Bryan W Galloway
Midland,USA
Summary
Experienced in monitoring and maintaining lease equipment to ensure optimal performance. Strong focus on promptly troubleshooting operational issues. Possesses deep understanding of safety regulations and compliance for smooth and safe operations.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lease Operator
SM Energy
02.2024 - Current
- Represented sale and distribution of crude oil and gas through Gas Lift Method.
- Maintained properties and gas assisted plunger lift wells.
- Scheduled work for repair or maintenance.
- Ensured safety regulations were followed on-site, minimizing accidents and maintaining a safe working environment for all personnel.
- Collaborated with field technicians to maintain equipment and perform routine maintenance, extending the life of assets.
- Optimized production rates through careful monitoring of well performance and making necessary adjustments.
- Monitored daily production reports to identify trends and make informed decisions for improving operational efficiency.
Technical Support Representative
Norris/UPCO Sucker Rods, an Apergy Company
01.2019 - 10.2023
- Provide optimized rod & pump designs for multiple oil & gas companies using Theta, Rod Star software.
- Provide full detailed rod failure analysis reports, with photography, for multiple oil & gas companies.
- Instruct both rod care/handling, corrosion, failure, and Rod Star classes.
- Attend & contribute to monthly failure meetings for multiple oil & gas companies.
- Successfully gained NACE certified corrosion technician #71539.
Artificial Lift Specialist
Fleur de Lis Energy
09.2016 - 01.2019
- Provide surveillance for producing beam & ESP wells using Cygnet and Baker ESP programs.
- Responsible for daily well exceptions.
- Identify production opportunities as well as optimization for rod pumped and ESP wells.
- Identify & diagnose pump off controller alarms, set points and anomalies.
- Work closely with engineering on writing pre- pull process for rig intervention well failures as well as lift revision and bottom hole assembly design.
- Coordinate well failure meetings monthly.
- Researched all well failures utilizing Well View.
- Created, proposed and wrote all pre- pulls for every well failure.
- Researched, designed and coordinated bottom hole assembly designs.
- Designed rod strings both new and used rod string designs with Rod Star and SROD.
- Continually researched the industry for new technology and best practices for downhole tools.
- Designed rod pump API specs for every well.
Production Analyst/Artificial Lift Specialist
Devon Energy
06.2015 - 09.2016
- Provide surveillance for producing beam & ESP wells using Cygnet and Xspoc programs.
- Responsible for daily well exceptions.
- Responsible for run time deviations, pump efficiencies, daily downtime alarms, fluid level analysis and fluid load deviations.
- Identify production opportunities as well as optimization such as stroke length and strokes per minute changes.
- Identify & diagnose pump off controller alarms, set points and anomalies.
- Work closely with engineering on writing pre- pull process for rig intervention well failures as well as lift revision and bottom hole assembly design.
- Coordinate well failure meetings monthly.
- Coordinate route review meetings monthly.
- Attend and participate in yearly engineering well reviews.
Production Field Analyst – PFA
Occidental Permian
09.2012 - 05.2015
- Work closely with well analysts to operate and maintain oil producing wells.
- Operate and maintain flowing, rod pumped controlled wells and submersible electronic pump wells.
- Shoot fluid levels and make adjustments on pump off controllers for better efficiencies and pump offs.
- Troubleshoot downhole equipment inefficiencies and made repairs/adjustments to wellhead equipment.
- Troubleshoot POC automation equipment and make necessary repairs such as, load cell cables, hall affect cables.
- Replaced and programmed CPU’s and analog boards.
- Proficient in Baker/Weatherford POC’s and Lufkin Sams POC’s.
- Proficient in dynamometer cards using LOWIS 5.0.
- Performed minor electrical repairs on HOA panels and PLC equipment.
Flood Tech
Occidental Permian
11.2007 - 09.2012
- Represented sale and distribution of crude oil and gas.
- Repaired pumps, valves, compressors (gas and air) and flares.
- Maintained properties.
- Scheduled work for repair or maintenance.
- Oversaw and managed one contract employee.
- Completed ISA training courses and received certificates.
- Attended Artificial List Specialist training.
Injection Field Assistant
Occidental Permian
05.2007 - 11.2007
- Maintained properties pertaining to injection of water flood and CO2 flood.
- Wagged wells for different fluid injection floods.
- Managed injection facilities.
Mechanic
Wilson Supply
07.2005 - 05.2007
- Repaired production valves, pumps, compressors, dump valves, actuators, and stuffing boxes.
- Worked independently and worked with Maximo program.
Shop and Field Hand
Permian Valve Repair
10.2003 - 01.2005
- Repaired and tested all types of valves.
Retail management
Texsun Pools and Spas
04.2000 - 06.2003
- Managed all functions of the store to include ordering and receiving product, maintaining customer relations, employee training, hiring and terminating employees.
- Tested, demonstrated, and taught pool chemistry.
Shop and Field Hand
Centraflow pump and Machine
10.1998 - 02.2000
- Rebuilt, repaired, and installed injection and production pumps.
- Assisted in root cause failure analysis.
Education
Weatherford Junior College
05.1994
University of Texas at Arlington
05.1992
High School Diploma -
Mineral Wells High School
05.1991
Skills
- Oil & Gas Facility Operations
- Well Diagnostics using XSPOC
- LOWIS
- Cygnet
- POC/SCADA Experience
- Artificial Lift Experience
- Rod Pump Predictive Software
- Good communication skills
- Cross functional team skills
- Microsoft Programs
- NACE certified Corrosion Technician
- Gas lift systems
- Oilfield safety protocols
Certification
- Certified Corrosion Technichen, NACE
Timeline
Lease Operator
SM Energy
02.2024 - Current
Technical Support Representative
Norris/UPCO Sucker Rods, an Apergy Company
01.2019 - 10.2023
Artificial Lift Specialist
Fleur de Lis Energy
09.2016 - 01.2019
Production Analyst/Artificial Lift Specialist
Devon Energy
06.2015 - 09.2016
Production Field Analyst – PFA
Occidental Permian
09.2012 - 05.2015
Flood Tech
Occidental Permian
11.2007 - 09.2012
Injection Field Assistant
Occidental Permian
05.2007 - 11.2007
Mechanic
Wilson Supply
07.2005 - 05.2007
Shop and Field Hand
Permian Valve Repair
10.2003 - 01.2005
Retail management
Texsun Pools and Spas
04.2000 - 06.2003
Shop and Field Hand
Centraflow pump and Machine
10.1998 - 02.2000
University of Texas at Arlington
High School Diploma -
Mineral Wells High School
Weatherford Junior College
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