RANDY HOWELL
Jayess,Mississippi
Summary
Dynamic Gas Technician with extensive experience at Evolution Well Services, excelling in equipment maintenance and troubleshooting. Proven leadership in optimizing oil and gas production while ensuring regulatory compliance. Skilled in performance monitoring and team motivation, consistently achieving operational excellence and enhancing safety protocols in high-pressure environments.
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
Work History
Gas Technician
Evolution Well Services
09.2023 - Current
- Monitored gas skid and coordinated with turbine operator to maintain proper gas supply and pressures for safe operation.
- Identified and resolved technical issues with gas skid and compressors to sustain operational efficiency.
- Rigged up and rigged down gas skids and compressors during frac unit relocations to ensure seamless transitions.
Lead Operator
American Natural Energy
Park City, USA
03.2020 - 09.2023
- Completed production plans by scheduling and assigning personnel; established priorities; revised schedules; resolved problems; and reported results to upper management, ensuring alignment with operational goals.
- Maintained all aspects of project planning, scheduling, and production, including setting new platforms, drilling wells, testing wells, and initiating production after testing completion, contributing to project timelines.
- Prepared daily, weekly, and monthly production reports to provide management with insights into operational performance and trends.
- Developed training program for all employees, and implemented training to ensure compliance with all state and federal laws.
- Complied with DEQ, DNR Wildlife and Fisheries, Coast Guard, and other state agency regulations to maintain a safe and productive working environment.
- Park City Utah
Lead Operator Start-Up Team
Wood
Houston, USA
07.2018 - 03.2020
- Monitored wells, production equipment, and personnel performance to ensure optimal operation.
- Complete well testing alongside flow back hands.
- Report production information to foreman and engineers.
- Determined the gravity of condensate, crude oil and salinity of water.
- Troubleshot issues to maximize sales and gas and oil output.
- Monitored, tested, and maintained process equipment and safety devices from well head to sales line.
- Maintain and repair all facility equipment, quarters and activities.
- Houston, Texas
Lead Production Operator
Tulsa Inspection Resources
Tulsa, USA
11.2015 - 07.2018
- Daily monitoring of flowing wells, beam pump (electronic pump-off controllers), plunger lift, water injection and water disposal wells.
- Operated dyno-meter to estimate down-hole performance of rod pumping system and used scada to adjust pump-off controller and pumping unit parameters, enhancing production and reducing wear.
- Operating and maintaining pumping equipment to perform step rate injections test and converted surface data to estimate bottom-hole parting pressure and converting this pressure back to surface pressure.
- Inspection of production facilities, water injection plants, natural gas compressor, cathodic protection and metering devices.
- Tested, calibrated, and troubleshot equipment and mechanical problems to ensure optimal operational efficiency.
- Completed mandatory paperwork for customer and regulatory agencies, ensuring compliance with safety standards and environmental procedures.
- Worked in Tulsa, Oklahoma, supporting oil and gas operations.
Lease Operator
Wood Group Pac
Minot, USA
06.2013 - 11.2015
- Managed operations at Baken properties and facilities, ensuring compliance with all regulatory, environmental, and safety standards.
- Conducted equipment surveillance, executed autonomous maintenance, and managed first level response to operational issues.
- Examine gauges and charts to determine tubing, line and casing pressures and gas flow volumes.
- Inspect casing, tubing and completion well heads and lifting equipment to ensure proper function of controls, motors, scrubbers, heaters, valves, fittings, seals, meters and gauges.
- Recorded and analyzed oil and gas daily production volumes to ensure accurate reporting.
- Monitored chemical usage at well facilities.
- Minot, North Dakota
Production Field Foreman
Dune Energy
Houston, USA
05.2008 - 06.2013
- Daily operations and maintenance of oil and gas wells, treaters, glycol, dehydrations, gas lifts and free flowing wells and gas compressors.
- Supervised field staff and collaborated with engineers to plan and construct new facilities.
