Engineer Drilling
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NICOLAE BARBUCEANU
Spring, TX 77373
832-***-**** (mobile)
*******@*****.***
SUMMARY
Over 25 years experience in O&G industry, offshore and onshore – 20 as a petroleum engineer with extensive experience in both drilling and production.
Experience in designing wells, developing new drilling technology, applying solid petroleum engineering background as well as excellent technical, analysis, research, and interpretation skills.
Experience in the use of leading edge petroleum technology: extended reach wells, horizontal well, and air and underbalanced drilling.
EDUCATION
Texas A&M University
Master in Science in Petroleum Engineering (9/1999 - 5/2001)
Thesis: “Subsea Deployment of Compact Gas/Liquid Cylindrical Cyclone Separators”
Institute of Petroleum and Gas Ploiesti, Romania
Diploma of Engineer in Petroleum Engineering (9/1984 - 6/1990)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
NewFuture Energy Service, Houston, Texas 01/2019 to Present
Drilling Engineer, Contractor
Responsible for the planning and execution of the first horizontal well in HTHP Tarim field.
Closed well design and presented results to company leadership in Korla, China (Petro China).
Drilling Engineer, 06/2015 to 12/2018
Since the market was difficult on the drilling industry, I took a break but also kept up with industry; I took on some personal projects to assist and train those who needed help (not paid projects but personal projects).
I am ready to get back to the job market and help companies with drilling and technology.
Viking Engineering, Houston, Texas 04/2015 to 06/2015
Drilling Engineer, Contractor
Analyze deepwater wells for APB cool down during extensive shut down using WellCat Landmark software.
Recommend best technical solution for this process.
Swift Energy, Houston, Texas 01/2013 to 12/2014
Drilling Engineering Supervisor, Contractor (Hamilton)
Responsible for the implementation and enforcement of engineering principles and guidelines as per Swift Energy engineering standards using Landmark drilling suite software to drill multipad horizontal wells in Eagle Ford and deep subsalt Louisiana wells (27000’).
Trained and mentored drilling engineers and field drilling engineers to be able to do independent engineering well design.
Tengizchevroil, Tengiz, Kazakhstan 03/2012 to 12/2012
Drilling Engineer, Contractor (Bolashak)
Responsible for the planning and execution of wells in HTHP Tengiz field.
Updated drilling engineering database; Tengiz field in Landmark.
Designed wells and mentored local engineers using Landmark software.
A.F. Zasyadko - Ukraine 09/2010 to 09/2011
Drilling Manager
Responsible for starting a new drilling company.
Responsible for drilling programs and performance from the employees
Provided operational support during the drilling phase
Maintained a good and healthy relationship with employees and contractors.
Responsible for ensuring the safety and conducive environment of the workers
Assisted engineering and other personnel in solving operating problems
Assigned work to staff to obtain maximum utilization of personnel
Implemented the Western drilling practices using advanced drilling technology
Halliburton 8/2009 to 8/2010
Principal Technical Advisor Drilling
Halliburton Project Management
Responsible for successfully planning and executing wells (12,000 feet deep) for the Takewazet project (Algeria)
Started, developed and executed the LSTK project for Saudi Aramco
Provided engineering and operational support for engineers of A.F. Zasyadko - Ukraine
Provided operational support during drilling phase
Developed detailed drilling programs
Generated cost estimates and AFE
Prepared the end of the well report
Contributed in developing best practice for drilling operations (lesson learns)
DEVON Energy Corporation, Houston, Texas 08/2006 to 06/2009
Drilling Engineer, Independent Contractor
Designed several deep water wells for Ghana, Nigeria, and Angola projects (casing and directional design, torque & drag and hydraulics).
Subsalt deep water Brazil; planed end execute two wells HPHT.
Designed 24 directional wells for offshore Brazil platform (Polvo project). Monitored and optimized 13 wells; 7 were extended reach wells (vertical section ~6000m), one of which set the Brazil record (at the time)for extended reach.
