KENT
CAREATHERS
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Operations & Production Management Professional
Accomplished Operations and Production Management Professional with more than 30 years of leadership experience in drilling, completion, production, and rework operations, land rigs, equipment procurement, reporting, staff training and development, cost savings, safe working environments, and diverse types of workover and completions. Results-oriented team leader with extensive management experience and the distinct ability to blend a proactive leadership style with industry best practices in order to effectively lead teams in projects throughout the US Gulf Coast.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Drilling, Completion, Production & Rework Operations • Operations Planning Leadership • Safety Management Depths to 24,000 ft • Directional & Horizontal Drilling • OBM & WBM Mud Systems • Employee Engagement Organizational Performance • Personnel Accountability • Staff Management • Administrative Oversight
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
VERDUN OIL COMPANY, Whitsitt, TX Aug 2019 to Present
Workover and Completion Consultant
• Run liners
• Drill out frac plugs w/coil tbg and stickpipe
• 24 Hr rigs
• Toe prep for frac
• Snub in tbg when needed
• Clean out old wells to increase production
TEXAS RAILROAD COMMISSION, Houston, TX. Apr. 2018 to July 2019 Retired
Well Inspector/State Funded Plugger/Engineering Specialist
• Inspect wells to make sure they are in compliance with RRC rules
• Observe H-5’s and H-15’s
• Observe surface casing cement to insure cement is circulated to surface
• Find and inspect orphan wells to be plugged by the state, according to RRC rules
• Observe plugs being set by operator to RRC rules and plugs are set correctly
TUG HILL OPERATING, Ft Worth, TX June 2017 to Oct. 2017
Workover/Completion Consultant
• Managed the workover and completion of wells in Sonora, TX.
• Oversaw the squeezing off of old zones and recompleting to new zones.
• Managed and completed the wells for frac jobs.
JETTA OPERATING, Thompson, TX May 2005 to Aug 2015 Retired
Operations Superintendent/Production Superintendent/U.S. Field Superintendent
• Successfully led drilling, completion, production, re-works, and gravel packs in the Gulf Coast region, while managing production for the organization in all field operations.
• Actively managed and mentored personnel, and conducted frequent performance evaluations.
• Participated in human resources functions through on-the-job training, recruiting, and hiring of new team members.
• Directed projects including horizontal wells, frac jobs, plug and perf, drill out coil tbg, and stick pipe.
• Ensured that field production was perfectly maintained for property to sell.
• Experienced in artificial lift including, rod pumps, working barrels, gas lift, PC pumps, plunger lift and ESP'S.
ANTERO RESOURCES, Ft Worth, TX Apr. 2004 to Apr. 2005
Operations Supervisor
• Accomplished wells to sales in record time, while maintaining production levels in alignment with management directives.
• Supervised production related to building tank batteries, Barnett shale locations,and pipelines.
• Fulfilled all procurement responsibilities in order to ensure the proper production equipment was purchased.
SINCLAIR OIL & GAS, Sweetwater, APR.1,1996 to APR, 1,2005
District Manager ·
• Oversaw all drilling, completion, and production throughout the West Texas area, while serving as the primary point of contact for land owners.
• Meticulously performed re-works, completions,wireline,and cementing, perforating,and staked wells.
• Recognized for increasing production by optimizing wells.
• Drilled the fasted well and the first horizontal wells in Nolan County.
KC CONSULTING, Various Locations, TX, OK, CO, WY, KS & LA 1979 to 1996
Drilling & Completion Consultant (All Wellsite Work)
• Drilled wells from 2500' to 25000' up to 18 PPG OBM throughout Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, and Louisiana.
• Drilled deep high pressure well throughout the Anadarko and Arkoma Basins.
WELL CONTROL CERTIFIED- SUPERVISORY LEVEL, CERTIFICATE #WCSELE18459
WORKOVER-COMPLETIONS,COIL TBG,SNUBBING,WIRELINE
H2S CERTIFIED
HAZ-MAT CERTIFIED
EXPERIENCED IN WELLVIEW