Petroleum Engineer Aramco
Resume:
David R. Nakamura
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Cypress, Texas 77433
+1-281-***-**** (mobile)
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Highlights of Qualifications:
• 30+ years overall experience working in oilfield; 20+ years well planning and 4 years rigsite experience
• 20 years land/onshore, 8 years offshore/platform and 2 years deepwater experience
• Worked for BP, ExxonMobil, Saudi Aramco, Kuwait Oil Company, IPC France and Baker Hughes
• Worked in United States (Alaska and Texas), Azerbaijan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and France
• Rig start-up and rig construction experience from 2 platforms with fully automated rig new builds in Azerbaijan
• Extended Reach Drilling (ERD) and long departure horizontal execution, well planning and well design experience in Sakhalin, Alaska and Azerbaijan.
• HPHT Deep Onshore and Offshore oil and gas drilling, high H2S environment and loss circulation (blind drilling and mud cap drilling) well planning and well design experience in Kuwait.
• Through tubing rotary drilling (TTRD), multi-lateral and MRC (Maximum Reservoir Contact multi-lateral well planning and well design experience in Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia.
• Designed, planned and executed the first Rhaetic horizontal well in the Paris Basin.
• Horizontal sidetracking and workover execution, planning and design experience.
• Developed lower completion design (combination solid cemented and slotted liner) for Alaska Operations.
• HSE Leadership to office and rig site based personnel utilizing the numerous company processes (i.e. STOP, SOC, and SVV) and audits (general safety and Permit to Work).
• DIMS/OpenWells drilling database and Landmark application user and support experience.
• Technical development planning for engineers and supervisors experience. Professional Experience:
April 2020-Present Senior Drilling Engineer Benchmark Energy International-Houston
• Work for Benchmark Energy International specializing in well planning in remote and overseas locations; offshore, land and ERD well designs.
• Lead a highly capable team of highly specialized international E&P professionals, handling international projects from early conceptualization through execution.
• Design, plan and optimize the directional, bit, drilling fluids, surveying, coring, logging, casing and cementing programs.
• Provide quality and reliable services and personnel for the Energy industry operations while meeting industry safety and regulatory requirements, building industry relationships while maintaining a grounded small-town perspective.
• Work jointly with technology partners, and with international clients helping them create real value in a fit-for- purpose manner.
April 2019-April 2020 Senior Drilling Engineer IPC France-France
• Worked for International Petroleum Corporation in France (IPC-France) delivering Phase I of horizontal wells in the Paris Basin.
• Designed, planned and delivered the first Rhaetic horizontal well in the Paris Basin.
• Implemented and delivered Steerable Drilling Liner (SDL) and Ultra-Light Managed Pressure Drilling systems.
• Provided engineering and operational support with the drilling contractor during the rig start-up.
• Mentored and coached the IPC-France drilling engineers working for the engineering team. May 2017–April 2019 Senior Drilling Engineer Kuwait Drilling Company-Kuwait
• Worked for Kuwait Drilling Company in the Deep Drilling and Gas team.
• Designed, planned and optimized the directional, bit, drilling fluids, surveying, coring, logging, casing and cementing programs for Deep Drilling oil and gas land wells.
• Designed, planned and delivered HPHT wells in high H2S environments including explorations wells through active fracture systems
• Provided engineering and operational support with the drilling contractor during the rig construction, rig commission and start-up of new 3000 HP drilling rigs.
• Mentored and coached the Kuwaiti drilling engineers working for the engineering team. Page 2 1 April 2022
May 2015–May 2017 Senior Drilling Engineer Benchmark Energy International-Houston
• Worked for Benchmark Energy International specializing in well planning in remote and overseas locations; land and ERD well designs.
• Designed, planned and optimized the directional, bit, drilling fluids, surveying, coring, logging, casing and cementing programs.
• Mentored and coached the junior drilling engineers working for the engineering team. January 2014–April 2015 Wells Deployment Manager BP–Houston
• Worked for Wells Operations and Central Function Engineering Teams.
• Led the recruitment of experienced and graduate engineers and well site leaders.
• Developed short-term succession and long-term strategic resourcing plans.