- Completed site commissioning on new facilities including Red Line PIDs and safe Charts.
- Assisted operators daily to implement cost reduction, production optimization and tracking.
- Supervised well servicing operations (wire line, swabbing, coil tubing, etc.).
- Coordinated construction jobs and commissioned oil wells and pipelines to ensure operational readiness.
- Responsible for the compliance with current state and federal regulations, Coast Guard, Wildlife and Fisheries, Louisiana State Police, DEQ, DNR and other agencies.
- Houston, Texas
Senior Lead Operator - Assistant Field Foreman
Baker Energy
Lafayette, USA
04.2003 - 05.2008
- Supported operators in daily production platform operations, achieving a safe work environment with zero incidents.
- Coordinated helicopter and boat transport for crew relocation, optimizing operational flow.
- Conducted monthly MMS testing to ensure system reliability.
- Assisted with training new oil field personnel.
- Maintained crane and chemical logs, shipping manifest, purchased groceries and other supplies on a weekly basis.
- Complied with federal laws governed by local, state and other government agencies.
- Lafayette, Louisiana
Electrician
Land O'Lakes
Lumberton, USA
04.2001 - 09.2003
- Executed installation and removal of electrical equipment, enhancing system reliability.
- Conducted diagnostic testing and troubleshooting of system faults, improving electrical system performance.
- Ensured all systems were within safety and regulatory compliance.
- Performed routine daily maintenance, ensuring optimal operational efficiency.
- Lumberton, Mississippi
Operator - A
United Productions
Intercoastal City, USA
09.1996 - 04.2001
- Managed production, safety, and personnel to ensure operational standards were met.
- Gained expertise in control room operations to support efficient facility management.
- Compiled production reports and conducted well testing while maintaining gas compression, gas lift procedures, dehydration, and processing.
- Trained on satellite platforms with (Scada controlled) flowing to main facility.
- Operated pneumatic and electro-pneumatic control panels.
- Conducted tests and maintenance on safety systems in compliance with M.M.S. and U.S.C.G. regulations.
- Intercoastal City, Louisiana
Store Manager
Hudson Salvage Center
Ellisville, USA
01.1989 - 08.1996
- Ellisville, Mississippi
- Managed daily store operations and ensured smooth workflow.
- Oversaw inventory management and organized stock replenishment.
- Trained and mentored staff to enhance customer service skills.
Education
Associates Degree - HVAC and Electrical
Southwest Mississippi Community College
Grade 12 Diploma -
Tylertown High School
Tylertown, MississippiResidential and Commercial Electrical -
Professional Career Development Institution
Atlanta, GeorgiaSkills
- Gas appliance repair
- Gas system diagnostics
- Maintenance troubleshooting
- Safety compliance
- Safety systems testing and maintenance
- Well flow monitoring
- Well management
- Well servicing supervision
- Chemical monitoring
- Field operations
- Construction coordination
- Performance monitoring
- Team leadership and motivation
- Leadership skills
Timeline
Gas Technician
Evolution Well Services
09.2023 - Current
Lead Operator
American Natural Energy
03.2020 - 09.2023
Lead Operator Start-Up Team
Wood
07.2018 - 03.2020
Lead Production Operator
Tulsa Inspection Resources
11.2015 - 07.2018
Lease Operator
Wood Group Pac
06.2013 - 11.2015
Production Field Foreman
Dune Energy
05.2008 - 06.2013
Senior Lead Operator - Assistant Field Foreman
Baker Energy
04.2003 - 05.2008
Electrician
Land O'Lakes
04.2001 - 09.2003
Operator - A
United Productions
09.1996 - 04.2001
Store Manager
Hudson Salvage Center
01.1989 - 08.1996
Associates Degree - HVAC and Electrical
Southwest Mississippi Community College
Grade 12 Diploma -
Tylertown High School
Residential and Commercial Electrical -
Professional Career Development Institution