Ali Abdulghani Ismaael Al-Darraji, Integrated Services and Drilling Projects Manager

Ali Abdulghani Ismaael Al-Darraji

Integrated Services and Drilling Projects Manager

Weatherford - Iraq

Location
Iraq - Basra
Education
Master's degree, Drilling Engineering and Optimizing Drilling Time and Cost
Experience
23 years, 8 Months

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Total years of experience :23 years, 8 Months

Integrated Services and Drilling Projects Manager at Weatherford - Iraq
  • Iraq - Basra
  • My current job since March 2019

• Managing Turnkey and Integrated Drilling Services projects in south Iraq -Faihaa and Nasiriya Oil fields.
• Managing integrated project for Rigless activities projects in south Iraq -Majnoon Oil Fields.

Well Operations Manager-Chief Drilling Engineer at Kuwait Energy, Iraq Project-Block 9 Area
  • Iraq - Basra
  • September 2016 to March 2019

• Managed Drilling Operations to achieve superior drilling performance in Block-9 exploration Area at Basra- South Iraq. My Performance saved company 2.0 MM USD in Faihaa-3 Appraisal Well, 1.7 MM USD in Faihaa-4 Development Well, and 1.5 MM USD in Faihaa-5 Development Well (Yamama formation Wells +/- 4500 m).
• Organized drilling and Completion program design, implementation, lessons learned, including operational changes and unplanned events throughout the drilling program and prepared post-program technical analysis.
• Well Test Faihaa-3 Appraisal well and prepare it for Production. Rig up fast production equipment, perform Rig-less test for (Faihaa-3 then handed it as producing well to production department adding value to the company by increasing the daily field Oil production by 5000 BOPD.
• Trained and mentored multi - cultural and multi-national teams, and create department KPIs, and lessons learned system to steer improvement changes.
• Managed budgets, plans, AFE's, drilling contracts, and operational details for appraisal, and development activities.
• Represented my company as drilling focal point in all Joint Management Committee (JMC) meetings with Basra Oil Company and Iraqi Ministry of Oil.

Drilling Superintendent- Senior Drilling Engineer at Kuwait Energy, Iraq Project-Block 9 Area
  • Iraq - Basra
  • July 2013 to September 2016

• Managed the Exploration Drilling activities and drilled the first Exploration Well (Faihaa-1 exploration well) in Block-9 exploration Area at Basra- South Iraq. My Performance saved company 14.0 MM USD in in the exploration Budget of this exploration well.
• Organized drilling and Completion program design, implementation, lessons learned, including operational changes and unplanned events throughout the drilling program and prepared post-program technical analysis.
• Well Test Faihaa-3 Appraisal well and prepare it for Production. Rig up fast production equipment, perform Rig-less test for Faihaa-3 then handed it as producing well to production department adding value to the company by increasing the daily field Oil production by 5000 BOPD.
• Trained and mentored multi - cultural and multi-national teams, and create department KPIs, and lessons learned system to steer improvement changes.
• Managed budgets, plans, AFE's, drilling contracts, and operational details for appraisal, and development activities.
• Represented my company as drilling focal point in all Joint Management Committee (JMC) meetings with Basra Oil Company and Iraqi Ministry of Oil.

Drilling Superintendent- Senior Drilling And Work over Engineer at Kuwait Energy, Iraq Project- Siba gas field
  • Iraq - Basra
  • February 2012 to July 2013

• Prepared detailed Workover and testing program for (Siba-1 Gas well).

• Managed Field Workover operations towards the programmed objectives.
All workover and well testing operations were achieved successfully and the well (Siba-1 Gas well) has been prepared for production.

• Participated in Preparing Workover program for (Siba-1 Gas well).

• Prepared technical scope of work and related tenders.

• Participated in the technical evaluation/awarding of received bids.

• Participated in calculating Project Budget.

