CURRICULUM VITAE
I / Personal Information:
Full name: SIDDIG SALIH ABDALLA
Gender: Male
Date of birth: 1st October, 1977
Place of birth: Elfashir - Sudan
Nationality: New Zealander
Marital status: Married
Mobile Number +614********
Email: ***********@*****.***
Passport Number: LK212684, Expire on May 2026
II / Key Competencies:
12 years of extensive experience in Wells/Drilling Engineering, offshore and onshore well design, planning & operations.
Experienced in Front-end well engineering planning contributing in Field Development Plan (FDP), Key person and responsible for drilling engineering and operations.
Experienced and competently use Landmark's Engineers Data Model (EDM); Compass, Stresscheck, Casing Seat, Openwell, Wellplan & WellCat.
Experienced in planning and execution of Extended Reach Drilling (ERD), Highly Deviated & Horizontal wells.
Experienced in tendering Drilling Services.
Experienced in Health Safety and Environment (HSE) integration into Business and develop HSE into work plans and activities.
Experienced in tight gas well design, planning and operations.
Experienced in coaching and developing young drilling engineers.
Self starter, Fast learner, independent worker, proactive good team player, highly responsible and well organized person & good interpersonal and communication skills III/ Academic Qualification & Technical Trainings:
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (HON): University Technology PETRONAS Specialized in Petroleum Malaysia
From 2001- 2006
PETRONAS Induction Program for New Executives (PIPE). October 2006
Exploration and Production Core (E & P Core). December 2006
MI basic Mud School for Client. March 2007
Well Engineering. June 2008
Well Construction. August 2008
Landmark’s EDM (Compass, Stresscheck, Openwell, Wellplan, Casing Seat, and WellCat). March 2009
Drilling Fluids. January 2010
Cementing. March 2010
Well Completion Design 1. June 2010
Advanced Casing Design. September 2010
Trouble Free Extended Reach Drilling (ERD). May 2011
Fundamental of Well Control. September 2011
Extended Reach Drilling (ERD) by K & M. October 2011
Probabilistic Time & Cost Estimation (P1). October 2011
HSE Management System. October 2011
Oilfield Geomechanics. February 2012
Drilling Simulation. March 2013
IADC Well Control (Certified). March 2013
Shell Well Engineering Fundamentals. October 2015
Shell Round 1 Certificate. October 2015
Geomechanics and Drilling Optimization. November 2016
Well Engineering Operations W200 - Round 2 course. February 2017
Advanced Well Integrity Management, July 2017
Siddig Salih Abdalla’s CV 2/4
IV/ Working history and experiences
1. Oct 2018 – Present – Actively Looking for new opportunity – (Adelaide/Australia) 2. Aug 2017 – Sept 2018 – Drilling Engineer – Todd Energy (New Zealand)
Front-end Drilling Engineer for Kapuni/Mahagahewa gas field, prepare well design, planning
&operations for various well type: pad slot design, SIMOPS, deep S shape & slant wells.
Liaise and effectively communicate with subsurface teams by providing drilling related input for concept selection and Field Development Plans (FDP)
Proactively interface with subsurface, G&G and completion teams to ensure well design meets the well objectives
Perform Drilling Engineering analysis using Landmark's Engineers Data Model (EDM); (Compass, Casing Seat, Stresscheck, Wellplan, Openwell &WellCat)
Prepare the well design, well planning and drilling program.
Prepare drilling programs to ensure the drilling operations planned are cost effective and at minimum risk.
Prepare drilling AFE’s and cost reports.
Provide technical assistance to drilling operations to ensure that each well is completed in a safe and efficient manner.
Manage and coordinate service providers/contractors to ensure effective and timely delivery of required equipment and services.
Perform well surveillance during execution.
Prepare end of well report.
Capture and analyze lessons learnt, for consolidation and implementation to other wells.
Leading tendering Drilling Services
3. Aug 2013 – July 2017 – Staff Well Engineer – Shell (New Zealand)
Liaise and effectively communicate with subsurface teams by providing drilling related input for concept selection and Field Development Plans (FDP)
Proactively interface with subsurface, G&G and completion teams to ensure well design meets the well objectives
Perform Drilling Engineering analysis using Landmark's Engineers Data Model (EDM); (Compass, Casing Seat, Stresscheck, Wellplan, Openwell &WellCat)
Design well trajectory and drillstring.
Develop a technically sound and cost effective well programme
Develop, implement budget procedures and monitor activity costs.
Develop well design options and prepare programme
Define casing design criteria and prepare programme.
Prepare drilling, completion and cementing programme.
Define well control criteria.
