Geologist

-mail: tonyf@netspace.net.au    trading as TONY FORD GEOCON P/L 

                                         

Wellsite Geologist 

And-
MWD & LWD Engineer, Directional Drilling Tool Operator, Abnormal Pressure Detection Engineer and Well Logger.


Bachelor of Applied Science (Geology) Bendigo CAE, 1983

Available as consultant wellsite geologist in oil and gas work.

Currently resident of Gippsland, Victoria, and prepared to train up on equipment and methods relating to further career skill set in geo-engineering.

Referees- Doug Short, atizvar@bigpond.net.au , Andrew James ajgeo@ozemail.com.au  

EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY


2013 Wellsite Geologist Consultant to Tellus PNC in Cooper Basin as second WG
2012 Wellsite Geologist Consultant to GreenEnergyAustralia- coring, October 2012, and to Lakes Oil NL on stratigraphic coring in the Latrobe Valley, Gippsland Victoria to June 2013

Fifteen years with two divisions of the global petroleum service company, HDS, Halliburton Australia Pty Ltd (Formerly Gearhart Australia Pty Ltd). 1983 to 1999.
Two years with Anadril, Schlumberger Oilfield Services Australia, September 2000 to September 2002 as a LWD engineer.

The divisions were employed in Oil and Gas Exploration or field appraisals or redevelopment programs.


Participated in over 170 wells

Produced End Of Well Reports and/or associated Formation Evaluation Logs or Gamma logs. Locations Australia Wide , with North Sea, Philippines, Thailand and China experience.
Supervising, communication, logistics and Liaison were key roles.
Postions
M.W.D. & Directional Drilling Tool Operator and L.W.D. Field Engineer Australia and Overseas; 1995 to 2002, Pore Pressure Analyst  and Formation Evaluation Geologist/Engineer  Offshore Onshore Australia, North Sea (UK), Thailand, Philippines; 1983 to 1989 Wellsite Geologist-Delhi Petroleum, south-west Queensland, 1987-1988.

2013 Wellsite Geologist Consultant to Tellus PNC in Cooper Basin as second WG 


Wellsite Assistant to Operations Geologist, Lakes Oil Pty LtdAssistant to Operations Geologist, Morwell, on Yallourn Power-1, logging progress, gas and returns for the tophole section, reporting. Well classified by D.P.I. as Stratigraphic.
October   2012 Wellsite geologist GreenPower Energy Australia
Supervising coring operation East Trafalgar, West Gippsland, logging core, wrapping  and packing and delivery of same to Mulgrave laboratory
Logging While Drilling Field Engineer 2000-2002Schlumberger Australia- Anadrill,
Locations Australia- Moomba and Bass Strait
Trained in UK, 2001, for using the MWD and LWD downhole tools.
Measurement While Drilling, 1996 – 1999
Halliburton Drilling Systems
Level 2: DIS1 operator on Fortescue, Cobia (1996/1997); HDS1/TRACS operator on Bream-B / West Tuna (1997), Snapper-Moonfish and Flounder projects (1998) and TRACS operator Hong Kong, China, 1999.
The TRACS and HDS tools were world leading technology at the time of the release. Moonfish project was one of the longest horizontally drilled wells in Australia. Trained on HDS tools in Fort Worth Texas 1996, 1997.
Pressure Data Analyst, 1989 – 1996 Halliburton Drilling Systems
North Sea, Australia and SE Asia as Senior Field Supervisor.
Main duty Overpressure Data Detection Analysis. Liaison between Bass Strait SDL (Surface Data Logging) units and Melbourne Halliburton, Esso and BHP Offices. Helped develop use of PCs in the field for Australia, with the training in the North Sea, UK, Jan-Dec 1990. promoted to Second Man in the UK for eight-man crews, and Unit Manager of offshore and onshore logging units back in Australia, Thailand and the Philippines between 1991 and 1992.
Senior Logger, 1988 – 1989 Gearhart Geodata, Gearhart Australia
Unit Manager onshore or senior logger offshore, mudlogging Australia wide. Interesting drilling project in this period where we worked on 2 wells on converted mineral drilling rigs exploring for petroleum or metal deposits in far western QLD,  in the Georgina Basin, and in mid-North Northern Territory, and logging the continuous core. Another interesting project was at the top of the hills above Palm Valley, NT.
Wellsite Geologist, 1987 – 1988 Gearhart Geodata, Gearhart Australia
Wellsite Geologist Consultant to Delhi Petroleum in SW Queensland (Jackson area) for 4 wells, 1988.
Formation Evaluation Geologist or Logger, 1983 – 1987
Joined Gearhart Geodata Division, Gearhart Australia October 3
working Australia wide, initially NW Shelf then primarily Cooper basin as a formation evaluation or mudlogging geologist. Promotion to onshore operations Unit Manager  level by 1987. Worked in Bass Strait on the Snapper and Bream platforms, and with Bond Petroleum in the Arafura Sea 1986 on Drill Ship SEDCO 445.
After graduation I had a few jobs before joining Gearhart Australia (now Halliburton Australia): Abattoir Cleaner (1992-1983) and then Science Laboratory Assistant and Maths Tutor to senior high school students studying for their HSC/VCE (1983).
While an undergraduate, I had a number of vacation and weekend positions including Kitchen Hand at a Seafood Restaurant (1980), Geologist's Assistant in gold prospecting (C.R.A., 1981),  Native Garden Landscaping Labourer (1980-1982), Petrol Station Attendant (1981), Kyneton Abattoir: Meat Packer 1982, Cleaner 1983.

