Volkert De Ruiter Email & Phone Number

- WEP Solution mining team leader 2021-2024- Drilling Manager for several geothermal projects in the Netherlands- Acting Drilling Manager for an exploration project in Switzerland - Drilling engineering support for near shore project in South America (Suriname)- Project manager for abandonment / sidetrack project in Middle East

Muscat, Oman

Oversee all WEP activities in the Middle East (Oman, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, KSA), Communicate with clients on a regular basis, Pursue business development opportunities, Manage service contract (1 MUSD/yr) with major oil and gas operator in Oman.

Sultanate Of Oman

Member of team for the implementation of Rider (software and hardware) on 14 drilling rigs throughout Oman. Team leader of international team, responsibilities include: - Communicating with project manager and with Amsterdam office- Managing project personnel- Assigning tasks to team members- Scheduling work and ensuring completion of deliverables- Collect feedback from rigs and communicate to development team.- Updating and expanding the content in Rider (500+ drilling, HSE and maintenance procedures).

Netherlands

Total project management (Coordinate: program, budget, HSE docs, reports, meetings, contact with field and client)Complex snubbing salt well workovers at 120 bar back pressure (total 10.0 M. euro). - Well 1; Repair completion, - Well 2-3; Remove completion and perform wireline measurements,- Wells 4-6; Remove old completion and re-drill 200 m with casing in salt section.

Netherlands

Geothermal: Drill 4 geothermal wells each 2600 m. - Assist operator with lumpsum contract with well construction contractor. Ensure safety and quality is delivered and communication with authorities. Coordinate DSV’s in the field. Daily Operations management.Oil: - Member of team to deliver two Field Development Plans and well proposals for a field in Nigeria. Focus on well, completion and drilling engineering and cost estimation.- Member of team to deliver bid document for Middle East offshore drilling management project (1.0 M. euro).

France

Supply total project management (set up program, budget, services and materials tendering, contact service companies, reports, HSE docs, mining authorities docs)- Doublet: Drill two 2600 m wells (10 M. euro)- Sidetrack: Drilling 300 m sidetrack to other production well under 200 bar back pressure with Snubbing unit (3.3 M. euro)- Sidetrack: Drilling 450 m sidetrack to other production well (2.9 M. euro)- Coiled tubing: Cleanout plugged salt wells (300 k. euro)- HWO snubbing: Clean out well, fish CT BHA and install tie back liner under 200 bar back pressure (2.8 M. euro)

The Hague Area, Netherlands

Plan and prepare well test for an offshore oil well.

Sultanate Of Oman & Uae

Member of team that assisted drilling contractor to bid for a turn key 30 well drilling campaign (350 M. USD). - Conduct studies (Offset drilling data, interview experts)- Set up cost model - Contact and travel to participating service companies (Dubai)

Netherlands

Responsible for: - quick looks, feasibility studies, concept designs, detailed designs Major geothermal project involved in: Delft (The Netherlands): - Feasibility study (400 k. euro). Coordinate the input from different companies and bundle into one report - Exploration permit, set up and send to mining authorities The Hague (the Netherlands): - Assist rig tender (10 M. euro) and setting up turn key contract - Material purchase 1.5 M. euro package (casing, wellhead, ESP, etc.)- Operations support

Netherlands

Responsible for locations, well maintenance, short/long term mine planning. Supervisor wireline operations (~40 measurements), Site engineer snubbing operations (4 workovers)

Collegereeks Leiderschap In Turbulente Tijden

Ipma Level C, Certified Project Manager

Msc, Resource Engineering

Final thesis project: Possibilities to use a surface mining system to extract light oil from a shallow carbonate reservoir

M.Sc., Resource Engineering

Cooperative M.Sc. program in Mining Engineering Delft University of Technology (Delft, The Netherlands) Imperial College London/Royal.

Mining Engineering

Activities and Societies: Mining games team to Reno NevadaMining Engineering Research project in CSM test mine