Abdullah Almesned, Logging While Drilling (LWD) Senior Field Engineer

Abdullah Almesned

Logging While Drilling (LWD) Senior Field Engineer

Baker Hughes

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Bachelor's degree, Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
Experience
13 years, 0 Months

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Total years of experience :13 years, 0 Months

Logging While Drilling (LWD) Senior Field Engineer at Baker Hughes
  • Saudi Arabia - Khobar
  • My current job since August 2015

Established in 1987 with the merger of Baker International and Hughes Tool Company; the company specialises in providing ground-breaking inventions that revolutionised the fledgling petroleum era. Baker Hughes LWD systems offer superior formation evaluation data to maximise reservoir value while drilling.

Accomplishments
• Instrumental in operating and configuring downhole LWD tools while maintaining accuracy and quality of field reports.
• Ensured that operational specifications (limits) of the downhole LWD tools are not exceeded.

Responsibilities
• Accountable for effectively operating the LWD field surface software as well as rig up and rig down of equipment.
• Providing quality data to all customers and attending client meeting, as required.
• Adhering to standards relating to quality, health, safety and the environment.
• Ensuring site and employee safety at work place.

Planning Engineer at Yamama Cement
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • May 2014 to August 2015

Recognised as one of the leading cement companies in KSA which was established in Prince/Mohammed bin Soud Alkabeer's ‘mercy upon him’ age.

Accomplishments
• Assured optimum utilisation of all common tools and processes as well as preparing strategic plans and schedules for all project delivery within specified time and budget.
• Ensured accuracy of all operational requirements for projects and consistently achieved all investment objectives.
• Implemented required changes to enhance performance of planning projects.
• Recommended appropriate improvements, ensured optimal quality of all project schedules and evaluated reports.

Responsibilities
• Developed and implemented various strategies for all planning activities relating to assigned projects.
• Maintained all asset investment plans while complying with capital expenditure.
• Supported in managing all operations and extension requests.
• Analysed all engineering activities for all internal and external departments.
• Managed all communications and provided efficient feedback for all processes.
• Regularly analysed all schedule trends and maintained efficient performance of all schedule.
• Analysed all software tools and assisted in transmission and distribution of various projects.

Logging While Drilling (LWD) Senior Field Engineer at Halliburton
  • Saudi Arabia - Khobar
  • October 2011 to May 2014

Hallibuton is one of the world's largest providers of products and services to the energy industry. The company 13 Product Service Lines (PSLs) which operated in two divisions.

Accomplishments
• Successfully interpreted well site data in real time, using complex technologies such as software simulators as well as latest electrical and mechanical equipment.
• Proactively involved in pre-job planning, job execution and post-job analysis to ensure project efficiency.

Responsibilities
• Served as an on-site leader; acquired technical and operational expertise through the company’s world-class training.
• Led and directed various crew members to ensure that every project adhere to the company’s standards for both quality and safety.
• Effectively identified and troubleshot on-the-spot issues at the well site.

Summer Trainee Engineer at Saudi Aramco
  • Saudi Arabia
  • May 2010 to September 2010

Saudi Aramco is headquartered in Dhahran with its operations spreading across the globe; operations include exploration, producing, refining, chemicals, distribution and marketing. Saudi Aramco's value has been estimated at up to $10 Trillion (USD) in the financial times, making it the world's most valuable company.

Accomplishments
• Enhanced existing engineering techniques of the company, thus making it more feasible and cost effective.
• Effectively worked in line with the budget constraints along with devising new methods to achieve company goal.

Responsibilities
• Worked in line with the applicable guidelines and instructions of manager while ensuring outstanding/quality project delivery.
• Cultivated and acquired knowledge relating to professional behaviour and mannerisms.
• Acquired information relating to latest engineering techniques and provided relevant information to technical team for incorporation.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
  • at King Saud University
  • December 2014

Specialties & Skills

Petroleum Engineering
Engineering Expertise
Mud Hydraulics
Drilling Tendencies
Team Management and Leadership
Technology Advancement
Mathematical and Analytical Skills
Upcoming Well Preparation
Servicing and Maintaining Drilling Tools
Training and Development
Safety Awareness and Environmental Consciousness
Bottom Hole Assembly (BHA) Planning
Drilling
Pre-Job Planning
Preparing LWD Reports
Eye for Detail
Quality Solutions
Pore Pressure Analysis
BHA Dynamics
Quality Improvement Processes
Formation Evaluation
Interpersonal and Communication Skills
Equipment Mobilisation
Performance Monitoring and Evaluation
Troubleshooting and Problem-Solving

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Memberships

Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
  • Member
  • January 2011

Training and Certifications

English Language Course (Training)
Training Institute:
Toronto, Canada
AutoTrak G3 and eXact Service (Training)
Training Institute:
BHI Training Centre (Dubai)
Radiation Safety Field Training (Training)
Training Institute:
Halliburton Training Centre (Cairo)
Certified Maintenance Planning (Training)
Training Institute:
Meric Training Centre (Dubai)
General Petroleum Course (Training)
Training Institute:
Halliburton Training Centre (Cairo)
Logging While Drilling Course (Training)
Training Institute:
Halliburton Training Centre (Cairo)
Cemtech Istanbul Workshop (Training)
Training Institute:
Istanbul
English Language Course (Training)
Training Institute:
Melbourne, Australia