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Josh Stephens

Oxford,FL

Summary

Result driven Land Directional Driller with 10 years+ of experience in horizontal and directional drilling operations. Expertise includes wellbore planning, geosteering, anti-collision, BHA design, MWD/LWD interpretation, and real-time drilling optimization. Strong focus on safety, efficiency, and cost control.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Directional Driller

Dual Directional
08.2025 - Current
  • Permian & Delaware Basin (All Wolf Camp / Bone Spring Wells)
  • - Handled slides in upper hole, curve and lateral section all lateral sections included u-turns
  • -Maintained and stayed in the perimeters of window/targets
  • -Kept all daily, BHA, motor reports and trucking tickets, as well as cost up to date
  • -Supervise and monitor production, safety, tasks at hand and the required drilling perimeters
  • -Assist with problem solving from breakdowns and equipment incidents
  • -Assist by finding a safer efficient and quicker way for production
  • Stirring with conventional assemblies as well as RSS assemblies orbit and Icruise

Directional Driller

True Directional
05.2025 - 08.2025
  • -Permian & Delaware Basin ( All Wolf Camp / Bone Spring Wells )
  • -Handled slides in upper hole, curve and lateral section
  • -Maintained and stayed in the perimeters of window/targets
  • -Kept all daily, BHA, motor reports and trucking tickets, As well as cost up to date
  • -Supervise and monitor production, safety, tasks at hand and required drilling perimeters
  • -Assist with problem solving from breakdowns and equipment incidents
  • -Assist by finding a safer efficient and quicker way for production

Directional Driller

Haliburton Directional
06.2024 - 05.2025
  • -Permian & Delaware Basin ( All Wolf Camp / Bone Spring Wells )
  • -Handled slides in upper hole, curve and lateral section
  • -Maintained and stayed in the perimeters of window/targets
  • -Kept all daily, BHA, motor reports and trucking tickets, As well as cost up to date
  • -Supervise and monitor production, safety, tasks at hand and required drilling perimeters
  • -Assist with problem solving from breakdowns and equipment incidents
  • -Assist by finding a safer efficient and quicker way for production
  • -Stirring with conventional assemblies as well iCruise CX RSS

Directional Driller

Total Directional
06.2022 - 06.2024
  • -Shale / Haynesville Shale / Marcellus Shale / Permian & Delaware Basin
  • -Handled slides in upper hole, curve and lateral section
  • -Maintained and stayed in the perimeters of window/targets
  • -Kept all daily, BHA, motor reports and trucking tickets, As well as cost up to date
  • -Supervise and monitor production, safety, tasks at hand and required drilling perimeters
  • -Assist with problem solving from breakdowns and equipment incidents
  • -Assist by finding a safer efficient and quicker way for production
  • -Stirring with conventional assemblies as well iCruise CX RSS

Directonal Driller

MS Energy Services
05.2021 - 06.2022
  • -Eagleford Shale / Haynesville Shale / Permian & Delaware Basin All Wolf Camp / Bone Spring Wells
  • -Handled slides in upper hole, curve and lateral section
  • -Maintained and stayed in the perimeters of window/targets
  • -Kept all daily, BHA, motor reports and trucking tickets, As well as cost up to date
  • -Supervise and monitor production, safety, tasks at hand and required drilling perimeters
  • -Assist with problem solving from breakdowns and equipment incidents
  • -Assist by finding a safer efficient and quicker way for production
  • -Stirring with conventional assemblies as well iCruise CX RSS

Directional Driller

Haliburton Directional
08.2019 - 05.2021
  • -Permian & Delaware Basin ( All Wolf Camp / Bone Spring Wells )
  • -Handled slides in upper hole, curve and lateral section
  • -Maintained and stayed in the perimeters of window/targets
  • -Kept all daily, BHA, motor reports and trucking tickets, As well as cost up to date
  • -Supervise and monitor production, safety, tasks at hand and required drilling perimeters
  • -Assist with problem solving from breakdowns and equipment incidents
  • -Assist by finding a safer efficient and quicker way for production

Directional Driller

MS Energy Services
11.2016 - 08.2019
  • -Eagleford Shale / Haynesville Shale / Permian & Delaware Basin ( All Wolf Camp / Bone Spring Wells )
  • -Handled slides in upper hole, curve and lateral section
  • -Maintained and stayed in the perimeters of window/targets
  • -Kept all daily, BHA, motor reports and trucking tickets, As well as cost up to date
  • -Supervise and monitor production, safety, tasks at hand and required drilling perimeters
  • -Assist with problem solving from breakdowns and equipment incidents
  • -Assist by finding a safer efficient and quicker way for production
  • -Stirring with conventional assemblies as well as version 3 & 4 orbit RSS

