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WILLIE MORGAN

Austin,TX

Summary

HPHT deep well drilling, workover, completions, P&A and well service experience on 250hp to 3000hp rigs offshore and land. Coil-tubing and snubbing experience performing workovers, re-entries, completions, well clean-outs, P&A work and well-killing operations. Horizontal well drilling experience in multiple basins as well as conventional gas and oil well drilling experience worldwide. My unique skillset allows me to work in workover, completions, well service, P&A as well as drilling HPHT wells worldwide.

Senior drilling professional with robust expertise in overseeing drilling operations and ensuring safety compliance. Demonstrates strong focus on team collaboration and achieving optimal results. Skilled in problem-solving, project management, and adapting to changing operational needs. Known for reliability and effective communication in high-pressure environments.

Overview

46
46
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Drilling Supervisor

Hilcorp Energy
06.2014 - Current
  • Work on HPHT wells varying in design, depths range from 10,000’ to 25,000’ onshore & offshore in the GOM as well as inland waters. Familiar with Texas, all areas. Drilled wells in Wyoming, Colorado and Ohio .Experienced in drilling on environmentally sensitive BLM land and State & Federal Wildlife Refuges.

Lead Drilling Supervisor

AFREN MENA
05.2010 - 06.2014
  • Supervised a Romanian rig with all Romanian personnel. Drilled exploratory wells on a new concession. Used mud motors and MWD to drill surface due to severe lost returns and deviation issues caused by highly fractured geology. Crews mixed gel mud on the fly. Wells had high H2S content. Extreme security measures as well as difficult logistic issues were involved. Supervised a 150-bed man camp and separate Iraqi military quarters.

Senior Drilling Supervisor

Encana USA
05.2007 - 04.2010
  • Drilled deep HPHT Bossier-Reagan sand HPHT gas wells in Robertson Co. Tx. Drilled the cotton valley zone underbalanced with water .Transferred to Shreveport, La. drilling Haynesville shale wells in Caddo ,Red River ,DeSoto & Sabine Parishes in NLA.

Senior Drilling / Workover Supervisor

Chevron Joint Operations
05.2004 - 04.2007
  • Drilled and worked over horizontal wells in the JO area of Kuwait. All wells experienced lost circulation, used DV equipment to cement. Rigged up and supervised a new Burgan special purpose desert drilling rig. Used drilling rig to fish and retrieve ESP pumps and cable as needed. I am very familiar with the Wafra area.

Senior Drilling / Workover Supervisor

Arco / BP Venezuela
06.2002 - 05.2004
  • Supervised HPHT workover and completion operations in Eastern Venezuela, and supervising hydraulic and live-well 18-20,000’ workovers using large capacity snubbing units in Western Venezuela. Ran completions on all wells. Supervised all slick / braided wireline operations in a 22 well field. Used coiled tubing units for various stages of well work. Very familiar with the Maturin and Maracaibo areas.

Drilling Foreman

Saudi Aramco
12.1999 - 06.2002
  • Assigned to Deep Gas Drilling and Workover, drilling deep sour gas Khuff wells. Also worked in the Qatif field drilling and completing horizontal extended reach Arab D oil wells with potential 20% H2s in highly populated areas. Worked on Jack ups in the Arabian gulf drilling HPHT platform & exploration wells. Worked in the Abqaiq, Uhdailiya, Shuaiba and Ras Tanura (offshore) areas.

Drilling Advisor

PDVSA
05.1994 - 10.1999
  • Worked in the Maturin and Punta De Mata areas of eastern Venezuela drilling / completing deep development wells. Also drilled, completed & tested deep, HPHT exploratory wells ranging from 17,500' to 21,000' in the Pato field in the Anaco & Cantaura areas. Also worked on deep HPHT workovers/re-completions.

Floor Hand to Drilling Superintendent

Loffland Brothers Company
05.1979 - 05.1994
  • Worked the Texas and Louisiana gulf coast as well as offshore on platforms, barges and jack up rigs. Worked as a Drilling Supt. managing up to 6 drilling barges on Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela for Shell, Gulf Oil and Exxon. All of my work for the Loffland Brothers Company was on 2000-3000HP rigs drilling deep HPHT wells worldwide

Education

High School Diploma -

EBV American Oil Company School
Maracaibo Venezuela

Skills

  • Managed pressure drilling
  • Well control management
  • Hole cleaning optimization
  • Wellbore stability analysis
  • Underbalanced drilling
  • Drilling fluids management
  • Bit selection and optimization
  • Drilling optimization
  • Well testing
  • Hydraulics management
  • Formation evaluation
  • Drill string design
  • Torque and drag analysis
  • Completion design
  • Well integrity assessment
  • Drilling equipment maintenance
  • Pressure prediction
  • HSE compliance
  • Drilling performance monitoring
  • Stuck pipe prevention
  • Drilling risk assessment
  • Wellbore surveying
  • Lost circulation management
  • Rig operations supervision
  • Problem-solving abilities
  • Following instructions
  • Worker supervision
  • Excellent communication
  • Organizational skills
  • Well planning
  • Casing design
  • Real-time data analysis
  • Directional drilling

Certification

IADC WellSharp Well Control certification valid to June,2026.


Drilling / Workover / Completion / Well Service Experience:

Familiar with work in climate extremes, artic cold, very hot temperatures. Experienced working in the Arabian Gulf, The Gulf of Mexico, and Lake Maracaibo on Jack ups, Barges and Tender Assisted Platforms. Unconventional Eagleford & Haynesville horizontal shale. Familiar with LWD & MWD / Rotary Steerable /Geo Steering. Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) in horizontal/vertical wells. Drilling in H2S environments (Have current H2S Certification). Well Control certification valid & certificate available upon request. Experienced on Wellview 10.3 rig reporting system and others. Familiar with safety audit techniques / Check 6 procedures. Conventional HPHT wells land & offshore. Texas and Louisiana. Experienced working in desert conditions, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia. Specialize in re-entry, side-track & re-completions of existing well bores. Fishing / Open / Cased hole. Horizontal and vertical wells. Wireline work, both slick & braided line using 15K HPHT equipment. Well Testing using sand filters & 15K HPHT H2S trim equipment. Speak, read & write fluent Spanish. USA passport current.

Languages

Spanish
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Senior Drilling Supervisor

Hilcorp Energy
06.2014 - Current

Lead Drilling Supervisor

AFREN MENA
05.2010 - 06.2014

Senior Drilling Supervisor

Encana USA
05.2007 - 04.2010

Senior Drilling / Workover Supervisor

Chevron Joint Operations
05.2004 - 04.2007

Senior Drilling / Workover Supervisor

Arco / BP Venezuela
06.2002 - 05.2004

Drilling Foreman

Saudi Aramco
12.1999 - 06.2002

Drilling Advisor

PDVSA
05.1994 - 10.1999

Floor Hand to Drilling Superintendent

Loffland Brothers Company
05.1979 - 05.1994

High School Diploma -

EBV American Oil Company School

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