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Drilling Consultants

Syntillica offers expertise in drilling to advise on planning, costing and execution for exploration, appraisal and development wells in cooperation with subsurface and engineering disciplines.

Drilling operations require a detailed appreciation of the geology of formation surrounding the reservoir as well as the type (clastic, carbonate) the target fluid (oil, gas) and the pressures, temperatures, stresses and chemicals (e.g. H2S, CO2) involved. Without this critical information, safe drilling can not be performed with the appropriate downhole components in place.

Syntillica can provide the consulting experience needed to advise on drilling operations both onshore and offshore for vertical, deviated, horizontal and multi-laterals.

A sample of the professionals who create capabilities.

Contact Syntillica to request a CV or Project Proposal.
Decommissioning Advisor
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Industry Experience
  • Principal level consultant
  • 25+ years oil industry experience  
  • Experience in well abandonment, hydraulic work over (HWO), drilling, well intervention and project management
  • Led drilling and abandonment projects through stage gate approval processes with a focus on cost reduction, new technology and innovation
  • Led a rig selection process that resulted in the award of a significant modular rig and engineering services contract
  • Managed projects through early planning stages, delivering results on time and within budget, coordinating peer and gate readiness reviews and managing relationships with partner and shareholder representatives
  • Identified novel solutions and cost reduction opportunities for decommissioning projects and developed cost models to support option comparison and selection
  • For major service companies, managed tender response projects and successfully delivered comprehensive negotiated contract awards for bundled well abandonment services
  • Chartered Engineer, BSc in Engineering Technology, Certified Project Management Associate (IPMA Level D), OND in Engineering (Marine).  
  • Example work: Repsol Sinopec UK, Talisman UK, Dong Energy, Xodus, Baker Hughes Inteq, Halliburton (supporting global projects for Shell, Exxon, BP, Chevron, Total). 
  • Software: MS Project, Cerberus Modelling.
  • ERP00106
Drilling Advisor
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Industry Experience
  • Principal level consultant
  • 18 years oil industry experience  
  • Oilfield operational experience in drilling, workovers and completions. 
  • Conducted full drilling and workover projects
  • Onshore and Offshore experience from around the world
  • Development projects: Deepwater, HPHT, horizontal drilling 
  • Managed services: Rig, Mud, Cement, Mud-logging
  • Well Design, well operations management, HSE  
  • Consulting clients from independents, large multi-nationals and national operators.
  • Technical experience gained with Wintershall, Perenco (Gabon, Turkey, Eritrea). 
  •  MSc in Petroleum Engineering, MSc in Mechanical and General Engineering.  
  • Example work: African Petroleum, Glencore, Perenco, Wintershall. 
  • Software: StressCheck, WellPlan, Open Wells Reporting, Compass and Casing Sheet. 
  • ERP00066 
Drilling Advisor
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Industry Experience
  • Principal level consultant
  • 34 years oil industry experience  
  • A drilling and wells specialist consultant with initial career in the service sector but in the last 20+ years has been working with both major and independent Oil and Gas operators
  • Worked both in drilling and completion related roles and is comfortable in both disciplines
  • Geographically has been involved in projects located all over the globe from US GoM to Australia. More detailed specialisation has been within the heavily regulated North Sea in both the UK and Norwegian sectors
  • Exposure to most wells related areas including, but not limited to: deep water, HPHT, well decommissioning and carbon capture/storage, advanced multi-laterals, coiled tubing/thru tubing drilling and ESP’s
  •  BA in Business Management, HND in Mechanical Engineering  
  • Example work: Energean, Statoil, Bahamas Petroleum, Talisman, Norsk, Shell, Amerada Hess 
  • Software: Landmark Wellplan, Stresscheck, RMS (Roxar reservoir/geological/drilling modelling software), RMX and P1  
  • ERP00120
Drilling Advisor
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Industry Experience
  • Principal level consultant
  • 30+ years oil industry experience  
  • Provided guidance and advice on challenging wells, overseeing diverse projects such as MPD rig modifications and well control, reviewing and auditing procedures for an ultra-deep well offshore
  • Developed and conducted extensive drilling training courses both in-house as well as bespoke training for clients
  • Provided drilling engineering services to a CCUS (carbon capture) project 
  • As head of well performance group operations developed well performance as a strategic initiative and analysed drilling challenges by working closely with clients to develop mitigating engineering solutions and training methods
  • Managed local and international multi-disciplinary teams with overall responsibility for HSE, budgetary and technical matters for the planning and execution of all onshore and offshore wells.
  • Key team member in operations department providing drilling expertise and support to the global fleet of 23 rigs  
  • Representative in various client strategic and well planning tasks with the emphasis on more difficult non-routine operations, high-risk wells and field development options
  • Vast practical drilling experience with major operating companies all around the world including Bangladesh, Pakistan, Egypt, Oman, UK, Norway, Brunei and the Philippines  
  • C. Eng, MSc in Offshore Engineering  
  • Example work: Maersk, Taqa Britani, Bowleven, Total, BP, British Gas and ConocoPhillips, Shell, Petro-Canada, Lasmo and PDO.  
  • Software: various software 
  • ERP00067 
Drilling Consultant
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  • Senior level consultant
  • 17 years oil industry experience  
  • Highly motivated Drilling Team Lead and Consultant 
  • Five years experience focused on leading of complex well integrated engineering management companies and Operations globally. 
  • A proven track record on management systems and process implementation, well integrity, problem avoidance, contingency planning, risk management, operational assurance and successful project delivery. 
  • Led complex multi-million-dollar project investments from conceptual project planning to closeout, including supply chain management, tenders and contract negotiations. 
  • Excellent communication skills and in-depth knowledge of all Oil and Gas Upstream activities carried out both on and offshore including deepwater environments. 
  • Experienced with Contractors, Service Companies, Operators and Project Management Companies. 
  •  MSc in Petroleum Engineering.  
  • Example work: Glencore, IOOC, LGO, Oriental Oil, POGC, Repsol, Sinopec
  • Software: StressCheck, WellPlan, Open Wells Reporting, Compass and Casing Sheet. 
  • ERP00065 
Drilling Consultant
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Industry Experience
  • Senior level consultant
  • 15 years oil industry experience  
  • Experience in all well planning, intervention and abandonment activities including but not limited to tendering, contract negotiation, casing design, equipment selection, HSE submissions, casing design, AFEs and rig operation optimisation
  • Extensive deepwater and remote location experience for both exploration and development drilling
  • Provided expert witness services for international arbitration and advising on various litigation / arbitration
  •  MSc in Oil and Gas Engineering, BEng Mechanical Engineering
  • Example work: Tullow Oil, BG, Hess, Premier, Heritage, Ineos, AGR, Hardy Exploration and Production, Carrizo Oil and Gas, and other companies
  • Software: Competent user of Landmark EDM, DescisonSpace and industry standard software packages.
  • ERP00069
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