Drilling Engineer Technical Support

Henry Jesus Mata

Mobile Phone: +1-713-***-****; email: ********@*****.***

Address: **** **** **., *** ****, Houston, Texas 77002

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Recently retired. Experienced, diverse background, Bilingual, English - Spanish, Petroleum Engineer with more than 30 years experience in engineering and operations, US land, offshore, conventional and unconventional resources, working for operators and major service companies. It includes drilling completions, workover, steam injection, reservoir and production. Working experience in very soft/shallow unconsolidated formations to deep, hard, tight rocks, and drilling through hard complex geological structures (severely faulty, ovethrust, tectonic). Have hands-on experience as supervisor, coordinator and management. Good understanding of economic and financial principles applied in the O&G industry.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

June 2022- July 2023, Chevron/ Cenergy Int’l – Houston, Texas

Job Title: 24/7 Drilling Operations Engineer

Assigned at Chevron DSC “Drilling Support Center”, providing Real time / Remote engineering support for multiple global wells; Identify performance optimization to change practices and deliver top quartile performance; Monitor the daily drilling operations of up to 8 rigs, using a TnD model to assist operation with BHA trips, and liner/casing runs. Prepare daily drilling progress updates, including Depth vs Depth, performance comparison vs offsets, NPT, directional plan vs actual, and EOWR’s; Used Plan of Action (POA) to ensure that execution follows the basis of design and best operating practices for each well; work as a team with DSR’s, Drilling engineers, Geosteering engineers, and directional drilling remote operators preparing procedure changes/ updates, in case of unscheduled events i.e., squeeze procedures, sidetrack procedures, temporary abandonment procedures, etc; Utilized benchmarking, KPIs, and performance analysis tools to identify opportunities to improve execution practices, transfer these into actionable items for rig teams, monitor implementation, and ensure sustainability of performance improvement; Performs engineering analysis, provide updates and runs engineering simulations with industry standard software packages (e.g., Corva, Landmark EDM, Schlumberger, K&M ERA, etc.), captures event reports, and provides performance & engineering insight to the rig team; Supports drilling performance through implementation of parameter roadmaps, monitoring of shocks & vibrations, and review of connection / tripping practices.

Jan – March 2022 Baker Hughes- Saudi Arabia

Job Title: Drilling Services Technical Support Senior Engineer

Consultant to the Drilling Systems and Service Delivery groups in Saudi Arabia (Al-Khobar & Dhahran) on all aspects of drilling engineering, performance optimization, real time operation, data analysis, interpretation and visualization; in depth analysis of performance issues, tool failures, root cause analysis, high frequency torsional oscillations (drilling dynamics); BHA, RSS, mud motors optimization, integrated operations, analysis and investigation of RSS/ MWD/LWD systems failures and under performance problems. Application included High temperature gas field application, use of mud coolers, eployment of the latest RSS BHA’s with advanced LWD combos with real time analysis and interpretation. The scope of work included both land and offshore drilling.

Dec 2019 – Apr 2020 O’Neills Industries– Houston/ Colombia

Job Title: Petroleum Engineering Advisor

Worked on a heavy oil field development project, located in the Magdalena valley, Colombia. Provided engineering support and performed feasibility analysis for the optimization of drilling, completions and production. Evaluated different steam injection alternatives to match reservoir and crude oil properties to optimize production and cost. Financial analysis to determine ROI abnd other financial metrics.

Dec 2019 – Apr 2020 SLG Global Energy – Houston/ Mexico

Job Title: Rigsite Project Coordinator

Effectively managed all rig operations at wellsite, Parker-122, Paso de Oro Field Development project in Mexico; Coordinated the work of all services companies and managed the contracts of all service providers working in the project, included reviewing, and approving tickets and invoices.

Reviewed and approved proposals from directional drilling, drilling fluid, mud logging, drill bits, cementing and completions; Prior to operations, attended and received the IADC Wellsharp Supervisor Well Control certificate for land BOP stack and operations. Project suspended and terminated due to the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic

Jul 2019 – Dec 2019 Kongsberg Digital Solutions – Argentina/ Houston, Texas

Job Title: Drilling Software Support Specialist

Remote Technical support to YPF drilling operations in Argentina as per the Contract between YPF Argentina and Kongsberg Digital Solutions; Served as the Drilling Domain expert for Drilling Real Time support for YPF drilling and completion operations in Argentina (+35 drilling & Workover rigs); Troubleshooting data transmission/ synchronization between service providers (Baker Hughes, Schlumberger, Halliburton, Weatherford, Estrella) WitsML servers/ stores and the customer YPF’s RTOC’s. RT data providers were NOV and Pason; Drilling Data Visualization software and Real Time applications (Torque & Drag); RT Drilling data management, Data QAQC support for data analytics, KPIs and metrics; Worked with YPF’s Drilling Engineers and RT Monitoring Engineers at their RTOC’s in Buenos Aires and Neuquen to resolve data transmission and visualization issues.

Aug 2018 – Jan 2019 Intrepid Directional Drilling Specialist – Midland, Texas

Job Title: Technical Services Manager 2019

Technical support to directional/horizontal drilling operations in the West Texas Permian Basin; Performed Torque & Drag analysis for long lateral, complex wells in the Permian basin, using Halliburton’s software; Coordinated/ Supervised a group of 3 Well Planners; Managed the directional drilling database to perform data mining, KPI/ Metric calculations and overall business performance review/analysis for clients in the Permian Basin. Updated and improved the Well Planning process, Well Planning QAQC, Anti-collision rules and exemption guidelines; Effectively performed Tool Failures Analysis and Field Incidents Reports; Calculated Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) and Mean Footage Between Failures (MFBF).

