Chris Blades Email and Phone Number

Onshore engineering for all types of intervention activities, including slickline, e-line, and coiled tubing interventions, and for integrity issues.

• Rig acceptance - ensuring HWOU compliance with BP GWO requirements• Writing operational and HSSE procedures based on bridging documentation• Preparing well monitoring documentation • Single Point of Accountability for Well Control on the HWOU• 6-well cased hole gravel pack recompletion campaign• Working with hydraulic workover unit - running/pulling completions, cementing operations, wellbore cleanout, TCP guns • Supervision of up to 70 personnel on location at one time• Slickline pre-rig work - setting and pulling plugs, locking open SCSSSVs• E-line pre-rig work - setting and pulling plugs, logging, cement bond logs, cement dump bailing, perforating, tubing punches, cement retainers, tractor work• Coiled tubing recompletions - cementing operations

• Supervision of offshore operations• E-line - logging, pulling injection valves, running cameras• Working from platforms, subsea intervention vessels, semi-submersible rigs• Experienced with both conventional and horizontal trees• Coiled tubing cleanouts• Coiled tubing milling - plug removal• Slickline - pulling and setting of gas lift valves• Writing of Well Intervention Programmes• Preparing Terms of Reference for pre-mobilisation stack-up tests• Updating CT Emergency Procedures• Passed BP Internal Well Control Assessment - 2 day assessment for all BP WSLs

• Supervision of all types of well servicing activities• Coiled tubing logging using live well deployment system• Welding of coiled tubing on location due to platform crane limitations• Injecting of e-line cable in to welded coiled tubing reels on platform• Setting of packers using coiled tubing• Extended reach trials using coiled tubing, friction reducers and tools• E-line - water-flood and PLT logging, setting plugs, tractor work, running real time cameras• Wellhead maintenance - developed new procedure for testing Xmas tree valves• Slickline - • Supervising up to 35 personnel on location• Writing procedures for well work• Stack-up tests prior to mobilization of equipment to offshore

• Short term contract • Wellhead maintenance• Coiled tubing - cleanout and milling operations

• Managing coiled tubing operating Districts in Asia Pacific and the Middle East• Managed coiled tubing drilling operations in Australia and New Zealand• Managed perforating operations on coiled tubing using live well deployment system in New Zealand• Responsible for financial reporting and budgets, CAPEX requests

Entry-level position as an equipment operator, progressing through to coiled tubing supervisor position prior to the company being taken over by BJ Services in 1996.