Operator Design
Resume:
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ABOUT ME
I am a 32 yr veteran of the
Canadian, U.S., Middle East and
South American energy industries.
I use my exceptional
communication skills to convey
my operational vision and create a
safe, efficient work environment.
Leading through the creation of a
culture where people perform at
their best is what drives me.
Throughout my career I have
maintained an incident free safety
record, and I am able to
communicate in English, Arabic
(40%), and Spanish (75%).
SKILLSET & TICKETS
Workover and lug and
abandonment operations
Well control & wellsite safety
Stage frac /w pump down
experience
Intervention, completion and
abandonment program creation
Extensive wireline, Fishing,
Flowback, Coil Tubing
Operational, supervision and
training experience
Extensive downhole tool
knowledge
AFE generation
Cost tracking & control
Adept in all Office and field
software including WellView
Well service BOP
CALVIN GERMAN
OIL AND GAS WELL INTERVENTION PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
PRESIDENT • 15K OILFIELD SERVICES • APRIL 2019 - PRESENT
Supervise wireline operations for vertical completions to 20,000 feet, bottom hole pressures in excess of 10,000 PSI
Program and supervise work overs, ESP change outs, Mechanical pump change outs, coil tubing clean outs, chemical stimulations, unconventional frac, designs, slickline and wireline operations and fishing (jointed pipe fishing, coil tubing fishing & Wireline)
Direct operational team while performing well servicing, completion and abandonment work
Generate accurate AFE’s for workover operations based on scope of work.
International business development in Colombia, Peru, Equator and middle east operations.
Always work to create a culture of safety and operational excellence by being the example
Contract business development for Efficient Technologies concentric coil and E-Vac operations.
CONSULTANT • THE INNOV8 GROUP INC• 2015 – 2018
Offer energy related business and technical consulting services
Visit well sites to provide technical assistance with operations
Perform tool installations, frac design and supervision, coil tubing frac design and execution, industry leader in coil manipulated frac sleeves complete with coil tubing placed and annular placed frac’s for several clients.
Conventional and unconventional frac design and execution both vertical and horizontal wells.
Pride training of wellsite supervisors in all facets of wireline, slickline, coil tubing, artificial lift, sand mitigation techniques completions in horizontal and vertical wells.
Provide contract logging interpretation services to several clients
Designed fishing operations to recover wireline tool strings, frac tool strings, coil tubing strings in high-pressure high volume extreme CO2 and H2S environments.
Water management, tracking and transfer designs for high volume multiple stage horizontal wells.
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SKILLSET & TICKETS
CONTINUED
Coil Tubing BOP
IWCF level IV
H2S & First Aid Certification
Wellhead Boom Certificate
Explosives License
High angle rescue
Ground disturbance
Safety Management &
Regulatory Awareness
Gas Detection
TDG & Dangerous Goods
Certificates
Supervised multiple successful underbalanced well cleaning operations similar to Efficient’s E-Vac technology
Provide custom designed downhole tools to Canadian clients CONSULTANT • VARIOUS PRODUCERS (May 2014 – 2015)
Completions field supervision, filed superintendent, and office Superintendent as required, designed completion, frac, water management, abandonment, unconventional coil tubing frac, multiple sleeve highly complex completion programs for well site operations.
Completing multi-stage Cardium, Montney shale gas, oil and condensate, Horn River shale gas oil wells, with open hole packers, cemented mono-bore plug & perf, NCS Steelhause, Resource, Packers Plus, coil shifting sleeves, Trican I-Frac limited entry ball systems, Packers Plus Ball Drop Systems, various other ball drop and coil tubing activated frac systems in complex horizontal wells
Involved with the design and operations to evolve the frac design from gelled oil, foam, gelled water, linear gel, CVO2 and N2 fracs to present slick water design
Involved with design and execution of complex workovers using coiled tubing, snubbing unit, service rig, braided wireline, slickline, e-line and pump down operations
Managed concurrent operations and developed procedures for safe operations while drilling, completing and well servicing multiple wells on same wellsite.
Multi-well pad operations
Responsible for all water transfer planning, operations, tracking, and regulatory compliance.
In charge of all water transfer operations including overall layout/design, procuring equipment, installation,
operating/maintaining, and tracking all water. Complex systems using sources from lakes, river, and pits transferring to the water facility to process and delivered to frac pumpers at high rates in excess of 20.0 m3/min (125 barrels m/min)
Procure, set up and staff equipment for frac operations using tanks and manifolds to pump large volumes of water at high rates greater than 20 km’s (12 miles) at 20.0 m3/min (125 bbl’s/min)
Advised and implement best practices and safety for client’s wellsite operations
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OFFICE & FIELD SUPERINTENDANT • BONTERRA ENERGY (SEPT 2012 – MAY 2014)
Responsible for programming, execution and operations of all completions, workover and abandonment operations.
