Paul Pinedo
Petroleum Engineer
Barranquilla
Summary
With 14 years of experience in the Oil and Gas sector, I am a highly skilled Petroleum Engineer. My expertise lies in D&C (Drilling and Completion) with 10 years of experience, as well as 4 years in Production. This has given me a deep understanding of both field and office-based roles. I have successfully led multicultural teams in onshore, offshore, and WO environments. Through effective communication, technical proficiency, and strong teamwork, I consistently achieve high productivity. I am dedicated to continual improvement and adhering to industry best practices, always prioritizing incident-free operations.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
13
13
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
Drill Site Manager (Company Man)
ONGC
02.2022 - Current
- ONGC, Drill Site Manager (Company Man), during the drilling and completing operations for exploratory wells.
- Approximately ~13,000 ft (3,962 m) depth wells with more than 30 degree of inclination.
- Leading the field team for safe and efficient operations framing the local drilling parameters, and applying Drilling and Completions (D&C) best practices.
- Reduced downtime and costs by 15% streamlining drill site operations and optimizing equipment utilization.
Well Site Manager (Company Man)
HOCOL
01.2021 - 06.2021
- HOCOL, Well Site Manager (Company Man) during the execution of workover operations in onshore wells.
- Overseeing the safety of the personnel and ensuring operations are executed per the program for 6 wells.
- Coil tubing and wireline combined operations to collect information on dynamic and static gradients in a depleted reservoir.
- Reconditioning operations were completed according to plan, on time, and with zero incidents.
Drilling Engineer
Chevron
03.2018 - 11.2020
- Drilling Engineer in Petropiar (NOJV) in eastern Venezuela, ~7,500 ft (2,286 m) depth wells with ~4,000 ft (1,219 m) of horizontal hole section.
- Ensure incident-free operations leading two (2) drilling rigs (1500 HP and 750 HP).
- Design thermal and cold-producing wells for low consolidated heavy oil reservoirs with risk of total losses.
- Reduce costs per well and optimize drilling and completion time, while leading the training of PDVSA employees.
- Manage key information, daily operations, lessons learned, best practices, and new operational procedures.
- Implement continual improvement tools like Lean Sigma, achieving the reduction of average drilling and completion time by 20%, from 15 days down to 12 days per wells. And reduced the average cost per well by 16%,
- Apply engineering tools analysis to design BHA, drilling string, and hydraulics, and to evaluate torque & drag.
- Lead multiple teams to achieve timely projects’ execution (SCM, production, reservoir, and geology).
Operations Supervisor
Chevron
05.2016 - 03.2018
- Operations Supervisor in a natural gas production and compression plant, overseeing daily operations of two fields, including two (2) offshore platforms for a total combined production of more than 220 MMSCFD.
- Ensure incident-free operations in two (2) offshore platforms and a natural gas production and compression plant.
- Lead the planning and execution of maintenance work for the production facilities including shutdown.
- As a subject matter expert in Operational Excellence Systems.
- Review, update, and generate new Ops Procedures.
- Ensure compliance with the standards of the Work Safe Process (LOTO, PTW, WAH, Confined Spaces).
- Lead the start-up operations of the facilities after the execution of major turnaround maintenance (TAM).
- Ensure control and supervision of equipment, tools, and inventory of spare parts in the maintenance warehouses.
- Guarantee government compliance with regulations for natural gas production in the country.
- Act as the company's representative with gas transport companies for custody transfer, quality, and maintenance.
Deep Water Field Drilling Engineer
Chevron
01.2013 - 05.2016
- DWEP Field Drilling Engineer in the Gulf of Mexico, on ~30,000 ft (9,144 m) depth wells with ~4,500 ft (1,371) of water, in subsalt reservoirs.
- Preparation of Plans Of Action (POAs) for daily operations. Leading the team for oustanding 16 % reduction on overall cost.
- Operation Information management in Wellview, maintain costs and inventory control of materials.
- Lead teams to constantly assessing the progress throught forecasting the operations.
- Ensure compliance with the regulations for offshore drilling operations (BSEE 30-CFR-250).
- Ensure compliance with the technical standards (Global, SPO, RP, and Guides).
- Participate in the investigation of incidents, and share lessons learned with other drill-ships.
- Participate with the office team in the design and planning process of Deepwater wells.
Field Drilling Engineer
Chevron
11.2011 - 01.2013
- Field Drilling Engineer during a drilling campaign for ~8,000 ft (2,438) depth wells with 1,500 ft (457 m) of horizontal section in persalt reservoirs.
- Capture daily operations activities into Wellview, maintain cost control, and inventory of materials (includes tools).
- Prepare a Plan Of Action (POA) for each operation involving all responsible parties.
Gas Senior Technician Onshore/Offshore
Chevron
07.2009 - 11.2011
- Onshore and Offshore Gas Senior Technician, overseeing Gas production in one onshore plant and two Offshore platforms.
- Facility operator from the control room on the Gas Compression Plant and the two Offshore Platforms, coordinating to support the daily preventive maintenance program.
- Bridg with the construction team during the new gas plant construction applying a safe work process.
- Overseeing daily production schedule complying with the Gas quality before delivering it to the pipeline system.
- Responsible for ensuring incident-free operations and compliance with the reports of the Ministry of Energy.
Education
Bachelor’s Degree - Petroleum Engineering
Universidad Nacional De Colombia
Medellín, ANT 07.2002 - 09.2008
Petroleum Engineering
Chevron Training Center
Houston, Texas 07.2009 - 05.2016
Skills
Technical Oil and Gas
Risk Management
Analytical Thinking
undefinedTimeline
Drill Site Manager (Company Man)
ONGC
02.2022 - Current
Well Site Manager (Company Man)
HOCOL
01.2021 - 06.2021
Drilling Engineer
Chevron
03.2018 - 11.2020
Operations Supervisor
Chevron
05.2016 - 03.2018
Deep Water Field Drilling Engineer
Chevron
01.2013 - 05.2016
Field Drilling Engineer
Chevron
11.2011 - 01.2013
Petroleum Engineering
Chevron Training Center
07.2009 - 05.2016
Gas Senior Technician Onshore/Offshore
Chevron
07.2009 - 11.2011
Bachelor’s Degree - Petroleum Engineering
Universidad Nacional De Colombia
07.2002 - 09.2008
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