Sr.

Drilling Engineer

OBJECTIVE
A more challenging career opportunity with a national/international organization to fully
capitalize on my technical, management, communication skills and background.

EDUCATION
B.Sc., Petroleum Eng., 1979–1984, Tripoli University, Libya.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Planning, Design & Execution of detailed drilling, workover, well completion, and well testing
programs.
1. Supervision of drilling, workover, completion and well testing operations.
2. Conversant with rig, service, well testing equipment, and material related
specifications and contracts.
3. Logging interpretation, budget estimation, cost control, and HSE.
4. Well experienced in Project management scheduling & budget monitoring.

SKILLS & LANGUAGES

• Good team player; hard-working
• English----fluent in reading, writing and speaking
• Arabic---- mother language

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BP Exploration Libya
Drilling Operations Advisor (April 1st, 2009 to 2018)

Contribution in tendering process, accountable for land rig selection, liner hanger, water
wells rig, casing accessories, rental tools and wellheads.

Establish and maintain good working relationship with national oil corporation (NOC) to
ensure that all concerns are raised and addressed at earliest opportunity leading to approvals
in line with the target project schedule.

Maintain petroleum regulation time and status log of all wells related notice and
permissions.

Establish and maintain good working relationship with NOC/IOC operators as well as
contractors to ensure that lesson learnt and offset information are delivered to optimize
company plans based on local experience and knowledge of neighbors in the region.

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Advice management on issues associated with utilization and quality of services/providers to
ensure selection of competent and satisfactory suppliers.

Influencing and driving safety leadership in to Libya wells marketplace.

Guide wells management for all drilling related Libyan regulatory process and procedures to
ensure that all wells are planned and executed in accordance with the law.

Advise and Support wells team (Engineering and Operations) for continues improvement.

Contribute to supporting the development of drilling strategy and providing input on
evaluating the capabilities of local suppliers by utilizing industry network.

Assist/support local staff especially challenge engineers to develop their technical skills as
well as coach Expatriate staff on cultural approach to achieve full understanding of country
system and get maximum output.

Conducted inspections\ audits for drilling/services contractors & resources to ensure in
compliance with company requirements, specifications and HSE standards

BP Exploration Libya
Drilling Engineer (June 1, 2008 to end March 2009)

Participated in prequalification and preparation of tender documents for land rig selection,
liner hanger, water wells rig, casing accessories, rental tools and wellheads, ESP Package
including VSD (variable speed drive) …etc.

Prepared well design for onshore exploration wells
Prepared AFE Cost estimate & monitored the drilling budget.

Liaised with IOC/NOC operators for offset data and lesson learned

Advise management for local supplier quality

Maintain petroleum regulation time and status log of all wells related notice and
permissions.

Conducted inspections\ audits for drilling/services contractors & resources to ensure in
compliance with company requirements, specifications and HSE standards

WOODSIDE ENERGY (N.A), Tripoli, Libya

Senior Drilling Engineer (January 1, 2006 to end May 2008)

Prepared well design, coring, liner, completion, testing and suspension programs for
Exploration/ Appraisal wells

Prepared prequalification’s/tenders for material / equipment required for drilling campaign,
evaluating the proposals & issue the purchase orders

Prepared AFE Cost estimate, follow up daily cost tracking & make sure reported is in proper
way. Monitor the drilling budget on daily basis

Prepare lookahead, review daily drilling reports & sent to Headquarter, National Oil Co-
operation (NOC) & Partner (JVP) on daily basis. Maintain well files.

Prepare & evaluate tendering and negotiation of service contracts.

Prepared end of well report and lesson learnt.

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Completed well design for HPHT deep exploration well (13,000 psi, 419 °F & 17500 ft.)
prior left Woodside.

WAHA OIL COMPANY, Tripoli, Libya

Waha is the national oil company of Libya with Marathon, ConocoPhillips, and Amerada Hess
of USA as partners, WOC is classified as the 2nd operator in Libya in terms of production and
the most active operator in terms of drilling, well completion and work-over activities, prior the
Libya events WOC was running 17 drilling rigs and 28 work-over rigs.
Senior Staff Petroleum Engineer (December 2002 to December 2005)

Supervised daily drilling, workover, completion and testing operations; prepared drilling,
completion, testing and work-over programs for deep (12-16,000 feet) and high pressure
wells up to 7,000 psi formation pressure.

