Hard working, dedicated, family oriented, and am always up for a challenge. Strive to be the best at every task that may be assigned and take pride in every job that is done.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Derrickman
Parker Wellbore
06.2023 - 11.2023
Working upper platform in Derrick (Derrick board 100ft off ground)pulling back drill string (Stands-93ft sections)or putting in drill string using elevators to latch and unlatch tubulars
Responsible for routine Derrick inspections and maintenance on all crown components crown is 142ft (top of mast) greasing, oiling, and checking stand pipe clamps along with servicing Top Drive and Blocks
Maintain1200bbl pit system with drilling fluid that is used to lubricate drill bit and keep string free also used To bring drilling cuttings to surface and well bore balanced or little over balanced (Primary Well Control)
Responsible for keeping mud properties correct
Checking Mud Weight using FANN Mud Balance. Transfer Drilling fluid as need with Centripetal Pumps making sure value alignment is correct for fluid path
Record Levels of fluid moved to and from system
Responsible of tank farm with (3000bbls) of Drilling fluid (8 tanks). Maintain 2 mud pumps triplex fluid end pumps with P-Quip system which are used to send fluid down string
3 king cobra shakers
Centrifuge to strip out Low Gravity Solids. Operation of hydraulic equipment used to assist in drilling wells
Operating of forklift (extended boom ) to move chemicals and drill pipe as needed. Load and unload trucks when needed
Mixing chemicals to condition oil base mud making sure to follow SDS for chemicals and proper PPE for that specific chemical. Working on rig floor torquing drill string to specs or breaking out
Clean and maintain rig, routine maintenance on all equipment, daily safety meetings and JSA / JRA before starting any critical task
Follow all safety rule and regulations
Always using proper LOTO procedures, with Permission to work certificate, lock out, de energize and stored or trapped pressure, test to make sure equipment won't start
Pitwatcher
Ridgeline Oilfield Services
03.2023 - 05.2023
Maintain pit system for drilling and completion fluid use for drilling and workover well operations.
Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
Self-motivated, with strong sense of personal responsibility.
Derrickman
Nabors Industries
07.2022 - 01.2023
Working upper platform in Derrick (Derrick board 100ft off ground)pulling back drill string guiding (Stands-93ft sections) or putting in drill string using elevators to latch and unlatch tubulars
Responsible for routine Derrick inspections and maintenance on all Crown components crown is 142ft (top of mast )greasing, oiling, and checking stand pipe clamps along with servicing Top Drive and Blocks. Maintain 2 huahungh Mud Pumps
Supervisor for rig crew on task that are assigned by Driller and RM when not in Derrick
Leading crew by safe work practices
Responsible for LOTO on Equipment that I have to maintenance
Record pump component hours in pump book daily
Participant in Well Control readiness, all Drills and safety programs.
Derrickman
Parker Drilling Company
02.2020 - 03.2022
Working upper platform in Derrick ,responsible for routine derrick inspections and maintenance on all crown components. Maintain 2 mud pumps jl 1000 triplex fluid end pumps 10inch stroke
Calculate bottoms up and down hole fluid capacity and volumes of bore
Maintain all high pressure pumping equipment used to drill a well.
Motorman
Nabors Industries
11.2019 - 01.2020
Perform maintenance and small repairs on drilling equipment, including daily inspections of equipment to ensure that there are no damages. Lubrication and maintains machinery and equipment such as generators, drawworks, and pumping equipment. Keeping records of daily hours on engines and components
Change oil as required per maintenance programs and check fluids daily
Receiving diesel fuel from 3rd party to power rig gens and equipment.
Roughneck
All American Oilfield
09.2019 - 11.2019
Operation of hydraulic equipment used to assist in drilling well
Torquing drill string to specs or breaking out during tripping operations using St 80 and Rig tongs as needed racking pipe back on racking mat keeping track of numbers (numbering) and communicating with driller on ever 5 stands pulled or run in hole
Working upper section when needed at Monkey Board Make connections or relieving Derrickman
Check and function FOSV (TIW)Gray ,BOP Stack Alignment and Choke Manifold Alignment and function Power Chokes daily when Nippled up. Assist in recording SCR while drilling, get pressures from power choke
Assist in floor actively while running casing
Mix mud as needed, Clean and maintain rig, routine maintenance on all equipment, daily safety meetings and Jsa before starting any critical task
Pre plan for up coming events and task/prep for next step having all tools and equipment inspected and ready for service. Follow all safety rule and regulations
Using STOP work authority when needed if something changes during a task that is not right
Assist in value alignments when testing BOPE.
