KEVIN R. COMSTOCK

EDUCATION

1988 – 1991Southern Alberta Institute of Technology

calgary, Alberta, Canada

Petroleum Engineering Technology, Production Major

Software User ofMS Office Suite, DIMS, WellView, Viso, WellFlo, LandMark, Cerberus, Coil Trac, SAP, Auto-Cad

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

Apr 16 – PresentSupervisor for Special Projects

Regina Bypass Design Builders, Regina Saskatchewan

  • Supervisor personnel and equipment during paving operations
  • Manage equipment, operation, PM’s and repairs to minimize NPT
  • Work with asphalt plant Supervisor to maintain QA/QC of production
  • Manage QA/QC for asphalt volumes on-site
  • HSE Leader, promote and monitor HSE policies and procedures
  • Manage personnel hiring, salaries and discipline to maintain continuity
  • Work closely with Superintendent to manage daily operations planning and execution
  • Proficient in operation of; loader, grader, dozer, paver, shuttle buggy, rollers, distributor, water truck
  • Supervisor stock piling operations with 120 trucks net 700 000 tonnes of aggregate
Dec 2014 – Mar 16Director / Volunteer

Nelson and District Riding Club, Nelson British Columbia

  • Head of facilities management and maintenance
  • Prepare technical proposals and AFE’s for projects
  • Upgrades to gravity water system intake
  • Install pressure water system
  • Design and build 6 serviced camp sites
  • Assist with upgrades to front gate, welding, sand blasting and painting
  • Design and lead Team for rebuilding of fencing
  • Brushing and logging as required
  • Events support for arena management and logistics
  • Maintain and operate equipment
  • Assist with design and approval for construction of new Events Centre
May 2014 –Nov 14Coil Tubing Underbalanced DrillingProject Manager / Superintendent

Baker Hughes Integrated Operation, Houston Texas

  • CTD development drilling, 4 oil wells
  • Sub-hydrostatic fractured carbonate, sour oil
  • Provide overall Project Leadership
  • Conduct engineering design for BlackBrush Energy CTD Ops
  • Lead daily call with the rig and implement any required actions
  • Review directional plans with sub-surface Team and approve same
  • Review and approve detailed drilling programs
  • Approve commissioning and familiarization program
  • Prepare HSE controls for project; bridging documents, HAZID, HAZOP etc
  • Prepare project specific drawings, P&ID, PFD, VND
  • Prepare project SOP’s
  • Source project personnel and equipment
  • Manage day to day drilling operations
  • Conduct Service Provider audits
  • Trouble shoot and resolve technical challenges in a timely manner
  • Champion lesson’s learned and implementation of same
  • Liaise with Geology and Reservoir to optimize well plan
  • Manage project commercials
  • Perform Gap Analysis to maximize project performance
  • Optimize operations to minimize NPT
Feb 10 – Apr 14Coil Tubing Underbalanced Drilling Technical Coordinator

Baker Hughes Integrated Operations, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

  • CTD redevelopment, 65 gas wells
  • 2 rigs, normally pressured wells, high temperature, sour gas
  • Through tubing re-entry, multi-lateral, underbalanced redevelopment campaign
  • Provide overall Project Leadership
  • Monitor Paleo steering relative to directional plan
  • Conduct Service Provider audits
  • Review directional plans with sub-surface Team and approve same
  • Review and approve detailed drilling programs
  • Minimize NPT
  • Report to Superintendent
  • Prepare and monitor campaign KPI’s for; safety, economics and operations
  • Manage and promote safety program, safety promotion and compliance
  • Technical Coordinator/ Manage daily CTD operations
  • Provide Engineering support for well design and delivery
  • Perform Gap Analysis to maximize project performance
  • Trouble shoot and resolve technical challenges
  • Manage 7 service providers associated with the project
  • Project account Manager in Aramco office
  • Coordinate and facilitate HAZID / HAZOP analysis for coil tubing and UBD systems
  • Manage MOC process and SOP amendments
  • Champion lesson’s learned and implementation of same
  • Well-site Team Leader as required
Oct 07 – Oct 09Drilling Advisor / Drilling Supervisor

