ultra deepwater well campaigns drilled in the Bay of bengal and Arabian sea. Assisitng operator to becpome familiar with all aspects of deepwater and Ultra deepwater exploration drilling operationsDeepwater drilling consultant for Saga Petroleum's Ultra deepwater well drilled offshore Norway on the Voring plateau. Despite picking up a vessel that had never drilled in deepwater and one that required signficant upgrades to work ion this Ultra deep well, Assisted operators team in setting a new drilling benchmark in this area.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2002 | Degree: MSC | Subject: Drilling Engineering | Institution: Robert Gordons University, Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Year: 1976 | Degree: HND | Subject: Marine Engineering | Institution: Glasgow College of Technology |
Work History
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| Years: 1973 to 1977 | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Engineer Cadet | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert completed marine engineering cadet training as per DOT requirements at this time.He gained an HND in Mechanical 'marine' engineering this period. During this period he also served approximately 10months at sea as a marine engineering cadet learnig basic fundamental marine engineering skills required. He complete required project and completed formall training in 1977. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1977 to 1979 | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Junior and 4th Engineer | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert conducted watch-keeping and marine engineering duties as per positions held.He served on foreign going Cargo, Oil Tanker and Refrigerated cargo vessels during this period. In 1979 he completed and passed his 2nd engineers 'Motor' certificate of competence in December 1979 and gain his Chief Engineers part A exemption. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1979 to 1980 | Employer: Pre-Oilfield | Title: Junior and Senior 2nd Engineer | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert conducted watch-keeping and marine engineering duties as per positions held in this period.He served on a Modern state of the art supply anchor handling vessel at this time, serving Moving, Achoring and supplying four North Sea operating semi-submersible drilling rigs, based predominantly out of Peterhead. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1980 to 1986 | Employer: Shell International Petroleum | Title: Pre-Oilfield | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert worked as a trainee from 1980-81 completing land rig assignments in various roughneck, roustabout, & derrickman positions. He then completed and passed a required 14weks training and exam during this period.He was then assigned to Brunei Shell in 1981 where he worked as both assistant driller and then driller on onshore light land rigs and offshore 'tender barge' assisted drilling platforms for various drilling contractors. Hen completed the required Shell internal correspondance courses and passed both required round 1 and round 2 competency examinations during this period to reach drilling supervisor 'company man' standards of which he was being trained. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1986 to 1987 | Employer: Shell International | Title: Trainee to Senior Drilling | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert served on Shell Installations both land/offshore Brunei and then trnasferred to Shell Expro Uk working on the Brent delta platform and Semi-submersible Stadrill which was Shell's owned and managed semi-submersible. During this period he supervised on development, exploration and appraisal wells respectively on Shell's behalf. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1987 to 1993 | Employer: BP Exploration | Title: Drilling Supervisor | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert served from 1988 and then Senior on BP Installations offshore. He supervised field in-fill drilling, workover, and intervention operations, then early extended reach drilling operations from BP's offshore platforms. Late 1988 he was assigned to the exploraiton group and worked there-after dominantly on several semi-submersible rigs exploring ealry UK and international Deep water, HPHT, and salt plays during this period. He was during this period seconded for 10months to assist in the development of a integrated wel engineering and reporting system. He then trained offshore personnel in the implementation of this system gaining valuable well engineering experience in drillstring torque and drag, hydraulics/swab & surge, cementing, simulations etc using and applying this system. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1993 to 2005 | Employer: Self- Employed Consultant | Title: Consultant | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert opted to specialised and further develop his career in offshore remote exploration drilling, working on several remote, wildcat, deep and ultra deep water project in several regions during this period. Ref. his bio for more specific projects worked etc. In 1998 he was asked to developed and then has delivered 'industry first' deepwater well and drilling operations training and has continued to do so till current date to remain abreast with drilling and technological developments in this field.He served as a deepwater advisor to national and independent oil companies on more than one occasion and on several key start up projects in various areas, including Ultra deep and surface BOP wells. In 2003 he successfully planned and supervised an HPHT land well meeting required objectives i.e. on time and budget to prove commerciality in this field. During this period he further self financed, completed and passed in 2002 an 'Open learning' Masters degree in drilling engineering via a Uk University during full time employment, to compliment his operational knowledge and skills gained. Expert gained Chartered marine engineering status via the Uk engineering council in this period and in this view has been an SPE member also from 1991. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2005 to 2008 | Employer: | Title: Senior Drilling Specialist | Department: Kerr McGee, (Maersk Oil UK) & Marathon Oil UK |
Responsibilities:Expert has worked as a senior drillng specialised on subsea high angle horizontal, in-fill, development, exploration and appraisal wells. The organisation he worked setting best in class wells delivery during this period. Ref. Rushmore benchmarkng data. He was first to introduce a new 17-1/2" bi-cone drilling bit to the world and then sucessffuly ran this product on several development wells at increased drilling efficiencies. he ran the first XR reamer in the North Sea. He also in conjunction with is colleagues developed a step changing riserless drilling method to eliminate one casing string and well bore section at significantly reduced well costs. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| IMar.Est, SPE. |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| C.Mar.Eng. IWCF combined drilling supervisors well control certification. |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Hosted knowledge sharing and best practices web site since 1993. Numerous documents, drilling operations, engineering design manuals, worksheets, best practices, and engineering worksheets have been developed and hosted on this site since 1993 with much more to come. |
Fields of Expertise
drilling, drilling rig, oil well drilling, rotary oil drilling rig, well drilling, oil drilling rig, development drilling, offshore drilling, offshore oil drilling rig, oil exploration, overbalanced oil well drilling, semisubmersible oil drilling rig, horizontal drilling, heavy drilling, drill floor accident, drill floor, deviation drilling, balanced oil well drilling, oil drill bit, drillship, jackup rig, oil drill, horizontal drilling technology, drill, fishing (drilling operation), oil well, cone rock bit, rotary drill bit, petroleum engineering, petroleum drilling well engineering, drill bit, drag bit, diamond bit, coring bit