Manager Engineer

Paul M. Erikson

P.O. Box ***, *** Washington Ave, Murdo, SD 57559

Home 605-***-**** Cell 605-***-****

************@*******.***

Education

Jones County High School Graduate 2002 Murdo, SD

Rig manager/Drilling supervisor

More than ten years oil and gas exploration experience. Self-driven to achieve optimum safety, quality, delivery, and cost, from a personal and leadership role. Work includes North Dakota, Bakken, and Wyoming, in the Wamsutter, and Pinedale anticline fields. Experience with drilling and management on cyber chair AC topdrive rigs. Operational and downhole knowledge including vertical, directional, and +20,000’ lateral wells utilizing oil and water based muds as well as salt water and completion fluids. Supervisory well control certified for surface stack through March 2016. Hold American passport

Work History

Nabors Drilling USA, Williston, ND 701-***-**** October 2004 – June 2015

Rig manager, Oct. 2013 - June 2015

Driller, Oct. 2011 - Oct. 2013

Derrick hand/pit hand, Jan. 2005 - Oct. 2011

Floorhand, Oct. 2004 - Jan. 2005

Senior Rig Manager responsible for overseeing daily operations from rig up, drilling, rig down, and transportation on land rig working for major operator Responsible for submitting daily IADC reports, payroll, and maintaining a balanced monthly budget. Scheduling inspections, certification, and maintenance of rig equipment. Supervise twenty-four direct reports, ensure their work safety and compliance with company policies and regulatory entities. Scheduled training of rig personnel. Provide leadership to rig crews in safety, dispute resolution, and help solve personnel, and operational problems. Responsible for maintaining safe, productive, and quality rig crews. Lead daily safety meetings. B-series rig with cyber chair drillers console, Canrig 1250AC topdrive, 1500 horsepower Pacific Rim Draworks, 2-H&H 1600 mud pumps, 3-Cat 3512C engines with a total horsepower of 4428, NOV VFD house, powered catwalk, BOP handling system, TM-80, and a walking system.

Significant Contributions

Manage operation achieving 1500+ days no LTI

Reduce move time of rig, through planning and leadership

Lead rig crews in setting several field, and operator performance records

References

Duane Pederson, Drilling Superintendent, Nabors Drilling USA 701-***-****

James Neil, Hess Corporation, Drilling Engineer-Utica 281-***-****

Michael Bloms, Drilling Superintendent, Nabors Drilling USA 701-***-****

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