Joen Escalante Ballesteros

Analytical and strategic, with excellent problem-solving skills. Organized, efficient, and always willing to go the extra mile. Wide open to new experiences in both the office and field, supporting needs and requirements as per current and forecasted activity. Safety-conscious with a strong work ethic and the ability to adapt to different environments.

Valid, 4th

Valid

• Marital Status: Married
• Work Permit: Valid Permit to Work in the U.S

• Top performer in trainings provided by SLB
• GFE achieved… All the effort did pay off!!
• Multiple Recognitions at location level regarding QHSE, Training, Certifications, and Performance at the rigsite
• Honor Roll Member during University in 4 out of 5 years

• Venezuela, Valid, 16.982.886
• Colombia, Valid, 1.126.709.386

• MWD/LWD, 2008-2011, MWD (Measurement While Drilling) Tools - Advance Competencies in Fat and Slim Tools (TeleScope and Slimpulse). In Charge of validating Slimpulse Competency for VTT 2009-2011 LWD (Logging While Drilling) Tools - Advance Competencies in GR and Res Tools (ARC, GVR and PeriScope). Intermediate Competencies in nuclear tools (ADN, EcoScope, SonicScope, StethoScope). Assigned to jobs in West and East Venezuela.
• DD (Directional Driller), 2011-2016, Last position: General Field Engineer Directional Driller. Mud Motor - Advance Competencies related to PowerPak Mud Motors. RSS - Advance Competencies related to RSS PowerDrive X6, PowerDrive Orbit, PowerDrive Xceed and PowerDrive VorteX. In Charge of validating PowerDrive VorteX Competency for VTT 2013-2016. Assigned to jobs exclusively for Petroboscan Client on Multi wells drilling campaign (pads). Carried on VorteX runs in West Venezuela when necessary.
• SUPPORT, FSM (Field Service Manager) 2 months - In charge of entire operations in West Venezuela advising clients in Costa Occidental del Lago (PetroBoscan-Chevron, Petrowayuu-Petrobras and Petroperija-BP), Costa Oriental del Lago (Petroquiriquire-Repsol and Framolac PDVSA) and also Lago (Perla-Shell). In charge of around 40 M/LWDs and 25 DDs Engineers. Follow up on training and certifications, vacations, days off and loaning of engineers overseas. Active participation on Failures investigation and proper noticing to clients of remedial actions. Request and assignation of tools set for every client based on the forecast activity.
• DE (Drilling Engineer), 2 months - In charge of well planning, follow up on execution and post job analysis of wells to one of the top clients for D&M West Location Petroboscan (joint venture Chevron - PDVSA).
• ROE (Remote Operations Engineer), 4 months - Remote Drilling Execution of 3 to 5 wells simultaneously for Petroboscan and Deep Wells for PDVSA Norte Monagas using RSS.
• Automobile, C.A (Owner/Sales Manager), 2016-2019, In charge of auto parts import, buying, selling and distribution in Venezuela. Company had coverage in all West and North Venezuela having a sales staff of 28 sales representatives. More in deep on the responsibilities, establish sales objectives by forecasting and developing annual sales quotas for regions and territories; projecting expected sales volume and profit for existing and new products, adjust selling prices by monitoring costs, competition, supply and demand for a market as difficult as the Venezuelan ones.
• Tribe 9 Foods (Production Worker), Madison, Wisconsin, 08/19/20, 04/30/20, In charge of Traditional pastas area producing (Recipes/Extrude) and packing (labeling/boxing) retails/food service pasta as needed. When business declined also run other lines as the Small/Large VC999 over Gluten Free area.
• Tribe 9 Foods (Production Manager), Madison, Wisconsin, 05/01/20, present, In charge of overseeing production personnel on the facility floor assuring that high product quality is made, setting up production lines, assisting the production staff with issues that arise during the day, communicating all the production floor related to management staff, working with the Shipping and Receiving department, planning and implementing weekly production schedules, beside others.

• Xbolt

Jul 2023 - Jul 2023(1 month)
WCM (Kellyville, OK, United States)

Specific training fo the Measurements While Drilling (MWD) tool utilize in the US which is consider a High Volume Low Tier market. 

Class Rank 1/12

• Measurements Zero

Jun 2023 - Jun 2023(1 month)
WCM (Kellyvile, OK, United States)

Introduction to the MWD and DD duties. Basics to carry out jobs in the US 

Class Rank 1/10

• NEST/LVT/DD Refresher training

Mar 2023 - Apr 2023(2 months)
WCM (Midland, United States)

Training for rehire employees to refresh HSE aspects, driving and some Directional Drilling technologies utilized in the United States. Waiting job code change to be effective 

No Rank given

• GFE Controls

Dec 2014 - Dec 2014(1 month)
D&M (Caracas, Venezuela)

Interview with Managers at Country Level about HSE, HR, Procurement & Sourcing, Legal and Finance

GFE Project: "VorteX Technology implementation in Framolac Project"

• DD2/Deepwater

Oct 2012 - Oct 2012(1 month)
D&M (Houston, United States)

Drilling procedures/techniques from around the world. Sharing experiences about local practices such as CWD, Jetting In, ERD wells, horizontals among others.
Class Rank 1/22

• OFS-3
  Class Rank 1/22May 2012 - May 2012(1 month)
  European Management Center (Maturin, Venezuela)
  Managing people, delegating responsibilities and presentation skills
• Drilling Operations 1
  D&M (Houston, United States)

First technical course on the DD path. Covering IPM info such as drillstring design, hydraulics, casing design, fishing tools, beside others. Related to D&M all about Motors, RSS, bits and drilling tools.
Class Rank 1/18

• SCOPE

Nov 2009 - Dec 2009(2 months)
D&M (Houston, United States)

Second technical course covering all the relevant about PeriScope (geosteering), EcoScope (Nuclear), StethoScope (pressure points) and SonicVision (transit time of propagation waves)
Class Rank 3/22

• ENG-1

Nov 2008 - Jan 2009(3 months)
D&M (Houston, United States)

First technical course covering Surface System, D&I, MWD tools (TeleScope/Slimpulse) and LWD tools (ARC/ADN)
Class Rank 1/27

• OFS-1

Jul 2008 - Jul 2008(1 month)
D&M (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Introduction to the Oilfield Services

• Downlink monitor program used to check the result for a Downlink sent to the TeleScope without signal being demodulate [4987591]
• Ditch Magnet collection record chart / work instructions [5806410]
• Proactive Stuck pipe avoidance for SlimPulse survey in Venezuela West [5417819]