brought in workover rig to Oman & performed 4 x workovers for PTTEP Oman. This included all customs & regulatory requirements to bring in & send out temporary equipment. All job planning & work execution which included, risk assessments, HSE, daily operation reviews, 24hr look ahead, crew management, procedures & programs.

Transferred to Halliburton Iraq as Operations Manager for Well Head division Safeguard.Transferred to re structure the group & integrate it into Halliburton/B&C.

Back in Oman working as Area operations manager for HWO services through Boots & Coots. Reduced HWO’s NPT from 46% to between 1 & 4% stable over a 5 month period. This involved an estimated $3 million equipment replacement program, department re structure & the replacement of several key personnel.

I Initially moved to Brunei with my Family to take over as Project manager on an intervention contract with BSP. This was due to the project manager in place being terminated. The plan was to continue with this project for a year then move to the regional office in KL. This project was ill conceived by Weatherford with the wrong equipment, lack of competent crews, badly financed and managed. I didn’t find out until I moved that my 1 year plan in Brunei was related to a short… Show more I Initially moved to Brunei with my Family to take over as Project manager on an intervention contract with BSP. This was due to the project manager in place being terminated. The plan was to continue with this project for a year then move to the regional office in KL. This project was ill conceived by Weatherford with the wrong equipment, lack of competent crews, badly financed and managed. I didn’t find out until I moved that my 1 year plan in Brunei was related to a short term trial with BSP which ended early due to the reasons highlighted above. I am now based in Brunei, in a regional sales role as well as working to develop and apply Weatherfords competency System for rigless intervention. Show less

Moved back to Oman with family to join BP & set up Workover / HWO operations. Working on internal compliance procedures as well as integrating the recently developed BP Local Operating Management System. Set up HWO contract from, RFI (REQUEST FOR INFORMATION), send out enquiries to possible interested service companies to gauge the local area interest & expertise. RFP (REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL), worked with BP internal contracts staff to develop equipment specification for the… Show more Moved back to Oman with family to join BP & set up Workover / HWO operations. Working on internal compliance procedures as well as integrating the recently developed BP Local Operating Management System. Set up HWO contract from, RFI (REQUEST FOR INFORMATION), send out enquiries to possible interested service companies to gauge the local area interest & expertise. RFP (REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL), worked with BP internal contracts staff to develop equipment specification for the planned contract work, set up, sent out, & received all RFI & tender responses. Completed technical & commercial evaluations with recommendations to BP & Oman Ministry of Gas tender board, handled all commercial & technical clarification requests.After contract award, set up work plan & developed programs, set up equipment audit requirements & managed Confirmed & audited competency of crews & local personal content to comply with Oman’s local work force compliance standards (OPAL). Note, there were many more activities I was directly or indirectly Involved in as BP was just a small group of people, having been in the country only 2 years previous to me joining, I also wrote the full WIMS document for BP & worked it through the UK approval channels (WELL INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM) & set up service company contracts to maintain a wells maintenance management plan. I also participated in the development of BP’s local management system for Oman. After the equipment was deployed to the first well I managed the daily operations and sat in on the morning calls with the rest of the intervention & drilling team. I was office based throughout my time in Oman. Show less

Moved to Thailand with family to take over Halliburton’s HWO operation serving Chevron as our main client. Upgrade the HWO operation in line with UK HMS system & regulatory compliance.

Returned to the UK with Halliburton after they bought PSLES as a Global HWO adviser

Set up PSL in Oman From company registration to contract management & negotiation.Set up PSL in Oman, Composed all procedures manuals & risk assessments related to our HWO contract with PDO to conduct general snubbing services including the installation of velocity strings & fishing coil. Purchased 80% new equipment including 36 man mobile camp. Wrote all procedures manuals, hired all crews & was also instrumental in compiling our management system documentation for Oman… Show more Set up PSL in Oman From company registration to contract management & negotiation.Set up PSL in Oman, Composed all procedures manuals & risk assessments related to our HWO contract with PDO to conduct general snubbing services including the installation of velocity strings & fishing coil. Purchased 80% new equipment including 36 man mobile camp. Wrote all procedures manuals, hired all crews & was also instrumental in compiling our management system documentation for Oman to get us up & running.Ran operation & worked on increasing business in the region. (no incidents/accidents during my time in Oman) Show less

