Rakaan Alrasheedi
Dammam,East Region
Summary
Strategic leader skilled in motivating teams and managing project execution. Experienced in problem-solving, conflict resolution, and task coordination while upholding safety standards. Committed to fostering collaboration and leveraging organisational skills to enhance team performance.
Overview
2
2
Languages
1
1
Certification
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Critical Exploration Drilling Foreman - Supervisor
Saudi Aramco
11.2024 - Current
- Experienced Critical Exploration Drilling Foreman / Supervisor specialising in critical exploration wells, rigless interventions, flowback operations, and wellsite leadership. Proven ability to manage high-risk drilling campaigns, coordinate multi-disciplinary teams, and ensure operational excellence while maintaining high HSE and regulatory compliance. Recognised for strong decision-making under pressure, efficient planning, and clear communication with stakeholders
- Supervised and coordinated critical exploration drilling activities for high-risk or frontier wells, achieving safe and efficient execution.
- Managed rigless well intervention programs, ensuring effective implementation of wireline, slickline, coiled tubing, pumping, stimulation, and fishing operations.
- Lead flowback and well testing operations, ensuring proper control of wellbore fluids, pressure management, and equipment integrity.
- Coordinate with drilling engineers, geologists, mud engineers, and third-party contractors to ensure timely and accurate execution of drilling plans.
- Monitor operational parameters, track NPT (non-productive time), and implement corrective actions to improve performance.
- Verify all equipment certifications, rig-up procedures, and safety-critical barriers before commencing operations.
- Lead emergency response actions and ensure the crew is trained and prepared for well control situations.
- Prepared detailed daily drilling reports (DDR) and operational summaries for management, tracking costs and performance metrics.
Operational Excellence Supervisor.
Saudi Aramco
03.2023 - 11.2024
- Supported drilling and field operations through continuous improvement, process optimisation, and cross-functional collaboration. Proven ability to align operational excellence initiatives with HSE, Planning, and HR strategies to improve productivity, enhance safety standards, and build high-performance teams. Adept at Lean methodologies, RCA, and KPI management with a strong focus on operational efficiency, compliance, and workforce capability development.
- Implemented KPI dashboards to improve visibility of production performance, safety compliance, and manpower utilisation.
- Collaborated with HSE teams to integrate continuous improvement into safety programs, resulting in enhanced compliance and reduced incidents.
- Worked with Planning department to optimise resource allocation and streamline workflows, improving accuracy of operational schedules.
- Partnered with HR to enhance workforce development through competency matrices, SOP training, and performance improvement frameworks.
- Conducted process audits and RCA for operational issues, implementing long-term corrective actions that improved reliability and equipment uptime.
Night Foreman - Company Man
Saudi Aramco
06.2020 - 03.2023
- Supervised night-time drilling operations in HPHT wells, ensuring adherence to drilling programme and operational guidelines while maintaining safety performance.. Provided technical oversight for HPHT challenges, addressing narrow pressure windows, high bottom-hole temperatures, and wellbore stability. Delivered four new formation discoveries for Saudi Aramco, contributing to exploration success.
- Kept track of work progress and maintained daily logs.
- Coordinated and supervised operatives' activities, allocating tasks and enforcing safety procedures to maintain safety.
- Supervised team of construction workers, delegating tasks to maximise efficiency and meet project deadlines.
Drilling Engineer
Saudi Aramco
01.2020 - 07.2020
- Planned, designed, and executed drilling operations for onshore wells in critical and populated areas, ensuring compliance with safety and environmental standards. Developed expertise in well design, hydraulics optimisation, drilling fluids, BHA selection, and real-time problem solving to enhance drilling performance. Maintained well integrity and implemented cost control measures to optimise project budgets and resource allocation. Collaborated with geoscience, completions, and production teams to ensure successful well delivery
- Conducted regular inspections of drilling equipment, scheduling maintenance and repairs.
- Monitored drilling fluid systems, adjusting parameters to optimise performance and reduce waste.
- Collaborated with geoscientists to interpret seismic data, guiding drilling direction and depth.
assistant rig foreman
Saudi Aramco
07.2017 - 07.2020
- Gained experience in high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) drilling operations under Saudi Aramco Professional Program, advancing through hands-on roles from Roustabout to Toolpusher. Supported Red Sea exploration campaigns for complex wildcat wells, ensuring safe and reliable rig performance in challenging onshore environments.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Bachelor of science in petroleum and natural gas engineering
West Virginia University
Morgantown01-2017
Skills
- Quality assurance
- Quality Control
- NPT management
- Cost tracking
- Resource allocation
- Safety management
- Job site management
- Crew leadership
- Decision making
- Effective communication
- Team motivation
Languages
English
Proficient
C2
Arabic
Proficient
C2
Certification
- SPE Petroleum Engineering Certification Program , SPEC
Timeline
Critical Exploration Drilling Foreman - Supervisor
Saudi Aramco
11.2024 - Current
Operational Excellence Supervisor.
Saudi Aramco
03.2023 - 11.2024
Night Foreman - Company Man
Saudi Aramco
06.2020 - 03.2023
Drilling Engineer
Saudi Aramco
01.2020 - 07.2020
assistant rig foreman
Saudi Aramco
07.2017 - 07.2020
Bachelor of Science - Bachelor of science in petroleum and natural gas engineering
West Virginia University