 SKILLS

 As a wellsite geologist, mudlogger or MWD/LWD operator, skills delivered,  operational responsibilities:
  • Liaison between wellsite drilling and geological teams to achieve project goals
  • Communication with the company operations and reservoir departments
  • Evaluation and description of geological well samples including cuttings, cores and sidewall cores
  • Analysis, evaluation and interpretation of gas data and ratio calculations
  • Geological and drilling data evaluation
  • Advising on formation pore pressure, drilling hazards and bit optimisation
  • Production and transmission of daily reports
  • Compilation of wellsite lithology log - expert in HRH Winlog software for log construction and visualisation
  • Quality Assurance and supervision of geological service companies including mudlogging, LWD and wireline, Directional Drilling
  • Coring, side wall coring and casing point selection
  • Liaison between wellsite drilling and geological teams to achieve project goals
  • Geosteering supervision and management
  • Supervision of geological sample acquisition, storage and despatch
  • "Hot shot" sample selection and shipment
  • Wireline witnessing and selection of sample and testing points
  • Wireline "quick look" interpretation
  • Well data merging to computer systems and databases
  • Correlation with offset and regional wells and production of correlation panels
  • End of Well Reporting and production of final well and completion logs
  • Directional Drilling, MWD and LWD operations
    Fitting-out, Installing and Commissioning mobile laboratories for computer based data acquisition
    Rock sample and Core description analysis by hand specimen and microscope
    Geological Log Drafting by hand or computer
    Interpretation of Mudlogs, MWD Gamma Logs and LWD/Wireline Log Suites and Correlation
    Compilation of geological data for reports and logs
    Wellsite Geology / Supervisor
    Spreadsheets, Word Processing, Databases, Webpage construction
Background, experience, expertise and achievements:

  • · achieved a degree in Applied Geology, completing chemistry, physics, calculus and geo-statistics, and experience using a scanning electron microscope at that time
  • · Oil and Gas exploration as a Formation Evaluation Geologist and measurement while drilling operator
  • · duties included microscopy (detailed examination of rock cuttings and core samples), fluoroscopy and gas chromatography and later Gamma-ray logging of formations.
  • · Additional duties were setting up mobile laboratories at the rig site, installing remote sensors, collecting/compiling/collating and interpreting data for reports and logs.
  • · Used computerised data acquisition methods for data collection and statistical analysis. I have been using Microsoft Word and Excel for report writing.
  • · Liaison position as a senior supervisor at the rig-site and on-call, looking after the clients needs,
  • · training personnel, keeping time sheets, instrumentation and supplies up to date.
  • · Quality assurance was a top priority with tight schedules to keep, completing reports before the next well started.
  • · Implementation of new computers and equipment was always an exciting challenge to overcome so to provide better services for our clients, and consider myself an adaptable and quick learner.
FURTHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING 
IT Certificate II 2009
Retail Certificate 2, 2008
LWD Tools, England, Schlumberger, March, 2001
Forklift Operator, March 2000,
Workplace First Aid Certificate L2 1999
Power Boat handling, 1999, equivalent to NSW, QLD, SA boat licenses
TRACS Operations 1997
Current HUET 1997 to Aug 2000
Safety in the Workplace 1997
HDS-1 Operations 1996
Directional Drilling 1996
Introduction to Surveying & MWD 1996
LWD Applications 1996
LWD Log Analysis 1996
Augmented Bottom Hole Assembly 1995
How to Supervise People 1992
H2S Survival 1993
Performance Drilling System 1995
Fire Fighting & Survival Course 1990
Wireline Interpretation: Theo Grupping 1990
Client Relations 1990
Over-Pressure Detection 1990
Mudlogging, Instrumentation 1983


PAST AND PRESENT PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia  (current member)

Melbourne Cricket Club (1989, current member)
Australian Institute of Geoscientists  (past member)
Geological Society of Australia  (past member)
Melbourne PC Users Group  (past member)
Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (past member)

COMPUTER SKILLS
Networking multiple PCs in office/home environment

MSOffice (96, 2000, 2007, 2010 Excel, Word, Access.) to complete reports and various work,
Windows 95 and 98, Millenium, XP, Vista and Windows 7
Drafting, using Halliburton’s Computer Based Log DIS-1, HDS-1 and LDS software.
Assembling IBM compatibles for use with Win3.11/95/98/2000/XP/Vista/Windows7
Programming an integrator (a computerised controller and printer) to run and read out data from a Gas Chromatograph.
Programming techniques and the BASIC computer language

SERVICE COMPANT CLIENTS
Ampolex, Hamilton Brothers (UK) Occidental (OXY) Bond Petroleum KUFPEC CHEVRON Lakes Oil Premier(UK) Phillips66(China) CSR Petroleum(QLD) LASMO(QLD) SAGSCO(Tas,SA) Magellan SANTOS SOC EssoAustralia MIMPetroleum Hartogen(QLD) PetroEnergy BHPPetroleum BORAL Inland Oil Company (QLD) Philidrill (Philippines) Delhi Petroleum Diamond Shamrock(Aust) Marathon TOTAL Exxon Mincor Ultramar(Aust) Fletcher Challenge(Philippines) Minora Unocal(Thailand) Fletcher Challenge(NZ) WAPET