• Developed well site leader development programs run through the regions (i.e. Azerbaijan, Angola). November 2011–January 2014 Drilling Engineering Team Leader BP–Azerbaijan
• Worked for the Chirag and West Chirag Platform Drilling Engineering Teams.
• Provided engineering and operational support with the Major Projects team during the rig construction, rig commission and start-up of the West Chirag platform with automated rig package.
• Led a team of engineers to optimize the planning and execution of HPHT wells drilled from the platforms.
• Led the recruitment of experienced drilling engineers.
• Provided inputs into the short-term succession plans for the drilling engineering team.
• Mentored and coached the experienced new hire Challenge Engineers working for the platform engineering team.
November 2009–November 2011 Technical Development & Recruitment Advisor BP–Azerbaijan
• Worked for the Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey (AGT) Business Unit.
• Led the recruitment of experienced and graduate drilling, completion and intervention engineers.
• Developed short-term succession and long-term strategic resourcing plans for the drilling team.
• Led the development of engineers and drilling supervisors through BP development programs run through Houston and Alaska.
• Mentored and coached the new hire and summer intern Azerbaijan Drilling Engineers working for the engineering team.
March 2009–November 2009 Drilling Superintendent/Wells Team Leader BP–Azerbaijan
• Worked for the Deepwater Gunashli (DWG) Platform Drilling Team.
• Provided engineering and operational support with the Major Projects team during the rig construction, rig commission and start-up of the Deepwater Gunashli platform with automated rig package.
• Supervised the day-to-day operations and well planning for the DWG drilling operations and engineering teams.
• Ensured operations and drilling programs were completed following BP policies and executed with minimal non-productive time.
• Wrote the Azerbaijan Drilling Policy for the verification of zonal isolation for the primary cementing jobs during drilling operations and well abandonment.
• Mentored and coached the new hire and summer intern Azerbaijan Drilling Engineers working for the DWG engineering and operations team.
December 2006–March 2009 Senior Drilling Engineer BP–Azerbaijan
• Worked for the Deepwater Gunashli (DWG) Platform Drilling Team.
• Designed, planned and optimized the directional, bit, drilling fluids, surveying, casing and cementing programs for the template pre-drilled and new platform wells.
• Wrote the Casing Basis of Design for the DWG Platform engineering team.
• Supervised the final stages of the platform construction, commissioning and start-up.
• Mentored and coached the new hire and summer intern Azerbaijan Drilling Engineers working for the DWG engineering team.
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June 2004–November 2006 Petroleum Engineer Saudi Aramco–Saudi Arabia
• Worked for the Drilling Technology Team in the E&PE Technology Department.
• Led the Flow Loop/Hole Cleaning experiments using at the University of Tulsa advanced flow loop facilities.
• Implemented and identified new drilling technologies throughout Saudi Aramco including: o Sand Control Techniques for Maximum Reservoir Contact Wells o Micro seismic Reservoir Monitoring
August 2003–June 2004 Drilling Optimization Engineer Baker Hughes–Houston
• Worked for the OASIS group.
• Completed optimization projects and reports for: o ExxonMobil - Sakhalin Island ERD and Wyoming
o Dominion - Gulf of Mexico
o BP - Oklahoma
• Mentored and coached new hire Drilling Optimization Engineers for the OASIS group in Oklahoma. April 2002–August 2003 Staff Drilling Engineer ExxonMobil – Houston
• Worked for the Sakhalin Island Extended Reach Drilling (ERD) team.
• Designed, planned and optimized the directional, bit, drilling fluids, surveying, casing and cementing and completion programs.
• Coordinated the logistics to ensure the equipment and materials arrive on location without impacting operations.
• Wrote the Joint Operations Reporting Practices (JORPs) for the directional drilling and surveying program for the ERD wells.
• Wrote the Cuttings Well Disposal Design and Operating Practices and the cuttings disposal well design and well program.
September 2000–March 2002 Senior Drilling Engineer BP–Azerbaijan
• Worked for the Inam HPHT Exploration team using the Dada Gorgud and Istiglal semi-submersible drilling rigs.
• Designed, planned and optimized the drilling fluid, bit, directional, casing and cementing programs.
• Technical authority/contract manager for the wellhead, casing and liner equipment contracts.
• Coordinated the logistics to ensure the equipment and materials arrive on location without impacting operations.
