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Douglas Thornton

Tatum,TX

Summary

Over fifteen years of experience in Hydraulic Fracturing in the Oil & Gas Industry as a Service Supervisor, Field Coordinator, and Operations Manager. Managing multiple locations throughout Texas, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania , Louisiana and New Mexico.
Valued Field Services Professional providing excellent coordination and management of commercial and technical execution of projects, working under pressure, and consistently meeting deadlines to avoid additional costs to all parties involved. Quickly handle problems and maintain productivity.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Equipment Operator and Fluid Tech

FTS International
09.2007 - 06.2009
  • Requires rig up, rig down, equipment operation and maintenance of same equipment as directed by supervisory staff.
  • Adheres to all well service health, safety and environmental regulations.
  • Performs routine maintenance on all assigned service equipment.
  • Drives equipment to and from locations as required.
  • Maintains and submits timely daily driver log reports, equipment/truck reports as well as Individual Vehicle Driver's Record (IVDRs), and on occasion timesheets for out of town travel.
  • Performs other related duties as required.
  • Ensure compliance with management directives and policies, processes, and procedures by engineering department in assigned district.
  • Connect chemical pumps and hoses, assemble and disassemble pump equipment, and monitor control panels affecting pumping operations.
  • Provide technical advice, assessments, evaluations and recommendations to engineers concerning the materials, equipment, and operation of well stimulation QA/QC processes and procedures and recommend material changes where appropriate.
  • Perform pre-job and post-job fluid and material analysis, and make recommendations to management and customers where appropriate.
  • Maintains all records related to job function and material and fluid reporting and analysis.
  • Use and apply mathematics and scientific principles to fulfill job duties.
  • Maintain clean and stocked work environment with correct and calibrate tools for testing of all fluids and materials.
  • Collect samples of customer fluids for initial compatibility testing prior to treatment of reservoir and evaluate test results to determine proper fluids use for job as designed.
  • Ability to effectively communicate between and vendors associated with materials and chemicals on customer job-site.

Service Supervisor and Field Coordinator

FTS International
06.2009 - 04.2013
  • Established and Maintained sound relationships with our District Manager and Operation Manager while building rapports with new and existing clients.
  • Responsible for all logistics including meeting with tank personnel and coordinating pre-job requirements to ensure quality control procedures are followed.
  • Held first line approval in company hiring process while also providing training in company procedures and personal safety to maintain a safe environment.
  • Efficiently monitored multiple crews including four different service supervisors with no reductions in quality of work.
  • Completion Experience with over 10,000 stages on over 200 wells vertical and horizontal in Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Texas: Cotton Valley Lime, Buda Lime, Woodbine, Austin Chalk, Boiser Sands, Eagleford, and Haynesville Shale.
  • 10 years equivalent work experience due to the average 80 plus hour work weeks as a result of the number of jobs I was assigned.
  • Experience in Fracturing on three major variances - Plug and Perforate, Packers Plus and Acidizing jobs.
  • Experience with fluids including Slick water, Linear Gel, Cross-Link, Brine, and Acids.
  • Assisted in the development and expanded the use of emulsified acids to new formations and to new companies.
  • Experience in fluid design and alteration of fluids dependent upon water characteristics, pressure issues, and formation irregularities.


Operation Manager

FTS International
04.2013 - 04.2015
  • Uphold and enforce employee compliance with company safety policies and procedures.
  • Leadership in ethical behavior in all aspects of the business.
  • Ability to work long and/or irregular hours.
  • Complete all required reports and logs as required by Frac Manager and DOT.
  • Responsible for safe execution of travel, job setup, job execution, and return of all personnel and equipment.
  • Responsible for on-time execution and superior job quality through the support and implementation of the companies quality assurance and control program.
  • Ensures all equipment is maintained per company maintenance schedule and all required job, maintenance, and DOT paperwork is properly completed.
  • Reviews proposals programs with customer representatives to ensure they coincide and are within the capability of the equipment and crew.
  • Inspect all personnel, equipment, rig-up, and final pre-job fluid tests and chemical volumes to ensure they meet company and customer requirements.
  • Ensures all equipment is manned by properly trained equipment operators and provides assistance in any necessary training functions.
  • May conduct disciplinary action meetings with field personnel as needed.
  • Instructs and provides training for operators on specialized frac equipment.
  • Be accountable for obtaining and reporting all crewmen's hours of duty to the manager.
  • Managed 2 crews of 115 employees.