WORK LOCATIONS
Bass Strait Gippsland Basin VIC;
Carnarvon Basin, WA,
Canning Basin, WA;
Eromanga Basins, SA, QLD;
Georgina Basin, NT/QLD;
West onshore Otway Basin, VIC,SA
Great Artesian Basin, SA, QLD;
Macarthur River area, NT
Palm Valley Basin, NT;
Perth to Geraldton area, WA
Surat and Bowen Basins, QLD;
Timor Sea (ZOCA-Marathon)
The Northwest Shelf, Onslow to west of Barrow, off the Montebellos, to north of Broome to Timor Sea
 

Overseas:
UK North Sea, Northern Sector, 12 month assignment 1990
onshore Northern Thailand once 1992
offshore Philippines (Busuanga) three times; 1993
and South China Sea once. 1999

Australia wide jobs

I have worked in the field as a mudlogger or pressure analyst or directional surveyor or logging while drilling engineer or as a wellsite geologist in Australia since 1983 October.
All the wells I have ever been to, date, client, position, location and the rigs types between 83 to 96 with Sclumberger and Halliburton
North Sea- Crawford Fields abandonedThe Crawford field is located 230km east of the Orkney Islands, in UK Block 9/28a

DATE WELL Well_ID CLIENT POSITION LOCATION BASIN area RIG RIG_TYPE wells offshore OFFSHORE STATE COUNTRY
03-Oct-83 FLORES-1 001 OCCIDENTAL TRAINEE NW SHELF CARNARVON MAERSK VALIANT Jackup 1 OFFSHORE WA AUSTRALIA 1
10-Nov-83 SCOTIA-2 002 MINCOR LOGGER WANDOAN SURAT ODE 12 Triple   ONSHORE QLD AUSTRALIA
01-Dec-83 LEANDER REEF-1 003 DIAMOND SHAMROCK LOGGER GERALDTON PERTH REGIONAL ENDEAVER Double 2 OFFSHORE WA AUSTRALIA
01-Jan-84 HARRIET-2 004 OCCIDENTAL LOGGER NW SHELF CARNARVON MAERSK VALIANT Jackup 3 OFFSHORE WA AUSTRALIA
30-Jan-84 HARRIET-3 005 OCCIDENTAL LOGGER NW SHELF CARNARVON MAERSK VALIANT Jackup 4 OFFSHORE WA AUSTRALIA
01-Apr-84 MINJIN-1 006 EXXON LOGGER NW SHELF CANNING BROOME MAERSK VALIANT Jackup 5 OFFSHORE WA AUSTRALIA
01-Jun-84 HARRIET-4 007 OCCIDENTAL LOGGER NW SHELF CARNARVON MAERSK VALIANT Jackup 6 OFFSHORE WA AUSTRALIA
01-Jul-84 HARRIET-5 008 OCCIDENTAL LOGGER NW SHELF CARNARVON MAERSK VALIANT Jackup 7 OFFSHORE WA AUSTRALIA
01-Aug-84 HARRIET-6 009 OCCIDENTAL LOGGER NW SHELF CARNARVON MAERSK VALIANT Jackup 8 OFFSHORE WA AUSTRALIA
01-Sep-84 LENITA-1 010 OCCIDENTAL LOGGER NW SHELF CARNARVON MAERSK VALIANT Jackup 9 OFFSHORE WA AUSTRALIA
01-Oct-84 LELEPTIAN-1 011 DELHI LOGGER MOOMBA COOPER S&T 14 Triple   ONSHORE SA AUSTRALIA
10-Nov-84 HAMMOND-1 012 DELHI LOGGER JACKSON EROMANGA/COOPER S&T 16 Triple   ONSHORE QLD AUSTRALIA
01-Dec-84 BARYULAH-1 013 DELHI LOGGER JACKSON EROMANGA/COOPER ODE 12 Triple   ONSHORE QLD AUSTRALIA
10-Jan-85 TICKALARA-2 014 DELHI LOGGER MOOMBA COOPER ODE 12 Triple   ONSHORE SA AUSTRALIA
20-Feb-85 EPSILON-3 015 DELHI LOGGER MOOMBA COOPER ODE 12 Triple   ONSHORE SA AUSTRALIA
01-Mar-85 BARRATA-1 016 DELHI LOGGER MOOMBA COOPER ODE 12 Triple   ONSHORE SA AUSTRALIA -28.29108739 Longitude140.68422372
01-Mar-85 KIWARRICK-1 017 DELHI LOGGER MOOMBA COOPER ODE 12 Triple   ONSHORE SA AUSTRALIA -28.605553 Longitude140.38251
15-Apr-85 BAGUNDI-1 018 DELHI LOGGER MOOMBA COOPER S&T 14 Triple   ONSHORE SA AUSTRALIA -28.21311447 Longitude140.75278305
01-May-85 LEPENA-1 019 DELHI LOGGER MOOMBA COOPER S&T 14 Triple   ONSHORE SA AUSTRALIA
01-Jun-85 AROONA-1 020 DELHI LOGGER MOOMBA COOPER S&T 14 Triple   ONSHORE SA AUSTRALIA -28.210725 Longitude140.841228
01-Jul-85 MERANJI-1 021 DELHI LOGGER MOOMBA COOPER S&T 14 Triple   ONSHORE SA AUSTRALIA -27.84879519 Longitude140.07412921
01-Aug-85 MERIMELIA-21 022 DELHI LOGGER MOOMBA COOPER S&T 14 Triple   ONSHORE SA AUSTRALIA -27.73313018 Longitude140.18571816
