I flew to Heathrow airport 2004 to meet up Len and did an interview on his work experience and background after I read some of his web info on drilling notes, he shared with me his slides and presentations on rig drilling related and was quite informative for newbie me with limited knowledge on oilwell drilling and well control activities. After few rounds of management review and final approval, Len joined our company. His job info as he posted in Linkedin below which I tried connecting but to no avail.
Len Roe - Rig SuperintendentFrom November 2004 until November 2010 (6 - one year contracts) held the position of consulting Principal Engineer Drilling to KeppelFELs rig construction company in Singapore in order to establish a drilling team and too support the engineering, production, and commissioning departments of the company in their design, function and commissioning procedures by providing a hands on approach to the drilling rig and its functions,
Position involve the over viewing of the planning and designing of the rig floor and associated drilling components, and the systems associated with the technology of the new builds,
Much of the onsite involvements included, rig inspections during the construction phase, function testing installed equipment, and commissioning,
Offsite involvement included, sitting in on meeting with customers, checking and suggesting the rearrangement of drawings and layouts, writing seminars and lectures for both management and engineers as and when needed. Such seminars were run in Singapore, Abu-Dubai, and India. And would often include both Keppelfels personal and many of their customers
During my time with keppelfels I was involved and supported every new builds built between 2004 an 2010 and was heavily involve in the planning of many that were under construction to be released in the years up until 2012, such rigs would include the: N series, Supper "B" jack ups "B" Jack ups, Super "A" Jack ups Semisubmersible drilling tender (SSDT) and Semisubmersible drilling rigs
Lessons written to date can be seen at: http://www.drillfloor.com/leonard_T_Roe.htm
Work experiences :-
2001 – 2004
Wrote and instructed at my own rig operating and drilling school
Course ran in: Oman, Dubai, Germany, Kuwait, Aberdeen and Norway
1993 – 2001 Lonestar Drilling
Toolpusher, Rig Manager, Drilling and Workover superintendent, Operations Manager
Nigeria
Land Rigs, Drilling, Workover and Rig Construction
1990 – 1993
Consultant Rig manager, Drilling and Workover
Qatar, Shajar, Kuwait and India
1982 – 1990: Maersk Drilling
Driller, Toolpusher, Rig Construction
Italy, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Abu Dubai, Dubai, Shajar, Egypt, Demark
Jack Ups
1980 – 1982 Morco,
Toolpusher, Workover Supervisor
Norway,
Platforms
1878 1979
Fosdyke Drilling
Rig Consultant and Toolpusher, rig construction
Singapore and North Korea.
Jack Up
1976 – 1978, RobRay Drilling
Driller, Toolpusher, Rig manager
Jack Up's Tender Rig's, Platforms
Iran, Dubai
1972 – 1976, Atwood Oceanic’s,
Derrick man, Assistant driller, Driller, Toolpusher, Rig Construction
Kuwait, Dubai,
Tender Rig,
1965 – 1972, Reading and Bates,
Roustabout, Floorman, Derrick man, Assistant driller
British sector North Sea, Nigeria, Angola, Cameroons, Benin, Ghana, Togo Saudi Arabia, Iran
Platforms, Jack Ups, Tender Rigs, Land rigs
Wrote and instructed at my own rig operating and drilling school
Course ran in: Oman, Dubai, Germany, Kuwait, Aberdeen and Norway
1993 – 2001 Lonestar Drilling
Toolpusher, Rig Manager, Drilling and Workover superintendent, Operations Manager
Nigeria
Land Rigs, Drilling, Workover and Rig Construction
1990 – 1993
Consultant Rig manager, Drilling and Workover
Qatar, Shajar, Kuwait and India
1982 – 1990: Maersk Drilling
Driller, Toolpusher, Rig Construction
Italy, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Abu Dubai, Dubai, Shajar, Egypt, Demark
Jack Ups
1980 – 1982 Morco,
Toolpusher, Workover Supervisor
Norway,
Platforms
1878 1979
Fosdyke Drilling
Rig Consultant and Toolpusher, rig construction
Singapore and North Korea.
Jack Up
1976 – 1978, RobRay Drilling
Driller, Toolpusher, Rig manager
Jack Up's Tender Rig's, Platforms
Iran, Dubai
1972 – 1976, Atwood Oceanic’s,
Derrick man, Assistant driller, Driller, Toolpusher, Rig Construction
Kuwait, Dubai,
Tender Rig,
1965 – 1972, Reading and Bates,
Roustabout, Floorman, Derrick man, Assistant driller
British sector North Sea, Nigeria, Angola, Cameroons, Benin, Ghana, Togo Saudi Arabia, Iran
Platforms, Jack Ups, Tender Rigs, Land rigs