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Bill Faltesek

I have 35+ years international experience in drilling fluids and waste management. I have held positions in both engineering and management. I have experience in most types of drilling fluids (OBM, WBM, SBM,RDF, and completion fluids). Deepwater experience includes Brasil (2200’); Gabon (3300’); GOM (5500-7900’); Newfoundland (6,300). Experience include HT/HP wells, ERD wells, horizontal wells, and open hole gravel pack completions.

Land experience includes Louisiana, Texas, Trinidad, Mexico, Bolivia and Ecuador to name a few.

Waste management experience includes all phases of solids control, water treatment, thermal desorbtion, and environmental regulations. I am computer literate, familiar with most engineering programs, and fluent in Spanish and conversational in Portuguese.

Employment History

April 2014 to March 2015 Consulting as in house Drilling Fluids Specialist (MI Swaco Consultant) for Talos Energy planning the deepwater and shelf development drilling campaign in GOM. Emphasis is placed on addressing possible problems with solutions; fluid systems required to address expected formations; contingency materials; detailed hydraulics program in line with the pore pressures, frac gradient, and casing depths

May 2013 – April, 2014 Consulting to MI Swaco as in-house Project Engineer for Renaissance Offshore for drilling program in GOM.

May 2012 – February 2013 consulting to CGX Energy planning the next exploration drilling campaign in Guyana, S.A. Emphasis is placed on addressing possible problems with solutions; fluid systems required to address expected formations; contingency materials; detailed hydraulics program in line with the pore pressures, frac gradient, and casing depths.

December 2011 - April 2012 - Consultant Project Engineer/Fluids Coordinator for CGX Resources- Guyana providing in -house technical support, well planning and drilling fluids programs to meet their objectives. Drilling fluids included WBM Polymer/Glycol and MOBM. Mud weights to 14.5 ppg and BHT 300 deg F. Logistics proved to be a major challenge as the well was serviced out of Trinidad and the rig is small with only 1600 bbl pit capacity.

September 2010 – October 2011 Consultant Project Engineer/Fluids Coordinator for Murphy Oil and Inpex Suriname providing in-house technical support, well planning and drilling fluids programs to meet their objectives. Drilling fluids included WBM Polymer/Glycol and MOBM. Mud weights to 17.9ppg and BHT 300" deg F.

May 2010 – July 2010 In-house technical support planning the hydraulics and fluid system required for a HTHP well for Suncor, Newfoundland.

March – May, 2010 Consulting Project Engineer for Conoco Phillips Newfoundland Wolverine G-37 deepwater exploration well

Aug 2004 – March, 2010 Consulting as Fluids Coordinator for MI Swaco Trinidad (consultant)to BG TT

Currently drilling a multi-well exploration/development drilling campaign both offshore and onshore. Drilling fluids consist of synthetics for intermediate intervals and waterbase polymer/KCL/NaBr for the reservoir intervals. Problems consist of highly reactive clays, abnormal pressures combined with depleted sands, and managing loss circulation. Responsibilities include:

Recommending proper drilling fluids to meet the well objectives in a cost-efficient manner.

Design proper hydraulics program to provide proper holecleaning while managing ECD, minimize losses, and associated problems with drilling horizontal reservoir sections.

Provide technical solutions that address the problems and provide solutions to minimize them.

Logistically insure that the mud company maintains sufficient inventory to complete the campaign.

Manage the rotating engineers and insure they have the proper equipment to perform their duties.

Insure that the waste management program and equipment meets the requirements according to local environmental regulations.

Insure that the solids control equipment is maintained and operated to provide efficient performance within the required parameters.

Write the post-well recap highlighting successes and providing recommendations to improve performance on future wells.

2003 – 2004 MI Swaco Houston, Texas Project Engineer for BP GOM

Project Engineer responsible for drilling campaigns in GOM Shelf

Responsibilities include

Recommending drilling fluids to successfully meet the objectives of the drilling campaign.

Prepare complete proposal –fluids, properties, treatments, hydraulics to complete well objectives.

Prepare recap of the well outlining success/failure of objectives highlighting lessons learned and recommendations for future wells.

Manage the engineers on a daily basis and provide technical assistance when required.

2002-2003 BHI Houston, Texas TFM Coordinator/Compliance Engineer

Worked the deepwater BP Atlantis development program. The fluids system was SBM with mud weights to 15.8 ppg. The water depths ranged from 5400 – 7900.

