kyle mathews

Led, directed, and controlled MPD operations for Halliburton MPD which provided closed-loop circulation system. Played a key role in creation, development, and operation of tailored MPD system per customer requirements. Rendered expertise as onsite MPD engineer for PetroQuest and liaised with a software engineer to establish Halliburton's MPD Lite system. Key Accomplishments: Administered and controlled first MPD Lite job for Halliburton and trained engineers to adeptly operate equipment. Supported software engineer to design a brand new MPD system.

* TECHNICAL ENGINEER – MANAGED PRESSURE DRILLING (MPD) SUPERVISOR/ DATA ACQUISITION SPECIALIST * Streamlined day-to-day technical functions, on-site operations, and procedures by defining processes and optimising activities. Coached and mentored new technical engineers and supported in routine functions, resulting in timely completion of tasks. Liaised and collaborated with clients to enhance performance and reduce downtime, also communicated with a team to resolve regular issues. * Key Accomplishments: * Developed better understanding of office engineers with oil field calculations and onsite operational planning. * Adhered to HMS policies and procedures which aided in upholding quality improvement procedures. * Commended by management excellent performance and promoted to MPD Wellsite Supervisor.

Deliver active functional support in formulating and executing plans related cotton valley horizontal wells. Accomplished assigned duties efficiently in coordination with rig crews and third-party personal, also leveraged technical writing skills while completing daily reports, costs, casing tallies, and cement reports. Expertly operated hydraulic choke controls during MPD operations within safe parameters. Key Accomplishments: Gather business data to complete various projects to frame businss problems, cost savings, and identif opportinities for improvement. Delivered excellent performance and completed wells under AFE, also saved company 2 to 5 days of drilling 100k to 500k and mud cost saved $25,000 to $100,000 per well by employing best practices. Provided BHA optimization using analytics in conjunction with Spotfire to assist in the design of BHAs with extended run hours and higher ROP. Expertly drilled curve section 12 hours faster than previous wells with two less BHA runs, saving four days of drilling. (300,000+ of savings).

* Managed sales and relationships with key clients and attracted potential customers that increased sales and profitability. Headed a team of 10+ members and provided feedback to enhance performance and skills. * Key Accomplishments: * Attained set targets and desired goals, resulting in securing #1 sales representative position in the country for two consecutive months.

Researcher in the Capping Stack oil Spill Scenarios group at LSU heading by Dr. John Roger Smith. I was the only undergrad on the team. The rest of the team consisted of grad students. Assigned to model the flow of oil through the Top Hat Recovery System used by BP during the Macondo Blowout. Using Olga's WelFlow program to do multiphase flow modeling of the system. In addition to creating my own model. This research eventually led a 1st place finish in a local and Regional presentation competition ( SPE Paper Contest). In addition to a 3rd place finish at the international paper contest.

Responsible to maintenance of 2 Cement pumps, in addition the all the piping and instrumentation. Assist companies like MI Swaco, Weatherford, and Halliburton with rig up of equipment. Choke and Pump operator. Responsible for other student workers.

Intern for Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) department. Responsible for calculating ECDs using drilling hydraulics models. Introduced to all the different types of drilling such as Air, Underbalanced. MPD, Pressurized Mud cap, dual gradient, etc... Construct P&IDs for MPD jobs. Separstor Hand for a few weeks on an Underbalanced Job.