Provide technical assistance to drilling operations to ensure that each well is completed in a safe and efficient manner.
Manage and coordinate service providers/contractors to ensure effective and timely delivery of required equipment and services.
Perform well surveillance during execution.
Prepare end of well report.
Capture and analyze lessons learnt, for consolidation and implementation to other wells.
Involved in tender process
Monitor and review of contracts as a contract holder
Responsible and in charge of Well Cost Estimating Manual implementation within Shell Tarankai Ltd. 4. Apr 2012 – July 2013 – Senior Drilling Engineer – PETRONAS (Malaysia)
Liaise and effectively communicate with subsurface teams by providing drilling related input for concept selection and Field Development Plans (FDP)
Proactively interface with subsurface, G&G and completion teams to ensure well design meets the well objectives
Perform Drilling Engineering analysis using Landmark's Engineers Data Model (EDM); (Compass, Casing Seat, Stresscheck, Wellplan, Openwell &WellCat)
Prepare drilling programs to ensure the drilling operations planned are cost effective and at minimum risk.
Prepare drilling AFE’s and cost reports.
Provide technical assistance to drilling operations to ensure that each well is completed in a safe and efficient manner.
Manage and coordinate service providers/contractors to ensure effective and timely delivery of required equipment and services.
Siddig Salih Abdalla’s CV 3/4
Perform well surveillance during execution
Prepare end of well report
Capture and analyze lessons learnt, for consolidation and implementation to other wells
Involved in tender process
Coach young drilling engineers
5. Feb 2009 – Mar 2012 – Drilling Engineer – PETRONAS (Malaysia)
Liaise and effectively communicate with subsurface teams by providing drilling related input for concept selection and Field Development Plans (FDP)
Proactively interface with subsurface, G&G and completion teams to ensure well design meets the well objectives
Perform Drilling Engineering analysis using Landmark's Engineers Data Model (EDM); (Compass, Casing Seat, Stresscheck, Wellplan, Openwell &WellCat)
Prepare drilling programs to ensure the drilling operations planned are cost effective and at minimum risk.
Prepare drilling AFE’s and cost reports.
Provide technical assistance to drilling operations to ensure that each well is completed in a safe and efficient manner.
Manage and coordinate service providers/contractors to ensure effective and timely delivery of required equipment and services.
Perform well surveillance during execution
Prepare end of well report
Capture and analyze lessons learnt, for consolidation and implementation to other wells 6. Sept 2006 – Jan 2009 – Wellsite Drilling Engineer – PETRONAS (Sudan)
Independently supervising night drilling activities – drilling, running casing, cementing, running completion, wireline logging, workover, well testing, rig move, rig up/down of drilling equipment.
Preparing drilling operation instructions, logistic and POB planning.
Supervising the execution of well program, including risk identification and mitigation.
Report to the Senior Drilling Supervisor on board if the program is changing due to well and/or equipment problems and plan to accommodate the problems.
Assess downhole conditions, identify abnormalities and make decision for corrective action.
Direct and instruct all parties working on the rig.
Responsible for implementation of all Company’s HSE policies, procedures and guidelines.
Preparing casing running tally, cementing calculation and instructions.
Prepare daily drilling reports, material transfers and conduct safety meetings
Prepare drilling programs to ensure the drilling operations planned are cost effective and at minimum risk
Prepare drilling AFE’s and cost reports.
Follow up operations, plan for people and equipment movement.
Prepare end of well report
Languages:
English - Fluent
Arabic - Native
Computer skills:
Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Power Point, and Microsoft Outlook
Well Planning Software such as Compass, Stresscheck, Casing Seat, Wellplan, Openwell, WellCat & Casing Wear.
Probabilistic Time & Cost Estimation (P1)
Add risk software
Excel worksheets for Casing Design& Well Cost
Reference: (Available on request)
1. Name: John Beardman
Position: Well Engineering Manager at OMV New Zealand Limited Former Well Engineering Manager at Shell Taranaki Limited E-mail: ****.********@***.***
Contact No: +642********
Siddig Salih Abdalla’s CV 4/4
2. Name: Nguyen Truong Son
Position: Drilling Manager at PETRONAS CARIGALI
E-mail: ***.****@*****.***
Contact No: +601********
3. Name: Heru Hermawan
Position: Drilling Superintendent at PETRONAS CARIGALI E-mail: *************@*******.***
Contact No: +628********
4. Name: Rehan Shahreyar
Position: Well Engineer at OMV New Zealand Limited Former Well Engineer at Shell Taranaki Limited
E-mail: *****.*********@***.**
Contact No: +642********