01-Sep-85 MOOMBA-51 023 DELHI LOGGER MOOMBA COOPER S&T 14 Triple   ONSHORE SA AUSTRALIA
15-Sep-85 NULLA-1 024 DELHI LOGGER MOOMBA COOPER S&T 14 Triple   ONSHORE SA AUSTRALIA -27.77952887 Longitude139.71902732
10-Oct-85 MERANJI-3 025 DELHI LOGGER MOOMBA COOPER S&T 14 Triple   ONSHORE SA AUSTRALIA -27.8524785 Longitude140.07702366
10-Nov-85 DULLINGARI-39 026 DELHI LOGGER MOOMBA COOPER S&T 14 Triple   ONSHORE SA AUSTRALIA -28.098 140.9005
01-Dec-85 PIRA-2 027 DELHI LOGGER MOOMBA COOPER ATCO 1A Triple   ONSHORE SA AUSTRALIA -28.20237151 Longitude140.89419221
10-Jan-86 MOOMBA-54 028 DELHI LOGGER MOOMBA COOPER ATCO 1A Triple   ONSHORE SA AUSTRALIA -28.08004689 Longitude140.22315219
11-Mar-86 PIRA-1 029 DELHI LOGGER MOOMBA COOPER S&T 14 Triple   ONSHORE SA AUSTRALIA -28.20092717 Longitude140.88301734
01-May-86 TEA TREE -1 030 PETRO ENERGY LOGGER KOGAN, DALBY SURAT S&T 21 Double   ONSHORE QLD AUSTRALIA
01-Jun-86 BIMBAYA-1 031 SANTOS LOGGER INNAMINCKA COOPER ODE 5 Triple   ONSHORE SA AUSTRALIA -27.5523 140.4155
01-Jul-86 AVOCET-1 032 BOND PETROLEUM SENIOR LOGGER TIMOR SEA Bonaparte Basin;Northern Bonaparte Basin SEDCO 445 Double 10 OFFSHORE NT AUSTRALIA Longitude
01-Aug-86 AVOCET-1A 033 BOND PETROLEUM SENIOR LOGGER TIMOR SEA Bonaparte Basin;Northern Bonaparte Basin SEDCO 445 Double 11 OFFSHORE NT AUSTRALIA
01-Sep-86 CYGNET-1 034 BOND PETROLEUM SENIOR LOGGER TIMOR SEA Bonaparte Basin;Northern Bonaparte Basin SEDCO 445 Double 12 OFFSHORE NT AUSTRALIA
01-Oct-86 TARRAWONGA-1 035 DELHI LOGGER MOOMBA COOPER richter 14 Triple   ONSHORE SA AUSTRALIA -28.34640937 Longitude140.71802948
01-Nov-86 THURRAKINNA-1 036 DELHI LOGGER MOOMBA COOPER richter 14 Triple   ONSHORE SA AUSTRALIA -28.42889091 Longitude140.01258947
15-Nov-86 SALADIN-2 037 WAPET LOGGER NW SHELF ONSLOW/EXMOUTH MAERSK VALIANT Jackup 13 OFFSHORE WA AUSTRALIA
20-Dec-86 SNAPPER-A9 038 ESSO DATA ENGINEER LOGGER BASS STRAIT GIPPSLAND SNAPPER-RICHTER 19 Platform 14 OFFSHORE VIC AUSTRALIA -38.195276 Longitude148.418611
10-Jan-87 GLENNIE-1 039 WAPET DATA ENGINEER NW SHELF ONSLOW/EXMOUTH MAERSK VALIANT Jackup 15 OFFSHORE WA AUSTRALIA
01-Feb-87 DIERI-1 040 DELHI LOGGER MOOMBA COOPER ATCO 1A Triple   ONSHORE SA AUSTRALIA -28.26773107 Longitude140.76619462
15-Feb-87 SALADIN-3 041 WAPET DATA ENGINEER NW SHELF ONSLOW/EXMOUTH MAERSK VALIANT Jackup 16 OFFSHORE WA AUSTRALIA
01-Mar-87 KERNA-1 042 DELHI UNIT SUPERVISOR LOGGER MOOMBA COOPER CENTURY 3 Double   ONSHORE SA AUSTRALIA
01-Apr-87 BIG LAKE-41 043 DELHI UNIT SUPERVISOR LOGGER MOOMBA COOPER CENTURY 3 Double   ONSHORE SA AUSTRALIA -28.18816264 Longitude140.33734087
01-May-87 THURRAKINNA-2 044 DELHI UNIT SUPERVISOR LOGGER MOOOMBA COOPER CENTURY 3 Double   ONSHORE SA AUSTRALIA -28.43946037 Longitude140.01212293
01-Jun-87 KARILL-1 045 DELHI UNIT SUPERVISOR LOGGER MOOMBA COOPER CENTURY 3 Double   ONSHORE SA AUSTRALIA -28.2778227 Longitude139.85517302
01-Jul-87 SNAPPER-A16 046 ESSO DATA ENGINEER LOGGER BASS STRAIT GIPPSLAND SNAPPER-RICHTER 19 Platform 17 OFFSHORE VIC AUSTRALIA
01-Aug-87 DRAKE-1 047 BOND PETROLEUM DATA ENGINEER TIMOR SEA   SEDCO 445 Double 18 OFFSHORE NT AUSTRALIA -11.28363101 Longitude125.83667799
01-Sep-87 WUROOPIE-1 048 DELHI LOGGER DARALINGIE EROMANGA/COOPER CENTURY 3 Double   ONSHORE SA AUSTRALIA -28.63123773 Longitude140.69138316
01-Oct-87 KARRI-1 049 DELHI WELLSITE GEOLOGIST JACKSON EROMANGA CENTURY 1 Double   ONSHORE QLD AUSTRALIA
20-Dec-87 KARWIN-1 050 DELHI WELLSITE GEOLOGIST JACKSON EROMANGA/COOPER CENTURY 1 Double   ONSHORE QLD AUSTRALIA "Suspended","07-NOV-1996"