• Mentored and coached the Azerbaijan drilling engineering staff. July 2000–August 2000 Rig Drilling Engineer BP Amoco-Angola
• Worked for the Paladio Exploration team using the Pride Angola deepwater dynamic positioning drillship.
• Wrote the rigsite casing and cementing work procedures and daily drilling operations work procedures.
• Performed daily torque/drag and hydraulics simulations using WellPlan and compared to actual drilling parameters; monitoring for trends and recommending actions when deviating from trends.
• Input and QA/QC’d data input into DIMS drilling database.
• Performed safety and permit to work audits on the rig.
• Ensured that operations took place on the Pride Angola according to BP Amoco policy. October 1999-June 2000 I/T Project Manager BP Amoco – Houston
• Worked for the Drilling and Well Services Global IT Project.
• Organized and facilitated the BP Amoco global configuration meeting where global standards were set for the newly implemented Landmark DIMS drilling database.
• Maintained the global configuration standards after they were established.
• Led the rollout of the BP Amoco configuration to the Western Hemisphere business units within BP Amoco and globally to the ARCO business units.
March 1998-September 1999 Senior Drilling Engineer British Petroleum – Kuwait
• Seconded to the Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) Drilling Group.
• Planned and utilized mud cap and blind drilling techniques for drilling through massive loss circulation zones.
• Facilitated the transfer of drilling technologies (i.e. improved surveying processes and Drill Well On Paper/operational time optimization) and lessons learned (i.e. cement placement optimization) from BP to KOC.
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June 1997-March 1998 Company Rep/Drilling Engineer British Petroleum – Alaska
• Worked a rotation schedule for land operations in the Prudhoe Bay field.
• As Operations Drilling Engineer, designed, planned and optimized high angle and horizontal sidetrack well plans and Through Tubing Rotary Drilling (TTRD) well plans.
• As Company Representative, supervised the execution of the well plans I had written and provided feedback during the execution of these wells to help optimize the drilling operations. November 1993-June 1997 Operations Drilling Engineer British Petroleum-Alaska
• Worked for land operations in the Prudhoe Bay field.
• Designed, planned and optimized high angle and horizontal well plans; long-string and slimhole casing designs; PDC and BHA design; multi-laterals and non-conventional completion designs.
• Developed lower completion design (combination solid cemented and slotted liner) that is still used in Alaska Operations.
• Designed and optimized horizontal sidetracks and various workovers for oil producers and water injectors. November 1991-June 1995 Database Coordinator British Petroleum-Alaska
• Worked for BP/ARCO Shared Services Drilling Department.
• Installed the Drilling Engineering Applications Platform (DEAP) database in Anchorage and on all the rigs located across the North Slope, Alaska.
• Trained the rig and office based personnel to use the DEAP drilling database and drilling applications. February 1990-November 1991 Engineering Tech ARCO Alaska, Inc.-Alaska
• Worked for Prudhoe Bay Drilling Department.
• Maintained the Oracle drilling database.
• Wrote AFEs, Alaska state reports and Working Interest Owners’ Daily Drilling Summary Report. June 1988 - February 1990 Mudlogging Engineer Sperry Sun-Alaska
• Worked for Sperry Sun in Alaska.
• Operations worked include Chuchi Sea and Kuparuk exploration drilling; Endicott and Cook Inlet development drilling.
Education:
Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering, 1996, University of Alaska-Fairbanks Bachelor of Science in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, 1986, University of Oklahoma Publications:
SPE 109840 “An Experimental Study of Hole Cleaning Under Simulated Downhole Conditions” (2007) SPE 35592 “The Resurgence of ECP’s at Prudhoe Bay/North Slope” (1996) Industry and Company Training:
IWCF Level 4 Well Control Certification (valid through 23 May 2021) Basic Offshore Survival (BOSIET)
DTA Deepwater/HTHP Well Control
DTA Floating Drilling
Loss Circulation
Casing Design
Stuck Pipe Prevention
Geomechanics and Wellbore Stability
K&M Extended Reach Drilling Design and Implementation TH Hill DS-1 Drill String Design
OGS Drilling School
Improving Communication Quality
Technical Coaching
Interviewing Skills
Professional Affiliations:
Society of Petroleum Engineer – member since 1983
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