Completing multi-stage Cardium oil wells, with open hole packers, cemented mono-bore pump down plug & perf, coil shifting sleeves, Trican I-Frac limited entry ball systems, packer plus ball drop systems, Trican I frac ball activated systems, Steelhause coil activated sliding sleeves, shift frac close coil sliding sleeve systems.
Involved with the operations to evolve the frac design from gelled oil, foam, gelled water, linear gel, energized with N2 and CO2 to slickwater fracs at present.
Design, execute and supervise complex completions and workovers using coiled tubing units, snubbing units, service rigs, wireline, pump down logging, etc.
Developed implemented and managed concurrent operations procedures for safe operations.
Multi-well pad operations
Responsible for all water transfer planning, permitting, operations, tracking, and regulatory compliance.
Responsible for all water transfer operations including overall layout/design, procuring equipment, installation,
operating/maintaining, and tracking all water. Complex systems using multiple difficult access sources from lakes, river, and pits transferring to the water facility to chemically treat, filter, process and delivered to frac pumpers at high rates.
Design layout, move in and set up equipment for frac and coil tubing operations using tanks and manifolds to pump large volumes of water at high rates.
FIELD SUPERINTENDANT • UGR BLAIRCREEK • SEPT 2011- SEPT 2012
Completing multi-stage packers plus completions on critical H2S
+5% Montney shale 15,000 PSI frac’s
Plan, prepare and execute all logistics for frac oil, frac sand and N2 to complete multi-well pads
Plan handle and execute the logistic for reusing flow back oil by testing and blending with fresh oil to keep frac costs to a minimum.
Plan, program, execute and supervise the final completion of tubing into the lateral section with 10,000 PSI stand- alone snubbing units. CG CALVIN GERMAN
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Plan, program, execute and supervise all H2S safety procedures and implement on site.
Plan program, execute and supervise all installation of wire line plugs, downhole chokes and recorders.
Handle ERP’s and EPZ for critical sour wells as well as disbursement modeling and air monitoring.
Responsible for all water transfer operations including overall layout/design, procuring equipment, installation,
operating/maintaining, and tracking all water. Complex systems using multiple difficult access sources from lakes, river, and pits transferring to the water facility to chemically treat, filter, process and delivered to frac pumpers at high rates.
Design layout, move in and set up equipment for frac and coil tubing operations using tanks and manifolds to pump large volumes of water at high rates.
COMPLETIONS FIELD SUPERINTENDANT • QUICKSILVER, EOG & STONE MOUNTAIN RESOURCES (SEPT 2010 – 2011)
Horn River Basin Shale Gas
Supervised all high-profile operations
Directly involved in all aspects of multi-stage vertical and horizontal well completions in the Muskwa, Otter Park, and Evie shale formations of the Horn River Basin.
Involved with the completion of over 40 Horn River Basin shale gas wells.
Responsible for all water transfer operations, overall completion operations, and ongoing planning with completions planning team.
Responsible for all water transfer operations including overall layout/design, procuring equipment, installation,
operating/maintaining, and tracking all water. Complex systems using multiple difficult access sources from lakes, river, and pits transferring to the water facility to chemically treat, filter, process and delivered to frac pumpers at high rates.
Supervised complete set up of water facility involving an inflatable golf dome indoor soccer type structure and associated components, dual lined containment system, leak detection, under drain, inspection tubes, and HSE protocol/ requirements.
Design layout, move in and set up equipment for frac and coil tubing operations using tanks and manifolds to pump large volumes of water at high rates.
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Supervised (3- 10) other completions consultants to conduct frac operations, pump down plug and perforating operations, coil tubing operations, snubbing operations and general completion.
Directly responsible and supervised coiled tubing milling operations horizontal wells, multiple composite bridge plugs (15- 20), high BHP temperatures and pressures and high CO2 content making operations very challenging.
Managed (3) 150-man camps as part of the completion operations.
Worked in conjunction with production foremen to bring wells online and manage hydrate development issues.
Designed, implemented and managed simultaneous operations safety protocol with a (1) completion operation and (2) drilling rigs on one pad site.
WATER MANGEMENT SUPERINTENDANT • PENN WEST (SEPT 2008 – 2010)
Sourcing and procuring equipment and rentals associated with water operation (pipe, pumps, valves, flow meters, generators, tanks, light towers, electrical, misc. fittings).
Supervise commissioning operations in field (HDPE pipe fusing, submersible and centrifugal pump deployment, electrical work, generator set-up)
Designed, formulated plan and executed with completions group for equipment layout and set-up.
Supervise operation of water system. Ensure all back-up systems are operational and control valves are calibrated correctly. Perform system checks. Ensure labor and supervision is position strategically.
Ensure compliance to regulatory bodies.
Preparation of daily reports, detailed cost tracking and communication of scope changes to head office.
Assure business/administrative requirements, with respect to agreement terms and legislative requirements are being accomplished.
