KELECHI VICTOR OLEKANMAH
LEAD DRILLING ENGINEER
PORT HARCOURT,RIVERS STATE
Summary
Drilling, Completion and Well Intervention Engineering with 15+ years of domestic and international experience in the oil and gas industry working on onshore and offshore well engineering projects and oil & gas production plants.
I have worked as a Well-site Drilling Engineer, Company field supervisor (Company man), Assistant Drilling Engineer, Drilling and Completion Engineer, Expatriate Drilling Engineer and Lead Drilling Engineer.
I have also worked as a Production/Process Control Engineer in a gas liquefaction plant.
Quality-driven professional, result oriented with a proven record of accomplishments and consistent contributions to the growth of the organization where I worked.
Proactive leader with special skills in problem solving, initiate change, and implement quality improvement processes while maintaining a positive, safe, and productive work environment.
Broad experience in Well Engineering and Oil & Gas production processes including plant and flow-station operations.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages
Work History
Lead Drilling Engineer
Nigerian Agip Exploration Ltd (subsidiary of eni S.p.A)
Port Harcourt, Rivers
07.2020 - Current
- Drilling engineering - Drilling Conceptual design, planning, preparation of Drilling programs & execution.
- Evaluating and selecting appropriate equipment to achieve drilling objectives.
- Leads the Drilling team responsible for the engineering, planning, preparation, execution and post work reporting of Drilling operations
- Perform Drilling feasibility assessments for complex lease entries and new country developments.
- Develop and maintain Companywide drilling performance metrics for use in well cost estimations.
- Steward annual Exploration wells planning and Budget cycle, preparing cost estimates for all exploration and development wells planned for execution in the next five (5) years.
- Review of the Technical Specifications (Scope of work) and Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentations for all required technical Services for drilling projects/campaigns.
- Plan and execute well abandonment preparatory work including translation of abandonment design into an approved program of execution along with detailed engineering procedures.
- Engineering standardization, quality assurance, benchmarking and drilling engineering performance management.
- Engineering of Drilling solutions on a well by well basis to optimize structural well integrity and delivery.
- Preparation of Drilling Tender Documents – Technical specification, Scope of work (SOW), Invitation to Tender (ITT) and Pre-Qualification (PQ) documents.
- Preparation of Drilling AFE and Drilling Budget alignment reviews.
- Preparing cost estimates and assessing risk in terms of probability and recommending potential mitigations.
- Participate in Rig selection and follow up on Rig modifications and interface necessary for Drilling activities on a well by well or specific drilling campaign basis.
- Perform Risk Analysis on all stages/phases of drilling operations to ensure uncompromised safety of lives, environment and equipment.
- Monitoring of contractors working for Well Operations Department to ensure compliance to Company’s HSE policies and international safety culture and standards.
- Work with other related teams/departments (Geology, Exploration, Subsea, Reservoir, Production etc.) to ensure oil, gas and injection wells are drilled to meet production targets.
- Technical studies to identify most appropriate drilling solutions for both exploration and development wells.
- Assurance of the technical integrity of operations and compliance with in-country law, corporate policy, international standards and guidelines.
- Administration of contracts to deliver drilling operations and identification of future contract requirements.
- Continuous identification and application of value adding, innovative and new technologies geared towards optimizing drilling operations thereby saving time and cost without compromising safety.
- I serve as the NAE’s Well Operations Dept. point of contact for Drilling engineering activities.
- Responsible for planning, organizing and co-ordination of Contractors for drilling activities.
- Participation in planning of decommissioning well activities in accordance to Safety Case Regulations, Design & Construction Regulations and other well related legislation.
- Perform well Plug & Abandonment designs in compliance with Company standards, relevant government regulations and industry guidelines.
- Ensure all well activities are planned in compliance with Well Operations standards and procedures.
Expatriate Drilling Engineer
eni Rovuma Basin B.V, Mozambique (subsidiary of eni S.p.A)
Maputo, Maputo, Mozambique.
02.2020 - 07.2020
- Participated in the Drilling activities of Coral Gas wells (Area 4, offshore Mozambique). Drilled with a Drill Ship (Saipem-12000)
- Preparation of Budgets (AFE) for wells to be drilled.
- Designed the exploration well for Area 5 (Raia 1), offshore Mozambique.
- Preparation of the Technical Specifications (Scope of work) and Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentations for all required technical Services for drilling projects/campaigns.
- Pre-qualifications and Technical Evaluations of Bids submitted by Service companies/Contractors for drilling projects/campaigns
- Planning and interfacing with Service companies/Contractors in analyzing options in terms of desired goals of Drilling Department and the “Pros and Cons” of Service companies´/Contractors´ tools before adoption and running of such tools.
- Review and implementation of lessons learnt in past drilling operations to enable us improve and optimize time, cost, safety etc in future Drilling projects/campaigns.
- Evaluation and ranking of performances by Service companies’/Contractors´ personnel and Tools.
- Maintaining and updating database of wells drilled by Well Operations Department.
- Reviewing of post well Drilling and Completion reports.
