Cole Orley Email & Phone Number

Denver, Colorado, US

• Supervise all daily operations to optimize drilling parameters, casing, cement, and BHA design to continuously decrease costs and days on location with a strong focus on safety, environmental and regulatory compliance.
• Operate three to four drilling rigs with four string casing designs in Ward, Winkler, and Loving Counties.

• Manage daily well site operations and logistics with a strong emphasis on safety and performance.
• Monitor drilling parameters and well bore conditions to achieve operational objectives.
• Coordinate and communicate with service personnel with respect to expectations and procedures.
• Utilized managed pressure drilling, SLB rotary steerable tools, H2S and water flow mitigation.

Houston, Texas, US

Supervise and mentor a team of two drilling engineers, a well planner, and a safety superintendent overseeing up to nine total drilling rigs in various unconventional oil and gas resource plays. Track daily rig performance and cost with a strong emphasis on safety and improvement. Design wellbore configurations for multiple challenges during the drilling.

Houston, Texas, US

• North Dakota - Williston Basin – Bakken, Three Forks, Red River, and Mission Canyon
• Supervised all daily operations for 2-5 drilling rigs within McKenzie, Stark, Golden Valley, Billings and Mountrail Counties including the startup of multiple new rigs for expanded activity within the Williston Basin.
• Reduced average drilling days spud to TD from 45 to 16 over a year and a half period resulting in an average costs savings of $2.3MM per well.
• Worked closely with geology, operations, and regulatory to develop a successful drilling program.
• Co-Authored SPE ATCE-SPE-160121 – “Information from Downhole Dynamics Tool Provides Real-Time Answers for Optimization While Drilling 10,000 ft Laterals in the Middle Bakken Formation of the Williston Basin.”Colorado.
• Supervised all daily operations on 3 drilling rigs including the startup of a new build drilling rig with the expansion of the drilling program in Rio Blanco County.

US

Managed 5 to 7 turnkey drilling rigs in the DJ Basin. Oversaw daily drilling performance, safety, scheduling, contracts, costs, personnel, equipment, and maintenance. Started in the Oilfield as a Floorhand and worked my through every position on multiple drilling rigs to eventually running operations in the office. Toolpusher in the Jonah Field and.