Drilling Geologist

SAMUEL NKOTT, MSC

Mount Pearl, NL 403-***-**** ******.*****@*****.** LinkedIn

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Bilingual Oil and Gas Professional with experience in the oilfield services and drilling industries and expertise in data analysis, health and safety and mudlogging. Able to operate and maintain technical equipment, tools, wells and sensors, create and manage accurate logs, reports and databases and liaise with engineering, client and professional teams in the successful completion of projects and initiatives. Competencies:

Geoservices

Client Relationship Management

Gas Equipment

Crew Leadership

Bilingual English and French

Maintenance

Professional Experience

SCHLUMBERGER – St. John’s, NL 2014 – 2020

The world's leading oilfield services provider.

SENIOR MUDLOGGING ANALYST, EXXONMOBIL AND EQUINOR PROJECTS 2015 – 2020

Led the management and creation of formation evaluation logs and interpretation of drilled cuttings at well sites to determine rock type and hydrocarbon presence, as well as presence of potentially harmful gases

Monitored all well parameters

Maintained Geoservices sensors to detect well conditions as well as gas detection equipment to analyze hydrocarbon gases

Ensured safety through the detection of potentially harmful gases Highlights:

Set up Geonext version 5 systems

Set up sensors and performance maintenance

Performed sensor calibration

DATA ANALYST 2014 – 2015

Controlled drilling vertical wells, which included Woodside La Jolie and ACL La Jolie on Akita 90

Managed Geonext 4 acquisition systems and ten crew members

Reported to Operation Manager

Managed 5-10 peoples

Highlights:

Supported Operation Manager in the office by checking on the rig jobs

Reviewed well report for accuracy before sending to client

Checked drilling parameters and gas data before sending to client

Reviewed master log, drilling log, and gas log

Prepared material requests and sent to rigs

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SENIOR MUDLOGGING ANALYST, STATOIL AND EXXONMOBIL PROJECTS 2012 – 2014

Controlled drilling vertical and deviated wells, which included Harpoon O-85, Federation K-87, Bay du Nord C-78, WIGG1 on West Aquarius and West Hercules

Familiarized and mastered Geonext 4 acquisition systems and managed data base depth and time

Utilized and operated Geonext systems and managed data base version depth and time

Supervised geological collection and interpretation and monitored and reported losses while drilling

Calculated lag time and strokes during drilling

Set-up operation, calibration and routine maintenance of all sensors and transmission

Worked on reserval gas equipment, which included maintenance and calibration

Detected drilling gas, trip gas, connection gas and background gas during drilling

Followed and assisted geologists on coring operations

Controlled operations, which included Formation Integrity Test, Leak Off Test and Lag Check

Familiarized and inserted bore hole assembly, such as Bit, Bit Sub, Crossover, Stabilizer, Jar, Measured While Drilling, TeleScope, Drill Collars, Heavy Weight Drill Pipe and Drill Pipe

Updated Masterlog, drilling log and gas logs

GEOLOG – Gabon, Africa 2010 – 2012

Provides drilling and technological mud logging services. DATA ENGINEER AND SENIOR MUDLOGGING GEOLOGIST, MAUREL AND PROM PROJECTS

Controlled drilling horizontal wells, which included OMOC-1, OMOC-2 on CAROIL3, CAROIL9 onshore with Maurel and Prom

Controlled drilling exploration wells, EEBOM-2H and EEBOM-3H on Sinopec 155 onshore

Completed rig up and rig down of mudlogging units, operated on Geodesk acquisition systems and managed the data base

Monitored drilling parameters and managed computer data

Interpreted drilling information and provided feedback to customer representatives

Monitored abnormal situations, which included over-pressure, wash out and drilling breaks from hole formation

Checked sensor transmissions following client instruction

Calibrated and completed routine maintenance of all sensor equipment, which included pump stroke, RPM, weight on hook, torque, standpipe pressure, casing pressure, drawwork, H2S, CH4, sonic pit level, mud weight in and out, density in and out, resistivity in and out and flow paddle

Calibrated gas equipment, flame ionization detector, monofid and dualfid

Performed daily unit reports and updated and finalized final well reports

Provided assistance during safety meetings and trained 20+ team members GEOSERVICES – Gabon, Africa 2007 – 2009

An upstream oilfield services subsidiary of Schlumberger Limited. MUDLOGGING GEOLOGIST, TOTAL, ADDAX AND VAALCO ENERGY PROJECTS

Controlled drilling deviated wells, which included AV009N1 and AV009.G1.G4 on SMP102 onshore with Total

Controlled drilling deviated wells, which included NZOB-S33H and NZOB-S35H on T-48 onshore with Addax

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Controlled drilling horizontal well drain and pilot, EBOURI-3H and EBOURI-4H on Adriatic 6 offshore with Vaalco Energy

Operated ALS, ALS2 and ALS3B acquisition systems

Collected, washed and described samples following lag depth intervals

Calibrated autocalcimeters with 100% pure HCl

Utilized autocalcimeters to differentiate Limestone and Dolomite formations as well as solvents to show fluorescence in cutting samples

Performed HCl preparation and other solvents and gained familiarization with different types of sensors, which included pump stroke, RPM, weight on hook, torque, stand pipe pressure, casing pressure, drawwork, H2S, CH4, sonic pit level, mud weight in and out, density in and out, resistivity in and out and flow paddle

Familiarized and inserted bore hole assembly in the system such as Bit, Bit sub, Crossover, Stabilizer, Measured While Drilling, TeleScope, Drill Collars, Heavy Weight Drill Pipe and Drill Pipe

Monitored losses while drilling

Education

Specialized Bachelor of Earth Science

International Qualifications Assessment Services, Government of Alberta 2014 Specialized Bachelor of Earth Science

Comparative Evaluation by Government of Quebec 2012 Master of Earth Science

University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon 2006

Bachelor of Earth Science

University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon 2001

Training & Professional Development

Helicopter Underwater Emergency, Breathing Apparatus Training, HUEBA 2020 Donut Famil, Skyscase, HUET 2020

Basic Survival Training, Survival Systems Training Limited 2020 WHMIS 2020

H2S Alive Certificate, Enform 2019

First Aid, Level C CPR and AED, St. John Ambulance 2018 Wildlife Awareness and Bear Awareness, Enform 2015 Isotopes, Schlumberger Sugar Land Learning Centre 2014 Data Engineer Training, Geolog International 2011

Senior Mudloggers Training, Geolog International 2010 Mudloggers Training, Geoservices 2007

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