PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Jun 2014-Feb 2015 Geo-Alliance, Poltava, Ukraine Consultation and Project Management
Provided consultation and project management for the first fracturing operations completed by Geo-Alliance in Ukraine. The scope of work initiated immediately after the fracturing contract was awarded. All workover and well completions procedures and job requirements were documented for site specific wells. The purchasing process took place through a purchasing department and then our project team helped review and award the work. I worked with the team of Geo-Alliance and an additional contractor to supervise every facet of the tubing configuration, packer, and wellhead through control of the fracture pumping schedule and coiled tubing cleanouts/drill outs.
2011-March 2014 KUB-Gas LLC Technical Director starting August 2012
Developed fracturing operations in Ukraine for conventional and unconventional oil and gas potential. As Technical Director I was in charge of drilling completions and production for 30 mmcf/day producing company.
Key Achievements:
•Developed an engineering staff of local Ukrainian engineers and worked with Ukrainian service companies to perform acid and sand fracturing operations
•Initiated HWC (snubbing operations) with modern equipment which was not recognized by the regulatory bodies of Ukraine until 2012
•Initiated DST Procedures and developed a process for approval to flow a DST to surface in Ukraine
2006-2011 ColMac Resources Management
Consulting on Completion Operations in India and Drilling and Completions in Ukraine
Contract Management of Drilling and Completions Operations for Gastem and Gastem USA in Quebec, Canada and New York State. This included air drilling and evaluation of various shale and sand reservoirs in the Appalachian region and included a continuous interface with the local geologists and regulatory groups within the two areas. Completed drilling operations on the evaluation of Utica and Marcellus test wells in Quebec, and New York State. Fracture tested 3 Utica wells in Quebec and 1 in New York State. Contracted supervisors for fracturing Bakken oil in North Dakota and Saskatchewan.
2004-2006 Strike Petroleum Ltd., Calgary, Alberta, Canada President
Managing all facets of a junior oil and gas company from raising team building, exploration and risk review through monitoring and review of drilling, completions and production practices. The company was established as a private entity in 2004 and gained a public listing as Strike Petroleum in November 2004. Initial production was 64 boepd growing to a current rate of 700 boepd with limited capital commitment.
1997-2005 Fire Creek Resources, Ltd., Calgary, Alberta, Canada President
Directing day to day operations of Fire Creek to provide an integrated engineering and supervision service.
•Consultant co-ordination of all operations
•Managing drilling projects for Polaris Resources and Cigar Oil and Gas for sweet and sour drilling targets
•Programming included support of fracturing operations in Slovenia
•Tom Brown Resources Acting Operations Superintendent for the Edson Drilling and Completion program
•Contract Completions Superintendent for Northrock Resources from July 2003 to February 2004 where I managed between 2 and 4 completions operations including daily reports, completion programming, AFE development and stimulation design for Jurassic and Triassic aged tight gas sands
•All facets of the operations including building a drilling engineering group and providing a safety program for smaller clients; managed a staff of three professional engineers and technical support staff
1974-1996 Halliburton Energy Services
Integrated Solutions 1989-1997
As Integrated Solutions Manager for Western Canada, I organized a team of professionals to implement heavy oil technologies including specialized logging techniques and surfactant flushes. Combined experience with clients to develop new techniques in fracturing multiple zones and developing acidizing chemical combinations that would control 10,000 ppm ferrous iron.
Computer fracture modeling and optimizing frac design for multinational companies across western Canada in tight gas and sand shale reservoirs.
Specific job designs that improved customer results were:
• Co-developing a patent to shutoff gas migration in a cement column
• Applying enzymes to reduce mud filter cake damage in open hole horizontal wells
• Fracture modelling to maintain frac height within the reservoir
1974-1989 Supervisor and Manager
Supervised fracturing services and established industry standards for working with high pressure nitrogen and CO2 systems on to the initial applications, coaching, and supervision of the flow backs. Career progressed through fracturing, cementing and coiled tubing departments to frac supervision. Managed Halliburton pumping crews on blowouts on 3 different wild well control projects in Western Canada.
EDUCATION
2013 U of C Continuing Education Management Certificate
1995 Halliburton Service Conformance Technology Certificate
1994 Halliburton Service
Financial Management Certificate
Stony Plain Memorial Composite, Stony Plain, Alberta, Canada
Grade XII Diploma
Valid to Apr 2020 Well Service BOP Prevention
Well Control Certification ‘ENFORM – ID #3146600’