TOTAL E&P Yemen, Republic of Yemen

  • Granite Basement development; 19 oil wells
  • Fractured basement, normally pressured and sub-hydrostatic
  • Report to the Engineering & Completions Manager
  • Work closely with Subsurface Team to maximize reservoir characterization while drilling
  • Ensured operations are conducted safely and in compliance with TOTAL Company Rules
  • Assist with development of TOTAL Company Rules relative to UBD operations
  • Review / update UBD procedures and practices as required
  • Report non-conformance, potential, or near-miss incidents; while tracking all accounts
  • Perform Engineering tasks to optimize operations for; performance improvement and maximize efficiency (Daily program, analysis of the flow, optimization of drilling parameters and procedures)
  • Advise on improvement of Drilling contractor and UBD interface
  • Perform Gap Analysis to maximize project performance
  • Conduct Service Provider audits
  • Review directional plans with sub-surface Team and approve same
  • Prepare the detailed drilling program and the End of Well Reports
  • Follow-up action points relative to learning’s and recommendations
  • Conduct commissioning of the UBD system prior to start-up
  • Coordinate UBD pre-spud meeting with on-site drilling and production teams
  • Champion lesson’s learned and implementation of same
  • Validate the data sent to the Reservoir Engineering department
  • Liaison with Production Superintendent and Logistics for planning operations and for potential conflicts in operations (e.g. permit to work and logistics)
  • Peer review of written work instructions
  • Optimize operations to minimize NPT
  • Constant liaison with Service Providers to pre-empt potential problems with equipment and or plan service required off critical path
  • Custodian of the Management of Change process and documentation
  • Complete end of campaign analysis report of; safety, economics and operations, prepare presentation for Management
  • Drilling Supervisoras required
Oct 06 – Sept 07Coil Tubing Underbalanced Drilling, Project Superintendent

Margham Dubai Establishment, Dubai Emirate, UAE

  • Fractured carbonate gas storage redevelopment; 11wells re-entered
  • Sub-hydrostatic, mist drilling, high temperature, sour gas
  • Through tubing re-entry, multi-lateral
  • Provide overall Project Leadership, manage daily CTD operations
  • Lead daily call with the rig and implement any required actions
  • Monitor Paleo steering relative to directional plan
  • Conduct Service Provider audits
  • Report to the General Manager
  • Complete end of campaign analysis of; safety, economics and operations
  • Manage/lead and promote safety program, safety promotion and compliance
  • Conduct well construction engineering, CTD well design
  • Plan and conduct logging operations prior to CTD re-entry
  • Plan and conduct well intervention prior to CTD re-entry
  • Prepare well specific CTD program
  • Conduct P10, P50 & P90 AFE costing analysis for UBD
  • Perform Gap Analysis to maximize project performance
  • Manage daily per well and project cost control
  • Optimize operations to minimize NPT
  • Complete end of campaign documentation
Sept 05 – Sept 06Drilling, Project Manager

TOTAL E&P Yemen, Republic of Yemen

  • Granite basement development; 2 oil wells
  • Normally pressured and sub-hydrostatic
  • Report to the Engineering & Completions Manager
  • Write UBD operational and contingency procedures
  • Facilitate tender evaluation process
  • Conduct HAZOP & HAZID on UBD, well design criteria, equipment and operations in preparation for execution of UBD ops
  • Prepare and present UBD training program to on-site decision makers.
  • Prepare detailed underbalanced drilling program
  • Manage and implement interface between Rig and UBD equipment and personnel
  • Manage project start-up (mobilization of UBD equipment)
  • Conduct Service Provider audits
  • Prepare commissioning and familiarization documentation
  • Optimize operations to minimize NPT
  • Drilling Supervisor
August 03 – July 05Drilling, Senior Project Engineer

Margham Dubai Establishment, Dubai Emirate, UAE

  • Fractured carbonate redevelopment, 2 gas wells, sub-hydrostatic
  • New drill project from conceptual design to execution including on site Engineering and Supervision
  • Conduct technical feasibility study for re-entry and new drill prospects in the Margham field
  • Conduct P10, P50 & P90 costing analysis
  • Engineer, well design
  • Prepare “Scope of Work” documentation for UBD Tender
  • Write UBD procedures relative to scope of work and well design
  • Prepare equipment specification documentation
  • Facilitate tender process
  • Conduct HAZOP & HAZID on UBD, design criteria, equipment and operations in preparation for execution of UBD ops
  • Prepare commissioning and familiarization documentation
  • Manage project start-up (mobilization of UBD equipment)
  • Conduct Service Provider audits
  • Minimize NPT
  • Snubbing, UBD well control
  • On-Site Drilling Supervisor
April 00 – April 03Drilling,Senior Engineer/Supervisor

Shell Expro, Southern Sector North Sea, UK

  • Fractured sandstone, 6 well gas redevelopment, sub-hydrostatic
  • UBDSupervision, offshore, aboard the Sante Fe – Britannia, Monarch and Endurer
  • Accountable for safety and efficiency during UBD operations
  • Provide technical and mechanical engineering support to all aspects of drilling operations
  • Supervise snubbing operations for each trip IH and OOH.
  • HS&E management, UBD surface and subsurface operations
  • Snubbing, UBD well control
  • Manage operational procedure changes, lateral learnings and daily written work instructions
  • Champion lesson’s learned and implementation of same
  • Orientate and train new crew member
  • Conduct Service Provider audits
  • Liaison daily drilling operations w/ Shell Expro base in Lowestoft
  • Underbalanced drilling supervisor, 3 well project for Occidental of Oman
  • Global Implementation Team advisor for PDO, UBD projects in Oman

