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 long bit to bend ranging in size from 3 1/2” to 9 5/8”. I have resistivity level experience with all the aforementioned tools. • 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.• Demonstrate a personal commitment to Quality, Health, Safety and the environment

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 Drillers reporting directly to me.• 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• Work with the operators Engineers and on site Representatives to recommend better or different directional drilling practices, tools and/or BHA design which may enhance the success of the drilling operation.• Analyze historic drilling data to determine best motor Rotor/Stator fits to ensure highest possible motor performance. By doing so was able to substantially increase mean time between failure and as a result Devon Energy began to use Weatherford motors in the Permian and Delaware basin exclusively. • Recruit, hire, train staff, evaluate performance, and recommend or initiate promotions, transfers, and disciplinary action.• On call and available 24 hours a day,365 days a year.

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.• Maintain well profile plots and provide customer with directional survey data• Collaborates with the MWD / LWD team to ensure BHA specification and engineering optimization parameters are realized.• Assist in the marketing, sales, and promotion of company products.• Maintain records of equipment at well site.• Responsible for all communication from well site with internal personnel and customer representatives on location• Operators I have drilled for: Occidental Petroleum Corporation, Devon Energy, Pioneer Natural Resources (Permian Asset team and South Western Asset Team), Conoco Phillips, Concho Resources, Cimarex, Kinder Morgan, Anadarko, Whiting Petroleum, Manzano LLC, Texland Petroleum, El Paso Energy Corporation, Energen Resources, EOG Resources, Continental Resources, Quicksilver Resources, EOR Energy services.• Experience drilling virtually all formations in the Permian and Delaware Basins in West Texas and South East New Mexico. • Short Radius Drilling and Underbalanced drilling experience for Kinder Morgan in the Yates field near Iraan, Tx and McElmo Dome formation near Cortez, Colorado.

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• Snub/Strip pipe as necessary• Monitor Pipe light/heavy conditions• Track and manage Daily rig cost and provide an invoice to the operator• Responsible for the safety of my crew• I was over Dutton rig one and brought out Dutton Rig 2 in the Yates field near Iraan Tx drilling short radius horizontal recompletions for Kinder Morgan. Both rigs were operated in conjunction with a Hydraulic Rig Assist Snubbing Unit at all times.

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.