01-Mar-88 NATAN-1 051 DELHI WELLSITE GEOLOGIST JACKSON EROMANGA CENTURY 1 Double   ONSHORE QLD AUSTRALIA
01-Apr-88 ATOLL-1 052 DELHI WELLSITE GEOLOGIST NOCKATONGA EROMANGA CENTURY 1 Double   ONSHORE QLD AUSTRALIA
01-May-88 FLANEUR-1 053 SYDNEY OIL COMPANY SENIOR LOGGER INJUNE, ROMA SURAT ATCO 1 Triple   ONSHORE QLD AUSTRALIA
15-May-88 PINE RIDGE-5 054 CSR SENIOR LOGGER ROMA, WALLUMBILLA SURAT Richter 14 Triple   ONSHORE QLD AUSTRALIA -26.47426667 Longitude149.0227778
15-Jun-88 ARDROSSAN-1 055 INDEPENDENTS UNIT SUPERVISOR WYANDRA, CHARLEVILLE SURAT ATCO 21 Double   ONSHORE QLD AUSTRALIA
01-Jul-88 YULEBA-1 056 CSR LOGGER YULEBA SURAT RICHTER 14 Double   ONSHORE QLD AUSTRALIA
29-Jul-88 BRADLEY-1 057 PACIFIC OIL & GAS LOGGER URANDANGI GEORGINA ROCKDRILL Mining Single   ONSHORE QLD AUSTRALIA
15-Aug-88 BREAM-12 058 ESSO DATA ENGINEER LOGGER BASS STRAIT GIPPSLAND SNAPPER Platform 19 OFFSHORE VIC AUSTRALIA -38.499157 Longitude147.772224
01-Sep-88 FRANKENSTEIN-1 059 COMMAND PETROLEUM UNIT SUPERVISOR LOGGER CARNARVON CARNARVON WESTBRIDGE 221 Triple   ONSHORE WA AUSTRALIA
01-Oct-88 KUDRIEKE-2 060 SANTOS LOGGER MOOMBA COOPER RICHTER 14 Triple   ONSHORE SA AUSTRALIA -27.47194949 Longitude140.1737626
10-Nov-88 GIDGEALPA-33 061 SANTOS LOGGER GIDGEALPA COOPER ODE 14 Triple   ONSHORE SA AUSTRALIA -28.045804 Longitude139.990666
12-Dec-88 BREAM-18 062 ESSO DATA ENGINEER LOGGING BASS STRAIT GIPPSLAND BREAM-RICHTER 19 Platform 20 OFFSHORE VIC AUSTRALIA -38.499185 Longitude147.772369
20-Dec-88 CAIRNHOPE 064 LASMO LOGGER SURAT BOWEN RICHTER 19 Double   ONSHORE QLD AUSTRALIA -38.2347914 Longitude142.0229945
10-Jan-89 ARRAKIS-1 065 AmericanGroup LOGGER ROMA SURAT RICHTER 19 Triple   ONSHORE SA AUSTRALIA
01-Mar-89 WINDERMERE-2 066 MINORA LOGGER PORT FAIRY OTWAY ATCO 1A Triple   ONSHORE VIC AUSTRALIA
01-Apr-89 LADBROKE GROVE- 067 ULTRAMAR UNIT SUPERVISOR LOGGER PENOLA OTWAY/DUNTROON ATCO 1A Triple   ONSHORE SA AUSTRALIA -37.46711135 Longitude140.78223152
01-Jun-89 MELIKA-1 NOT ON OZ DATABASE!   DELHI/SANTOS LOGGER moomba MOOMBA RICHTER 14 Triple   ONSHORE SA AUSTRALIA
15-Jun-89 PALM VALLEY-7 068 MAGELLAN UNIT SUPERVISOR LOGGER PALM VALLEY ARMADEUS MOONIE 2 Triple   ONSHORE NT AUSTRALIA -26.950375 Longitude150.5805389
01-Aug-89 DEVONDALE 069 LASMO UNIT SUPERVISOR LOGGER SURAT SURAT CENTURY 1 Double   ONSHORE QLD AUSTRALIA Latitude -26.950375 Longitude 150.5805389
01-Sep-89 BERANGA-1 070 HARTOGEN LOGGER ROMA/SURAT SURAT CENTURY 1 Triple   ONSHORE QLD AUSTRALIA -27.072875 Longitude149.0361194
10-Nov-89 LAIRA-1 071 ULTRAMAR UNIT SUPERVISOR LOGGER PENOLA OTWAY/DUNTROON ATCO 2A Triple   ONSHORE SA AUSTRALIA -37.42498625 Longitude140.67595505
20-Feb-90 9/28A-15 072 HAMILTON BROTHERS DATA ENGINEER- 2ND MAN NORTH NORTH SEA   SEDCO 703 Semi Sub 21 OFFSHORE NORTH SEA ENGLAND
05-Apr-90 1/12-scot 073 PREMIER DATA ENGINEER LOGGER NEAR LOCHNESS LOCH NESS OFFSHORE NEDDRILL #3 Jackup 22 OFFSHORE NORTH SEA ENGLAND
01-May-90 9/28A-16 074 HAMILTON BROTHERS DATA ENGINEER- 2ND MAN N NORTH SEA   SEDCO 703 Semi Sub 23 OFFSHORE NORTH SEA ENGLAND
01-Jun-90 9/18A-16 075 HAMILTON BROTHERS DATA ENGINEER- 2ND MAN N NORTH SEA   SEDCO 703 Semi Sub 24 OFFSHORE NORTH SEA ENGLAND
01-Jul-90 9/8A-16 076 HAMILTON BROTHERS DATA ENGINEER- 2ND MAN MID NORTH SEA   SEDCO 703 Semi Sub 25 OFFSHORE NORTH SEA ENGLAND
01-Sep-90 42/15A-2 077 TOTAL DATA ENGINEER- 2ND MAN S NORTH SEA   SEDCO 703 Semi Sub 26 OFFSHORE NORTH SEA ENGLAND
01-Oct-90 16/9A-17 078 HAMILTON BROTHERS DATA ENGINEER- 2ND MAN N NORTH SEA   SEDCO 703 Semi Sub 27 OFFSHORE NORTH SEA ENGLAND