Derrickman
Nabors Industries
02.2019 - 09.2019
Working upper platform in Derrick (Derrick board 100ft off ground)pulling back drill string guiding (Stands-93ft sections) or putting in drill string using elevators to latch and unlatch tubulars
Responsible for routine Derrick inspections and maintenance on all Crown components crown is 142ft (top of mast) greasing, oiling, and checking stand pipe clamps along with servicing Top Drive and Blocks
Maintain 2 Gardner Denver PZ 9 Mud Pumps
Supervisor for rig crew on task that are assigned by Driller and RM when not in Derrick
Leading crew by safe work practices
Responsible for LOTO on Equipment that I have to maintenance
Record pump component hours in pump book daily
Participant in Well Control readiness, all drills and safety programs.
Pitwatcher
Nabors Industries
01.2019 - 02.2019
Maintain 1000bbl pit system with drilling fluid that is used to lubricate drill bit (WBM also OBM) used to keep string free, bring drilling cuttings to surface and well bore balanced or a little over balanced (Primary Well Control)
Responsible for keeping mud properties correct for best bore integrity possible. Mixing desired treatments
Checking Mud Weight using FANN (Pressurized) Mud Balance. Transfer Drilling fluid as need with Centripetal Pumps making sure value alignment is correct for fluid path
Record all pit volumes every hour getting physical strap on every pit with MW and Vis Every 30mins - 1hr
Maintain 2 Nov shale shakers and screens with wedge style securing to bed rubbers
Communicate with driller on cutting changes or fluid level increase or decrease on pool
Working closely with Mud Engineers and WSS on fluid activity
While tripping pipe monitoring trip tank strapping and recording fluid volume on trip sheet ensuring bore is static and taking proper fill or displacements
Derrickman
Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC
05.2018 - 10.2018
Working upper platform in Derrick (Derrick board 100ft off ground)pulling back drill string (Stands-93ft sections)or putting in drill string using elevators to latch and unlatch tubulars
Responsible for routine Derrick inspections and maintenance on all crown components crown is 142ft (top of mast) greasing, oiling, and checking stand pipe clamps along with servicing Top Drive and Blocks
Maintain1200bbl pit system with drilling fluid that is used to lubricate drill bit and keep string free also used To bring drilling cuttings to surface and well bore balanced or a little over balanced (Primary Well Control)
Responsible for keeping mud properties correct
Checking Mud Weight using FANN Mud Balance.Transfer Drilling fluid as need with Centripetal Pumps making sure value alignment is correct for fluid path
Record Levels of fluid moved to and from system
Responsible of tank farm with (3000bbls) of Drilling fluid (8 tanks). Maintain 2 mud pumps triplex fluid end pumps with P-Quip system which are used to send fluid down string
3 king cobra shakers
Centrifuge to strip out Low Gravity Solids. Operation of hydraulic equipment used to assist in drilling a well
Operating of forklift (extended boom) to move chemicals and drill pipe as needed. Load and unload trucks when needed
Mixing chemicals to condition oil base mud making sure to follow SDS for chemicals and proper ppe for that specific chemical. Working on rig floor torquing drill string to specs or breaking out
Clean and maintain rig, routine maintenance on all equipment, daily safety meetings and JSA / JRA before starting any critical task
Follow all safety rule and regulations
Always using proper LOTO procedures, with Permission to work certificate, lock out, de energize and stored or trapped pressure, test to make sure equipment won't start, proceed to Maintenance of equipment
Go home same way we came
Crew leader that leads by example.
Roughneck
Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC
02.2018 - 05.2018
Operation of hydraulic equipment used to assist in drilling well
Working on rig floor torquing building stands in the mousehole
Torquing drill string to specs or breaking out during tripping operations using St 80 and Rig tongs as needed .Working upper section when needed at Monkey Board Make connections , Check and function FOSV, Gray, BOP Stack Alignment and Choke Manifold Alignment and function Power Chokes daily when Nippled up. Assist in recording SCR while drilling, get pressures from power choke
Mix mud as needed, Clean and maintain rig, routine maintenance on all equipment, daily safety meetings and Jra before starting any critical task
Pre plan for up coming events and task/prep for next step having all tools and equipment inspected and ready for service. Follow all safety rule and regulations.
