Directional Drilling
Resume:
P R O J E C T S
Drilling performance analysis
Steerable Drilling Liner.
Shared conductor offshore wells
Feasibility Study-
Unconventional tight gas.
Survey Quality Management.
Discovery of Oil Field
Gas field development
campaign.
Multilateral Wells
MPD Drilling
A C C O M P L I S H M E N T S
Drilled first horizontal well with
RSS tool in Dukhan field, Qatar.
Customer – RasGas Exxon
recognition for supporting
Offshore Gas field development.
A C A D E M I C &
C R E D E N T I A L S
Bachelor of Engineering in
Mechanical Engineering (India)
Project Management
Professional (PMP)
Certificate- Petroleum Geology
(SAIT)
G E T I N T O U C H
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GAGAN GHAI Directional Driller
PERSONAL PROFILE
Professional with extensive experience in directional drilling operations. Experience in drilling wells with Drilling Motors and Rotary Steerable System. Excel in rig site supervision and implementing personnel safety standard for execution of the task. Proven record of drilling performance, operational efficiency, and delivering effective coaching and training session with a special focus on driving continuous improvement. Drilled wells in Qatar, Oman, Kuwait & Dubai on Onshore & Offshore rigs. Proven expertise in:
Motor & RSS Drilling Operational Excellence
Drilling Optimization
Share Conductor & Batch Drilling
Exploration & Development wells
WellsWell
Health, Safety & Environment
Standards.
Anti-Collision Monitoring
Senior Project Coordinator
Baker Hughes Inc. Qatar & Saudi Arabia Jan 2009 - May 2018 PROFESSIONAL CAREER
Supervised and drilled directional wells from offshore and land rigs. Onsite update well trajectories and run engineering calculations. Coached and mentored team members to practice high HSE standards, promote interdependent culture, and active participation in safety programs.
Key Contributions:
Experience in drilling wells with Drilling Motors and Rotary Steerable system such as Auto Track.
Ran First rotary steerable drive system (RSS) application in Qatar land well & set a new performance record.
Established value of drilling optimization concept by implementing mechanical efficiency principles and downhole measurement tool.
Key contribution in providing field feedback to the engineering team in optimizing the bit design.
Implement GeoMechanics recommendation on drilling wells. Directional Driller
Baker Hughes Qatar & Precision Drilling India Jan 2004 – Dec 2008 Senior Project Coordinator
Intertek Inspection Services Calgary June 2019 - Present Responsible for managing inspections for customer-Suncor Energy & Gibson Energy. Liaison between client and field specialist to ensure the inspections are conforming to client’s requirement, and that field specialist have all the necessary information to conduct the work. Key Contributions:
Provide excellent customer service, keeping contact and developing strong business relationships with the customers.
Led directional drilling project teams, conducted risk assessment, and compiled associated documentation for timely completion of the project. Prepared KPI reports with insight to focus on optimizing drilling efficiency.
Key Contributions:
Partnered with customers in optimizing well construction design.
Analyzed well data & establish roadmaps for rig site teams to follow and further optimize performance.
Led incident investigations, root cause analysis and implemented corrective actions. Page 2 of 2
P R O F E S S I O N A L
D E V E L O P M E N T
Well Control-Supervisor Level
Drilling Technology-I
Directional Drilling I
Wellbore Positioning
Stuck Pipe Prevention
BHAsys Pro (App. Engineering
Software).
Diamond Tech & Tri-cone
Technology.
K & M Extended Reach Drilling
Training Course
Certificate in Quality
Management of Business
Excellence
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
Course
P U B L I C A T I O N
SPE Paper-Steerable Drilling
Liner,2015.
https://www.onepetro.org/co
nference-paper/SPE-177779-
MS
M E M B E R S H I P
Society of Petroleum
Engineering
Project Management Institute
2001-2003
Driller
Drilled exploration, directional wells with varied profiles from vertical to multilateral. Performed special operations such as core drilling, running completion, well testing.
Driller with Essar Energy, Oman & Hamad Al Hamad, Kuwait
Assistant Driller with SedcoForex Schlumberger. (1997-2000)
Worked on offshore and land rigs.
Active contribution in achieving number of operational milestones, such as o Set new record in shortest spud to release time.
Successfully drilled directional wells using hole enlargement tools.
Offshore platform drilling, multi-lateral wells & open-hole side tracking.
Successfully drilled direction and horizontal section with high anti-collision risks.
Optimize BHA stabilization for Motor BHAs in surface holes drilling up to 18-30 deg inclination depending on the well plan.
Utilize MSE indicators to optimize drilling performance.
Real-time optimize directional plans to meet geo-steering needs.
Participate in Pre-Spud meeting and onsite operational meetings.
Contribute in Failure Investigation Analysis.
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