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Preston R. Boyce

Bismarck,ND

Summary

Nearly 20 years of Oil and Gas industry experience in drilling operations, including, 7 years as a driller in the Rocky Mountain Region, and 10+ years of rig manager experience in the rocky mountain region and a brief time in the Utica shale

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Rig Manager

Nabors Drilling USA
05.2006 - Current
  • This position required extensive record keeping, cost management and the supervision of crew members
  • Well versed with several Oil Base, Brine and Fresh Water mud systems
  • Operation and training of Managed Pressure Drilling, and drilling choke systems
  • Supervising daily activities on the rig, ensuring that all new and existing rig personnel are aware of, and adhere to the proper procedures and required safety measures
  • Overseeing 4 crews and over 20 employees, maintaining a close liaise between the operator and rig crews

Floorhand and Derrickhand

Big Sky Well Service
03.2009 - 07.2009
  • Worked as a floorhand and derrickhand on a workover rig with duties including operating powered tongs, latching and unlatching pipe, working as a team with fellow crew members, following all safety guidelines
  • Working under the direction of the operator and/or rig manager, and ensuring that equipment is properly maintained
  • Jobs primarily consisted of rod & tubing jobs, ESP pulls, cementing and acidizing, as well as, some rod fishing jobs, and casing swaging operations were performed

Floorhand

Stride Well Service
05.2004 - 08.2004
  • Worked as a floorhand on a workover rig
  • Some duties included, working the rig floor, running powered tongs, taking down and setting up rig, and taking direction from superiors
  • Prepped equipment for future operations
  • Jobs primarily consisted of rod & tubing jobs, ESP pulls, cementing and acidizing; additionally, some rod fishing jobs, and casing swaging operations were performed

Education

High School Diploma -

Bowman High School

Skills

  • Computer and software literacy
  • Communication and coordination
  • Decision making and problem solving
  • Team leadership
  • Drilling fluids management
  • Safety management
  • Hydraulic systems
  • Emergency response planning
  • Crew supervision
  • Preventive Maintenance
  • Electrical systems
  • Production oversight
  • Personnel training
  • HSE leadership
  • Budgeting and cost control
  • Safety and compliance oversight
  • Rig equipment maintenance
  • Hazard identification and mitigation
  • Performance monitoring and evaluation
  • Excellent communication
  • Problem-solving abilities
  • Multitasking Abilities
  • Reliability
  • Effective communication

Certification

Wild Well Control

IADC Well Cap

Drillbert Advanced Drilling Course

H2S

First Aid/CPR

Safety Leadership

OSHA training

Training Lockout/Tag awareness



References

Andy Olson

ConocoPhillips: Drilling Consultant

701-770-3820


Rory Gjovig

Neset: Drilling Consultant

701-570-9739


Lynn Mehus

Nabors Drilling USA: Drilling Superintendent

701-629-5306


Benjamin Andrizzi

Nabors Drilling USA: Rig Manager

661-205-0121

Timeline

Floorhand and Derrickhand

Big Sky Well Service
03.2009 - 07.2009

Rig Manager

Nabors Drilling USA
05.2006 - Current

Floorhand

Stride Well Service
05.2004 - 08.2004

Wild Well Control

IADC Well Cap

Drillbert Advanced Drilling Course

H2S

First Aid/CPR

Safety Leadership

OSHA training

Training Lockout/Tag awareness



High School Diploma -

Bowman High School
Preston R. Boyce