Lead Drilling Engineer
Nigerian Agip Exploration Ltd (subsidiary of eni S.p.A)
Port Harcourt, Rivers
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Drilling engineering - Drilling Conceptual design, planning, preparation of Drilling programs & execution. Evaluating and selecting appropriate equipment to achieve drilling objectives.
- Design and Preparation of drilling programs, taking into account desired production/exploration targets.
- Obtain relevant data, carrying out engineering analysis on site, recommending necessary actions and preparing reports.
- Monitor the daily progress of well operation activities/projects.
- Keep track of current daily costs, comparing actual costs with expenditure proposals and recommending cost-effective changes.
- Liaise with specialist contractors and suppliers, such as Cement Companies, Directional Drilling Companies, Suppliers of drilling fluids etc to ensure successful execution of projects.
- Adhere to environmental protection standards, in some cases through direct discussion with Government Authorities and Regulatory bodies to ensure compliance with legislative requirements.
- Coordinate and supervise the work of the drilling team
- Undertake engineering design and the planning of wells (Exploration and development wells).
- Design directional well paths/trajectory using Landmark software (COMPASS).
- Manage operations on behalf Well Operations Department.
- Contribute to conceptual field development design.
- Work with multidisciplinary professionals to evaluate the commercial viability of the well and monitor progress during drilling.
- Return the site to its natural environmental setting if drilling is not pursued or in case of Dry-hole scenario (no positive discovery) or at the life-end of a production/injection well.
Drilling & Completion Engineer
Nigerian Agip Exploration Ltd
Port Harcourt, Rivers
01.2014 - 12.2018
- Designed and prepared many Drilling Program of wells. Examples are Drilling program for Abo-4ST, Abo-3ST1 & ST2, Abo 12 dir., Abo 4ST Bis and Abo 10ST wells which where all drilled in Abo field offshore Nigeria with Semi-sub rigs (Sedco Express and GSF 135) and Drillship (West Polaris, SAIPEM 10K and Pacific Bora).
- Preparation of Drilling Budgets (AFE).
- Planning and interfacing with Service companies in analyzing options in terms of desired goals of the Drilling Department and the “Pros and Cons” of service company’s tools.
- Pre-qualifications and Technical Evaluations of Bids submitted by Service companies for drilling projects.
- Review and implementation of lessons learnt in very difficult past drilling operations in order to improve drilling processes, increase efficiency and optimize cost for future wells to be drilled
- Evaluation and ranking of performances by Service companies Personnel and Tools.
- Maintaining database of wells drilled by Well Operations Department.
- Writing of final well reports for all wells drilled.
- Preparation of company’s yearly Drilling budget and participates in budget defends to ensure approvals from Nigerian Government Partners e.g NAPIMS and DPR.
- Followed up daily activities related to Production, Drilling and Workovers.
- Completions & work over engineering - Completion Conceptual design, planning & execution.
- Evaluating and selecting appropriate equipment to achieve completion objectives.
- Wells Integrity plan and Management.
- Well integrity tracking system for well inventory.
- Interface verification /management and integration of Horizontal X-Tree and Tubing Hanger equipment with associated intelligent completion components.
- Preparation of Completion Tender Documents – Technical specification, Scope of work (SOW), Invitation to Tender (ITT), Pre-Qualification (PQ) documents.
- Technical studies to identify most appropriate work over & completion solutions, including those for new drilled wells and side-tracks.
- Assurance of the technical integrity of the operations and compliance with in-country law, corporate policy, international standards and guidelines
- Review and optimization of completion installation performance.
- Troubleshoot well and completion related problems.
- Management of the well integrity status tool, (WIST).
- Well P&A design in compliance with the relevant industry guidelines.
- Executed procedures to promote compliance in drilling activities.
- Worked with Drilling Contractors to identify and deploy optimal strategies for handling drilling needs.
- Performed on-site rig inspections with eni safety requirements and standards.
- Communicate with relevant internal and external parties to ensure relevant approvals for well projects are obtained.
Assistant Drilling Engineer
Nigerian Agip Exploration Ltd (subsidiary of eni S.p.A)
Port Harcourt, Rivers
06.2011 - 12.2013
- Designed and prepared the drilling programs for Afiando-2 Dir., Afiando-3 Dir. and Afiando-4 Dir. wells which are offshore exploratory/appraisal wells drilled in OPL 2009 (drilled in 2012, water depth 59m). Drilled with a Jack-up rig (Noble Tommy Craighead).
- Well site Drilling engineer on Jack-up rig (Noble Tommy Craighead) during the drilling of Afiando-2 Dir. and Afiando-3 (in OPL2009 block) at water depth of 59m from mean sea level (MSL)
- Support in preparation of Budgets (AFE) for wells to be drilled.
- Assist in Planning and interfacing with Service companies to analyze the “Pros and Cons” of service company’s tools with reference to Drilling objectives.
- Assist in Pre-qualifications and Technical Evaluations of Bids submitted by Service companies for drilling projects.
