Wellsite Drilling & Completion Specialists |
Resume of Donald E. (Buck) Rice Jr. |
Work Experience 1999 - Present, Independent Consultant, Tyler, Texas Projects include EOG Resources Offshore GOM, Petrolera Ameirven, GE/Allied Signal Chemical. 2000 - 2002, Management Representative, PETROLERA AMERIVEN, Eastern Venezuela Project Development and Start-up of Hamaca Heavy Oil Project in Eastern Venezuela. EH&S Advisor to Drilling Department - Develop and Implement EH&S Plans for Drilling, Completion, Workover and Service Operations and Simultaneous Operations Plans with Construction and Production. 1998 - 2000, Drilling Superintendent, PETROLERA AMERIVEN, Eastern Venezuela Senior company representative in remote area. Budget and Schedule development for 1,000+ Horizontal Wells and 200,000+ BOPD. Develop company relationships, negotiate contracts, hire and manage staff and field operations. Developed basic Spanish language skill. 1992 - 1997, Construction Site Project Manager, ARCO Environmental Remediation Supervise engineering, demolition and construction phases of projects at refinery, chemical, nuclear and metals manufacturing sites and product terminals (operating and non-operating). 1974 - 1992, Drilling Supervisor, Senior Drilling Supervisor, Area Drilling Supervisor, ARCO Oil & Gas Co. , (AK - CA - TX - GOM - Rocky Mt. - Mid Continent) Supervise Drilling, Completion and Workover Operations. Onshore; in towns and remote locations. Offshore; Platform, Jackup, Semi-Submersible and Drillship MODUs in water depths to 3,500 ft. and hostile environments (Gulf of Alaska and South China Sea). Area Drilling Supervisor with responsibility for company drilling operations in Gulf of Mexico. Senior Drilling Supervisor, ARCO International Oil Gas Co. (China - Indonesia) Offshore South China Sea with Chinese National Oil Company rig and crews. Area Drilling Supervisor, ARCO International Oil Gas Co. (China - Indonesia) Offshore NW Java Sea. Responsibility for multiple drilling, completion and workover operations with Indonesian counterpart. Training Indonesia Nationals for Oil & Gas Operations. All positions include line responsibility for worker safety and regulatory compliance. Drilling, Completion, Workover And Operations Experience Deep High Pressure OBM (S. Texas, S. Louisiana, Calif.) Deep High Pressure WBM (GOM, Calif.) Shallow High Pressure (N. Calif., Wash) Shallow, Fast, Multiple Rig Development (Calif., Venezuela) Overthrust, Deep & Medium (Wyo., Calif. Sespe) Directional/Horizontal (Calif., Alaska, GOM, Texas, Indonesia, Venezuela) Snubbing & Coiled Tubing Workover, Service, Drilling (Alaska, GOM, S. Texas, Calif.) Field Operations (E. Texas, Calif.) Other Relevant Experience 1967 - 1974 Oilfield Services - Drilling Fluids Engineer, Area Engineer, Area Engineering Manager Area Manager, Dresser Oilfield Products & Services- Magcobar, Swaco, Security, Guiberson, Atlas 1961 - 1967 Oilwell Drilling Contractors - Rotary Helper, Derrickman, Driller 1958 - 1961 U. S. Navy - Underwater Demolition Education 1978, Engineering Science, University of Alaska at Anchorage, AK 1964, Petroleum Technology, Long Beach City College, Long Beach, CA Training/Certifications Well Control, Drilling, Completion & Workover Supervisor, Surface & Sub-Sea Advanced Sub-Sea Well Control Snubbing, Stripping and Coiled Tubing Operations Coiled Tubing Drilling Completion Technology Hydrogen Sulfide Safety, Supervisor Offshore Survival, Supervisor OSHA Safety Supervisor OSHA Hazardous Materials Emergency Response OSHA Emergency Response Incident Commander DuPont STOP Actions Employees Can Take DuPont STOP Safety Supervisor Spill Prevention, Control and Clean up Offshore and Onshore Fire Fighting and Damage Control, Land, Marine and Offshore Facilities Professional Affiliations American Petroleum Institute Society of Petroleum Engineers International Association of Drilling Contractors Petroleum Pioneers, Associate |