Michael Anthony Ray Holliman
Crane
Summary
Reliable Pumper offering many years of experience in construction settings. Detail-oriented and thorough to identify and quickly resolve operating issues. Excellent communication skills with supervisors, customers, and peers.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Contract pumper
TMP
Crane
01.2024 - 12.2025
- Operated and maintained pumping equipment for optimal performance.
- Monitored oil production levels and reported discrepancies to management.
- Conducted routine inspections and troubleshooting of pumping systems.
DH
Black Cat Operations
Crane
01.2020 - 01.2022
- Serviced and maintained wells for mom-and-pop owned Blackcat operations, contributing to operational stability.
- Monitored and maintained engine fluid levels as derrick hand on service unit, ensuring efficient equipment operation.
- Handled rods and tubing in derrick, ensuring secure latching and safe handling.
Drill-Outs/Completions Worker
Axis Energy Services
01.2018 - 01.2019
- I started back on drill outs/completions learning different ways from Azul to rig up swivel, making connections with swivel and rigging down the swivel.
- How to tie off the hoses with the winch line to make sure they don’t get hung up on the floor or anything around the area.
- After a couple of months I started back on the production side and learned how to work the rod basket, how to handle the rods and work safely up there.
- How to count the 1in, 3/4in, 7/8in, 5/8in rods so you know what size and what you have.
- I also learned how to unhang the head to get ready to pull rods or fix the polish rod.
Derrick Hand
Key Energy Services
12.2017 - 11.2018
- Joined Key in December 2017, advancing from floor work to derrick operations until November 2018.
- Learned to operate tubing board while working as a derrick hand at Key.
- Making sure the elevators are latched when you’re running in the hole with tubing, making sure no cables will get caught up in the blocks and keeping them steady for the operator.
- Numbered tubing during pickups, ensuring accurate counts and tallies.
- Monitored rig's fluid levels daily, ensuring oil, antifreeze, and transmission fluids were adequate.
- I also enjoyed helping the the floor hands greasing the tongs/blocks and getting floor ready for whatever the job was to do that day.
Floor-Hand
Azul Energy Services
01.2015 - 01.2016
- I was floor-hand at Azul; it was my first job on a pulling unit doing drill outs and completions.
- Latched elevators and ensured slips were secure before opening elevators to maintain safety.
- Rigged up and rigged down swivel after drilling plugs to support operational efficiency.
- I also learned how to tally tubing and stay busy around location when we were drilling, circulating or pumping a sweep to clean the well bore.
Skills
- I'm very hands on and will always have a tool in my hand ready for the next task at hand, Im not afraid to ask questions
- Equipment maintenance
- Routine inspections
- Fluid handling
- Mechanically inclined
- Quick learner
- I'm very hands on and will always have a tool in my hand ready for the next task at hand
Home Town
Crane, Texas
Timeline
Contract pumper
TMP
01.2024 - 12.2025
DH
Black Cat Operations
01.2020 - 01.2022
Drill-Outs/Completions Worker
Axis Energy Services
01.2018 - 01.2019
Derrick Hand
Key Energy Services
12.2017 - 11.2018
Floor-Hand
Azul Energy Services
01.2015 - 01.2016