Directional Driller

Intrepid Directional Drilling
01.2016 - 11.2016
  • -Permian & Delaware Basin ( All Wolf Camp / Bone Spring Wells )
  • -Handled slides in upper hole, curve and lateral section
  • -Maintained and stayed in the perimeters of window/targets
  • -Kept all daily, BHA, motor reports and trucking tickets, As well as cost up to date
  • -Supervise and monitor production, safety, tasks at hand and required drilling perimeters
  • -Assist with problem solving from breakdowns and equipment incidents
  • -Assist by finding a safer efficient and quicker way for production

Directional Driller

Ryan Directional Drilling
07.2014 - 01.2015

-Permian & Delaware Basin And Haynesville Shale

-Handled slides in upper hole, curve and lateral section

-Maintained and stayed in the perimeters of window/targets

-Kept all daily, BHA, motor reports and trucking tickets, As well as cost up to date

-Supervise and monitor production, safety, tasks at hand and required drilling perimeters

-Assist with problem solving from breakdowns and equipment incidents

-Assist by finding a safer efficient and quicker way for production

Directional Driller

Precision Drilling
Odessa, TX
06.2013 - 07.2014
  • - Managed and operated safe drilling operations and drilling crews
  • - Maintained efficient cost in operations of drilling guidelines and regulations
  • - Operate and maintain multiple top drive systems

Directional Driller

Scan Drilling
Tyler, TX
05.2012 - 06.2013
  • - Managed and operated safe drilling operations and drilling crews
  • - Maintained efficient cost in operations of drilling guidelines and regulations
  • - Operate and maintained multiple top drive systems

Derrickhand

Helmerich & Payne Drilling
Tyler, TX
02.2011 - 03.2012
  • - Preformed daily derrick man duties in drilling operations
  • - Mixing mud, weighing mud, tripping pipe in and out of a hole
  • - Listening, repairing and maintaining mud pumps
  • - Knowing the acknowledgements of shakers and what comes out of the well bore

Directional Driller

Nomac Drilling
Marshall, TX
05.2007 - 02.2011
  • - Preformed daily derrick man duties in drilling operations
  • - Mixing mud, weighing mud, tripping pipe in and out of a hole
  • - Listening, repairing and maintaining mud pumps
  • - Knowing the acknowledgements of shakers and what comes out of the well bore

Education

GED -

Rivercrest High School
Bogata, TX

Skills

  • Land-based directional drilling experience
  • Horizontal, directional, and extended reach well execution
  • Executing U-turns and lateral sections
  • Precise wellbore trajectory planning and target maintenance
  • Slide/rotate optimization for accurate well placement
  • Anti-collision monitoring and wellbore positioning
  • Geosteering to maintain tight geological targets
  • BHA design, motor selection, and performance optimization
  • Torque & drag analysis and hole cleaning optimization
  • Running survey programs such as Well Seeker, Kelly Down, Compass, Basic excel programs for pipe tally Etc, Oasis, Asana
  • Directional formulas examples Motor yield, Projection to bit, Dogleg needed to land, Amount to slide, Amount to rotate, Projection to bit with turn and several more

Timeline

Directional Driller

Dual Directional
08.2025 - Current

Directional Driller

True Directional
05.2025 - 08.2025

Directional Driller

Haliburton Directional
06.2024 - 05.2025

Directional Driller

Total Directional
06.2022 - 06.2024

Directonal Driller

MS Energy Services
05.2021 - 06.2022

Directional Driller

Haliburton Directional
08.2019 - 05.2021

Directional Driller

MS Energy Services
11.2016 - 08.2019

Directional Driller

Intrepid Directional Drilling
01.2016 - 11.2016

Directional Driller

Ryan Directional Drilling
07.2014 - 01.2015

Directional Driller

Precision Drilling
06.2013 - 07.2014

Directional Driller

Scan Drilling
05.2012 - 06.2013

Derrickhand

Helmerich & Payne Drilling
02.2011 - 03.2012

Directional Driller

Nomac Drilling
05.2007 - 02.2011

GED -

Rivercrest High School
Josh Stephens