2001–2002 British Gas Bolivia Consultant Project Engineer

Responsible for writing the drilling fluids, drill-in fluids, and waste management program. Responsibilities included coordinating the mud properties and treatments to successfully achieve the drilling objectives.

2000-2001 Oiltools Bolivia Country Manager

Responsible for forecasting, budgeting, and planning for the yearly operations. Prepare bids and proposals for new drilling ventures. Introduce new products and technology to the market. Provide technical assistance and provide technical solutions to the operator’s problems. Customers included British Petroleum, Total, British Gas, and Pluspetrol

1999 - 2000 Swaco Bogota, Colombia Operations Manager Responsible for forecasting, budgeting, and planning for the yearly operations. Prepare bids and proposals for new drilling ventures. Introduce new products and technology to the market. Provide technical assistance and provide technical solutions to the operator’s problems. Customers included British Petroleum, Harken, Hocol, Texaco, Emerald Oil, and GHK.

1996 - 1998 Swaco Bogota, Colombia Manager Technical Sales Responsible implementing technical solutions to the operator’s problems on a daily basis. Prepare presentations for new technology and advise the operator how the improvements could reflect cost savings for the operation. Assisted in the design and implementation of TFM (Total Fluids Management) that reflected cost savings through the integration of drilling fluids and waste contractors to improve efficiencies of the operation.

1994- 1996 MSI Engineering Houston, Texas Drilling Fluids Consultant Design and engineering of drilling fluids programs. Successfully drilled the fastest well at the time in South Lake, Maracaibo with Triton Engineering. Completed a well for AGIP in Nigeria. Extensive experience drilling high pressure wells in tectonically active areas in Venezuela.

1993- 1994 MI Drilling Fluids Ciudad del Carmen, Mexico Senior Drilling Fluids Engineer Working with Cliffs turnkey operations in the Bay of Campeche Experience in high fluid losses in fractured carbonate zones and cures to reduce losses. Experience with problems associated with CO2 and H2S.

1991- 1993 MI Drilling Fluids Eastern Venezuela Technical Advisor Assigned to Corpoven as Technical Advisor for their operations in Eastern Venezuela. Analyzed data and formulated solutions for specific problems -stuck pipe, blowouts, H2S intrusions, loss circulation, and displacements. Designed hydraulic programs for hole cleaning, pore pressures, and loss circulation. Monitored and evaluated drilling fluid systems and daily treatments of the four companies working for Corpoven and made recommendations to improve the performance. Systems included OBM, glycol WBM, and polymer systems.

1990- 1991 MI Drilling Fluids Port Gentil, Gabon, W.A. Technical Manager Responsible for monitoring the daily drilling operations and recommending solutions to problems that might occur. Prepare bids and recommend drilling fluids programs for their successful completion. Schedule and evaluate the drilling fluids engineers on rotation. Drilling fluids included OBM, PHPA, Saturated Salt, and KCL polymer.

1989 - 1990 MI Drilling Fluids Houston, Texas Senior Drilling Fluids Engineer Worked a rotational schedule on wells in Angola, Ecuador, Mexico, and Gabon. Drilling fluids included OBM, KCL/PHPA, and polymer systems. Operators included British Gas, Texaco, Braspetro, Amoco, and Pemex.

1982 - 1989 IMCO Serviced/ MI Drilling Fluids Dubai, U.A.E. District Engineer Attended daily operational meetings and provided technical solutions to their problems. Prepared bids with the recommended drilling fluids. Responsible for a 10,000 bbl liquid mud plant. Fluid systems included OBM, PHPA/polymer, Lime-Morrex, Saturated Salt, Calcium Chloride, and lignosulfanate. Operators included Conoco, Amoco, British Gas, Triton, and Union Oil.

1980 - 1982 IMCO Serviced Aberdeen, Scotland Senior Drilling Fluids Engineer Worked on the Chevron Ninian South 42 well development platform. Was instrumental in reducing fluids costs by 50%. Tested and evaluated various lubricants for reducing torque in the high angle wells.

1974 - 1980 IMCO Service Rio de Janeiro, Brazil District Engineer Began as drilling fluids engineer, promoted to base manager, then to District Engineer in Rio de Janeiro. Successfully drilled the first OBM well into the massive salt formation in the jungles of Manaus. Involved with 19.0 ppg wells for Esso offshore Santos. Drilling fluids included OBM, Lignosulfanate, Lime Systems, and Saturated Salt

Languages Fluent in Spanish and Portuguese

Education B.A., Marketing Lamar University 1973

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