Mohamed Salama
Melbourne,VIC
Summary
Experienced with advanced directional drilling techniques to ensure accurate wellbore placement and efficient drilling operations. Utilizes expertise in well planning and real-time adjustments to optimize drilling performance. Track record of effective team leadership and problem-solving in dynamic drilling environments.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Directional Driller
Schlumberger D&M
Melbourne, Australia
10.2024 - Current
- Working for Schlumberger in Australia Roma, multilateral intercept well using Mud Motors and RSS
- Execute the Drilling plan to hit the planned targets
- Lead SLB crew on the rig site for maximum performance
- Check the tools on location and perform all tools measurements and prepare BHA according to the design BHA and bit selection
- Monitoring the drilling parameters to drill the wells with maximum performance and less drilling time
Senior Directional Driller
Schlumberger D&M
Greymouth, New Zealand
11.2020 - 10.2024
- Working for Schlumberger in New Zealand for OMV, Greymouth
- Work as remote operator to support the Australia drilling rigs in Moomba, Roma
Senior Directional Driller
Baker Hughes Drilling Services
Oman
01.2018 - 12.2019
- Performed well directional planning with client well engineer and well planner
- Performed multilateral wells through top hole side-tracks
- Performed horizontal well drilling using new technology of short radius RSS tools
- Check the tools on location and perform all tools measurements and prepare BHA according to the design BHA and bit selection
- Monitoring the drilling parameters to drill the wells with maximum performance and less drilling time
Senior Directional Driller
Baker Hughes Drilling Services
Egypt
11.2015 - 01.2018
- Performed onshore/offshore engineering designs
- Attended the Pre-job meeting with the client to discuss the drilling practice to achieve the best drilling performance and the drilling optimization applied parameters to minimize over drilling time with maximum performance.
- Attended the drilling contractors meeting to discuss the rig performance and all the procedures needed from the rig crew to perform the job with maximum performance regarding tools handling and safety procedures.
- Lead Baker crew on the rig site to perform the job within HSE precautions.
- Lead the MWD crew and help in the bi-communications with the client representative on rig location (Company Man) to fulfill the well plan and achieve all the client demands.
Senior Directional Driller
Baker Hughes Drilling Services
Australia
05.2014 - 05.2015
- Performed onshore/offshore engineering designs for torque and drag and vibrations analysis before starting the job
- Help the client to achieve the maximum performance and suggest any contingency plans to control the drilling expenses.
- Manage the drill the wells using Conventional Steerable systems, specifically with Navi Drill Rotary Steerable systems, AutoTrak 3, ATK-x treme
- Provide the drilling services to Santos/Woodside/Senex.
Senior Directional Coordinator
Baker Hughes Drilling Services
Iraq
12.2012 - 05.2014
- Performed daily Engineering applications for all vibration analysis, which helped in suitable drilling decisions regarding the BHA configurations prior and during well drilling
- Support the Directional drilling engineers on the rig site technically to perform the job in the correct way.
- Coordinate personnel and tools movement to make sure that the client achieves the desired tools in the time
- Daily contacting Baker rig crew for any HSE issues.
- Prepare all Rig crew requirements prior to job spud
- Analysis and investigate any failure to stand on the reasons of that failure and avoid it in future and keep it as a lesson during.
- Participate in the well drilling plans by supporting the engineers on the rig sites
- Participate with the client engineers in the technical tenders to achieve the client demands
- Provide the drilling services to Lukoil (WQ2), ENI.
Directional Driller
Baker Hughes Drilling Services
Egypt
07.2007 - 12.2012
- Perform well engineering applications for bit selections and vibrations analysis
- Worked as a team on the rig site to achieve the job without NPT.
- Keep bi-communications with the client and Baker office for smooth flow of the drilling job according to client demands
- Provide the drilling services to Merlon, Wepco, Sipetro, Gupco, Petrobel, IEOC-Agip
MWD/LWD Engineer
Baker Hughes Drilling Services
Egypt
04.2003 - 07.2007
- Performed onshore/offshore MWD & LWD jobs
- Used the latest MWD/LWD tools to achieve the client requirements
- Managed drilling the wells using MWD/LWD tools and prepare the well final drilling logs, Programming Ontrack tools.
Pipeline Engineer
NATgas
Egypt
06.2000 - 04.2003
- Design the Hi-Low Pressure pipeline for the national pipe network.
- Internal Domestic tee pipes design
- Installation supervision for the pipelines
- Connect the domestic houses with the suitable pipe size for the natural gas.
- Used the Synergy pipeline design program to insure the suitable natural gas probe pressure supply to the house devices.
Education
Bachelor Degree - Mechanical Engineering
Benha High Institute of Technology
01.2000
Skills
- Oil Familiarization School, Synergee designing platform
- Advantage software school, MWD basics in field
- Wellbore positioning course
- Autotrack 25 overview course
- DD Academy, BIT selection overview in Dubai
- WELLARC software for well planning
- Torque and drag analysis, COPILOT tool course
- BEACON centre software (remote ops)
- ATK-x press
- Wellsite PTW, CST courses (Australia)
- 4WD Training course (Australia)
- IFAP course (Australia) (Sea survival course, First aid course, Fire fighting course)
- WOOD course (NZ) (Sea survival course, First aid course, Fire fighting course)
- WOOD CPT (WNZ)
- Advance Power Drive Rotary Steerable Systems (RSS)
- Directional Drillers Training Schools - various
- DOX Drilling Office Drilling Office Directional Drilling Software
- Anti-collision Well Positioning Course (SLB NZ)
- Shock and Vibration analysis and control (SLB NZ)
Languages
Arabic
Native or Bilingual
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Senior Directional Driller
Schlumberger D&M
10.2024 - Current
Senior Directional Driller
Schlumberger D&M
11.2020 - 10.2024
Senior Directional Driller
Baker Hughes Drilling Services
01.2018 - 12.2019
Senior Directional Driller
Baker Hughes Drilling Services
11.2015 - 01.2018
Senior Directional Driller
Baker Hughes Drilling Services
05.2014 - 05.2015
Senior Directional Coordinator
Baker Hughes Drilling Services
12.2012 - 05.2014
Directional Driller
Baker Hughes Drilling Services
07.2007 - 12.2012
MWD/LWD Engineer
Baker Hughes Drilling Services
04.2003 - 07.2007
Pipeline Engineer
NATgas
06.2000 - 04.2003
Bachelor Degree - Mechanical Engineering
Benha High Institute of Technology