Evaluated and optimized wells for different offshore platforms.
Responsibilities include: preparation of casing design, directional well design, predicted torque & drag and hydraulics utilizing full range of Landmark engineering tools.
Generated cost estimates and developed cost-savings measures.
Provided technical guidance to Devon’s Houston and Brazil drilling engineering staff.
Participated and provided the supporting information for the Devon-Romania project.
INTEC Engineering, Houston, Texas 2004 to 2006
Drilling Engineer
Led and supervised three drilling subcontractors on offshore Angola LNG Project.
Main responsibility was the Congo River Canyon Crossing, which involved connection of two extended reach wells drilled under submarine canyon to form a “U” tube; drilling alternative methods from conceptual faze to Feed.
Developed and implemented new drilling wells designs strategies - horizontal wells intersection, connection well intersection using SET.
Project sponsored by Exxon, Chevron, Shell, BP Sonangol and finalized in 2012 by Chevron offshore from two different platforms from both side of Congo canyon; first largest extended reach wells connected as a “U” tube in the world.
Acted as an interface engineer and technical liaison with Service Company.
ExxonMobil, Houston, Texas 2001 to 2003
Drilling Engineer,
Responsible for designing drilling wells plans, preparing detailed drilling procedures, and assisting with implementations.
Involved in casing design optimization project for vertical and horizontal (>4,500 feet lateral) wells in Permian basin.
Drilled with air and underbalance horizontal and vertical wells as deep as 17,000 feet.
Conducted well surveillance and performance engineering for vertical and horizontal wells in Permian basin.
Generated AFE’s and cost estimates for Permian basin wells.
Accountable for the support of day to day drilling operations in order to safely and cost effectively drill wells and monitored adherence to environmental regulation and corporate policy.
Assumed release drilling superintendent on assigned weekends.
Prepared the end of the well report.
Completed numerous professional schools which included: Drilling Engineering School; Mud Lab I; EMLRFD Tubular Design; Drilling String Design and Failure Prevention; Risk Assessment; Non-aqueous Drilling Fluid; Bits & Bit Technology; Directional, Horizontal, and Multilateral Drilling Wells.
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 1999 to 2001
Research Assistant
Performed assessments on petroleum production multiphase flow area. Designed and developed gas-liquid cylindrical cyclone separator (GLCC); built the GLCC, conducted experiments; measured, collected, analyzed and interpreted the data, comparing it with existing data. Developed a GLCC for high pressure.
Petrom RA Bucharest – Oil Production, Moinesti, Romania 1990 to 1995
Drilling Supervisor (1993 - 1995)
Fully responsible for all drilling activities on the rig, drilling and completing wells as deep as 20,000-ft.
Rig Engineer (1992 - 1993)
Responsible, along with the drilling foreman, for the daily operation of drilling, completing, and testing wells in a depleting reservoir.
Project Engineer (1991 - 1992)
Participated in drilling projects, working in a team with a geologist. Responsible for well planning, evaluating prospective drilling locations, and conducting field business plans and economic analysis.
Production Engineer (1990 - 1991)
Responsible for production forecasting, well completion, production maintenance, production logging, stimulation, water shut-off and chemical treatments, gas-lift, and well testing.
Workover Foreman (1990)
Supervised operations and a crew on a workover rig (16 employees).
UPETROM, Ploiesti, Romania 1985 to 1989
Electrician
Responsible for installation, service, and maintenance of petroleum plant.
Petrochemical CO., Ploiesti, Romania 1984 to 1985
Chemistry Assistant
Operator in styrene plant.
COMPUTER EXPERTISE
Expert in Landmark drilling engineering applications including: COMPAS, WELLPLAN, STRESSCHECK, WELLCAT, WELL COST.
PUBLICATION
SPE 71555: “Novel Inlet Design Expends Range of Operability for Compact Separator” in the SPE ATCE; 30 Sept. - 3 Oct. 2001; New Orleans.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
CITIZENSHIP USA
LANGUAGES Fluent in English and Romanian.
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