Carlos Gallo
Odessa,TX
Summary
Adept at optimizing operational flow and enhancing safety protocols, I leveraged analytical thinking and tool operation skills at Ovalle Downhole, LLC. My expertise in wellbore clean-out techniques and kick detection significantly reduced downtime and improved crew safety. My attention to detail ensured high standards in HSE compliance, showcasing my commitment to operational excellence and team safety.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Reverse Unit Operator
Ovalle Downhole,LLC
Midland, TX
02.2023 - Current
- Conduct Job Safety Analysis (JSAs) for daily operations, identifying potential hazards, and recommending corrective actions to ensure a safe work environment for all crew members.
- Manage well control operations during drilling and workover operations to prevent wellbore hazards, including blowouts, kicks, and pressure fluctuations.
- Maintained and tested well control equipment, including BOPs, pressure control systems, and other safety tools, to ensure operational readiness.
- Collaborated with team members to verify rod strings, tubing strings, and bottom hole assemblies, making sure the right materials were used in the correct sequence, optimizing operational flow, and reducing downtime.
- Performed wellbore cleanout using specialized tools (e.g., scrapers, packer pickers, venturi, metal muncher) to remove debris, scale, or other obstructions, optimizing the flow path for subsequent operations.
- Executed fishing techniques (e.g., overshot, spears, and packer pickers) to recover downhole tools and equipment.
Pump Truck Driver
Absolute Energy Services
Midland, TX
02.2021 - 02.2023
- Inspected and maintained truck, including checking fluid levels, tire pressure, brakes, and other mechanical components to ensure safety and efficiency.
- Loaded and unloaded tanks with kill fluids into pump truck tank compartments using a hose reel system.
- Monitored gauges during operation to ensure proper pressure levels were maintained at all times.
- Inspected hoses, valves, clamps, pumps, tanks, fittings, and all other components before use.
- Performed real-time monitoring and control of wellbore pressures, gas flow, and fluid circulation to ensure safety and operational efficiency.
Vacuum/ Pump/ Hot Oil Operator
Gravity Energy Services
Andrews , TX
10.2017 - 03.2020
- Operated vacuum truck equipment to safely and efficiently transport non-hazardous liquids, sludge, and waste materials from well sites, production facilities, and other oilfield locations.
- Operated and maintained a hot oil unit to heat and circulate fluids such as oil and water during well maintenance to tanks, pipelines, and other downhole equipment, ensuring safe and efficient temperature control.
- Worked with chemical additives to optimize fluid cleaning and heating, following company guidelines for proper chemical handling and disposal.
Education
High School Diploma -
Clovis High School
Clovis, NM05-2004
Skills
- Tool operation
- Analytical thinking
- Troubleshooting
- Kick Detection & Mitigation Techniques
- HSE Compliance & Safety Protocols
- Pipe Measurement & inventory management
- Attention to detail and accuracy and record-keeping
- Fishing tools operations (Overshots, spears, and Packer Picker)
- Wellbore clean-out techniques (scrapers, and venturi)
Certification
- H2S certification
- Forklift Certification
- IADC Well Control Accreditation
Timeline
Reverse Unit Operator
Ovalle Downhole,LLC
02.2023 - Current
Pump Truck Driver
Absolute Energy Services
02.2021 - 02.2023
Vacuum/ Pump/ Hot Oil Operator
Gravity Energy Services
10.2017 - 03.2020
- H2S certification
- Forklift Certification
- IADC Well Control Accreditation
High School Diploma -
Clovis High School
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