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| Ref # |  | JS7812 |
| Year of birth | | 1948 |
Current Location/Address |
| City or Town | | Bangkok |
| Country | | THAILAND |
Permanent/Home Location/Address |
| City or Town | | Bangkok |
| Country | | THAILAND |
Languages |
| Primary Language | | Fluency |
| English | | Read, write and speak fluently |
Nationalities |
| Nationality | | CANADA |
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Experience Classification |
| Job Function | | Years Experience |
| Asset Management | | 10 |
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| Industry | | Years Experience |
| Oil and Gas | | 30+ |
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Qualifications |
| Highest Qualifications | | Degree |
| Qualification | Subject | Establishment/Country | Year |
| Degree | B Sc Geology | University New Brunswick | 1973 |
Other Qualifications, Memberships, Certification
Basic Offshore Safety & Survival Training
IWCF |
Work Locations |
| Are you willing to move or relocate? | |
Yes - I will travel internationally
Yes - I will relocate internationally | |
Availability |
| Start Immediately? | | Available Now |
| Earliest Start Date | | 20/09/ |
Ideal Next Job |
| A managerial role, Operations related is preferred. Can certainly look at logistics and supply chain management. |
Required Salary & Conditions |
| Salary or day rate should be commenserate with experience and job location. Accomodation & car with driver. |
Employment History |
| Total Years of Work Experience: | | 39 |
| Commenced Full Time Work: | | 1973 |
| Job Title: | | Production Operations Manager |
| Duration | | From : 2004 To: 2008 |
Summary |
Career Summary
BSC in Geology: over thirty years experience in drilling, production and workovers; worked with a variety of companies such as Pearl Energy Ltd., Seaunion Energy, Niko Resources, Canadian Occidental, Dome Petroleum and Dowell on locations in Thailand, Indonesia, India, Algeria, Lithuania, Kazakhstan and Siberia.
Proven ability to manage production operations and supply chain management of a greenfield operation and also a large and diverse field arrangement. Proven expertise in ESP artificial lift operations. Proven skills in establishing well servicing priorities; maximizing production; optimizing service rig time; design and engineering of completion/workover programmes; negotiating contracts; utilization and dissemination of new technology.
Ability to train, supervise and mentor both expatriate and multicultural workforces. Committed to a ‘safety first’ culture for all personnel.
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Work Experience |
Work History
Pearl Oil (Thailand) Ltd. August 2004 – December 31, 2008
Production Operations Manager
Report to V.P. Operations
Responsibilities include, but are not exclusive to:
Control and manage offshore production operations of Jasmine Oilfield in the Gulf of Thailand. Production is currently from five wellhead platforms at approximately 27,000 BOPD. Provide expertise in ESP artificial lift as the primary mode of production. Work with the vendor on the supply management and coordinate with the Subsurface Group on the sizing of this equipment. We have 63 systems in the ground. Work with the Subsurface group on establishing the optimum production rates that minimize the influx of water.
Co-ordinate and manage all aspects of the supply chain management for the Jasmine Field operations. This includes the use of three field boats and one helicopter and one supply base. Note: This function has been moved to a new department head in late June 2008.
From initial start-up in 2005, headed up the Maintenance Group that is responsible for all Preventative Maintenance programmes. This function was transferred to a Maintenance Specialist under the Production Department in November 2008, who will integrate these efforts with the new Asset Integrity Management programme that is just in the initial stages of implementation.
Lead a dynamic and expanding operations engineering team.
Control and accountable for Operating budget of $72 million.
Co-ordinate the Offtake details with PTT, our crude buyer.
Determine field operating personnel requirements and conduct the recruitment of same.
Sign off with Field Manager on training programs for field operating personnel.
Sign off with Field Manager on platform operating procedures and guidelines.
Developed the initial well control philosophy and SCADA requirements.
Developed, in conjunction with the Drilling Department, the initial well completion design and conducted the equipment procurement.
Developed, in conjunction with the chemical vendor, the corrosion control program.
Seaunion Energy Ltd. July 1, 1998 – January 1, 2004
Production Manager/Senior Production Operations Specialist
Reported to Operations Manager
Responsibilities include, but are not exclusive to:
Control and manage daily production operations of the Limau Field in South Sumatra, Indonesia to determine performance improvement for specific wells.
Control and manage service rig operations to ensure correct intervention procedures are followed and that safety is the number one priority; provide advice/direction as to alternative or new technology.
Set well servicing priorities to maximize production and optimize service rig time.
Monitor ESP systems run life and maintenance schedules – we were running 18 systems.