• Prepared professional drilling/workover staff for this project

Senior Well site supervisor & Directional Drilling Engineer at Halliburton Worldwide Ltd.
  • Iraq - Basra
  • January 2011 to February 2012

• Worked as Directional Drilling engineer in Iraq and Egypt- Sperry Drilling Services.
• Worked as a senior well site supervisor within the Project management team for Exxon and Shell Companies.

Drilling Superintendent- Senior Drilling And Work over Engineer at IRAQI DRILLING COMPANY (IDC).
  • Iraq - Basra
  • September 2008 to January 2011

• Worked as Drilling Superintendent and Senior Drilling And Work over Engineer within a project to develop “Zubair oil field” between IDC and ENI Companies.

Completion and Workover Supervisor at RAM OIL SERVICES COMPANY(ROSCO)
  • Iraq - Basra
  • February 2006 to September 2008

• Worked as Field Workover supervisor within a project for workover 60 wells in West Qurna and North Rumaila oil fields.

Drilling Engineer at ANWAR AKKAD SONS COMPANY (UNITED OIL)
  • Iraq - Basra
  • January 2004 to February 2006

• Worked as Field Drilling engineer within a turnkey project for drilling and completion 30 wells in West Qurna and North Rumaila oil fields.

Drilling Engineer at South Oil Company (SOC)
  • Iraq - Basra
  • September 2000 to January 2004

• Worked as "Drilling Engineer" within a Contract with SOUTH OIL COMPANY (S.O.C.) to Complete a MSc. Field Study achieved on Wells at West Qurna, North Rumaila and Zubair Oil Fields.

Education

Master's degree, Drilling Engineering and Optimizing Drilling Time and Cost
  • at University of Baghdad, Petroleum Engineering Department. Baghdad-Iraq
  • January 2004

• Master Degree (MSc.) in Drilling Engineering, Master thesis Title: “APPLICATION OF MATHEMATICAL DRILLING MODEL ON SOUTHERN IRAQI OIL FIELD". This Research Deals with Drilling Optimization and Comprehensive development Study of Mathematical Techniques to control factors Affecting drilling Rate (ROP) and Reduce Drilling time and cost. Excellent Results were obtained by applying this study on actual field data Belong for North Rumaila, South Rumaila, and Zubair Fields.

Bachelor's degree, Petroleum and Gas Engineering
  • at University of Baghdad, Petroleum Engineering Department. Baghdad-Iraq
  • October 1997

• Bachelor Degree (BSc.) in Petroleum Engineering.

Specialties & Skills

Oil and Gas
Drilling Engineering
Exploration
Field Development
Project Management
Oil & Gas Field HSE Skills
Leadership
Time Management
MS Office
Drilling optimization
Budget & AFE Estimation
Training & Mentoring
Drilling tenders and Bids evaluation
Rig inspection and Auditing

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Expert

Memberships

Society of Petroleum Engineer (SPE)
  • Member
  • March 2014

Training and Certifications

Oil & Gas Field HSE Skills: Rig Pass, Firefighting, H2S- International Association for Health and (Training)
Training Institute:
IAOSHE
Date Attended:
April 2015
Field Development Planning (FDP)- Integrated Oil & Gas Fields Development Planning (Training)
Training Institute:
Esanda
Date Attended:
May 2015
Projects Time Management-Project time management and priorities (Training)
Training Institute:
NEXT Schlumberger
Date Attended:
July 2016
Frontline Leader (A Program for Operations Managers) (Training)
Training Institute:
Weatherford Training Center
Date Attended:
August 2019
Project Management: One Weatherford Culture Shaping (Senn Delaney) (Training)
Training Institute:
Weatherford Training Center
Date Attended:
July 2019
Project Management: Manager's Culture Compass (Training)
Training Institute:
Weatherford Training Center
Date Attended:
January 2020
Project Management: Principles of Project Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Weatherford Training Center
Date Attended:
January 2020
Project Management: Introduction to Project Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Project Management Institute