21-Jan-91 MARPOO-1 079 SANTOS INSTRUCTOR MOOMBA COOPER ODE 6 Triple   ONSHORE SA AUSTRALIA -27.76648962 Longitude140.12833954
01-Feb-91 BREAM 16 080 ESSO DATA ENGINEER LOGGER BASS STRAIT GIPPSLAND BREAM-RICHTER 19 Platform 28 OFFSHORE VIC AUSTRALIA -38.499185 Longitude147.772369
01-Apr-91 BREAM-16A 081 ESSO DATA ENGINEER LOGGER BASS STRAIT GIPPSLAND FORTESCUE-RICHTER 19 Platform 29 OFFSHORE VIC AUSTRALIA -38.499185 Longitude147.772369
01-May-91 BREAM 24 082 ESSO DATA ENGINEER LOGGER BASS STRAIT GIPPSLAND FORTESCUE-RICHTER 19 Platform 30 OFFSHORE VIC AUSTRALIA -38.499185 Longitude147.772369
01-Jun-91 WANDOO-1 083 AMPOL EXPLORATION DATA ENGINEER-UNIT SUPERVISOR NW SHELF, DAMPIER CARNARVONBasins Carnarvon Basin;Northern Carnarvon Basin (WCR)      Northern Carnarvon Basin (GA)
Sub-Basins  Dampier Sub-basin (WCR)     Dampier Sub-basin (GA)  SOUTHERN CROSS Semi Sub 31 OFFSHORE WA AUSTRALIA
01-Jul-91 TUART-1 084 AMPOL EXPLORATION DATA ENGINEER-UNIT SUPERVISOR PERTH PERTH SOUTHERN CROSS Semi Sub 32 OFFSHORE WA AUSTRALIA
01-Nov-91 IPUNDU-3 085 AMPOL EXPLORATION LOGGER EROMANGA EROMANGA CENTURY 1 Double   ONSHORE QLD AUSTRALIA -26.9315 143.3259
15-Nov-91 IPUNDU NORTH-3 086 AMPOL EXPLORATION LOGGER EROMANGA EROMANGA CENTURY 1 Double   ONSHORE QLD AUSTRALIA -26.90319722 Longitude143.2956389
20-Dec-91 MASON-1 087 PACIFIC OIL & GAS LOGGER DUNMARRA MACARTHUR RIVER ROCKDRILL Mining Single   ONSHORE NT AUSTRALIA
10-Jan-92 CALUIT SOUTH -1 088 FLETCHER CHALLENGE UNIT SUPERVISOR NW PALAWAN BUSUANGA BUSAUNGA DEEPSEA DUCHESS Drill Ship 33 OFFSHORE BUSUANGA PHILIPINES
25-Feb-92 BUSUANGA SOUTH-1 089 FLETCHER CHALLENGE UNIT SUPERVISOR NW PALAWAN BUSUANGA BUSUANGA DEEPSEA DUCHESS Drill Ship 34 OFFSHORE BUSUANGA PHILIPINES
01-Mar-92 OCTON-2 090 FLETCHER CHALLENGE UNIT SUPERVISOR NW PALAWAN BFUSUANGA BUSUANGA DEEPSEA DUCHESS Drill Ship 35 OFFSHORE BUSUANGA PHILIPINES
01-May-92 BLENNY-1 091 ESSO DATA ENGINEER-UNIT SUPERVISOR BASS STRAIT GIPPSLAND ATWOOD FALCON Semi Sub 36 OFFSHORE VIC AUSTRALIA -38.4717134 Longitude147.4157351
01-May-92 MOONFISH-1 092 ESSO DATA ENGINEER-UNIT SUPERVISOR BASS STRAIT GIPPSLAND ATWOOD FALCON Semi Sub 37 OFFSHORE VIC AUSTRALIA -38.14866489 Longitude148.00974933
01-Aug-92 WHALESHARK-1 093 ESSO DATA ENGINEER-UNIT SUPERVISOR BASS STRAIT GIPPSLAND ATWOOD FALCON Semi Sub 38 OFFSHORE VIC AUSTRALIA -38.394295 Longitude148.891841
01-Sep-92 BLACKBACK-2 094 ESSO DATA ENGINEER-UNIT SUPERVISOR BASS STRAIT GIPPSLAND ATWOOD FALCON Semi Sub 39 OFFSHORE VIC AUSTRALIA -38.55629119 Longitude148.54463033
10-Nov-92 KING-1 095 SAGASCO DATA ENGINEER-UNIT SUPERVISOR KING ISLAND, BASS ST BASS DIAMOND M EPOCH Semi Sub 40 OFFSHORE TASMANIA AUSTRALIA -39.588574 Longitude145.520449
01-Dec-92 HYDRA-1 096 MARATHON PETROLEUM DATA ENGINEER-UNIT SUPERVISOR TIMOR SEA, Bonaparte Basin BEAGLE SUB BASIN ATWOOD FALCON Semi Sub 41 OFFSHORE ZOCA, NT AUSTRALIA
10-Jan-93 BASILISK-1 097 MARATHON PETROLEUM DATA ENGINEER-UNIT SUPERVISOR TIMOR SEA Bonaparte Basin BEAGLE SUB BASIN ATWOOD FALCON Semi Sub 42 OFFSHORE ZOCA, NT AUSTRALIA
12-Feb-93 BASILSK-1A 098 MARATHON PETROLEUM DATA ENGINEER-UNIT SUPERVISOR TIMOR SEA Bonaparte Basin BEAGLE SUB BASIN ATWOOD FALCON Semi Sub 43 OFFSHORE ZOCA, NT AUSTRALIA
13-Apr-93 NEBO-1 099 KUFPEC AUSTRALIA DATA ENGINEER PT HEDLAND CARNARVON DIAMOND M EPOCH Semi Sub 44 OFFSHORE WA AUSTRALIA
11-Jun-93 YORK-1 100 BHP PETROLEUM DATA ENGINEER WEST BARROW ISLAND CARNARVON DIAMOND M EPOCH Semi Sub 45 OFFSHORE WA AUSTRALIA
22-Jul-93 WALKLEY-1 101 AMPOL EXPLORATION DATA ENGINEER-UNIT SUPERVISOR PT HEDLAND CARNARVON ATWOOD FALCON Semi Sub 46 OFFSHORE WA AUSTRALIA