Field Coordinator

FTS International
04.2015 - 04.2018
  • Established and Maintained sound relationships with our District Manager and Operation Manager while building rapports with new and existing clients.
  • Responsible for all logistics including meeting with tank personnel and coordinating pre-job requirements to ensure quality control procedures are followed.
  • Held first line approval in company hiring process while also providing training in company procedures and personal safety to maintain a safe environment.
  • Efficiently monitored multiple crews including four different service supervisors with no reductions in quality of work.

Service Supervisor and Field Coordinator

ProFrac Services
04.2018 - 12.2020
  • Represent the Company and our values with integrity while maintaining the highest ethical and legal standards with all customer interactions.
  • Monitor and ensure the completion of work performed by the assigned crew (such as equipment operators), while maintaining safety and efficiency.
  • Ensure that necessary equipment and personnel are assigned to and are prepared for the job.
  • Maintain regular contact with customers, by visiting job sites and meeting with customers, to ensure satisfaction with work progress.
  • Provide instructions to the assigned crew members, supervising and assigning work accordingly.
  • Promote a diverse and inclusive work environment where employees of all backgrounds feel included and their contributions are valued.
  • Promptly address and resolve concerns and disputes among team members, with the goal of building a stronger, more cohesive work group

Owner/Operator Truck Driver

TMB Trucking
12.2020 - 09.2021
  • Overseeing of all operations from start to finish.
  • Ensure that cargo is delivered to customers in a timely manner , plan travel routes accordingly, as well as supervise the loading and unloading of cargo.
  • Transporting cargo to and from specified locations as instructed by company dispatch.
  • Reviewing dispatch instructions before deliveries to prevent errors or miscommunication.
  • Submitting cargo documents to customers and obtaining signatures to confirm receipt of the correct cargo.

Service Supervisor

ProFrac Services
09.2021 - Current

Education

Tatum High School
1999

Skills

  • Team Leadership
  • Extremely organized
  • Project management
  • Strong verbal communication
  • Self-motivated
  • Team liaison

Certification

Gator, AMI, Petrix, Excel, Power Points, H2S awareness training (Canon Safety), PEC safety Training, KCF, ConocoPhillips SLS trained, Forklift and Crane certified with FTSI, also satisfactorily completed the service supervisor level 1, 2, and 3 courses with FTSI. I have taken phase 1 and 2 of All In Training for management skill with FTSI. I was a member of the APT (Accident Prevention Team) team.

Timeline

Service Supervisor

ProFrac Services
09.2021 - Current

Owner/Operator Truck Driver

TMB Trucking
12.2020 - 09.2021

Service Supervisor and Field Coordinator

ProFrac Services
04.2018 - 12.2020

Field Coordinator

FTS International
04.2015 - 04.2018

Operation Manager

FTS International
04.2013 - 04.2015

Service Supervisor and Field Coordinator

FTS International
06.2009 - 04.2013

Equipment Operator and Fluid Tech

FTS International
09.2007 - 06.2009

Tatum High School

references






Paul Ricks
Frac Consultant

5924 Vallecito Dr

Colorado Springs, CO

80923

‭Cell: 720- 290-2098‬

pricks42@gmail.com


Austin Jacquet

Completions Engineer

EnerVest Operating Company

1001 Fannin St., Ste. 800

Houston, TX  77002-6707

Cell: 713-385-2504

ajacquet@enervest.net


Sean Olgien

Completions consultant

19513 Kolsti Way 

Pflugerville, TX

79660

Cell: ‭512-815-6498‬

sean.olgin@pxd.com


Dustin Hafernick

Account Manager

885 CR 122

Caldwell, TX

77836

Cell: 346-225-8418

Dhaferick@Flotekind.com



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