CHRIS LEWALLEN
Vilonia,AR
Summary
Oil Field Experience Two years working on Work Over Rigs out of Fort Smith, AR. Vertical wells. Eight years in the Fayetteville Shale. Vertical and Horizontal , consisting of completions , work overs , drill outs , snubbing, fishing , swabbing etc. Managed and Consulted in both Fayetteville and Haynesville shale. Encana , Southwest Energy (Seeco), Chesapeake, BHP Billiton, Petro Hawk, Storm Cat, and Exxon/Mobil. Currently working flow back in North Dakota for TechnipFMC.
A results-driven oil field professional with a decade of experience managing operations across multiple rigs. Proven track record in flowback operations and project oversight, enhancing safety standards and operational efficiency.
Overview
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1
Certification
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
CDL Truck Driver
Venture xoress
Cabot, Arkansas
07.2024 - Current
- Delivered goods across regional routes, ensuring timely and safe transportation.
Completion crew and driver
Liberty Energy
Denver, CO
08.2021 - 08.2023
- Operated vehicles for safe transportation of materials and personnel.
- Maintained vehicles to ensure optimal performance and safety compliance.
- Coordinated schedules to meet delivery deadlines and service requirements.
- Conducted pre-trip inspections to identify maintenance needs and safety issues.
Flowback Operator
TechnipFMC
Minot, North Dakota
04.2019 - 08.2021
- Flowing back wells to tanks and/or production facilities.
- Monitoring tanks, pumps, sand traps, manifolds, separators, and flow lines.
- Checking Well head psi's, temperatures, and taking samples.
Flowback Operator
DMS Solutions
Minot, North Dakota
04.2018 - 04.2019
Propane Hauler
Anderson's gas and propane
Vilonia, AR
08.2016 - 03.2018
- Needed to be close to home/Family.
- My son had cancer and family needed me close.
- My son is ok now.
- Ready to get back in the field.
Consultant
Encana Oil & Gas Haynesville Shale
Shreveport, LA
07.2015 - 08.2016
- Worked through Texpetro. John Barnwell.
- Supervised Drill Outs, Completions, Work-Overs, and Fishing.
- As the work slowed supervised Coil Tubing.
- Worked every day taking no days off.
- Worked until Encana had no more work.
Cement Operator
Calfrac
Beebe, AR
10.2013 - 10.2014
- Acquired Class A CDL.
- Pumping cement behind Surface and Casing Pipe.
- Run Bulk truck and pump unit.
- Rigged up iron and ran floor operations.
- Learning all possible to be a better and understanding consultant when the time comes.
Consultant
BHP
03.2013 - 06.2013
- Working as a consultant with David Lewallen and Slade Gladden in the Fayetteville shale.
- Performed all job functions such as fracing, E-Line pump downs, running completion tubing and work over operations.
General Manager
Premeir Well Services
Searcy, AR
03.2008 - 02.2013
- General Manager over eight rigs, four truck drivers, two mechanics, two rig managers, five pushers and a welder.
- My Job was to oversee operations.
- Make sure customers are happy and satisfied with the workers and rigs.
- Managed and Delt with issues and/or problems such as incidents, breakdowns, no shows, hiring, terminating, safety meetings, company/customer meetings, customer lunching, invoicing, payables, budgeting, and lots of paperwork.
- Logged and maintained equipment.
- Kept within or better than Osha standards.
- Took care of troubles on location when company men or pushers were out of ideas.
- Was able to give input when needed after assessing situation.
- Most often would deal with upper management such as superintendents, discussing situations and following out the process when decided.
Operator / Pusher
Premier Well Services
Searcy, AR
10.2007 - 04.2008
- Operated/Pushed 500 double/triple completion rigs.
- Operating workovers doing everything from basic frac preps to squeeze jobs.
- Including breaking down production wells, Acidizing, killing the well and pulling old tubing, checking for bad tubing, cleaning washing up sand, releasing packers, re-perforating 'new zone'.
- Rigging up wireline and/or fracs together at times.
- Lots of snubbing, high and low pressure.
- Lots of swabbing.
- Ran sleeves, packers, plugs, over shots, jars, tri-cone bits, fishing tools, TCP Guns, casing, drill pipe.
- ¾ inch up to 9 inch.
- Ran Flowback operations.
Operator
Key Energy Services
02.2006 - 09.2007
- Operated 500 double/triple completion rig.
- SAME AS ABOVE
Hand
Schlumberger
Fort Smith, AR
02.2005 - 02.2006
- Open/cased hole wire line.
- Also completed drivers' school to retain class B CDL.
Derrick hand/ relief operator
Quality Completions
Fort Smith, AR
02.2003 - 03.2005
Fort lift operator
Whirlpool
Fort Smith, AR
04.1999 - 01.2003
Education
High School Diploma -
Dardanelle High School
Dardanelle, ARSkills
- Clean driving record
- No accidents
- No tickets
Certification
- Well Control up to date
- Safeland Card
- Class A CDL w/ endorsements
Timeline
CDL Truck Driver
Venture xoress
07.2024 - Current
Completion crew and driver
Liberty Energy
08.2021 - 08.2023
Flowback Operator
TechnipFMC
04.2019 - 08.2021
Flowback Operator
DMS Solutions
04.2018 - 04.2019
Propane Hauler
Anderson's gas and propane
08.2016 - 03.2018
Consultant
Encana Oil & Gas Haynesville Shale
07.2015 - 08.2016
Cement Operator
Calfrac
10.2013 - 10.2014
Consultant
BHP
03.2013 - 06.2013
General Manager
Premeir Well Services
03.2008 - 02.2013
Operator / Pusher
Premier Well Services
10.2007 - 04.2008
Operator
Key Energy Services
02.2006 - 09.2007
Hand
Schlumberger
02.2005 - 02.2006
Derrick hand/ relief operator
Quality Completions
02.2003 - 03.2005
Fort lift operator
Whirlpool
04.1999 - 01.2003
High School Diploma -
Dardanelle High School