Abdul-Gafar Abudu, Drilling Supervisor

Abdul-Gafar Abudu

Drilling Supervisor

H-PTP Energy

Location
Nigeria
Education
Master's degree, Subsea Engineering
Experience
9 years, 5 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :9 years, 5 Months

Drilling Supervisor at H-PTP Energy
  • Nigeria - Lagos
  • My current job since August 2021

• Manage rig day-to-day activities of rig contractor personnel and third-party contractors.
• Conduct kick-off meetings with the clients. Manage weekly progress meetings with company site
representatives, client members & company representatives.
• Perform well engineering calculations and analysis to support rig operations such as Torque and Drag,
Hydraulics, cement volume and displacement calculations, mud volume calculations, Casing/Liner
tallies and space-outs.
• Ensure statutory and company’s standards are met.
• Conduct analysis of HSE Issues with HSE Advisors.
• Monitor and report well performance analysis, NPT, time, cost, and non-conformance to management.
• Capture lessons learnt and incorporate them into rig operational procedures and drilling program.
• Rig acceptance: Ensure that all rig equipment is in good conditions before SPUD
• Supervise various drilling operations including drilling, tripping, casing and liner cementing, directional
drilling, cement plug, wireline jobs, whipstock and sidetrack operations.
• Manage drilling problems such as lost circulation, well bore instability and stuck pipe.
• Support and supervise rig move, skid and rig up operations.• Inspect and supervise all BHA’s measure prior to running in hole
• Manage and sign off on rig acceptance (pre-spud) inspections and tests.
• Perform and lead well control drills to assure rig crew well control readiness.
• Support HSE team with inspections, audits, incident reporting and closing actions.

Asssistant Driller at Valaris / ODENL
  • Nigeria - Lagos
  • March 2018 to July 2021

• Always monitored the well condition (i.e., depth, mud weight, weight on bit).
• Performed technical calculations required to perform drilling operations.
• Performed drilling related operations such as directional drilling, running and cementing casing strings,
fishing, assisting in wireline logging, well testing, and other special operations.
• Supervised and directed operations in the picking up or laying down of tubular and all drilling related
equipment.
• Maintained accurate record of tubular and tool dimensions (i.e., internal, and external diameter, fish
neck, and serial numbers).
• Ensured the solid control equipment and mud mixing operations are monitored.
• Informed Tool pusher and Client Representative if a deviation from planned operation occurs.
• Completed daily drilling report at the end of each tour.
• Held pre-job meeting with the drilling crew for all non-routine drilling operations.
• Secured well during an emergency or well control situation (i.e., assist in the well killing operations)

Graduate Research Student at Xodus Group
  • United Kingdom - Aberdeen
  • May 2016 to August 2016

Evaluation of Inspection Techniques for Optimising Pipeline Cleaning before Decommissioning
•Developed a flowchart to select suitable inspection techniques for subsea pipelines.
•Recommended research into the amount, in volume, of deposits in decommissioned subsea pipelines that is safe for the marine environment.
•Proposed a new regulation for pipeline decommissioning where a defined volume of deposits per km of pipeline is required to be met before decommissioning.

Directional Well Survey Engineer at Geoplex Drillteq Nigeria limited
  • Nigeria
  • December 2014 to August 2015

•Participated in several drop directional well survey operations.
•Performed two (2) drop directional well survey operations for SEEPCO as team lead.
•Participated in several wireline system integration tests for directional well survey.
•Attained 80% client satisfactory rating in the well survey operations against the 70% average.

Drilling Maintenance Engineer at Geoplex Drillteq Nigeria Limited
  • Nigeria
  • July 2014 to August 2015

•Deployed of drilling tools to client rig site (e.g. ExxonMobil's Erha, Total's Egina projects, etc.).
•Ensured proper maintenance and tracking of drilling tools (Including Inspection and Repair).
•Completed Baker Hughes essential safety modules (PPE, HSE observation and awareness, etc.).
•Developed a tool tracking spreadsheet for the company.

production engineer at National Youth service Corps
  • November 2012 to October 2013

National Youth service Corps. Novemeber 2012 - October 2013
ADEGBOYEGA FARMS
Served as a production engineer
• Overseeing the production of cassava starch and cassava flour
• Milling, sieving and packing of cassava flour