08-Aug-93 COPERNICUS-1 102 Mobil Exploration and Producing Australia DATA ENGINEER-UNIT SUPERVISOR NW SHELF  Browse Basin (WCR) Timor Sea, in the Vulcan Sub-basin ATWOOD FALCON Semi Sub 47 OFFSHORE WA AUSTRALIA Latitude -13.28160165 Longitude 124.27842214
10-Oct-93 RAMBLER-1 103 AMPOL EXPLORATION DATA ENGINEER-UNIT SUPERVISOR NW SHELF Bonaparte Basin;Northern Bonaparte Basin ATWOOD FALCON Semi Sub 48 OFFSHORE WA AUSTRALIA
25-Dec-93 SAHKON-1 103 UNOCAL DATA ENGINEER-UNIT SUPERVISOR SAHKON MEKONG DIETAG 64 Triple   ONSHORE NORTHERN THAILAND THAILAND
01-Feb-94 HALIBUT-2 104 ESSO DATA ENGINEER LOGGER BASS STRAIT GIPPSLAND PARAMASAWARA Semi Sub 49 OFFSHORE VIC AUSTRALIA -38.394423 Longitude148.331267
01-Mar-94 BLACKBACK-3 105 ESSO DATA ENGINEER-UNIT SUPERVISOR BASS STRAIT GIPPSLAND PARAMASAWARA Semi Sub 50 OFFSHORE VIC AUSTRALIA -38.55629119 Longitude148.54463033
01-May-94 MAJESTIC-1 106 MIMPExp UNIT SUPERVISOR QUILPIE Cooper Basin;Eromanga Basin CENTURY 1 Triple   ONSHORE QLD AUSTRALIA -26.664875 Longitude142.7162083
01-Jul-94 SOLITAIRE-1 107 MIM UNIT SUPERVISOR QUILPIE Cooper Basin;Eromanga Basin CENTURY 2 Triple   ONSHORE QLD AUSTRALIA -26.38932222 Longitude142.5484333
01-Aug-94 BUNYA-1 108 MIM SENIOR LOGGER QUILPIE Cooper Basin;Eromanga Basin CENTURY 2 Triple   ONSHORE QLD AUSTRALIA -26.19070556 Longitude142.8917611
01-Sep-94 COCOS-1 109 MIM SENIOR LOGGER QUILPIE Cooper Basin;Eromanga Basin CENTURY 2 Triple   ONSHORE QLD AUSTRALIA -26.47071111 Longitude142.5320444
01-Oct-94 FORTESCUE-A32 110 ESSO DATA ENGINEER LOGGER BASS STRAIT GIPPSLAND FORTESCUE-RICHTER 19 Platform 51 OFFSHORE VIC AUSTRALIA -38.407057 Longitude148.278052
01-Nov-94 FORTESCUE-A28 111 ESSO DATA ENGINEER LOGGER BASS STRAIT GIPPSLAND FORTESCUE-RICHTER 19 Platform 52 OFFSHORE VIC AUSTRALIA
01-Dec-94 MOONFISH-2 112 ESSO DATA ENGINEER LOGGER BASS SRAIT GIPPSLAND FORTESCUE-RICHTER 19 Platform 53 OFFSHORE VIC AUSTRALIA -38.147809 Longitude148.0232
01-Jan-95 PERCH-1 113 ESSO DATA ENGINEER BASS SRAIT GIPPSLAND HARVEY WARD Jackup 54 OFFSHORE VIC AUSTRALIA -38.56901297 Longitude147.32240489
01-Mar-95 GUDGEON-1 114 ESSO UNIT SUPERVISOR BASS STRAIT GIPPSLAND HARVEY WARD Jackup 55 OFFSHORE VIC AUSTRALIA -38.51351686 Longitude148.46931983
01-Jun-95 LONGTOM-1S-ST1 115 ESSO MWD BASS STRAIT GIPPSLAND FORTESCUE-RICHTER 19 Platform 56 OFFSHORE VIC AUSTRALIA
01-Jun-95 ORANGE ROUGHY-1 116 ESSO UNIT SUPERVISOR BASS STRAIT GIPPSLAND HARVEY WARD Jackup 57 OFFSHORE VIC AUSTRALIA
01-Jul-95 SMILER-1 117 ESSO UNIT SUPERVISOR BASS STRAIT GIPPSLAND HARVEY WARD Jackup 58 OFFSHORE VIC AUSTRALIA
01-Aug-95 CHAMPION-1 118 BHPP DATA ENGINEER-UNIT SUPERVISOR BASS STRAIT GIPPSLAND SEDCO 702 Semi Sub 59 OFFSHORE VIC AUSTRALIA
01-Sep-95 TURRUM-4 119 ESSO DATA ENGINEER-UNIT SUPERVISOR BASS STRAIT GIPPSLAND SEDCO 702 Semi Sub 60 OFFSHORE VIC GIPPSLAND
01-Nov-95 CHERWANDAH-1 120 MINORA SENIOR LOGGER SURAT SURAT CENTURY 3 Double 61 ONSHORE QLD AUSTRALIA
01-Dec-95 FORTESCUE-A23 121 ESSO DATA ENGINEER LOGGER BASS STRAIT GIPPSLAND FORTESCUE-RICHTER 19 Platform   OFFSHORE VIC AUSTRALIA
01-Feb-96 FORTESCUE-A29 122 ESSO TRAINEE BASS STRAIT GIPPSLAND FORTESCUE-RICHTER 19 Platform 62 OFFSHORE VIC AUSTRALIA
List should run up to May 1999 15 wells, and September 2000 to September 2002, to be completed as list recovered.
Latest Wells
TEDDH-1 for GreenPower Energy Australia, East Trafalgar, West Gippsland, Victoria
Yallourn Power-1 for lakes Oil Pty Ltd, north of Morwell, Gippsland, Victoria


