Robert Smith Email & Phone Number

Odessa/Midland, Texas Area

• Experienced with all modern directional drilling tools including: Rotary Steerable: Motorized and Conventional in point the bit and push the bit configurations ranging in size from 4 ¾” to 8”. PDM: Short, Medium, and.
• Lead Experience in multiple well profiles including: Vertical, J type, S type, Horizontal (BUR’s Ranging from 6° to 62°/100’), “Turnazontal”, Extended reach, Multi-lateral and multi-well pads.
• Lead level sidetracking experience: Kicking off Cement Plug, Whip-stock (Cased hole and Open Hole) and open hole lateral.
• Extensive anti-collision and Geo-steering experience.
• Promoted to Sr. DD status in less than 5 years.
• I have extensive experience with Microsoft office including: Word, Excel, Power Point, Access Database, and Outlook. As well as cross application integration utilizing Visual Basic for Applications programming.

Midland, Texas

• Liaise with The Operators Drilling engineers, on-site company representatives and Weatherford Drilling Services personnel to assure all logistical, material, and personnel requirements are fulfilled.
• Supervise all directional drilling operations in a district that covered Western and south Texas, New Mexico, Eastern Arizona and Southern Colorado. With an annual revenue of over 100 million and 47 Directional.
• Improved Weatherford rig count with Occidental Petroleum Corporation from 4 rigs to 10. Improved rig count with Pioneer Natural Resources from 1 to 4. Improved rig count with Devon Energy from 4 to 7.
• Develop work schedules for Directional Driller Supervisors
• Advise District Manager of product requirements and operation job status.
• Supervise and monitor the training of Directional Drilling Trainees

Midland Tx

• Lead and provides supervision for directional drilling operations at the wellsite to ensure the desired directional path and drilling targets are achieved in a safe and economic manner.
• Successfully held a night tour after 2 days working as a third hand and progressed to leading horizontal and “Turnazontal” jobs within 6 months
• Progressed to leading RSS/MRSS Jobs after working nights for 2 jobs.
• Supervise directional BHA assembly as per well / engineering plan and make suggestions to future assemblies based on BHA performance and directional characteristics.
• Responsible for the operation, inspection and maintenance of motors and down hole tools at rig site.
• Generate daily and Final Well reports on services performed to the highest possible standard.

Iraan, TX

• Having no prior oilfield experience, I worked my way from floors to driller in a period of 6 months
• Monitor and adjust drilling parameters and take necessary actions to optimize the drilling process and safe guard the integrity of the well
• Monitor well conditions and initiate appropriate well control procedures.
• Plan hourly operations and conduct safety meetings
• Initiated and outlined the companies first JSA procedures
• Work with and manage third party employees

General Studies, General Studies

Texas Tech Distance learning

Education record

Activities and Societies: I was in CX debate, and held a full time job in the family business as a concrete mason.