Review, approve and assist in design of well service, completion/workover programmes, production optimization programmes such as the installation of ESP systems and Reverse Coning systems; advise/direct field personnel on remedies to production problems; troubleshooting problems.
Other programmes included a horizontal well, under balanced drilling of a directional well with a snubbing completion, deepening of wells to run a liner or expose additional casing to allow the perforation of an untested zone, acid washes, fracturing treatments and slickline work involved in PBUs or static gradients.
Sing off on the design criteria for the new Schlumberger Cased Hole Resistivity Log suite; a 4 well program was conducted; re-completions on 3 wells based on log results.
Provide coaching to National staff on the implementation of new technology.
Compile and submit, with input from the field and operations personnel, the yearly Work Programme and Budget to USD $26 million. Formal presentation of same to Pertamina.
Write Tender Specifications for equipment used in oil production and processing: technical evaluation of Tenders for the purchase of materials, equipment and services: scale inhibitors, de-emulsifiers, equipment such as water injection pumps, ESP systems, gas separators and nut-shell filters.
Provide input for the compilation of a “Long Range Plan” for the continuation of Limau Field, which included the use of ESPs (medium and high volume), waterflooding, plus a proposal for an ASP flood, 3D seismic survey, horizontal and vertical well drilling.
Stand in as Operations Manager: responsibilities are approval of invoices, review and approval of Material Requisitions, Purchase Orders and Service Work Orders.
Niko Resources Ltd. December 1996 – March 31, 1998
General Manager - India Operations
Reported to CEO and the President of Niko Resources Ltd.
Responsibilities included all consortium correspondence, administrative and financial functions in connection with the activities of all oil and gas fields of the Joint Venture in India.
Control and manage the Hazira Gas Field operations. Hazira Gas field at the time was producing 7.4 mmcfd sweet gas, with a manpower of 10 Nationals; two oilfields with a manpower of 12 Nationals, in addition to one expatriate superintendent and two National supervisors.
Direct the safety training for the National staff.
Direct the operation of the Baroda Head Office with a staff of 8 Nationals.
Liase with government officials in the Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (Joint Venture partner), and the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (Government of India).
Compile and submit yearly Work Programme and Budget (plus quarterly revisions of same) to Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Ltd. and the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons.
Design completion/workover programmes and supervise same.
Compile and arrange Open Tenders on materials or services as per requirements of the Government of India.
Compania Espanola De Petroleos S.A. (“Cepsa”) May 1996 - November 1996
Field Production Supervisor (Algeria)
Reported to CEPSA’s Production Superintendent.
Responsibilities included working in RKF field in Algerian desert, approx. 160 nautical miles S.E. of Hassi Massoud, on 28/28 rotation.
Develop testing and maintainance procedures of wellhead valves, SSSV systems and surface chokes. Instruct National work crews on these maintenance procedures within a safety framework.
Develop corrosion management programmes for wellbore maintenence.
Maintain inventory for all parts and equipment for slickline operations, wellhead maintenance, SSSV systems with eigh month lead time.
Compile annual budget and submit to project supervisor.
Provide expertise in well control for high pressure gas injection wells and high volume gasey oil wells.
Provide supervision for the running of casing liners and completion equipment and coiled tubing, snubbing, slickline, electric logging and perforating operations.
The RKF wells were approximately 3700 metres deep; producers flowed at 2400 psi FTHP, sweet light high GOR crude.
Svenska Petroleum Exploration U.K. Ltd. - February & March 1996
Workovers Engineer (Lithuania)
Reported to Genciu Nafta’s Technical Manager.
Responsiblities included: the engineering and preparation of well workover programmes for re-entry of old oil wells; sweet, light waxy crude.
Analyze workover requirements; provide technical advice on the selection of the downhole equipment.
Assist with sourcing equipment and services; negotiate the necessary work contracts.
Introduce/train National project personnel in usage of Western technology.
Canadian Occidental Petroleum Ltd. July 1994 - January 1996
Workover & Well Testing Supervisor (Kazakhstan)
Reported to Operations Superintendent in Kyzyl Orda.
Responsibilities included working in central Kazakh desert on 28/28 rotation; nearest town is Kzyl-Orda.
Develop professional working relationships with all Kazakh personnel, utilizing interpretors when necessary.
Supervise Kazakh service rig on well workovers and production testing; wells are 1200 - 1600m deep, with sweet, light, waxy crude. Initiate a safety awareness regimen from the outset.
Supervise and assist Western personnel in conducting well production tests, perforation operations, slick-line operations, and bottomhole fluid sampling for PVT analysis.
Ensure correct testing procedure; provide expertise in well control for flowing wells; design and utilize a computerized daily reporting system and inventory sytem.