Intern at Rotating Machinery Company
  • Nigeria
  • June 2011 to August 2011

Rotating Machinery Company, Alesa -Eleme. June -August 2011
SIWES
Maintenance of turbo machineries
• Pump /electric motor and Pump/turbine alignment with laser align and dial indicator
• Pro-active maintenance (using vibration analysis for investigation and inspection)
• Lubrication of turbines and pumps
Participated in a course on reliability management and maintenance. Organized by RMC for the maintenance staff of Port-Harcourt refining company.
• Introduced to the basics of management, reliability and their relationship
• Lubrication (mode, importance, problems and effects of poor lubrication in machines)
• Machine misalignment (types and methods of correction)
• Machine vibration (causes, implications and deductions)

intern at rotating machinery company
  • Nigeria
  • June 2011 to August 2011
at Port-Harcourt Refining Company
  • September 2010 to February 2011

Port-Harcourt Refining Company, Alesa - Eleme. September 2010 -February 2011
SIWES
Worked in four sections of the maintenance department
Power Plant unit
• Participated in changing the out board bearing of a cooling water pump
• Participated in changing the piston rings of a double acting compressor
Fuel Plant unit
• Participated in several machine alignment correction using dial indicator
• Participated in the overhaul of a centrifugal pump
Workshop unit
• Participated in several lathe machine operations (boring, drilling, facing and reduction)
Welding unit
• Gained basic knowledge about welding
• Carried out personally practice session of arc and gas welding
Honda Palace, Waterlines, Port - Harcourt. September 2009
Voluntary work placement
Participated in routine maintenance of Honda cars.
• Changing of oil filter, air filter, engine oil and brake pads

Skills
Computer programming (visual and Q-basic), calculating numerical data, checking for accuracy, compiling figures, drafting reports, operating equipment, drawing skills (AutoCAD and Pro-Engineering), leadership and organizing people and work. Absorbing information, analysing problems, making objective decisions, coming up with original ideas, drive, confidence and resilience to get things done, the flexibility to work well in a team and the credibility to influence others.

intern at port-harcourt refining company
  • Nigeria
  • September 2010 to February 2011

Education

Master's degree, Subsea Engineering
  • at University of Aberdeen
  • September 2016

Modules (Grades): Pipelines and Soil Mechanics (A1), Risers and Hydrodynamics (A1), Engineering Risk and Reliability Analysis (A1), Flow Assurance (A2), Subsea Integrity (A2), Subsea Production Systems (A2), Subsea Controls (A3) and Subsea Construction, Inspection and Maintenance (A4).

Bachelor's degree, mechanical engineerng
  • at university of ilorin
  • July 2012
Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
  • at University of Ilorin B.Eng
  • January 2012

University of Ilorin B.Eng (Hons.) Mechanical Engineering (Second class upper division) 2007 - 2012 Subjects include: Gas turbines and turbo-machineries, heat and mass transfer, refrigeration and air conditioning, Control engineering, energy systems, electrical machines, instrumentation and measurement, fluid mechanics and tribology. Obtained a cumulative grade point of 4.43/5 (88.6%) My project involved the design of a knife grinder assemblage for blenders.

Diploma, Mathematics B
  • at Educational Advancement Centre
  • January 2007

Educational Advancement Centre 2006 - 2007 A'Levels (Cambridge): Mathematics B, Physics D, Chemistry D.

Bachelor's degree, Mathematics
  • at Tessy International Secondary School
  • January 2006

Tessy International Secondary School 2000 -2006 WASSCE O'levels: Mathematics B3, English lang. C4, Physics A1, Chemistry B2, Biology A1, Geography A1

Bachelor's degree, French

GCE O'Levels: French C4.

Specialties & Skills

Integrity
Flow Assurance
Pipeline Analysis
Drilling Engineering
AUTOCAD
CENTRIFUGAL PUMP
MAINTENANCE
PRODUCTION ENGINEER
project managment
Subsea Installation
Flow Assurance
Pipelines and Riser Design
Problem Solving
PIPESIM
FLEXCOM

Languages

English
Expert
French
Beginner

Memberships

Society of Petroleum Engineers
  • Member
  • October 2015

Training and Certifications

Certified Associate Project Manager (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2013
Valid Until:
July 2018

Hobbies

  • Football
    Participated actively in sports winning two (2) faculty football competitions.