Project Manager on the engineering and development of Rack and Pinion units. Manage and direct the engineering team to comply with Client specification and requirements. In addition Oversee all UK workover operations including the Irish Sea Pioneer jack up rig Responsible for all project costs as well as working P & L for 3 x rig sets

28/28 Well Control Specialist, contracted through Halliburton to Sonatrach Algeria. Duties include participation in morning rig calls, engineering interface and review, program proposals/reviews concerning all workover and snubbing unit operations within the Hassi Massoud area including day to day operations for 17 snubbing units & 9 workover rigs.

Working in Gabon as Site Superintendent, in charge of Workover rig/400K SNUBBING UNITGeneral duties included control of safety and engineering interface, production of risk assessments, program review & changes. Operations are general workover on land as well as full drilling side tracks.

Employed directly by BP Colombia under a short term agreement as a SITE MANAGER (Company man). Running a 600k (snubbing) workover unit to perform mainly multi massive through tubing fracs with 4 ½”frac string. Other work included live well fishing, sand washing, acidizing, e line c/t, N2 lift with coil & general slick line operations. General duties includes full responsibility for engineering site safety & rig performance, risk assessments, program development &… Show more Employed directly by BP Colombia under a short term agreement as a SITE MANAGER (Company man). Running a 600k (snubbing) workover unit to perform mainly multi massive through tubing fracs with 4 ½”frac string. Other work included live well fishing, sand washing, acidizing, e line c/t, N2 lift with coil & general slick line operations. General duties includes full responsibility for engineering site safety & rig performance, risk assessments, program development & execution as well as security. 50+ armed army personnel on each location & 60-120 oil field service personnel.Responsibility for Unit & camp moves plus daily operational requirements Show less

Working at home owned Livery Stables in Scotland

Contracted to BP & working for SNS between Aberdeen & Yarmouth, planning & executing intervention workfrom conception to completion including, Hazid, Hazops, risk assessments, contractor evaluation, procedures & programs as well as velocity string design, component selection etc.

Re assigned as Principal Technical Professional & moved to the PE Engineering group. In charge of all workover intervention procedures, planning, design & document control. Lead all work over projects. Represent company & lead client/company project development including equipment selection & design.

Seconded to Production Enhancement from the Integrated Solutions dept Joined the Work over group as project manager to set up the department which included the following.Business, Engineering and Document control structure (later adopted by PE department), Set up project planning & scheduling procedures. Led equipment & well design teams to enhance multi service pull through. Oversee contractual deliverables & control financial viability of Work over department.

Returned to the UK as Project Manager in charge of Halliburtons Integrated Solutions contract with BHP Liverpool Bay. Established contract requirements controlled the design & fabrication of new & refurbished equipment. Established a Hydraulic work over division within the Aberdeen base. Responsible for all well & platform intervention work including the following equipment spreads.

In charge of all company operation during a long-term contract with Lasmo Oil Malaca Straight. Based onshore controlling both on & offshore operations. Most work overs involved running & pulling ESP completions utilising Reda & Centralift pumps. Other work included straddle packers, milling/cement ops, casing patches etc. General Slick line operations as well as coil tubing e line perforating etc.

Work over SupervisorWork over supervisor in charge of single rig operations during a 2-year contract. Work involved general work over operations on duel, multi zone completions.

In charge of all contract personnel & equipment associated with well intervention. Worked a 2 on 3 off rota.

In charge of a work over barge with a crew of 56. Responsible for all work over operations & the day to day running of the barge with a full range of intervention services. Based in Singapore working a 2 on 2 off rota.

In charge of land operations on Hydraulic work over rig.Work included Live & dead well work overs

In charge of 12hr shift on Hydraulic Work Over unit. Work involved all general work over operations

Joined company as trainee & was employed on work over operations in the UK & overseas. Gained experience in Slickline, well test & DST services. Was promoted to Operator, then SNR operator before leaving the company