MARK HOUSTON
**** ********* *****, **********, **, 87402 · 505-***-****
adb01l@r.postjobfree.com
I feel that my 35 years of experience in oil and gas industry throughout many faucets would be instrumental in your company.
EXPERIENCE
2018 – PRESENT
CONTRACT DRILLING LEAD, INDEPENDENT
Contract Lead Directional Driller, Drilling Rig Supervisor, and Work Over Supervisor for Hilcorp Energy Company and Catamount Energy Partners. Responsible for site safety and operation. Maintained safety as the number one priority of the site. Wells were high angle slants up to 70 . Drilling included setting whip stocks; drilling the curves and laterals into coal with open hole side tracks; geo-steering to stay in formation; and utilizing RRS tools to reach other well horizons. Oversaw operation of the drill rig nightly, and supervised work over rigs. Work included coiled tubing, pump replacement, and other maintenance as well.
2017 – 2018
SENIOR DIRECTIONAL DRILLER, INTREPID DIRECTIONAL
Drilling included extended reach horizontals and open hole whip stocks in the Delaware Basin and Permian Basin.
2016 – 2017
SENIOR DIRECTIONAL DRILLER, INDEPENDENT
Contract drilling work included CBM multiple leg horizontals, extended reach horizontals, s-wells, and slant wells in the San Juan Basin.
2005 – 2016
DISTRICT MANAGER, SCIENTIFIC DRILLING INTERNATIONAL Managed all safety, operational, and customer aspects of company work in the San Juan Basin. Safety responsibilities included inspections, meetings, and investigations. Drilling included CBM multiple leg horizontals, extended reach horizontals, s- wells, slant wells, and under balance directional drilling. Operational responsibilities included office/field personnel management, P/L responsibility, and equipment maintenance. Customer responsibilities included well planning, logistics coordination, and project management.
2000 – 2005
ASSISTANT COORDINATOR, SCIENTIFIC DRILLING INTERNATIONAL Duties include supervision of directional personnel and drilling, shop personnel, shipping and receiving directional tools including coordinating trucking, overseeing all in house motor configurations, managerial decisions concerning all aspects of drilling, client meetings, field operations, inventory tracking and billing, active in all safety programs within the company and involved in both in and out of house company and client safety programs and requirements pertaining to the company. 2
1995 – 2000
DIRECTIONAL DRILLER, SCIENTIFIC DRILLING INTERNATIONAL Duties included drilling horizontal wells, s-wells, slant wells, and short radius wells; jet drilling; BHA configurations; planning wells; training new directional personal; and implementing new drilling procedures.
1989 – 1995
DRILLER / OPERATOR, WESTERN DRILLING
Duties included all aspects of drilling, maintenance of rig equipment and repairs, supervision of rig hands, and operation of remedial work over rig.
1987 – 1989
HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, BLUE RIDGE DEVELOPMENT
Duties included operating front end loaders, bull dozers, graders, semi-trucks / low bed trailer, belly dumps, and water trucks to build rig site locations and fight forest fires, as well as maintenance and repairs on all equipment.
1981 – 1987
OPERATOR / WELL PULLER, WESTERN WELL PRODUCTION
Duties included operating workover rigs and production rigs EDUCATION
JUNE 1981
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, MAZAMA HIGH SCHOOL
Klamath Falls, Oregon
SKILLS
• Windows
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Power Point
• Landmark Compass Survey Program
• Win Survey Program
• Other Related Survey Programs
REFERENCES
KYLE NEWLEN, DRILL SITE MANAGER – CHEVRON U.S.A.
FRED HOLMES, CEO – HOLMES WESTERN OIL CORPORATION
SHANE HENDRY, RIG SITE MANAGER – CONTACTOR
JAKE RICHTER, RIG SITE MANAGER – MUSTANG ENTERPRISES