LWD/M.W.D. engineer and TRACS operator 
or Logging/Measurement While Drilling, performing gamma ray logging & providing survey data for directional drilling for slightly to highly deviated wells, using a combination of surface sensors & computerised sensor monitoring, remote down-hole directional sensors & steering tools for onshore & offshore wells, both locally & overseas. The companies are usually in the forefront with new technology & the training for employees to use. Both U.S.A. based.

DE/DA or Data Engineer or Pore Pressure Analyst: Pore pressure analysis or prediction which uses computer based data acquisition to evaluate formation conditions to safely drill over-pressured claystone or under-pressured sandstone formations & detect potential blowout situations, as well as sample evaluation via SG of clay cuttings, methylene blue titration. I was a senior field engineer at this time.
Wellsite Geologist for four wells in south-west Queensland, supervising mud-loggers,
wire-line loggers, and from the logs deciding intervals for drill-stem testing of gas & oil formations,
sidewall coring depths,  looking after the clients’ best interests, & writing up End Of Well Reports.


FORMATION EVALUATION or Mudlogging 
Searching for oil and gas and monitoring safety while drilling like H2S gas or blowouts- water or hydrocarbons.
The work is in remote locations on drilling rigs onshore and offshore, Australia and overseas. computers,
producing hand-drafted or computer generated logs and reports for major oil company clients, and Supervising small teams.

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