Setting and redressing packers, energizing wellhead seals, programming and downloading bottomhole electronic pressure recorders; instructing Kazakh rig workers on the safe operation and maintenance of power tongs.
Design workover programmes to ensure suspended wells are left in a satisfactory condition as per Kazakh regulations.
Calgary Overseas Ltd. April 1993 - April 1994
Wellsite Supervisor (Siberia)
Reported to Operations Manager in Base Camp
Work in Western Siberia in the Povkhneftegas oilfield, on 28/28 rotation.
Liaise with the Russian Povkhneftegas District Production Management on a daily basis to co-ordinate Russian supplied services and provide daily rig report updates.
Provide 24 hour supervison for workovers and re-completions on wells over 3000m depth; most of the wells were overpressured due to waterflood operations.
Workovers included perforating with EHSC guns, fishing, running REDA ESP systems or sucker rod pumps, acid washes and scale inhibitor squeezes.
Freelance Completions/Workover Supervisor (Canada) Winter 1993
Barnwell of Canada and Coenerco Resources in the Zama Lake and Rainbow Lake Fields in Northern Alberta. Provide programme design and rig supervision for well workovers and completions, including casing corrosion logs, perforating, cement and acid squeezes and flow testing. These wells are sour to 3.5% H2S.
Western Oilfield Environmental Services Ltd. February 1992 - December 1996
Environmental Consultant/Advisor
Provide professional services when in Canada and report to the Manager of Engineering. Responsibilities included environmental audits of production processing facilities and wellsites, provide feedback and advice to client; conduct gas migration surveys on wellsites scheduled for abandonment; compilation and supervision of well abandonment programmes. .
July 1995: designed and implemented an open-hole re-entry programme to determine and eliminate the causes for surface gas migration and re-abandon the well.
April 1994- Jan 1995: remediation of a contaminated oil recycler site. Compile and direct the application for an approval to resume operations of a Waste Handling Facility to the appropriate Province of Alberta regulatory agencies.
Government Of The Northwest Territories October 1991 - February 1992
Consultant/Advisor (Canada)
Reported to the Deputy Minister and Director of Resource Policy of the Department of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources in Yellowknife, NWT. Developed a plan for the transfer and implementation of oil and gas technical and regulatory functions under the Northern Accord.
Held discussions with various regulatory personnel on the workings of the oil and gas regulations in British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Amoco Canada Petroleum Company Ltd. 1988 - 1991
District Foreman: Completions
Supervised the Completions and Workover Group, involving an average of 150 workover programmes per year. Coordinated activities with those of the Operations and Engineering Departments. Provided field supervision.
Supervised horizontal well completions, slick-line wireline work, perforating (wireline-conveyed, tubing-conveyed and through-tubing), snubbing operations, cased-hole well-testing and shallow (1100 metres) gas well completions.
Team leader in the design of the industry procedure for soils gas surveys for determining gas migration problems outside of the surface casing and encorporation of this into an industry standard for abandonment of wells. Co-authored, presented and published a paper in Canadian Petroleum Journal of Technology on this subject.
Dome Petroleum Limited 1980 - 1988
Staff Petroleum Engineer (Production Optimization) 1986 - 1988
Supervised specialty work such as tubular thread inspection, fishing operations, installation of bottom-hole monitoring equipment on Reda-cable, or sensitive well-killing procedures.
Evaluated wells for workover or re-completion potential; provide technical advice to optimize workover costs.
Co-authored, presented and published a technical paper in Canadian Petroleum Journal of Technology on sand control utilizing sand screens inside production casing.
Area Petroleum Engineer 1984 - 1986
Supervised a ten member Petroleum Engineering team responsible for 400 producing heavy oil wells and 55 producing gas wells. Developed annual capital and operating budgets of $20 million/year, production data, progress reports and technical presentations.
Invented a high alloy bottomhole assembly for thermal EOR oxygen injector wells.
Drilling and Completions Engineer 1980 – 1984
Responsible for the daily operations of up to 12 drilling rigs and 18 service rigs. Arranged all bids and contracts for services related to the drilling operations. Responsible for all material and services purchases.
Designed all drilling and completion programmes (averaged 250 wells per year), including testing programmes for gas wells. The wells included directional wells up to 550 from vertical, MWD, thermal completions for steamflood and fireflood, water injection and gas wells.
Supervised the district safety programme, involving all aspects of safety for field operations and office personnel. Developed a tracking system for key performance indicators.
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Comments/ Hobbies/ Interests etc: |
Computer security
Formula 1
Fly fishing
Kart racing |
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Last Updated on 28-Feb-11
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