OUSSAMA GHELIS
Abqaiq,Saudi Arabia
Summary
I am an experienced drilling professional with over 13 years in the oil and gas industry, having served as both a Drilling Supervisor and a Drilling Instructor. My background includes extensive hands-on field experience in drilling operations, well control, and rig supervision, combined with a strong ability to transfer knowledge through structured training and on-the-job coaching. I have successfully supported safe, efficient drilling operations while developing and mentoring drilling crews and trainees, ensuring compliance with industry standards, company procedures, and best HSE practices.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Drilling Instructor
SAUDI ARABIAN DRILLING ACADEMY
Abqaiq , Saudi Arabia
2023.12 - Current
As drilling instructor, delivering both theoretical and practical training provide necessary knowledge for over than 200 drilling operators trainees to excel in their fields and enhance their career to be future oil & gas generation using different methods such on-site training and simulation by using different types of drilling simulators.
Through different methods, theorical and practical training, delivering deep drilling training and certification.
- Developed comprehensive teaching plans, improved student understanding.
Day Drilling Supervisor
SONATRACH DRILLING COMPANY
Hassi Messaoud, Algeria
2014.02 - 2023.12
- Supervise drilling operations on drilling rigs for shallow & deep wells.
- Drilled exploratory oil wells.
- Drilled Development oil wells.
- Knowledge about HPHT deep wells.
- Drilled Horizontal wells.
- Drilled sidetrack wells.
- Used All Type of Drilling Bit (Tri Cone, PDC & IMP Bit) with different sizes in drilling.
- Running & cementing operations for different casing & liners.
- Worked with different types of mud (Spud, OBM, WBM).
- Open hole logging/CASED hole log (CAST-CCL-CBL-VDL-GR).
- Liner jobs hydraulic and mechanical.
- Follow-up supply activities of company materials & equipment.
- Ensure that all operations on rig site and camp area are carried out according to company safety, environment and loss prevention policies, rules and regulations.
- Drafts Drilling/Work-over morning report summarizing all rig activities in 24 hr.
Education
High school - Experimental Science
Adjabi High School
Guelma 2005.01 - 2008.01
Master of Science - OIL & GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPE LINE
Boumerdes University
Algeria 2008.01 - 2013.07
Skills
- Windows: 98, 2000, XP, 7
- Microsoft Office: Word, Excel and Power Point
- Familiar with internet & software application
- Being able to lead both HSE and operation execution by demonstrating, motivating crew and leading by example
- Have strong ability to lead group of people to reach specified goals within teamwork
- Active, faithful and accepting full time work
- Full of energy, Dynamic and Ambitious
- Able to work extra hours & under pressure
- Enjoy group work
- Patient and fast learner
- High communicative level and skills
- Suitable Personality and over all good looking
- Ability to prioritize work
- Self-learner, confident and motivated, hard worker, reliable, punctual, and able to manage stress reading
- Good Football Player
- No restrictions for working abroad
Certification
- OPITO Competency Assessor
- IADC H2S Instructor
- IWCF certificate level 4
- OpenWells Basic Training with HALLIBURTON
- Drilling bit certificate
- Fishing equipments with Schlumberger
- Drilling fluids with BASP
- First aid with Sonatrach training school
- Fire prevention and protection with Nabors training school
- Seminars about new drilling technologies, drilling equipment, mud, cementing
- Defensive Driving Certificate
- TUV Rheiland Train the Trainer certificate
- HSE waste management certificate
- Directional Drilling certificate
- OSHA 30 certificate
- TUV Rhieland QHSE induction certificate
- Fire Safety Management certificate
Additional Information
13 years as a Drilling supervisor (Rig Foreman) & Drilling instructor
Custom Section
- Ensures That Company HSE policies, procedures, regulations & objectives are effectively implemented
- Ability to develop risk assessments
- Performed Safety Drills: (fire/man down/pit/trip/BOP)
- Execute the program in safe and integral manner
- Knowledge of recent HSE tools, techniques & incident investigations
- Knowledge in HSE management systems
Marital status
Married
Personal Information
- Title: Drilling instructor
- Date of birth: 07 September 1990
- Nationality: Algerian
- Marital status: Married
Languages
Arabic
Native
French
Fluent
English
Advanced
Timeline
Drilling Instructor
SAUDI ARABIAN DRILLING ACADEMY
2023.12 - Current
Day Drilling Supervisor
SONATRACH DRILLING COMPANY
2014.02 - 2023.12
Master of Science - OIL & GAS TRANSPORTATION BY PIPE LINE
Boumerdes University
2008.01 - 2013.07
High school - Experimental Science
Adjabi High School
2005.01 - 2008.01