March 2017 – Jun 2017 Sundrill International - Houston/ Venezuela

Job Title: Directional Drilling Operations Coordinator

Coordinated and planned first class Directional Drilling, MWD/LWD services for clients in Eastern Venezuela (Faja del Orinoco); Managed the drilling contract, invoicing, Payment, Account Receivable/ Account Payable; Import and Export of products, equipment and spare parts for the drilling & MWD/LWD tools; Created & set up the company organization and team to start providing directional/ MWD/LWD services; Sett up the shop/lab for the MWD/LWD tools, coordinating tools repairs (mud motors and jars); rig inspection/ audits prior to accepting it for drilling operations; Assisting field personnel at rigsite on critical directional operations; Run Halliburton’s Landmark EDM software package for well planning (Well Trajectory, BHAs, Torque & Drag, Hydraulics); Led pre-spud meetings at rigsite.

Oct 2010 – Jul 2016 National Oilwell Varco - Houston/ Texas

Job Title: Real Time /Remote Operations Support

Flawlessly led the design and construction of a new state of the art facility, a Real Time Operation Center, to support global expansion and growth. Tracked/managed costs and handled all contractual issues with providers to ensure on time execution and staying within the budget; Hired and trained more than 20 engineers in Real Time operations, analytical tools, drilling performance optimization; Provided remote operation support to multiple drilling optimization and automation projects worldwide; Technical Sales, business development, preparation of responses to bids, tenders, RFQ/RFP’s, proposals for customers, both in USA, South America and other regions overseas (Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific); Delivered presentations to customers, including cost reductions/ savings, improvements and value-added estimates to increase market share, gain reputation and confidence in the market; Hired, trained, and retained new hires and talent, developed a development plan and a Competency Management System to ensure professional growth and career path for optimization engineers and technicians.

June 1990 – Oct 2010 Baker Hughes – USA & Latin America

Job Title: Drilling Systems and Applications Engineer

Technical support for critical, complex drilling projects worldwide; Troubleshoot and solutions providers, review, and analysis of critical applications;Baker Hughes Training Center, Instructor for Drilling Optimization courses, drilling engineering, BHA design, Hydraulics, Torque & Drag, drill bit selection & optimization; Drilling technical support for Offshore/ Deepwater Gulf of Mexico, supporting customers in Louisiana and Houston, like Shell, Texaco, Chevron, Murphy, BP, Anadarko, and Hess among the main operators; Drilling Engineering Technical supervisor for GOM operations (New Orleans, La); Drilling engineer designing/ planning offshore wells (directional and horizontals), utilizing state of the art drilling and evaluation technologies (RSS, EWD/RWD, etc.) for several customer projects offshore GOM, West Africa and Sakhalin Island/ Russia; Held different positions including Sr drilling engineer, Integrated Solutions (drilling, completion and production),Project Management, Business Development & Tech Sales for customers in Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil, Trindad, Argentina, Bolivia and Mexico

May 1980 – May 1990 Lagoven/ PDVSA Venezuela

Job Title: Drilling & Completion Engineer

Worked as Drilling Engineer for shallow and deep wells drilled in Lake Maracaibo utilizing floating drilling barges; Wrote drilling, workover, and completion programs for wells in Lake Maracaibo, Perija & Machiques develoment and exploration areas; Provided technical support to rig site operations, as Rig site Drilling engineer and Field mud engineer; Performed operations at rig site (run and cement liners and casing, FIT/ LOT tests); Performed workover/ completion jobs like sand control gravel packs, liner hanger, packers/ pack offs, cement squeezes, balanced plugs, casing perforations, open and cased hole log analysis/ evaluation, selection of intervals to be perforated for completions; Worked as Reservoir Engineer for a Steam Injection project, in a heavy oil, shallow reservoir (sandstones) in Lake Maracaibo; estimated formation pressures for drilling operations; Selected and recommended coring program and well log programs for new and workover/ recompletion wells; Evaluated new drilling products and technologies to improve performance; Prepared AFE’s, reviewed drilling & completion budget and performed analysis of plan vs actual drilling costs justifying any cost deviation larger than 10% of the budget (estimate).

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s Degree in Petroleum Engineering, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana, USA

MOST RECENT COURSES & TRAINING

IADC WellSharp Surface (Dec 2019-Dec 2021); Chevron Well Control for subsea abd Workover/ Completions (Nov 2022)

PUBLICATIONS

1)Nonretrievable Rotating Liner Drilling System Successfully Deployed To Overcome Challenging Highly Stressed Rubble Zone in a GOM Ultradeepwater Salt Application, SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, 4-7 October 2009, New Orleans, Louisiana · Oct 4, 2009

2)SURFACE MSE AND DOWNHOLE DRILLING DYNAMICS PROVED SUCCESSFULLY IN DRILLING OPTIMIZATION IN DEVIATED WELLS DRILLED WITH BI-CENTER BITS

Brazilian Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels Institute - IBP (IBP1587_12) · Sep 20, 2012

3)First Deployment of a Real-Time Remote Drilling Optimization services in Los Llanos basin, Colombia, SPE Well Integrity Management from Completion to Abandonment workshop · Nov 18, 2011

4)The Drilling Optimization Benefits of Direct Drillstring Surface Measurements – Case Studies from Field Operations, SPE/IADC 16347, Drilling Conference and Exhibition held in London, United Kingdom, 17–19 March 2015. · Mar 17, 2015

RECOGNITIONS:

Meritorious Engineering Award at the 2015 OTC (Houston, Texas).Special Meritorious Award for Engineering Innovation MEA, Drilling Optimization & Automation, OTC 2015, Houston, Texas

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