- Support in preparation of Budgets (AFE) for wells to be drilled
- Assist in Planning and interfacing with Service companies in analyzing options in terms of desired goals of the Drilling Department and the “Pros and Cons” of service company’s tools’
- Assist in Pre-qualifications and Technical Evaluations of Bids submitted by Service companies for drilling projects
- Support in all Drilling contract administration processes.
- Assist in the engineering designs and planning of Drilling campaigns.
- Assist in designing of directional well paths/trajectories using Landmark Drilling Software (COMPASS)
- Participate in conceptual field development designs.
Drilling Engineer (Trainee)
Nigerian Agip Exploration Ltd (subsidiary of eni S.p.A)
Port Harcourt, Rivers
08.2010 - 05.2011
- Moved in rotation to all eni Nigeria’s facilities and locations to get acquainted with all company’s Production and Drilling operations in Nigeria (onshore and offshore).
Production Supervisor/Process Control Engineer
Nigerian Agip Oil Company Ltd (subsidiary of eni S.p.A)
Omoku, Rivers
01.2006 - 08.2008
- Liquefaction of natural gas (Cryogenic processes).
- Re-injection of natural gas into the formation for Enhance Oil Recovery (EOR).
- Processing of natural gas (acid gases removal, dehydration of natural gas, etc.).
- Processing of crude oil.
- Using DCS (Distributed Control System) to control process and maintain process variables (pressure, flow, temperature, levels etc.).
- Optimization of plant performance, maximizing production and minimizing downtime.
- Operation of Low/Medium/High pressure compressors (centrifugal and reciprocating, driven by electric motor, turbine or caterpillar engines)
- Participated in studies aimed at solving specific problems in the plant. E.g. Triethylene glycol (TEG) losses in the dehydration unit, foaming in the absorber columns, activated methyldiethanolamine (aMDEA) losses in acid-gas removal unit, Boiler feed water (BFW) ph problems, etc.
- Identification of faulty equipment, machineries, instruments and call for Maintenance intervention.
- Utilized lean practices to balance workflow and alleviate redundancy.
- Prepared in advance for and addressed production problems, equipment failures and unavoidable delays.
Education
Master of Science - Environmental and Land Engineering
Politecnico Di Torino
Italy 07.2010 - 07.2010
Bachelor of Science - Petroleum Engineering
Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO)
Nigeria 08.2004 - 08.2004
Diploma - Computer Operations
Kkaditel Computer Training School
Nigeria 08.2003 - 08.2003
National Diploma - Civil Engineering
Federal Polytechnic Nekede
Nigeria 08.2000 - 08.2000
Skills
* Software skills: - WellView: Database reporting software (Peleton) - Welldiary: Database reporting software (Eni) - StressCheck: Tubular/casing stress analysis for drilling & production applications - WellPlan: Torque & Drag analysis / Hydraulics, Bit Performance enhancements, Hole Cleaning Optimization analysis etc - COMPASS: Directional navigation of wellbore to reservoir targets and Anti-Collision Risk analysis - CasingSeat:Borehole Formation Isolation analysis - Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio
* Others skills: Technical experience in well drilling, well intervention and well workover activities Soft skills - Microsoft packages, Landmark Drilling Simulation Softwares (COMPASS, WellPlan, StressCheck, CasingSeat, WellCost and WellCat) and WellView application Leadership, strong communication and interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to build and maintain relationships with a range of people A good technical understanding of the scientific principles of disciplines such as geology, physics, mathematics and chemistry A high level of numeracy and IT skills The analytical ability to think through complex problems and develop potential solutions Initiative and drive Teamwork skills and the ability to cooperate with others Sensitivity to different cultures and ways of working The ability to work under pressure Project management and coordination
Affiliations
1. Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).
2. Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE).
3. Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) - In progress.
Timeline
Lead Drilling Engineer
Nigerian Agip Exploration Ltd (subsidiary of eni S.p.A)
07.2020 - Current
Expatriate Drilling Engineer
eni Rovuma Basin B.V, Mozambique (subsidiary of eni S.p.A)
02.2020 - 07.2020
Lead Drilling Engineer
Nigerian Agip Exploration Ltd (subsidiary of eni S.p.A)
01.2019 - 01.2020
Drilling & Completion Engineer
Nigerian Agip Exploration Ltd
01.2014 - 12.2018
Assistant Drilling Engineer
Nigerian Agip Exploration Ltd (subsidiary of eni S.p.A)
06.2011 - 12.2013
Drilling Engineer (Trainee)
Nigerian Agip Exploration Ltd (subsidiary of eni S.p.A)
08.2010 - 05.2011
Master of Science - Environmental and Land Engineering
Politecnico Di Torino
07.2010 - 07.2010
Production Supervisor/Process Control Engineer
Nigerian Agip Oil Company Ltd (subsidiary of eni S.p.A)
01.2006 - 08.2008
Bachelor of Science - Petroleum Engineering
Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO)
08.2004 - 08.2004
Diploma - Computer Operations
Kkaditel Computer Training School
08.2003 - 08.2003
National Diploma - Civil Engineering
Federal Polytechnic Nekede
08.2000 - 08.2000