Curriculum Vitae
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IULIAN OPRIS
Curriculum Vitae
Senior Petroleum Engineer
Personal Details
Name: IULIAN
Surname: OPRIS
Date / Place of Birth: 24 JULY 1960 BUCHAREST
Nationality: ROMANIAN
Marital Status: MARRIED
Address: 23 MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU STREET, SECTOR 5, CODE 050102
BUCHAREST
Phone: 004********** ; 004**********
E-mail: ************@*****.***
Military Service Obligation: CONTENT
Marital Status : MARRIED
Driving License: “ B “
Executive Summary Qualification / Skills
• A highly skilled Drilling Engineer with over 21+ years of International and Domestic Romanian
experience in performing Well Drilling Engineering Studies and implementing Technology
Development Projects. Well site Engineer with main responsibility.
• Proficiency of the drilling system from surface to 4000 m wells, in vertical and directional
building section, as well as in horizontal wells 300 - 400 meters, working with Schlumberger,
Weatherford, Halliburton specialists MWD, PWD and Geo Steering Equipments.
• Worked both with Kelly and Top Drive ( TDS Brewster, TDS Tesco, VARCO ), Triplex pump
Denver, National, China pump SL 1300 and duplex pump.
• Knowledge in drilling fluids, casing, cementing, well head equipment.
• Good command in Well testing, Work over and Completion of the wells.
• Prepare offers for bidding, proposal and auctions for Drilling of the Wells – Exploration or
Production – realizing the well design and planning, following the achievement in time and in
budget costs.
• Achievement of a good training with all the Junior Engineer in performing activities – On Job
Training - with new Graduates and other personnel of the entire crew. Also, the BOP drill, Fire
Fighting, First Aid and H2S applications and exercises.
• Internal – External Audits with Client and other Contractors.
• Must be a very good and amiable partner with all the subcontractors and client.
• Some Skills : Work under stress and hard conditions, Team Leadership attitude, Ability to
work in Rig Site or Office, in Multicultural area of people, Carefully, Disciplined, Flexible,
Positive attitude.
Career Objective
• Secure a challenging engineering position where in my team player attributes, experience,
and communication skills can be utilized in obtaining personal career goals and those of the
employer.
Curriculum Vitae
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• To advance technically in the science of Petroleum Engineering and contribute to industry by
participation as an International Lecturer, Consultant, and Instructor/or Mentor, for Engineers
entering the oil industry.
Expertise
• Technical: Decreasing Down Time, Well Performance Optimization, Enhanced Bit Drill
System, Well Testing, Work-Over, and Artificial Lift.
• Professional: Business Development, Industrial Training, Technical Writing and Computer
Programming and Applications.
Bio Data
• Countries Worked In: Romania, Syria, Qatar, Oman, Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, Ucraine
• Countries Lived In: Romania
• Foreign Languages: Protocol knowledge of English, Russian.
Work Experience
• Period: January 2009 – Present
Position: Technical Consultant/Drilling Instructor
Company & Location: AGIP Karachaganak Petroleum Operating B.V. Kazakhstan
Responsibilities:
o This position reports to the Mentor of the Course KPO BV
Aksai, Kazakhstan and is responsible for providing all
Technical and Tecnological Engineering logystic support in
the Rig Site – North-West country areas.
o Specifically, these Drilling Engineering Services where
furnished in Aksai, Burlinski District North of Caspian Sea.
o Teaching in the class room Drilling Supervisor course in
Drilling Technologies second part and Well Completion.
Performing OJT ( On Job Training ) at rig sites in drilling and
completion activity. Testing and evaluating trainees’ knowledge
in written and oral examination (technical interview).
o Explained and Conducted various Well Test Designs in
Rig Site Aksai . Performed different calculations and compared
with the real program and contract. Realized if the actual
technic, equipments at Rig Site are available for conducted the
plan at final target.
o Respecting policy, procedure, HSEQ of KPO BV
Company
Participated at all practice exercises H2S, Fire, First Aid
o
alarm
o Consulted to all members of the KPO consortium, BG,
AGIP, Luk Oil, Chevron etc., regarding drilling reservoir
engineering aspects of their projects.
