Mathew Whitman acpaeh@r.postjobfree.com
**** **** *****, *******, ***** 77375 Phone: 281-***-****
Objective
To pursue a challenging career as a Petroleum Engineer with an organization with
potential for professional growth.
Education
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering
Graduated, May 2011
Tomball High School, Tomball, Texas
Graduated, May 2006
Experience
Marathon Oil Corporation (Drilling Engineer) Houston/Wyoming -2013– 2014 (December)
Drilling Engineer in planning stages of Wyoming drilling project in the Bighorn Basin.
Project responsibilities include building directional plans, writing AFE’s, researching
offset wells, selecting vendors and other various issues related to well planning.
Night Rig Supervisor on Wyoming drilling program in Oregon Basin, Grass Creek Basin
and Spring Creek Basin in Northwest Wyoming.
Field Engineer for Drilling Optimization Program utilizing Hydro-Mechanical Specific
Energy to improve drilling efficiency and rate of penetration in South Texas.
Marathon Oil Corporation (Drilling Engineer) South Texas 2011- 2013 (June)
Rig Supervisor in Eagle Ford Shale - Working on 12 Different Rigs with three different
drilling contractors including Helmerich & Payne, Trinidad and Big E.
Working in Gonzales County, Live Oak County, Atascosa County and Karnes County
drilling down to 20,000' Measured Depth Horizontal Wells with up to 7,300' Laterals.
Writing daily reports for rig operations and maintain cost sheets during operations.
Field Engineer for Drilling Optimization Program using hydro-mechanical specific
energy to improve drilling efficiency and rate of penetration.
Quantum Resources (Engineer) Houston, Texas 2011
Worked as drilling engineer consultant with primary operations in the Permian Basin.
Prepared AFE's, drilling programs, cost sheets and drilling summaries while using offset
data to discover and enhance drilling operations.
Designed casing programs, cementing programs and other various issues relating to well
planning.
Assisted Drilling Manager in various projects including cost management and
researching offset wells.
General Exploration Partners Inc. (Internship) Erbil, Iraq 2010
Worked as a drilling engineer trainee, assisted with AFE's, drilling program, and cost
sheets in the Northern Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
Calculated cement jobs and assisted on casing design program.
Developed and utilized trouble shooting abilities to assess and manage day-to-day
operational issues in conjunction with preparing for, and drilling of, land-based wells in
remote environments.
Designed acid job on 850 foot water well.
Supervised acid job on 850 foot water well.
Observed and assisted drilling supervisors during Rig Up.
Assisted in drafting and preparing Emergency Response Plan.
PPI Technology Services (Internship) Houston, Texas 2008
Gained knowledge of drilling and completion operations.
Served as company representative on offshore rig-less plug and abandonment job.
Composed and monitored daily drilling reports.
Worked as Drilling Engineer trainee on jack-up rig in Gulf of Mexico.
Monitored daily costs for several drilling rigs as well as updated wellbore schematics.
Created well management reports and day vs. depth charts for drilling rigs.
Assisted Engineers with miscellaneous projects in the office.
Organization/Activities
Society of Petroleum Engineers
Skills
Proficient in Wellview, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.
Experience in WellCat, StressCheck, Compass Directional Software.
Familiar with several different types of drilling spreadsheet programs.
Various well monitoring programs.
References
David Hill
PPI Technology Services
Drilling Manager
Houston, Texas
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Bill Lawton
Aspect Energy International
Drilling Supervisor
Duhok, Iraq
No reachable phone
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Rich Smiley
Quantum Resources
Drilling & Production Manager
Houston, Texas
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