Engineer Drilling

Vincent (Vince) C. Trahan

Bellville, TX *****

Cell- 979-***-****

Personal Data

Citizenship: U.S.A.

Date of Birth: 1957

Marital Status: Married

Education

Lamar University, 1979

Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering

University of Southern Mississippi, 1981

Masters of Business Administration (incomplete)

Summary of Qualifications

Over thirty-eight years of operational and engineering experience in drilling and completions, both domestic and international. Experience includes utilization of jack-ups, barges, tender assisted platform rigs, land rigs, semisubmersibles, and drillships. Domestic experience includes operations in the Gulf of Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Rocky Mountain Region, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Oklahoma. International experience includes operations in Angola, Thailand, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Israel, Romania, Republic of Guinea and Kazakhstan. Experienced in urban multi-well pad design in Kingwood, TX, underbalanced horizontal well design and execution in Texas, Mississippi and Kazakhstan and near balanced drilling design and supervision in 16% H2S SW Wyoming.

Professional Experience

December, 2017 – Present New Tech Global

Drilling Advisor Burleson, Washington, Lee, Brazos, Robertson Co.

Worked with WildHorse Resources Drilling Engineers and Rig Supervisors to improve drilling performance on extended reach (Eagleford Shale and Austin Chalk) horizontal wells.

Worked with service providers to improve product performance. Enhanced drilling fluid performance on Baroid supplied water base and oil base drilling fluids. Worked with drilling engineers to adjust directional plan to realize less downhole tool failures and NPT. Worked with Halliburton and BJ to adjust cement formulation and placement techniques.

July, 2007 – December, 2017 Houston Drilling Management

Senior Drilling Engineer Houston, Texas

Developed drilling programs for various operators for wells to be drilled offshore Rep of Guinea, offshore Gabon, offshore Israel and offshore Louisiana.

Senior drilling engineer with Hyperdynamics for an exploration well in Republic of Guinea. Used the Pacific Scirocco in 2895m (9498’) water depth.

Senior drilling/completion advisor with Condor Petroleum for three wells in Kazakhstan. Two horizontal wells and one vertical exploration well.

Project drilling engineer (in country) for LUKOIL, executing a deepwater exploration program in Romanian Area- Black Sea utilizing the dynamically positioned semi-submersible GSF Development Driller II.

Project drilling engineer on the Phase I Leviathan deepwater development project in Israel for Noble Energy.

Project drilling engineer (in country) on the Tamar deepwater development and the Leviathan exploration project in Israel for Noble Energy. Operations conducted with the semi-submersibles Sedco Express, Ensco 5006, and Noble Homer Ferrington in 5,500’ water depth.

Project drilling engineer (in country) on the Tamar deepwater exploration project in Israel for Noble Energy. Operations conducted with the semi-submersible rig Atwood Hunter in 5,500’ water depth.

Project drilling engineer (in country) on a multiple well exploration project in Equatorial Guinea for Noble Energy. Operations included utilization of a Trident IV jack-up rig and Songa Saturn anchored drillship.

March, 2002 – May, 2007 Chevron International E & P Company

Senior Advisor- Drilling Operations Escravos, Nigeria

Rotational assignment responsible for project planning and execution of offshore and swamp drilling, completion, workover and abandonment programs for jackup and swamp operations. Final approval for all programs and procedures.

Supervisor and mentor to drilling and completion personnel.

Coordination of offshore and onshore logistics to support operations.

September, 1999 – March, 2002 Chevron Overseas Thailand Ltd.

Senior Drilling Engineer Offshore Gulf of Thailand

Rotational assignment responsible for onsite drilling and completion operations. Managed well site data and documented best practices. Responsible for technical development of national engineers in all facets of drilling and completion.

Involved with design and application of monobore and splitter well systems.

March, 1997 –September, 1999 Chevron USA

Senior Drilling Engineer South Texas/ SW Wyoming

Rotational assignment responsible for on-site drilling and completion design and operation of deep HTHP wells in South Texas and deep 16% H2S wells in Wyoming.

Designed and utilized near balance drilling system for under pressured, H2S producing reservoirs in the Uinta Basin.

March, 1995 – March, 1997 Cabinda Gulf Oil Company

Senior Drilling Engineer-Staff Cabinda, Angola

Rotational assignment responsible for exploration well design, material specification and procurement, contract management and solicitation, and contractor safety. Operations annually averaged from six to ten rigs and included platform rigs, jack-ups, tender assist rigs, anchored semi-submersibles, dynamically positioned drillships, and lift barges for well intervention.

March, 1993 – March, 1995 Chevron USA-Mid Continent

Senior Drilling Engineer-Operations Houston, Texas

Responsible for supervising, planning, contracting, permitting, engineering, and logistics of wells in Texas, Oklahoma and Mississippi land operations. Provided on-site supervision for critical well operations.

Well designs for urban multi-well pad, horizontal, deep and directional oil and gas wells.

Horizontal underbalance drilling of wells in Kurten Field, Brazos County, Texas. Austin Chalk, Buda and Georgetown formations.

June, 1991 – March, 1993 Chevron Petroleum Technology Co.

Senior Drilling Engineer Houston, Texas

Provided well control and blowout prevention training to Chevron and industry personnel in US, Nigeria, Singapore and Saudi Arabia. Maintained certification for MMS and IWCF approved schools.

Team member for creation and approval of MMS completion and workover well control school. Team member for edit and reissue Chevron Well Control guide.

September, 1989 – June, 1991 Chevron USA, GOM-Western

Drilling Engineer –Operations Lafayette, Louisiana

Responsible for supervising, planning, contracting, permitting, engineering, and logistics of wells in Gulf of Mexico. Provided on-site supervision of critical well operations.

June, 1987 – June, 1989 Chevron USA- Mid Continent

Production/Reservoir Engineer Houston, Texas

Managed production and reserves for fields in Laredo, Kurten, Big Creek, Pierce Junction and Moore’s Orchard. Initiated new well completions and workover procedures and design. Designed and supervised proppant and dendritic fracture stimulation, gravel pack and well test procedures.

May, 1985 – June, 1987 Chevron USA – Mid Continent

Drilling Engineer -Operations Houston, Texas

Responsible for supervising, planning, contracting, permitting, engineering, and logistics of onshore development and exploration wells in Texas, Mississippi and Alabama. Provided on-site supervision of critical well operations.

March, 1982 – May, 1985 Gulf Oil Exploration and Production Co.

Drilling Engineer-Operations Columbia, Mississippi

Planned and supervised onshore drilling operations in Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama.

Completed Gulf Drilling Engineer Training Program.

January, 1980 – March, 1982 Gulf Oil Exploration & Production Co.

Production Engineer- Operations Columbia, Mississippi

Field production engineer responsible for production, facilities, water disposal, chemical treatment.

Designed and supervised new well completions, workovers, stimulations and abandonment’s. Monitored well performance and well test data.

Completed Gulf Production Engineer Training Program.

June, 1979 – December, 1979 Matrix Engineering, Inc.

Associate Structural Engineer Beaumont, Texas

Designed structural components for petrochemical plants (30-35 hours/week while finishing degree)

December, 1976 – June, 1979 Texaco, Inc-PAW

Co-op Structural Engineer Port Arthur, Texas

Worked full time on alternating semesters in piping, drafting and two semesters in a design squad. Design jobs included 280,000 bbl product tank, motor operated valve platform, and rail spur and conveyor system.

Professional Training

IADC Well Control

Numerous industry training courses and seminars.

Languages

English

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