• Period: September 2008 – December 2008
Position: Drilling Engineer – Daily Tool pusher, Night Tool pusher
Company & Location: NOWMCO Qatar, NPS Syria LTD
Responsibilities:
o Participation and managing drilling yard activities, training
job to employee development, as well as Night Toolpusher,
Daily Toolpusher, Senior Toolpusher in North West of Syria
Kurdish Area, for Dublin International LTD Canada Company
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o Office situations, prepare, elaborate and transfer to Head
Office in Damascus in distinct forms
o Achievment and improvement of all conditions for a good
development of working process with health, safety and
environment procedures respecting
o Training with all crew for well control – BOP drill
o Keeping all the time BOP stack and hydraulic unit in perfect
situation in time of drilling, workover or completion well.
o Implemented and used modern Petroleum Engineering
software for simulation studies of company’s operated assets
and other engineering computer applications required to
improve production performance.
• Period: July 2007 – August 2008
Position: Rig and Project Manager/Drilling Regional Well/Instructor
Company & Location: Dafora S.A. Company Romania for OMV Petrom and Aurelian Oil
and Gas / West and North Est of Romania
Responsibilities:
o Responsible for all administrative management and engineering
functions at Rig Site, daily expenses and budget of well and
transfer to Head Quarters in Medias city
o Managed and responded for integrity of a team, for HSEQ
policy and procedures of Drilling Department in accordance
with Clients requires and other Service Company.
Provide all equipments, materials, combustible, tools, spare
o
parts, tubular materials, subs in time at the rig ; Respond for
all incident, human or material-environmental and take quickly
measure for limitate the damages
o Keeping all the time BOP stack and hydraulic unit in
perfect situation in time of drilling, workover or completion
well.
o Training with crew for BOP drill, H2S -Gas - Fire alarm,
Drilling technique
Must be a very good and amiable partner with all the
o
subcontractors and client.
• Period: September 2006 – December 2006
Position: Drilling Engineer – Daily Toolpusher/Trainer
Company & Location: KCA Deutag Drilling GmbH Bangladesh Branch/ Silhet Area –
Chevron Company
Responsibilities:
Participation in drilling yard activities in training job, as well as
o
daily toolpusher and senior toolpusher
Office situations, prepare and elaborate in distinct forms like
o
Rig Management System in compliance with HSE company
system
Achievment and improvement of all conditions in site, for a
o
good development of working process with health, safety and
environment procedures respecting
Prepare for leadership work using new method like stop cards
o
or SMART cards, safety meeting, job safety analysis, daily
schedule for system of drilling, mud properties, well control,
test BOP and other operations
Training with all crew for well control – BOP drill
o
Provide entire parameters of rig and drill pipe, heavy weight,
o
drill collar and all subs
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Prepare, complete and transfer the report in electronic format.
o
• Period: January 2006 – August 2006
Position: Drilling Engineer – Assistant Driller - Daily Toolpusher/Trainer
Company & Location: Nabors Drilling International Limited Pool International of Oman
Safah Area Occidental of Oman Company
Responsibilities:
Participation in drilling yard activities in training job, as well as
o
daily assistant and Senior Toolpusher in Dahleel and Safah
Areas
Achievment and improvement of conditions for a good
o
development of working process with health, safety and
environment procedures respecting of Client OXY Company
Prepare for leadership work using new method like stop cards
o
or SMART cards, safety meeting, job safety analysis, daily
schedule for system of drilling, mud properties, well control,
test BOP and other operations
Training with all crew for well control – BOP drill and courses
o
to training for Leadership Team – trainees like Assisstant
Driller, Derickman, Floorman, Roastabout..
