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Manuel Lopez

Odessa

Summary

Dynamic Rig Manager with extensive experience at American Well Service, excelling in leadership and safety management. Proven track record in optimizing rig performance and enhancing crew efficiency. Skilled in OSHA compliance and effective communication, ensuring seamless operations and high customer satisfaction. Committed to maintaining rigorous safety standards and fostering team development.

Overview

2026
2026
years of professional experience

Work History

Rig Manager

American Well Service
08.2024 - Current

Ensuring rig is maintained to ensure efficient and continuous performance.

Organizing and directing rig crews in the safe and efficient performance of the rig

Controlling an inventory of required parts and running supplies

Maintaining accurate and timely rig and maintenance records

Evaluating performance and training requirements of rig crew members

Staying in communication with Field Supervisor

Managing all of the activities on the location about the rig, crew and equipment

Communicating with the oil company representative to determine the courses of action on the well

Ensuring proper and timely maintenance of the rig equipment

Assigning work to the rig crew members

Holding and giving guidance to the daily safety meetings

Keeping records up to date

Organizing the moving of the rig and equipment

Supervising the physical activities of the crew to ensure proper safe working practices

Responding to the requests of the Operations Manager and Field Supervisor

Field Supervisor

Brigade Energy Services LLC
01.2020 - 05.2024
  • Monitored employee performance for compliance with regulations and policies.
  • Supervised field operations teams to complete projects within established timelines.
  • Maintained accurate records of field activities, ensuring proper documentation was available for internal reviews and audits.
  • Resolved customer complaints to maintain satisfaction and loyalty.
  • Look after 24hour completion rigs and help out on mechanical side trouble shooting and repairing equipment

Drilling Consultant

Pioneer Natural Resources
06.2016 - 12.2016

Follow well plans and drill wells to engineer specs, trouble shoot when problems are encountered

Have good client relationships

Monitor effective use of down hole conditions and surface equipment to fully optimize the use of all equipment, in response to hole conditions and in accordance with well proposal to enhance overall job efficiency

Provide advice for bit selection and BHA composition

Open Hole Fisherman

BTI Services
2014 - 2014

Coordinate Fishing tools needed to recover pipe or junk left in the open wellbore

Work together with company man on location to ensure that job is being done correctly and in a timely manner

Keep detailed work procedures and tallys as per job

Rig Manager

Sendero Drilling
2010 - 2014

Ensuring rig is maintained to ensure efficient and continuous perfomance

Organizing and directing rig crews and subcontractors in the safe and efficient performance of the rig

Controlling and inventory of required parts and running supplies

Maintaining accurate and timely rig and maintenance records

Evaluating performance and training requirements of rig crew members

Staying in communication with the Field Supervisor

Managing all of the activities on the location about the rig, crew and equipment

Acting as liaison between the service rig company and the oil company

Communicating with the oil company representative to determine the courses of action on the well

Ensuring proper and timely maintenance of the rig equipment

Organizing the moving of the rig and equipment

Keeping all records up to date

Maintaining all documentation on a daily and monthly basis

Supervising the physical activities of the crew to ensure proper safe working practices

Responding to the requests of the Operations Manager and Field Supervisor

Rig Manager

J.B. Hunt Gas & Oil
2009 - 2010

Rig Manager/ Driller/ Derick Hand/ Motor Man

Lariat Services- Sandridge
2000 - 2009

Chain Hand/ Lead Tong Hand/ Derrick Hand

Nabors Drilling
1998 - 1998

Route Sales Representative

Big Bend Coca Cola
1994 - 1998
  • Delivered top customer satisfaction, reviewing feedback closely, and addressing needs and requests of account holders.
  • Maintained positive relationships with customers using good communication and follow-through abilities.
  • Collaborated with customers to identify needs and provided catered solutions
  • Boosted revenues by upselling and cross-selling products to new and established customers.

Lead Tong Hand/ Chain Hand

Parker Drilling
1991 - 1994

Rig Manager

Sendero Drilling

Education

General Studies

Fort Stockton High School
Fort Stockton
05-1991

Skills

Oil & Gas

Supervising experience

Leadership

OSHA

Management

Forklift

Time Management

Blowout Prevention School- Odessa, TX (expired 12/2024)

Timeline

Rig Manager

American Well Service
08.2024 - Current

Field Supervisor

Brigade Energy Services LLC
01.2020 - 05.2024

Drilling Consultant

Pioneer Natural Resources
06.2016 - 12.2016

Open Hole Fisherman

BTI Services
2014 - 2014

Rig Manager

Sendero Drilling
2010 - 2014

Rig Manager

J.B. Hunt Gas & Oil
2009 - 2010

Rig Manager/ Driller/ Derick Hand/ Motor Man

Lariat Services- Sandridge
2000 - 2009

Chain Hand/ Lead Tong Hand/ Derrick Hand

Nabors Drilling
1998 - 1998

Route Sales Representative

Big Bend Coca Cola
1994 - 1998

Lead Tong Hand/ Chain Hand

Parker Drilling
1991 - 1994

Rig Manager

Sendero Drilling

General Studies

Fort Stockton High School
Manuel Lopez