SAMUEL IFEANYI UGORI
Dhahran,04
Summary
Strategic Supervisor with expertise prioritizing projects, planning workflow and managing employees to achieve operational goals. Resourceful individual with 30 years of active experience managing efforts within deadline-driven environments. Diplomatic individual with strong leadership and decision-making skills.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Drilling Engineer
Royal Dutch Shell – SPDC
01.2006 - 06.2009
- Responsible for thetimely design and preparation of each well drilling program to correctly drill right well
- Provide rig site technical assistance to Drilling Supervisors during critical drilling operations
- Analyze drilling performance and recommend changes in procedures and equipment based on finding
- Participate in pre-planning meeting with reservoir department and significant contractors to introduce modifications made by drilling department and seek their views/proposals to minimize cost
- Reviewed daily reports and discussed completed operations with related
- Arrange for pre-spud meeting on ig to discuss well instructions and highlight important issues
- Achievement
- Obtained Shell Global Award/Management Recognition Letter for Top Quartile Well Delivery & Achievement
- Obtained Management Recognition Letters for Top Quartile Well Delivery & Achievement
- (Oben-34, Ughelli-32, Ughelli-33)
- Build and lead well site team (including company, contractor, and service company) staff to achieve breakthrough performance in application of new technology in Gbaran 11st (Deployed irst swell-able elastomers / expandable sand screen for zonal isolation)
- Obtained Special Recognition Award for delivering Koroama-02 (Niger Delta, Nigeria) (high offset well)
- Obtained Special Recognition Award for contribution to successful delivery of Kolo Creek-39 & 39ST High
- Pressure and high temperature Well
- Strong Contribution towards safe drilling & work practice on rigs, with 2 year LTI Free record
- Designed overshot system that enabled taking returns while drilling surface hole; deploying Kvaerner Compact Well Head System, and cementing without contaminating environment on Gbaran Gas Wells
- Optimized and safely executed ampaign for Koroama-02 High Offset well (>15,000ft offset)
- Facilitated in implementing rig move day-by-day planner to enhance & provide an efficient rig move
- Optimized running procedure for Kvaerner Compact Gas wellheads for Gbaran Wells (Niger Delta)
- Modifications were accepted by Kvaerner and incorporated into their operating strategy.
- Customized advancements in technologies and services to improve drilling performance
- Recommended real-time drilling parameters, BHAs, pump strokes and pipe RPMs for optimization and blowout prevention
- Completed design evaluations and recommended adjustments to improve costs
- Executed workflow procedures to promote compliance in drilling activities
- Monitored production rates to plan rework processes to improve production
- Provided engineering support to safeguard and minimize damage to environment
- Communicated with relevant internal and external parties on operations within proposed plan
- Specified well modification to maximize oil and gas recovery
- Prepared drilling budget and reconciled drilling expenditures against ACV
- Performed on-site rig inspections using safety requirements and standards
- Conferred with scientific, engineering and technical personnel to resolve testing problems
- Designed and implemented environmental controls on oil and gas operations
- Assessed costs and estimated production capabilities of wells to evaluate possible drilling sites
- Collaborated with stakeholders to identify and deploy optimal strategies for handling drilling needs
- Used SADK to simulate field operations, proactive identify problems and improve plans to mitigate risks
- Offered technical guidance on regulatory applications and strategy implementation
- Determined level of compliance and technical feasibility of proposed initiatives
- Planned installation, maintenance and operation of mining and oil field equipment
- Conducted investigations and evaluations into straightforward and advanced oil and gas extraction issues
- Coordinated activities of workers engaged in research, planning and development
Education
Master of Science - Drilling And Well Engineering
Robert Gordon University
Aberdeen10.2016
Bachelor of Science - Chemical And Petro-Chemical Engineering
Rivers State University of Science And Technology
Port Harcourt07.2004
Skills
- Extreme and maximum reservoir contact multilateral wells application
- Highly deviated and horizontal well drilling
- High Pressure High Temperature (HPHT) well drilling
- Initiative to proffer solutions to technical problems Sound knowledge of IADC/API guidelines for well operations
- Under-balanced drilling
- Land drilling operation and workover/re-entry
- Offshore rig experiences: Jack-up rig, semi-sub rig
- Rotary steerable drilling tool
- Drilling operation management
- Water-based and oil-based mud
- Essential formation Evaluation and drilling operational Geology
- Well-testing operation and flow back on drilling site
- Well control best practices: driller’s method, weight, and weight, volumetric lubricate and bleed, dynamic kill
- Well control equipment: BOP both surface and subsea stack
- Safety and regulation compliance
- Intelligent completion
- Unconventional drilling and completion
- Special project execution and management
- Well intervention (Coiled tubing operations, stimulation)
- Drilling information Management System (DIMS) application
- Familiar with Saudi Aramco Drilling Knowledge (SADK) application
- Have developed effective quantitative skills and practical understanding of fundamental principles and concepts associated with Mud Cap Drilling in H2S Environment
- Familiar with onsite Emergency Response procedures (ERP) in offshore and onshore rig site Emergencies
- Familiar with various well-site Isolation Barriers and Emergency Shutdown (ESD) systems
- Experience in Casing and Drill String Design
- Familiar with MWD technology, mud motor, and other RSS technology
- Excellent Communicator, Broad Thinker, Good Scenario Planer, High Commercial Acumen, Result Oriented, Excellent Analytical Ability, Team Player, Conflict Management & Negotiator, Crises Management
Certification
Courses and Certification
Shell Well Engineering (Rijswijk Netherland,2007), Petro-Skill Well Engineering (Saudi Arabia,2011), IWCF Well Control Supervisory level Surface Stack (Saudi Arabia) , IADC Well CAP, Well Testing, HAZOP/HAZID, Basic First Aid, Fire Warden, Contract Bidding, Shell ECM-II Contract Management, Workover and Completion (Saudi Arabia), Logistics Management (Saudi Arabia), Stuck pipe Prevention, Tubular Expandable, Hydrogen Sulphide (H2S) Awareness (Saudi Arabia), Safe lifting Techniques (Nigeria), Work permit Certification (Saudi Arabia), Gas Testing, Defensive Driving Course, Advance Well Control course (2010, Saudi Arabia), Drilling fluid (2009,Saudi Arabia), Rock mechanics, Training to Reduce Unscheduled Events. Auditing (2011, Saudi Arabia). Compass Well Plan (2007, Nigeria), High pressure/high Temperature Drilling Course (2006, Aberdeen UK).
Affiliations
A creative and innovative problem solver with sufficient experience in Well Engineering, Rig Engineering, Project Management, Construction, Contracting, Human Resource, and Rig Management. Primary objectives are utilizing my technical & managerial skills to improve long-term business and employee goals.
Career Summary
30 years of progressive growth and outstanding success streamlining operations across a wide range in the oil and gas industry, with 20 years in well site engineering and drilling rig management. Excellent negotiation and relationship management skills with the ability to inspire teams to outperform expectations. Proven record of delivering top quartile wells through strategic models closely mirroring business plans to dramatically optimize well delivery process and manage risk.
Timeline
Drilling Engineer
Royal Dutch Shell – SPDC
01.2006 - 06.2009
Master of Science - Drilling And Well Engineering
Robert Gordon University
Bachelor of Science - Chemical And Petro-Chemical Engineering
Rivers State University of Science And Technology
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