Education
Texas A&M-Commerce, B.S. Industrial Technology- 1980.
Baroid Drilling fluids school, 1981.
Partial list of Completions Projects Directly Supervised
ExxonMobil: Janz field Australia, 2-well OHGP campaign.
Shell: BC-10 Subsea Development. 11-well OHGP project in 6,150’ of water.
Shell: Sa-G Subsea completion. 1-well OHGP in 2,200’ of water.
Shell: BS-4 well test. OHGP in 6,000’ of water.
Shell: F-14, Formate based RDF project w chelant filter cake breaker; 2-well project.
BP: Holstein SPAR Development. 10 well CHFP campaign in 3,400’ of water.
BP: Marlin SS-1, ST-1 Subsea intervention in 3,300’of water. CHFP completion.
BP: Pompano coiled tubing intervention campaign- 10 month program.
BP: Amberjack, 2-well CHFP campaign using ZnBr2.
BP: Pompano Platform. 6- HTHP CHFP completions using ZnBr2 in 1,300’ of water.
BP: Nile, King, and King’s Peak Subsea CHFP completions. 6-wells in +/-6,000’ of water.
BP: HTHP Shelf completions at Matagorda Island. 3 wells CHFP completions.
EEX Corp 1-well project – Garden Banks 387, 3,400’ of water CHFP- ZnBr2.
EEX Corp: 8-Well Campaign, West Cameron BLK 321; CHFP using ZnBr2.
Chevron Indonesia- Bangka project: NaBr fluid w/low water activity for 2-well CHFP project.
Partial list of RDF and Completion Fluid Systems Developed
9.6 ppg NaCl based biopolymer RDF. Brazil, Compos basin OHGP development for IOC client. Used a chelant/enzyme breaker system to remove filter cake. Key challenges- Dynamic losses, ECD management.
9.9 ppg KCL based biopolymer RDF. Brazil, shallow water Compos field OHGP development for IOC client. Used a chelant/enzyme breaker to remove filter cake. Key challenges; drilling extended reach wells with water-based mud from a fixed platform.
9.0 ppg, Invert emulsion RDF, Malaysia, South Furious field. Key challenges; bridging of carbonate formation to minimize invasion of mud filtrate.
9.4 ppg, Invert emulsion RDF; Gulf of Thailand. Used an advanced filter cake breaker to remove OBM filter cake. Key challenges; hole stability, high BHT. Fluid and breaker combination increased production over previous SAS and flow back only completion method.
9.2 ppg, Invert emulsion RDF; Gulf of Thailand for SAS completions. Used an advanced filter cake breaker to remove filter cake. Key challenges; BHT-280 F.
10.0 ppg, Paraffin based invert emulsion RDF in New Zealand for SAS completions- 6 well campaign. Used an advanced filter cake breaker to remove filter cake. Key challenges; low BHT-120 F, losses while drilling, ECD management while drilling extended reach wells.
10.2 ppg, biopolymer based RDF in New Zealand. Key challenges; formation compatibility with salts.
10.0 ppg, Invert emulsion RDF in Gulf of Thailand. Used an advanced filter cake breaker to remove filter cake. Key challenges; mud weight using acid soluble solids, hole stability, high BHT. Fluid and breaker combination increased production over previous SAS and flow back only completion method.
10.5 ppg, Invert emulsion RDF and breaker system for Australia using both SAS, and OHGP completion methods. Key challenges; high BHT- 310 F, obtaining drilling properties at high temperatures, compatibility with lower completion equipment, break through time for filter cake breaker.
10.1 ppg, NaBr based biopolymer RDF in Australia. 10-well campaign using OHGP’s w shunt tube screens. Key challenges; high BHT-250 F, obtaining compatibility with breaker system and gravel pack carrier fluid.