1998-April 00Drilling, Senior Engineer/Supervisor

Tesco Drilling Technology, Calgary, Alberta

  • Engineering team leader for YPF/Repsol underbalanced drilling project in Western Argentina. Design and execution.
  • Project Leader for UBD operations at Pluspetrol’s, Ramos 1003 location in Northern Argentina. Design and execution.
  • Engineering Team Leader for Latin America, orientate and train rig crews in underbalanced drilling procedures.
  • Optimizing underbalanced drilling operations through reservoir modeling with Neotec multiphase flow software
  • Planning of horizontal, vertical and reentry wells in a variety of lithologies
  • Writing feasibility studies and underbalanced drilling programs
  • Conduct Service Provider audits
  • On-site technical supervision of underbalanced wells
  • Interpretation of well site data
  • Composing post well analysis
  • Evaluation of equipment bids for customer
  • Researching technical data for paper submissions
  • Formulation of programs for casing and drill string design, equivalent flow rates, air drilling volumetric requirements and snubbing operations
  • Assist in development of software pertinent to underbalanced drilling
  • Senior Production Supervisor

Novus West Petroleum Pty Ltd., Perth, WA

  • Supervise personnel for operation/maintenance of all gas lift and production operations (Airlie Island Offshore Oil Project)
  • Manage offshore mono-pod production facilities
  • Supervise tanker loading
  • Supervise subsea pipeline maintenance and repairs
  • Supervise mono-pod decommissioning
  • Production Supervisor

Apache Oil and Gas, Perth, WA

  • Supervised personnel for operation/maintenance of monopod offshore production facilities (Harriet Oil and Gas Field)
  • Supervise conversion of process operating system PLC to DCS

1991-1993Project Manager

Ministry of Mines Minerals and Petroleum Resources, Victoria British Columbia, Canada

  • Managed data capture of 8745 wells for development of; Provincial Petroleum Industry Data Base

1988-1991See Post Secondary Education

1979-1988Drilling Rigs and Production Testing (various positions)

Canada and Australia

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

2016Certificate – Traffic Accommodation Supervisor

Regina, Saskatchewan

2016Certificate – Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG)

Nisku, Alberta

2014Certificate – IWCF #S43856 / AD 341 / 0459

IPC, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.

2007Certificate – HUET

Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.

2002Certificate – GSF, Safety Focus I

Norwich, Britain UK

2002Certificate – Advanced Safety Leadership

Norwich, Britain UK

2002Certificate – PDO HSE & H2S Introduction

Muscat, Oman

2014Certificate – H2S Rescue

Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia

2000Certificate – Basic Offshore Safety

Petans Limited, Training Centre

Norwich, East Anglia UK

2000Certificate – Skiff Project, Underbalanced Drilling

Familiarization Course

  • The case for Underbalanced Drilling
  • HSE Management Issues
  • Underbalanced Drilling Operations
  • Underbalanced Tripping and Snubbing
  • Underbalanced Well Control

Shell Base, Lowestoft East Anglia, UK

1999Certificate – High Speed and Defensive Driving

Alberta Motor Association

Calgary, AB Canada

1998Certificate - Modern Safety Management

DNV (Det Norske Veritas)

Perth, WA

1996Certificate – Breathing Apparatus and Firefighting Course

RCS Emergency Safety Training Pty Ltd.

Fremantle, WA

1996License – Restricted Radio Operator License

Department of Transport/Maritime Division

Perth, WA

1996Certificate – Equipment operations to combat pollution of the sea by oil

Department of Transport/Maritime Division

Fremantle, WA

1996Certificate – Natural Gas engine operation and maintenance

Oceanic Compression Services

Vicksburg Platform, WA

2016Certificate – Advanced First Aid

St. John Ambulance, Nisku, Alberta

1996Certificate – Helicopter underwater escape training and basic sea survival

Industry for Accident Prevention (IFAP)

Perth, WA

1995Certificate – Train the Trainer

Technical Operation Training School (T.O.T.S.)

Perth, WA

1994License– Class B Gas Fitter

Canadian Gas Association

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

D.O.B.27 March 1961

CitizenshipCanadian/Right to Abode in the UK/Portuguese resident/US TN visa

PassportCanadian

Drivers Lic#Canadian – clean abstract

Marital StatusMarried – 3 Children

References
  • Kathryn Humphrey - VP Engineering BHIO - - mobile +1 832 477 3923
  • Steve Carter - Manager Engineering and Operations BlackBrush Oil and Gas - - +1 210 844 4522
  • Alasdair Law - Senior Project Manager BHIO - - mobile +966 55 050 2718
  • Kent Rumbles – Country Manager – Xtreme Coil Drilling – –mobiles +1 780 720 8387

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