• Period: August 2004 – December 2005
Position: Drilling – Workover Engineer/Instructor, HSE Officer
Company & Location: Petromservice S.A. Bucharest
Responsibilities:
Work out and improvement procedures, work instructions for
o
specific activities : drilling and workover in compliance with
company policy
Representative of quality management system health, safety,
o
environment HSE for Petromservice Workover and Drilling
Department in accordance with OMV Petrom requires
Achievment and improvement all the time of conditions for a
o
good development of working process with health, safety and
environment procedures respecting
Teaching and training Tool pusher, Rig Manager, Drillers,
o
AD’s, about specific technical operations, H2S, First Aid, Fire
Fighting, Well Control
• Period: March 2001 - August 2004
Position: Senior Completion – Workover Engineer, HSE Officer
Company & Location: National Oil Company Petrom, Bolintin Vale Asset
Responsibilities:
OJT ( On Job Training ), preparing and participating in daily
o
operations field for workover activities
Office situations and representative of quality management
o
system ( HSEQ )
Training and testing for well control ( blow-out )
o
Provide tools, drill pipe and tubing, materials and all
o
equipment necessary during daily activity and inform about
report
Teaching and training Tool pusher, Rig Manager, Drillers, AD’s
o
about specific technical operations, H2S, First Aid, Fire
Fighting, Well Control
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• Period: July 1997 - January 2000
Position: Drilling and Work over Representative Engineer
Company & Location: National Oil Company Petrom Bucharest Videle Branch
Responsibilities:
Control in field, drilling activity
o
Training and testing for well control blow-out
o
Financial document control of different Contractors
o
Offers of tender, proposal and auction for drilling wells
o
Discussions, acceptance and signing of the document of offers
o
• Period: April 1993 - July 1997
Position: Drilling and Workover Supervisor Representative
Company & Location: National Oil Company Petrom Bucharest Bolintin Vale Branch
Responsibilities:
Control in field, drilling activity and financial document
o
Monitoring and optimizing mechanical and hydraulic system,
o
rate of penetration
Design and implement drilling programs in all stages of the
o
bore hole, supervise crew to ensure fast and safe all
operations
Solve a variety of drilling problems such as: keyseats, stuck
o
drill string, lost circulation, high or fracture formations, fishing,
fluid sensitive shales
Select optimal bottom hole assembly in vertical or directional
o
drilling operations
Complete coring and cilindric tasta in free bore hole
o
Coordinate casing and cementing operations
o
Monitoring kick control and well killing operations
o
Broad experience with oil based and water based drilling fluid
o
Prepare regular progress reports and final reports
o
Responsible for maintaining environmental protection during
o
drilling operations
Coordinate other tehnical specialists, contractors or service
o
companies for achieving optimize drilling and costs decrease
Monitor and evaluate gas ratio in the mud fluid
o
Training and testing juniors engineer and crew for blow-out
o
well control
• Period: November 1987 - April 1993
Position: Junior Field Engineer, Senior Toolpusher and Drilling
Superintendent
Company & Location: Drilling Oil Company Bucharest
Responsibilities:
Follow and optimize mechanical and hydraulic system, rate of
o
penetration
Supervise crew to ensure fast and safety all operations Solve
o
a variety of drilling problems such as: keyseats, stuck drill
string, lost circulation, high or fracture formations, fishing, fluid
sensitive shales
Coordinate casing and cementing operations
o
Broad experience with water based drilling fluid and foamy
o
fluid
Prepare regular progress reports and final reports
o
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Provide operational, technical and logistical support on the rig
o
to the drilling crew .
