William Hamrick Jr

• Lifted, installed and removed equipment in extreme weather conditions and temperatures.
• Maintained and performed safety inspections on equipment and tools.
• Used effective verbal communication skills to instruct and direct crews during shifts, build team consensus and accomplish important project milestones.
• Took on added shifts to accomplish work required to meet customer requirements and schedules.
• Installed pressure-control devices onto wellheads.
• Conferred with coworkers to gather information regarding pipe or tool sizes or borehole conditions in wells.
• Inspected drilling equipment and tools to identify safety concerns.
• Organized continued operations for rig by creating and overseeing daily preventive maintenance program.
• Coordinated smooth removal of broken casings, screens and drill pipes.
• Oversaw drilling crews in pipe assembly and connection, pipe weighting and obstacle avoidance.
• Directed drilling crews to assemble and connect piping, apply weights to drill pipes or drill around lodged obstacles
• Managed and supervised drilling operations, ensuring compliance with safety standards and industry regulations.
• Helped lead drilling crews , deck crews, maintenance crews and 3rd party personnel to collectively work safely and efficiently to achieve common goal. To drill wells safely and efficiently for whatever whatever oil companies we were contracted to work for.
• Oversaw daily drilling operations. Reviewed daily drilling programs from company man and made sure drilling crews were following programs.
• Supervised make up operations of all drilling tools prior to running in hole. Supervised laying down of all drilling tools coming out of hole.
• Oversaw maintenance operations of all drilling equipment and helped minimize downtime by helping plan maintenance operations on rig floor.
• Prepared all BHAs, pipe tally casing tally prior to being picked up and run in well bore.
• Actively participated in daily and weekly safely meetings as well as Pre Job Safety Meetings prior to any jobs taking place on rig.
• Promoted safety culture around rig.
• Helped to train and mentor all roustabouts, floor men, derrick men, Crane Operators, Assistant Drillers and Drillers.
• Helped to keep updated inventories and hours on all downhole equipment being used for drilling.
• Relieved or filled in for drillers and Assistant Drillers when needed .
• Supervised all rig up and rig down of BOPs, well heads, spools and all components associated with well.
• Supervised all pressure testing of drilling equipment.
• Assisted in all Emergency drills.
• Actively participated in SOAR safety program.
• Ensure Permit to Work system was being implemented and followed correctly

Began as roustabout in 1991 working on jack up rigs. Worked up to floor man, derrick man, Crane Operator, Assistant Driller, Driller, Day and Night Tool Pusher. Worked 8 years as Driller with no incidents or accidents. Tool Pusher. Worked 8 years as Driller with no incidents or accidents. Tool Pusher from 2012 to October 2023.