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Résumé

Jeffrey R. Hughes - President

EDUCATION

  • Pre-Civil Engineering Studies - Georgia Institute of Technology - Atlanta, GA (1971 - 1973)
  • B.S., Petroleum Engineering - Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge, LA (1976)

SPECIAL SCHOOLS / SOCIETIES

  • Well Control Schools (IADC Approved) (1976 to present)
  • Floating Drilling School - Sig Harris (1978)
  • Drilling Fluids School - Magcobar Mud Company (1978)
  • Engineered Completions School - Schlumberger (1983)
  • Tubing Conveyed Perforating & Completions School - Welex (1986)
  • Member of SPE, AADE and API
  • Registered Professional Engineer, Texas (No. 50982)
  • Professional Engineer-in-Training, Louisiana (No. T-5019)

OILFIELD EXPERIENCE: (1976 to Present - 32 years)

  • President - HTK Consultants, Inc.
    Domestic and International  (1991 - present)

    Started petroleum engineering consulting firm offering wellsite supervision as well as in-house consulting engineering to the oil and gas industry. Clients include Forest Oil Company, EOG Resources, Elf Exploration, Inc., UMC Petroleum Corporation, Samedan Oil Corporation, Spinnaker Exploration, Hall-Houston Oil Company, Horizon Production & Operating LLC, Energy Partners Limited, Arena Energy, Wapiti Energy, Seagull Energy, Transworld Exploration & Production, Sterling Energy, F-W Oil Exploration, Paloma Resources, Forest Oil, Lime Rock Resources, PB Energy, Contango Operators, Goldston Oil and Probe Resources.  Represented the United Nations as their Chief Technical Advisor to improve drilling efficiency in the Tarim Basin of the People's Republic of China in 1991. Designed and fabricated a cuttings slurrification unit for On Site Disposal Systems, Inc. of Houston to dispose of oil-base drill cuttings down the annulus in 1992. Served as consultant to Elf Congo on the semi submersible SEDCO 701 to advise and oversee jetting in 30" drive pipe in 600' of water offshore Congo in 1993.

  • Drilling Superintendent - Greenhill Petroleum Corporation
    Texas, Louisiana and New Mexico  (1990 - 1991)

    Supervised drilling operations for both onshore and offshore Louisiana as well as Texas and New Mexico. Completed the drilling of 45 wells in the first six months of Greenhill's 1991 fiscal year including a 14,000' high pressure gas well in Wharton County, Texas.

  • Drilling Manager - Pelto Oil Company
    Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Alabama  (1984 - 1989)

    Responsible for Pelto's drilling operations for both onshore and offshore Texas and Louisiana as well as land operations in New Mexico, Oklahoma and Alabama. Planned and executed the drilling of 36 wells in 1988 with on-site supervision provided by contract drilling supervisors.

  • Drilling Superintendent - Texoma Production Company
    Texas and Louisiana  (1981 - 1983)

    Supervised Texoma's drilling operations both onshore and offshore. Specific projects included installation of 21 conductors on a mudslide platform in Main Pass Block 151, supervised drilling of relief well and killing and capping of a blowout at South Marsh Island Block 95. Participated as a member of the "People-to-People Petroleum Engineering Delegation" chosen to go to the People's Republic of China in August, 1983.

  • Drilling Engineer/ District Drilling Engineer - Placid Oil Company
    Louisiana and Texas Gulf Coast  (1976 - 1981)

    Worked in the office and field monitoring drilling operations both onshore and offshore Louisiana on land rigs, inland barges, jack-ups, drillships and semi-submersibles. Office work included well planning, casing design, tubing design, preparing drilling and completion procedures and updating Placid's operations manual. Transferred to Texas to plan and supervise the drilling and completion of seven deep wells ranging from 15,000' to 25,000'.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS FOR CONSULTING WORK:

  • Drilling Supervisor
  • Drilling Manager
  • Drilling Engineer

ADDITIONAL:

  • Deep (25,000 ft) and High Pressure Well Experience
  • High Angle / Extended Reach Drilling Experience

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