Well Planning Engineer
Resume:
Carlos Guardia
Calgary, AB T3K 0W3
Phone: 403-***-****
E-mail: **************@*****.**
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SENIOR WELL PLANNER ConocoPhillips. Calgary, Canada. July 2012 – May 2015
Design and optimize Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) well pads for Surmont 2 and 3 areas.
Run torque and drag for drilling assemblies, casings and completion strings.
Provide optimum well placement through simulation software.
Analyze actual data to calibrate friction factors when drilling and running.
Re-plan directional wells when problems arise during drilling operations.
Check directional drilling invoices to assure cost are aligned with the contract.
Promote new directional drilling technologies to reduce cost and time on SAGD operations.
SENIOR WELL PLANNER Ensign Directional Services. Calgary, Canada. July 2011 – July 2012
Responsible for overall performance of the well planning department.
Managed the well planning team looking for better ways to perform routine aspects of well planning processes.
Optimized well planning designs to ensure accuracy and completeness.
Assured the directional programs were followed according to the objectives of the customers.
Prepared time and cost reports for customers.
Trained and mentored new well planners.
SENIOR WELL PLANNER Halliburton Sperry Drilling Services. Calgary, Canada. September 2007 – July 2011
Designed directional trajectories for directional, horizontal, multilateral and SAGD wells.
Actively involved in different SAGD planning projects.
Analyzed offset well position and drilling status for collision risk evaluation.
Conducted torque and drag analysis to determine if the BHA was suitable to reach the planned total depth.
Interpreted actual survey data to obtain key performance indicators (KPI).
Monitored daily directional drilling activities and operations.
Generated directional drilling reports and plots in a daily basis.
Interacted with directional drillers and coordinators to review and discuss the directional programs.
Provided technical assistance to sales staff and customers.
Mentored and supported junior well planners.
WELL PLANNER Weatherford Drilling Services. Calgary, Canada. December 2005 – September 2007
Planned directional well paths based on client's requirements.
Prepared detailed directional proposals.
Generated daily reports for customers in order to show the status and progress of the well that was being drilled.
Prepared final directional drilling report.
Monitored daily drilling activities and operations.
CEMENTING ENGINEER Petróleos de Venezuela S.A (PDVSA). Zulia, Venezuela. March 2002 - April 2004
Designed cementing programs for surface, intermediate and production casing strings.
Designed cement slurries and supervised laboratory cementing tests.
Supervised casing running and cement jobs in the field.
Optimized centralizer placement to ensure effective hole cleaning and cement seal.
Interpreted cement quality with the results of acoustic sonic and ultrasonic cement evaluation tools.
Prepared final casing and cementing reports.
DRILLING ENGINEER Petróleos de Venezuela S.A (PDVSA). Zulia, Venezuela. July 1997– March 2002
Designed casing strings and generated casing running programs.
Designed bottom hole assemblies (BHA) to satisfy drilling operational requirements.
Estimated times and costs for drilling projects and prepared the time/depth curve.
Solicited and evaluated bids for drilling services and equipment.
Monitored daily drilling operations by analyzing and comparing planned versus actual time and costs; changes were recommended for improvements when required.
Analyzed offset well to obtain relevant information to improve well design.
Supervised field drilling operations such as casing running, cementing, logging, completion run and wireline operations.
Participated with cementing, fluid, completion and reservoir engineers in order to ensure that drilling activities were consistent with the objectives.
EDUCATION
Drilling Engineering Specialization. Centro Internacional de Educación y Desarrollo (CIED-PDVSA), Zulia, Venezuela, 1998
Mechanical Engineering. Universidad Politécnica (UNEXPO), Caracas, Venezuela, 1996
LANGUAGES
Proficient in Spanish and English.
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