Co-ordinate other field consultants in other areas when required.
Hold safety meetings and relay best practices to contract crews. Ensure all involved in operations are aware of potential hazards that may exist. Lead JSA’s when operational procedures change and review results with Calgary. Promote adherence to company policies and procedures.
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Record and track inventory of all Oil Company owned and rental equipment.
Supervise decommissioning of water transport system, communicate with Calgary and ensure future plans are taken into consideration.
COMPLETIONS FIELD SUPERVISOR • MURPHY OIL & BEAR RIDGE RESOURCES (SEPT 2006 – 2008)
Involved with the completion of 35 wells in the Montney formation for all completion’s operations.
Specifically concentrated on multi-stage horizontal completions using abrasive perforating/sand plugs, pump down plug/perf, and coil tubing perforating. Halliburton Cobra-Max frac design.
Frac up to (9) intervals per horizontal wellbores with Poly CO2, 80/20-methanol water and 200 tones of sand. Worked both day and night shift with 90 workers per shift.
Responsible for completion of tubing into the lateral section with stand-alone snubbing units, H2S procedures, wire line plugs and recorders Performed cementing and coiled tubing operations Partner & Operator • Caliber Coil Tubing, Wireline and Testing (Sept 2000 – 2006)
Founded, procured equipment, staffed and operated the wireline, testing and e-line company in Canada
Performed bond logging, noise temperature logs, production logs, dual spaced neutron and various other logging and interpretation requirements.
Conventional and TCP perforating
Coil tubing deployed perforating, pipe recovery and fishing operations
High stage cold separators and p-tanks.
Responsible for completion of tubing into the lateral section with stand-alone snubbing units, H2S procedures, wire line plugs and recorders Performed cementing and coiled tubing operations Multi Service Supervisor • Halliburton International (Sept 1994 – 2000)
Halliburton International, completions specialist, I have worked in Yemen, Kuwait, Germany, Scotland, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, Iraq and few other countries as a completion’s specialist many CG CALVIN GERMAN
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operations in the following applications: slickline, e-line frac & acidizing, chemical cleaning with operations at high pressures and high temperature wells.
Performed slickline operations in Libya, pressure services, interpretation, gas lift mandrel change outs, braided and slickline fishing operations.
Performed slickline and e-line operations in Kuwait, real time pressure temperature logs, slickline operations 3.0” Otis plugs and sleeves
Performed slickline operations in Saudi Arabia, e-line operations perforating, logging and log evaluation, conventional and TCP perforating, braided line and slickline fishing
Performed chemical cleaning operations in Kuwait using boilers, heat exchangers and cement and acid units to pre commission poly Ethelyn plant.
Performed permanent packer installations and final completions strings all 3.5” in Saudi Arabia.
Responsible for crossing over fishing tools to coil tubing applied, jointed pipe applied and braded line applied fishing operations. Combination Wire-line Unit Operator • Computalog Gearhart (Sept 1991 – 1994)
Started as a e-line operator loading guns, ERHSC and port plug, servicing Baker and Go setting tools
Winch operator and lead wireline operator in charge of wireline unit
Worked my way up to cased hole engineer
Bond logs, gamma ray logs, neutron logging, noise temp logging, production logging and interpretation
Conventional e-line and TCP perforating
All fascist of cased hole logging unit
Slickline operations, Otis and baker plug and sleeve work, run and retrieve recorders, unlatch TCP guns
Fishing operations both slickline and e-line
Slick Line Unit Operator • Genco (Sept 1986 – 1991)
Started as a slickline helper rigging in and out looking after slick line unit, servicing tools.
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Worked my way up to operator within 1 year, ran slickline unit running recorders, static gradients
Running and retrieving Otis and Baker plugs
Manipulating Baker and Otis sliding sleeves in multiple zone completed wells
Slickline and braided line fishing
Servicing all tools X-line running tools, Baker D2 shifting tools, hydraulic jars, etc.
Critical H2S operations under supplied air
Swabbing in production wells
Clearing hydrate problems in production wells
Memory logging tools
All fascist of a slickline unit
EDUCATION
OTIS 1 & 2 SLICKLINE SCOOL ABERDEEN SCOTLAND
Graduated with honors. Course material took an integrated approach to developing and managing a specialized process in tracking repairs and replacements of tools.
Devry Institute of Technology
Graduated with honors in a computer technician application. Foremost Comprehensive High School
Graduated grade 12 with honors
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HOBBIES
BASKET BALL WITH MENS CHURCH GROUP
ROCK CLIMBING WITH MY KIDS
GYMNASIUM 3-5 DAYS A WEEK TO STAY IN SHAPE
HOCKEY WITH MY SONS
SWIMMING WITH MY KIDS
ANYTHING FAMILY RELATED
CAMPING, QUADING, FISHING
DEEP SEA FISHING
PLAYING CHESS
REFRENCES
UPON REQUEST
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