Performed ESP designing; optimizing oil production; forecasting & evaluating well
problems & preparing work-over justifications

Evaluated stimulation proposals & prepared stimulation programs

Prepared down hole completion equipment technical specifications for bids invitation;
evaluated services purchasing bids related completion equipment & production
operations;

Prepared wellhead equipment specifications, tendering and bid evaluations providing
technical advice for junior staff in the Planning Department, Tripoli office

INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM LIBYA LIMITED

International Petroleum Libya Limited (IPLL) a joint venture company between National Oil
Company (NOC) and Petro Canada.
Drilling & Production Coordinator (Febraury 2002 to December 2002)

Prepared completion, workover, testing & PLT programs

Technical support to Operations Personnel

Followed up daily drilling, workover, completion and well testing activities

Prepared technical specifications & monitored capital expense budget (AFE)

Trained junior engineers, evaluated their performance

WAHA OIL COMPANY, Tripoli, Libya

Senior Project Engineer---Faregh Field (February 2001--February 2002)

Prepared required programs & followed up daily operations for well completions and
well tests for 26 wells at Faregh Field (Phase I), including HPHT wells in sweet and sour
gas presence.

Prepared technical specifications of down hole completions for natural flow & pumping
wells.

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Prepared scope of work for 26 wells, modified well heads X mass Tree to accommodate
the proposed completion string. This save the company replacing the X mass Tree
(estimate saving $ 500,000)

Drilling & Production Coordinator---Gialo Field (February 1999--Feb. 2001)

Supervised daily operations for 3 work over rigs & 2 drilling rigs

Looked after operating facilities with more than 250 producing wells

Managed/ trained/evaluated 200 personnel

Conducted operation & maintenance of 2 major production facilities & 2 satellite
facilities; 2 diesel plants, 2 gas compressors, and an Ionic water plant capable of
processing water for 500 persons

Undertaken capital budget, expense reports, procurement of drilling & down hole
equipment

Defined & implemented servicing and well testing contracts

Coordinated annual shutdowns

Drilling & Production Coordinator---Dahra Field (October 1992--February 1999)

Same as above but in a different field

Supervised 180 personnel.

Conducted operation & maintenance of LRP (liquid recovery plant)

Sr.Drilling & Workover Operations Engineer ---Gialo Field (September 1987—October

1992)

Supervised daily operations of drilling, completion, testing & workover for water wells,
saltwater disposal (SWD), water injection wells, cathodic protection (CP) wells &
various depth oil wells

Performed trouble-shooting for drilling, completion and workover operations.

Looked after coring, D.S.T., perforations, cement squeezing, stimulation, fracturing,
logging & well testing

Drilling & Workover Engineer---Gialo Field (February. 1985-- Sept. 1987)

Reviewed & amended the initial design prepared by the planning department relating to
drilling, completion, work over & well testing activities.

Solved drilling problems such as shale sloughing, salt formation, lost circulation, water
bearing formation and high formation pressure, and experienced using low solids
polymer, K.C.L. & oil base mud systems.

Coordinated programs and followed up operations for coring, D.S.T., perforations,
cement squeezing, stimulation, , fracturing, logging & well testing.

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Production Operations Jr. Engineer --- Gialo Field (December 1984--December 1985)

Hands-on experience in production operations & well testing.

Trained to familiarize production facilities and data interpretations

TRAINING
• Seminar in applied reservoir engineering/ Tripoli, 2 weeks , 1986
• Seminar in well control in Tripoli, 2 weeks, 1986
• Seminar in well completion (NOC in Tripoli), 2 weeks, 1987
• Course in basics drilling & production by PITS in Calgary Canada, 9 months, 1988/89
• Seminar in advanced drilling engineering in Tripoli, 2 weeks, 1990
• Seminar in advanced reservoir engineering/Tripoli, 2 weeks, 1993
• Advanced drilling & production course in England (Intera-Reading), 2 months, 1997
• Seminar in gas engineering (NOC Tripoli), 2 weeks, 1999
• Seminar in Technology of Oil and Gas in Tripoli, 2002
• Forum on Artificial Lifting Systems in Dubai, 2003
• OGCI Seminar on advanced well completion, London, 2004
• Under balance drilling (UBD) in Dubai, 2005 with Weatherford
• Casing design workshop in Amsterdam, 2006
• Project management in Perth 2007
• Cementing in Aberdeen Scotland 2008
• Drill string design in Bangkok, 2010

AVAILABILITY

Ready to join at any time

REFERENCES
Available upon request.