Brady Vickers

Directional Drilling Consultant

About

I'm a directional drilling consultant with over 19 year of Oil and Gas industry experience. I excel in complex drilling operations and integrating new technologies to improve drilling performance and save costs. I have experience in remote and automated drilling platforms and have used them to execute wells from the field or the office.

Country

United States

City

Williston

Industry

Oil & Energy

Skill

Oil and Gas Industry, Oil and Gas, Directional Drilling, Formation Evaluation, Horizontal Wells, Drilling, Logging, Onshore, Wellbore Positioning, MWD Computer Systems, Computer Network Operations, Linux, Windows System Administration, Programming Languages, Pressure, Oilfield, Petroleum, Gas, Completion, Onshore Operations

Experience

Directional Drilling Consultant

Vickers Consulting LLC

2017-4 - Present · 9 yrs 6 mos

North Dakota

- Remotely executed the first four mile laterals in North Dakota. - Collaborated on the development of RigCloud SmartNav for automated directional drilling. - Navigated complex anti-collision issues involving multi-well legacy pads with cross-cutting laterals.

Directional Driller

Baker Hughes

2011-3 - 2017-4 · 6 yrs 2 mos

Williston, ND

- Managed a wellsite team to executed precise directional drilling operations in the Bakken and DJ Basins. - Operated rotary steerable drilling systems, Baker AutoTrak, in the Bakken and Colorado in S-Type and Lateral applications.

MWD Field Engineer

Baker Hughes

2006-2 - 2011-3 · 5 yrs 2 mos

North Dakota

- Deployed Advantage FE software logging platform across our business unit and trained personnel in it's effective use. - Managed wellsite formation evaluation system for Gamma, MPR, an Neutron Porosity logging operations. - Collaborated with directional and logging teams to enhance drilling performance and maintain safety standards.