MOODY FARRAG Houston, TX ~ 832-***-**** ~ *********@*****.***
EDUCATION TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY (May 2011) College Station,TX Bachelor of Science, Petroleum Engineering
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE SCHLUMBERGER (2011-2017)
Directional Driller (2017) Pittsburgh, PA
o Provided directional drilling services and executed drilling operations for clients across US North East Basin (Pennsylvania, Wyoming and Ohio).
o Drilled multilateral and horizontal wells in 5,000 ft. per dat fast drilling environment with major proximity and anti-collision risks.
o Ensured sound drilling practices and cost effective solutions during well design and execution. o Assisted Drilling Engineers with pre-job planning tasks such as BHA design, drill bit selection, wellbore trajectory planning, hydraulics, survey program, torque/drag and jar placement. Operations Support Engineer (2016-2017) Houston, TX o Provided real-time technical support to Field Service Managers and Engineers for rigs across North America Offshore region (Alaska, Gulf of Mexico, and Canada) to execute complex arctic and deepwater drilling operations.
o Monitored real-time drillings mechanics, intervened for mitigation measures and optimized drilling operations.
o Performed Quality Control check for Field Engineer’s as pre-job planning requirements. Remote Operations Engineer/Project Coordinator (2015-2017) Houston, TX o Served as Lead Engineer during launch of GeoMarket Remote Operations Initiative that reduced employee costs by $200K a year; eliminating one position at each rig. o Managed multiple sites remotely across North America including Alaska, Deepwater Gulf of Mexico and Canada. Projects included high profile offshore wells in ultra deepwater as well as ERD wells in Alaska. o Interface with Geologists, Directional Drillers and Petrophysicist to relate real-time measurements data, troubleshoot, and resolve any issues remotely.
o Responsible for monitoring information coming from downhole tools to assure well bore stability, assess drilling parameters, and ensure reliability of all tools. Senior LWD Field Engineer (2012-2015) Prudhoe Bay, AK o Logging While Drilling Engineer (LWD) providing well surveying services, formation evaluation, Gamma Ray, Resistivity, Density/Porosity, Acoustics and Pay Zone Geosteering for Well placement. o Fully responsible for MWD/LWD pre-job planning and mobilization. Interface with customers regarding equipments and communicate with rig personnel to ensure safe and incident-free operations. o Provided quality solutions to customer’s questions, requests or problems in a respectful manner. o Received multiple recognitions from client (Drilling Engineers, Company Men, Geologists) for high service quality, technical competence, and overall rig performance. Junior MWD Field Engineer (2011-2012) Prudhoe Bay, AK o Measurements While Drilling Engineer (MWD) delivering real-time downhole measurements services, troubleshoot, and resolve any issues with client Geologist, Directional Drillers and Rig Engineers. o Maintained surface equipment to comply with industry standards and quality/safety management systems. o Produce service reports following completion of jobs. Ensure all logs, digital data, and reports delivered to client in a timely manner according to SOP.
Key Accomplishments:
• Highlighted by Schlumberger CEO Paal Kibsgaard in Q1 2016 for first ever MWD/LWD Remote Operations job executed for a client in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico.
• Acknowledged for maintaining “0” failure rate, “0” injury rate and “0” non-productive rate during 3 year assignment in Prudhoe Bay Alaska.
• Remote Operations Engineer for “record" most complex BHA design drilled for ConocoPhillips Alaska which included RSS PD X5, PeriScope, MicroScope, ImPulse, StethoScope, adnVISION, SonicScope.
• Completed and ranked amongst top performers in D&M’s Advanced LWD Interpretation course given to Senior LWD Engineers in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Key Contributions:
• Selected in 2012 to field test Extreme Engineering’s ElectroMagnetic tool in New Plymouth, New Zealand. Drilled and executed 3 geothermal wells flawlessly which developed a 2 year contract with the New Zealand government to continue using Schlumberger as their Directional Drilling service provider.
• Selected in 2014 to drill 1 DeepWater well for Australian oil company Ophir Energy off the coast of West Africa in Equatorial Guinea.
• Ensured safety of all personnel at well-site when handling radioactive source material to deliver formation evaluation services.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHLUMBERGER, DRILLING & MEASUREMENTS TRAINING PROGRAMS Drilling Operations Stuck Pipe Prevention
Well Planning Well Control
AFE Evaluation Casing Design
Drill String Design Advanced Survey Management
Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulics Mud Motor/RSS Tools
HUET Training Advanced LWD Interpretation
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
• Program Administration – Skilled in devising and suggesting new processes and procedures to reduce costs and expand existing opportunities.
• Engineering Support – Leverage training to perform inspections and testing on various systems and processes, supporting installation and development of processes and equipment to achieve objectives.
• Relationship-building – Talented in forging solid relationships with strategic partners, clients and vendors to optimize team performance and ensure achievement of project goals and objectives.
• Problem Resolution & Troubleshooting – Skilled diagnosing and resolving a variety of engineering issues, reviewing analytical data and engineering processes, ensuring completion of all deliverables. ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE TRI-MAX INDUSTRIES (Summer 2010) Houston, TX
Gulf of Mexico Drilling Intern
TEXAS A&M DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERING (Summer 2009) College Station, TX Research Assistant
FLUOR DANIEL CORPORATION (Summer 2008) Houston, TX Control Systems Intern
TECHNICAL SKILLS
• Software- DOX, Perform Toolkit, Maxwell, Petrel, CMG, Fekete, GeoGraphix, Proficient across Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visual Basic)
PERSONAL INFORMATION
• US Citizen
• Fluent in English and Arabic
• Avid Stock Market Day Trader and Cryptocurrency Enthusiast
• Billiards and Foosball Shark
• Underground Music Producer