Rig Operator 3/Derrickman
Schlumberger Land Rigs
01.2017 - 02.2018
Started back with Schlumberger working in Alaska as Derrickman until ATD new build Rig 301 was ready to deploy
Working upper section of Derrick board racking stands back and latching pipe up
Assisted driller in making production out of crew working together as one unit
Maintain 1400bbl mud system also 2 triplex mud pumps
This was a conventional rig
Was pulled off rig to bring out the first slb rig, AC rig
Maintain mud system in a underbalanced wellbores
MPD was a get experience while working Derricks on the New updated rigs
After being Assigned to ROF 601 as Rig Operator 3 I have completed Mud school course for Non Drilling Fluid Engineer also Es basis course
New build project Rig of Future
Area worked Alaska and South Texas.
Roughneck
Fircroft contract Swn
08.2016 - 01.2017
Operation of hydraulic equipment used to assist in drilling natural gas well
Working on rig floor torquing drill string to specs or breaking out using St 80 and FH 80 .Operation of STV on Rocket Rigs to make connections while drilling. Clean and maintain rig, routine maintenance on all equipment, daily safety meetings and Jsa before starting any critical task
Follow all safety rule and regulations .
Floorhand/Roughneck
Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC
07.2016 - 08.2016
Operation of hydraulic equipment used to assist in drilling well
Working on rig floor torquing building stands in the mousehole
Torquing drill string to specs or breaking out during tripping operations using St 80 and Rig tongs as needed. Working upper section when needed at Monkey Board Make connections, Check and function FOSV, Gray, BOP Stack Alignment and Choke Manifold Alignment and function Power Chokes daily when Nippled up. Assist in recording SCR while drilling, get pressures from power choke
Mix mud as needed, clean and maintain rig, routine maintenance on all equipment, daily safety meetings and Jra before starting any critical task
Pre plan for up coming events and task/prep for next step having all tools and equipment inspected and ready for service. Follow all safety rule and regulations.
Field Technician
Advance Fluid Technology
04.2016 - 07.2016
Field Technician providing services to landfill sump and pump systems
Installing of pumps and plumbing for fluid systems
HDPE pipe fusion (plastic pipe welding)
Assist on panel installation and maintenance
Operator of Mini Excavator and Skid Steer to install or replace drain systems.
Roughneck A
Southwestern Energy. SWN
02.2013 - 03.2016
Operation of hydraulic equipment used to assist in drilling natural gas well
Working on rig floor torquing drill string to specs or breaking out
Running STV while drilling to Make connections from Derrick, on Rocket Rig. Clean and maintain rig, routine maintenance on all equipment, daily safety meetings and Jsa before starting any critical task
Follow all safety rule and regulations .
Derrickhand
Saxon Drilling a Schlumberger Company
01.2009 - 01.2013
Working upper platform in Derrick pulling back drill string or putting in drill string using elevators to latch and unlatch tubeulars
Maintain 500bbl pit system with drilling fluid that is used to lubricate drill bit and keep string free also used to keep gas below surface
Transfer from 3 frac tanks of fluid that is 1200 bbl
Maintain 2 mud pumps jl 1000 triplex fluid end pumps which are used to send fluid down string
Operation of hydraulic equipment used to assist in drilling natural gas well
Working on rig floor torquing drill string to specs or breaking out
Clean and maintain rig, routine maintenance on all equipment , daily safety meetings and Jsa before starting any critical task
Follow all safety rule and regulations
Always using proper LOTO procedures, lock out, de energize and stored or trapped pressure, test to make sure equipment won't start, proceed to Maintenance of equipment
Go home same way we came
Area worked Arkansas, Northeast Talco Texas, Greely Co .
