RANDALL S. DARWENT SENIOR FLUIDS DRILLING ENGINEER
*******.*******@*****.*** Houston / Argentina +1-361-***-**** +54.11.49319756
Highly skilled and experienced drilling fluids engineer and consultant with a strong background leveraging advanced leadership and technical skills to expedite drilling procedures and advise new structure development. Demonstrate expertise in cross-national management and excel in international project scopes. Consistent history driving business objectives and improving product development within the Gulf of Mexico and South America. Skilled with offshore drilling oversight, project management, and business coordination. Areas of Expertise include:
Strategic Planning & Research
Project Management
Deep Water Well Oversight
Business Development
Relationship Building
Global Expertise
Offshore Engineering
Safety and Hazard Analysis
Risk Mitigation
Just finished my contract with Sabine Oil & Gas/SACU as a Consultant (Drilling Fluids Engineer)
December 2017 to June 2020. Drilled and completed over 23 wells in the North Texas Area.
Our ongoing campaign has successfully drilled Horizontal Wells producing the Haynesville shale formation.
Wells were drilled to 23,323ft (13,150ft Horizontally) All wells Frac and producing.
Panola County – Drilling Haynesville Shale Formation
EXPERIENCE & NOTABLE CONTRIBUTIONS
Halliburton/Baroid South Texas 2017 February
DRILLING FLUIDS ENGINEER
Collaborate closely with Halliburton field supervisor & Customer representatives making sure projected goals were executed to meet the customer’s requirements. In the last 8 months of 2017 drilled several wells on multiple pads well for the following Customers.
Sundance Energy (Peeler Ranch Multiple well pads)
Sanchez Oil Co. ( Fall City Multiple well Pads)
Texas American Resources ( Multiple well pads)
Drilling MULTIPAD well in the EAGLEFORD shale. Depths from 10,000ft to 21,000ft lateral sections.
Schlumberger Alaska 2015 - 2016
DRILLING FLUIDS ENGINEER
Collaborate closely with leadership for Exxon-Mobil Alaska Point Thompson Project in Prudhoe Bay and personally contribute to project optimization to further enhance operational efficiency and expedite project execution. Perform high-quality drilling fluid research and consultation to provide key project suggestions integral to improving project scope.
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Successfully achieved all project goals and accomplished successful target achievement three weeks early.
On track to complete well in record time despite harsh weather conditions in Northern Alaska.
British Gas Trinidad 2013 - 2015
SENIOR CONSULTANT
Provided effective and detailed project support consultation to streamline improved operations and productivity.
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENT:
Achieved all goals and launched wells online with rapid turnaround response.
Halliburton Brazil 2012 - 2013
SENIOR DRILLING FLUIDS CONSULTING ENGINEER
Operated out of office in Rio de Janeiro with primary responsibility supervising offshore drilling for Statoil on Peregrino A and B platforms. Directed project transitions and headed specification adjustments with specific attention to new operator change to Karoon in Kangaroo. Managed ENCORE Baroid system.
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENT:
Successfully oversaw three distinct wells from inception, through development, and to completion.
MI-SWACO Guyana 2011 - 2012
SENIOR DRILLING FLUIDS CONSULTING ENGINEER
Headed all development and execution ventures for Jaguar-1 project, single largest HPHT well drilled in Guyana. Coordinated cross-divisional communication and managed specific drilling operations with SOBM supplied by Chaguaramas Liquid plant. Assessed operational features of Boots & Coots Well, projected to achieve temperature of 480 F and size of 21,378 ft.
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENT:
Ensured high transparency and coordinated project operations with HPHT representative specialist from REPSOL.
RANDALL DARWENT
MI-SWACO Suriname 2010 - 2011
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SENIOR DRILLING FLUIDS CONSULTING ENGINEER
Directed drilling for two wells for Murphy Oil & Gas and one for INPEX-USA in cohesion new development within Suriname specs.
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENT:
All operations were completely according to preset timetables and recognized for increased project efficiency.
MI-SWACO Trinidad and Tobago 2005 - 2010
SENIOR DRILLING FLUIDS CONSULTING ENGINEER
Acted as key project consultant and contributor to offshore development wells to promote operational improvement and streamline a cultural focus on productivity and efficiency. Managed drilling for two wells in coordination with Semi-Sovereign Explorer. Key proponent of Dolphin Platform transition on North Coast with focus on drilling four additional wells to resolve any operational discrepancies. Improved project specs and supervised all daily activities and headed project execution at every project tier.
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENT:
Managed completion of three British Gas wells in Central Block, resulting in slashed waste in accordance with operational and legal regulations and restrictions.
PROFICIENCIES AND CERTIFICATIONS
Fluent in English Fluent in Spanish
One-Trax M I Software Tech Report Writing Medical Tech
Deep Water Technology TFM Total Fluids Management
CPR Red Cross Advantage Baker Software Well Site Express Software
DFG (Drilling Fluids Graphics) SOBC Overboard Training Wellsight 2000
Drilling Fluids Technology School Integrated Fluids Training I Phase III
Integrated Fluids Training II Integrated Fluids Training III
Hydrogen Sulfide Awareness (H2S Training)
Qualitative Fit Test
PEC Safety Course.