Technical Contributions
• Published (Internal only)
Education
• Industry
January 2009 – 01 th February 2011
o
o Karachaganak Petroleum Operations B.V. – Dietsmann - ENI University
Courses and well-trained in “ First Aid “, “ H2S “ .
o
H2S Competency Certificate
o
03.12.2007 – 08.12.2007
o
Petroleum and Gas University of Ploiesti - IWCF Centre
o
International Well Control Forum Written Tests, Surface BOP Stack,
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Procedures and Practical Assessment Programme
IWCF Certificate of Completion and Wallet Card – Drilling Supervisor
o
07.12.2009, Certificate No. S 45745 RO 481 0582
January 2006
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Nabors Drilling International Limited Pool International of Oman
o
Courses and well-trained in “ First Aid “, “ Fire Fighting “, “ Rig Management
o
System “, “ H2S “ .
Certificate
o
May 2006
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Nabors Drilling International Limited Pool International of Oman
o
Courses and well-trained in “ Safety Leader’s Workshop “ with The Enterpise
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Development Network from Australia, “ “, “ Rig Management System “ in details, “ RMS
and New Employee Orientation “, “ IADC Rig Pass “.
Certificate/Register
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19 November 2004 to 20 February 2005
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ACADPET ATLAS Regional Academy
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Grammar, business correspondence, technical oil and gas English language
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Certificate
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12 January 1998 to 16 January 1998
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National Oil Company Campina Branch Research and Development Institute
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“ Sinfor “ and “ SiSonde “ up date training
o
o Certificate.
• Academic
September 1981 to June 1987
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OIL AND GAS UNIVERSITY, PLOIESTI, ROMANIA
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FACULTY OF WELL DRILLING AND OIL AND GAS POOLS EXPLOITATION
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o BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, ENGINEER DIPLOMA 1987.
Computer Literacy
• Operating Systems: Windows NT
Curriculum Vitae
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• GUI’s & Languages: MS Windows 2000, MS Windows v3.1-98, MS Office Dev. Pak.
• General & Graphics Applications: MS Office 2000, ADOBE DTP
• Petroleum Engineering: knowledge of Opex, Capex, SAP
TECHNICAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES
Type of rigs Romanian rigs T-50, F-125, F-320 electrical power, F-100, F-320 diesel engine,
American rig Ideco 400, Dreco 1100, China 250 to
Type of Top Drives TDS BREWESTER 500 tones, TESCO Hydraulic 500 tones
Type of drawworks Romanian TF 50, 100, 125, 200, 320 Ideco, International 1625 DE
Type of mud pumps Romanian duplex pump 2PN -400, 2PN-700, 2PN-1250 and triplex 3PN-1300,
American triplex pump Denver, National, China SL 1300
Type of drilling equipment / workover equipment / cranes / engines / generators / others
Equipment are from Romanian factory and from 2000 Caterrpillar, TD 40, TD80, Varco
Company, TESCO, China, Caterrpillar
Other technical skills Rig Down, Rig Up, Rig Move, Well Testing, Well Head Equipments, TBG.
PC skills Word, Excel, Power Point, Fox Pro, Internet, Mail
DRILLING / WORKOVER / OTHER EXPERIENCE
Years Months Years Months
Drilling Engineer Rig Manager 4 0 Onshore experience 21 10
Daily Toolpusher 4 4 Offshore experience 0 0
Night Toolpusher 1 4 Top Drive experience 1 0
Driller 0 0 Rig Mechanic 0 0
Assistant Driller 0 0 Rig Electrician 0 0
Derrickman 0 0 Crane Operator 0 0
Floorman 0 0 HSEQ 6 0
Driling, Workover Company Man 6 2 Project Manager 4 0
Drilling, Workover Instructor 2 0
REFERENCES
1. Sylvester Ofogba Well Engineer Helix
2. Eric Brannaghan Mentor KPO B.V.
3. Abdul Ali Mentor Karachaganak Petroleum Operating B.V.
4. Viorel Dinu AGIP Dietsmann LTD
5. Adrian Pristol Naft Canada Resources LTD
6. Sorin Stanciu NOC OMV PETROM BOSS Campina
7. Dan Florin Sarbu NOC OMV PETROM Ploiesti Headqurters