Roughneck
SAXON DRILLING
08.2008 - 09.2009
Operation of Rig tongs and spinner hawks
Daily check on well control equipment
Assisted as need or directed
Supervisor
Gulf Services industrial
01.2002 - 01.2008
Industrial cleaning hydroblasting and vacuum work in refineries. All the plants in the Lake Charles Area
Consisted of working around very dangerous chemicals
H2S, Sulfur
Chlorine, Acid, resin, Silica
Entering unstable confined space atmospheres during shut downs, turn arounds, or break downs
Worked in Citgo, ConocoPhillips , Firestone , Basel ,Sasol, Alcoa, Trunk Line LNG, Entergy, Westvaco, Bosie Cascade, and PPG, all Plants in Lake Charles Area
Education
High School Diploma -
Lagrange High School
Lake Charles, LA
McNeese State University
Lake Charles, LA
Skills
Leadership (10 years)
Customer Service (10 year)
Supervisor (5 years)
Forklift Operator (8 year)
Working at heights (10 years)
Team Lead (10 years)
Mentoring (10 years)
Operations (10 years)
Oil and Gas Field
Safety trained
Power Tool Operation
Lockout and tagout procedures
Fall Protection Training
Leadership communications
Leadership Techniques
Ethical Leadership
Efficient Leadership
Project Leadership
Lean Leadership
Coachability and Willingness to Learn
Commitment to lifelong learning
Loading and unloading
Shipping and receiving
Fall Protection Awareness
Fall protection implementation
Fall protection knowledge
Friendly, Positive Attitude
Drilling Optimization
Field Development Planning
Fluid analysis
Certification
Forklift Certified
August 2008 to Present
Certified operator
CPR certified
August 2008 to February 2013
First Aid
August 2008 to February 2013
HSE Supervisor 1&2
December 2008 to Present
US Aerial & Scissor Lift Operator level 1&2
2008 to Present
Fall Protection
October 2002 to Present
ES Basic
August 2017 to Present
Mud School for Non Drilling Fluid Engineers
August 2017 to Present
Fatigue Management Level1
February 2017 to Present
Hazard identification level 1
February 2017 to Present
Drops level 1 & 2 working at heights
February 2017 to Present
Electrical Safety level 1
February 2017 to Present
H2S safety level 1 & 2
November 2017 to November 2018
LOTO level 1 & 2
February 2017 to Present
Permit to Work level 1 & 2
February 2017 to Present
US Haz Comm & Hazwoper Awareness
December 2017 to December 2018
Fall Protection Competent Person Safety Training
December 2017 to Present
Fall Protection User / Rescue Safety Training
December 2017 to Present
Well Control
November 2019 to November 2021
IADC Well Sharp
Drilling Operations ,Supervisor,Surface.
Drilling Operations Workover & Completions ,Supervisor
Driver's License
June 2020 to June 2025
Timeline
Derrickman
Parker Wellbore
06.2023 - 11.2023
Pitwatcher
Ridgeline Oilfield Services
03.2023 - 05.2023
Derrickman
Nabors Industries
07.2022 - 01.2023
Derrickman
Parker Drilling Company
02.2020 - 03.2022
Motorman
Nabors Industries
11.2019 - 01.2020
Roughneck
All American Oilfield
09.2019 - 11.2019
Derrickman
Nabors Industries
02.2019 - 09.2019
Pitwatcher
Nabors Industries
01.2019 - 02.2019
Derrickman
Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC
05.2018 - 10.2018
Roughneck
Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC
02.2018 - 05.2018
Rig Operator 3/Derrickman
Schlumberger Land Rigs
01.2017 - 02.2018
Roughneck
Fircroft contract Swn
08.2016 - 01.2017
Floorhand/Roughneck
Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC
07.2016 - 08.2016
Field Technician
Advance Fluid Technology
04.2016 - 07.2016
Roughneck A
Southwestern Energy. SWN
02.2013 - 03.2016
Derrickhand
Saxon Drilling a Schlumberger Company
01.2009 - 01.2013
Roughneck
SAXON DRILLING
08.2008 - 09.2009
Supervisor
Gulf Services industrial
01.2002 - 01.2008
High School Diploma -
Lagrange High School
McNeese State University
Forklift Certified
August 2008 to Present
Certified operator
CPR certified
August 2008 to February 2013
First Aid
August 2008 to February 2013
HSE Supervisor 1&2
December 2008 to Present
US Aerial & Scissor Lift Operator level 1&2
2008 to Present
Fall Protection
October 2002 to Present
ES Basic
August 2017 to Present
Mud School for Non Drilling Fluid Engineers
August 2017 to Present
Fatigue Management Level1
February 2017 to Present
Hazard identification level 1
February 2017 to Present
Drops level 1 & 2 working at heights
February 2017 to Present
Electrical Safety level 1
February 2017 to Present
H2S safety level 1 & 2
November 2017 to November 2018
LOTO level 1 & 2
February 2017 to Present
Permit to Work level 1 & 2
February 2017 to Present
US Haz Comm & Hazwoper Awareness
December 2017 to December 2018
Fall Protection Competent Person Safety Training
December 2017 to Present
Fall Protection User / Rescue Safety Training
December 2017 to Present
Well Control
November 2019 to November 2021
IADC Well Sharp
Drilling Operations ,Supervisor,Surface.
Drilling Operations Workover & Completions ,Supervisor
Driver's License
June 2020 to June 2025
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