dennys m.a. afanou
**** ******* **** *, ********, TX 77407; +1-713-***-**** ******.******@*****.***
Directional Drilling Instructor
With more than 16 years of experience in the oil and gas industry in engineering, planning and execution of well projects, as well as management and training, my comprehensive expertise in Directional Drilling Operation has been shaped. Honesty and integrity, coordination, teamwork, personal motivation, improved productivity, efficient communication, reduced cost and revenue generation are paramount to a result - driven business relationship.
Technical support
Troubleshooting
Operation Support
Data acquisition and analysis
Quality assurance and control
Operation Management
Customer service delivery
Training/Mentoring
Project Management
Professional Experience
Tactical Drilling Services, LLC, Houston, TX, USA Dec 2015 to Present
Oil & Gas Consultant/ Directional Drilling Instructor:
Consultant Drilling Instructor providing DD Training Courses to Clients overseas.
BAKER HUGHES Inc, Ndjamena, CHAD Republic Apr 2014 to Dec 2015
Snr Drilling Coordinator/Acting Ops Manager for DRS.
Measurements While Drilling Operations Houston Division:
Managed 8 DD & MLWD Services on 8 Glencore Drilling Rigs in Mangara, Kibea, etc. for BHI.
Managed BHI field & base personnel on day – to day basis. Implemented personnel development, trainings etc.
Revenue forecast & Analysis for Upper Management; Upsell of new services & Tools, Tender preparation & submission.
SQM organization and Deliveries. Managed Clients expectation on performance and Non-productive time.
BHI focal for all operational related question in Baker Hughes Chad.
SCHLUMBERGER MIDDLE EAST & ASIA LEARNING CENTER, Abu Dhabi, UAE Nov 2011 to Mar 2014
Directional Drilling Instructor; RSS SME, PD Archer Local Champion
Instructor in charge of Drilling Operation, DD2 and Advance Drilling Seminar Courses:
Covered MLC (Abu Dhabi), SLC (Sugar Land) ELC (Melun) and STC (Tyumen, Siberia) Training Centers
Directional Drilling Courses to Schlumberger DD, DDS and Drilling Engineers population.
RSS SME, focal point for all related RSS Technical questions or issues in the Training Centers.
Courses Covered: Directional Drilling Principles, Techniques, Drilling Tools; Drilling practices, BHA Design; Torque & Drag, Stuck Pipe, Bits, Mud Motors, RSS, Hydraulics, Anti-Collision, Jet in and Software.
Improved Training Material & Curriculum
SCHLUMBERGER DM, Luanda, ANGOLA Mar 2010 to Nov 2011
GFE Directional Driller
Assigned to the Competitive SLB DM DD Crew for Total Angola. GFE DD on Total PAZFLOR Deepwater Project
RSS PD Xceed Vortex Jobs (Combination of Motor & RSS Tools on high profile 3D wells- Award Winning Jobs).
Delivered Impressive Results in Vortex Technology; Maintained SLB technology edge on critical well profiles.
Mentored Junior Field Engineers, MWD, LWD & DD.
Controlled Wellbore paths, achieved objectives, ensured drilling parameters are within specs. Met Client expectations. Data and record keep of drilling activities etc.
QHSE beacon on all Schlumberger DM Operation on Pazflor Project for TOTAL ANGOLA.
QC/QA of EAR data, Generated End of Well Reports & deliverables; Post-Job Meetings, Follow Up of Failures troubleshooting & Analysis. SQMs.
OSC DD, Drilling Engineer, Acting DSM, Acting DDC while onshore during vacancies on several occasions.
SCHLUMBERGER DM, Luanda, ANGOLA Dec 2008 – Mar 2010
Directional Driller Engineer
Directional Drilling Engineer for on ENI, SONANGOL, PETROBRAS 2D – 3D wells; using Conventional Motors, RSS Tools Offshore & Onshore Angola.
Maintained positive customer relationships in project planning, communication and technical support
Generate, QC and Delivered End of Well Report using Drilling Office software (DOX)
Mentored junior MWD/DD Crossover specialists on Motor & PowerDrive RSS
SCHLUMBERGER DM, Luanda, ANGOLA Feb 2008 – Nov 2008
Senior MWD/LWD Engineer/ DD Trainee
Provide formation evaluation as cell leader on multiple drilling projects for ENI, SONANGOL, PETROBRAS
Launched Schlumberger DM Operation in Tanzania for Morel & Prom on a HTHP Wells.
Maintained workplace safety by verifying compliance and adhering to industry policies and procedures
Realtime monitoring and mitigation of Shock and Vibrations
SCHLUMBERGER DM UKI; Aberdeen UK Aug 2005 – Feb 2008
MWD/LWD Field Engineer
Provided Formation Evaluation Services for various Clients (EXXON, SHELL, CNR) in North Sea
QC client data, Prepare and deliver End of Well Reports for client. Implemented Standard Operating Procedure leading to significant customer data delivery turnaround time reduction
Education & Credentials
Bachelor Degree, Electronics Engineering Technology, Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas, 2005
Diplome d’Ingenieur de Techniques(BSc) in Automotive Eng; USTM, Franceville-Gabon, 2000
TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS
Leading People through Changes: May 2015 Chad: Baker Hughes Managerial course in Leadership through Crisis and changes in the Oil & Gas Industry.
Advanced Surveying Seminar May 2012 Middle East & Asia Learning Center, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Train the Trainer Course December 2011 Middle East & Asia learning Center, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Advanced Drilling Seminar December 2011 Sugar Land Learning Center, Houston Texas, US
Deepwater Seminar May 2010 Sugar Land Learning Center, Houston Texas, US
Directional Drilling 2 May 2010 SLC, Houston Texas, US
Directional Drilling 1 December 2008, MLC, Abu Dhabi, UAE
OFS 3” Managing people effectively” August 2008, Houston Texas, US
Azimuthal Density Neutron tool December 2007 UTC, UK
Sonic 1 Vision School December 2007 SLC, Houston Texas, US
Eng 1 for MWD/LWD Field Engineer Feb – Apr 2006 SLC, Houston Texas, US
MWD/LWD Electronics Technician Workmanship Jan - Feb 2001 SLC, Houston, Texas, US
Skills
MAPS; Well Architect, Drilling Office X, Perform ToolKit, DMAG, Survey ToolBox, Maxwell, SAP
Mud Motors; PowerDrive X5/X6, PowerDrive Xceed, PowerDrive Vortex, PowerDrive Archer
Project Management; Operations Management; Trainer; Leadership, Mentoring; Finance etc.
Reference
Yannick Mouamba – Knowledge Delivery Manager at Schlumberger, Houston, USA
E mail: ********@***.*** / Phone: +1-346-***-****
YOUSSOUF GEORGES -KHALED – BHI Country Manager, Ndjamena, CHAD
E mail: ********.*************@***********.*** / Phone: +1-832-***-****
Romeo Lessomo – Directional Driller at GyroData, Midland, USA
E-mail: *****.*******@********.*** / Phone: +1-346-***-****