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Douglas P Spencer

Summary

Seeking a long-term Drilling Supervisor role with opportunity for advancement within the company. I believe my industry experience will add value and help achieve the goals of my client. Pursuing a challenging position with a growth-oriented organization that offers diverse job responsibility, open to rotating work schedules and extensive travel.

Operations professional prepared for operational leadership roles with expertise in optimizing processes and driving efficiencies. Known for fostering team collaboration and consistently achieving results in dynamic environments. Skills include strategic planning, resource management, and effective communication.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Drilling Operations Superintendent

Reliance Industries Inc.
06.2023 - 01.2025
  • Coordination & execution of underbalanced multilateral CBM and shale gas drilling project in Central India. Managed a total of 5 rigs, 2 Drilling, 2 Service & 1 surface hole rig.

Drilling Supervisor

Grassland Energy Corp
10.2022 - 04.2023
  • Supervise drilling of Hz Sunburst/Detritral wells in South Central Alberta, Oil base & Inhibitive water base mud systems.

Drilling Supervisor

CNRL
11.2021 - 05.2022
  • Supervise drilling of Clearwater (Heavy Oil) multilateral horizontal pad wells in North Central Alberta.

Senior Drilling Supervisor

Pioneer Natural Resources
07.2020 - 05.2021
  • Supervised drilling of 4500 - 5000m horizontal wells in the Permian Basin utilizing oil base drilling fluids & multi-stage fracture strings.

Senior Drilling Supervisor

Crescent Point Energy Corp
10.2015 - 03.2020
  • Drilling Hz Slave Point / Swan Hills wells in North Western Alberta & Duvernay Hz wells West Central Alberta. fr/ 4600m to 5300mMD. Oil based and polymer mud systems.

Senior Drilling Supervisor

Bonavista Energy Corp
07.2014 - 08.2015
  • Drilling HZ Glauconite / Falher wells in Central Alberta. Two + mile extended Reach fr/ 3300m to 5000m utilizing Silicate & Oil base mud systems.

Senior Drilling Advisor/Rig Coach (Short Term Contract)

PRD Energy
10.2013 - 02.2014
  • Mentored & advised Drilling Supervisors & rig crews drilling Hz Re-Entry wells in Northwestern Germany. Aided & advised drilling Engineering staff to develop a detailed drilling program, monitored & mentored drilling supervisors & rig crews regarding drilling practices, BHA design, drilling optimization & performance.

HPHT Drilling Advisor (Short Term Contract)

Drillsearch
07.2013 - 10.2013
  • HPHT rig upgrade Project Manager/Advisor. Managing & coordinating Rig BOP & circulation systems upgrade, including closed scrubber/chiller system. Writing of preliminary drilling program in conjunction with engineering staff. Writing of job specific procedures regarding drilling & controlling HPHT wells for previously inexperienced rig crews & Drilling Supervisors.

Senior Drilling Supervisor (Contract)

DNO
10.2012 - 07.2013
  • Supervised MPD drilling operations. Drilling directional wells, Challenging operations due to lost circulation intervals w/ stuck pipe challenges in tectonically active & highly fractured carbonates. Performed stimulation operations & cased hole DST work with drilling rig.

Wellsite Supervisor

Shell Canada
09.2011 - 04.2012
  • Supervised drilling of 3500m directional shale gas wells for Shell Canada in West Central Alberta utilizing oil-base drilling fluid.

Senior Wellsite Supervisor

Apache Canada Ltd.
10.2010 - 04.2011
  • Supervised drilling of 3500m horizontal & directional wells in Glauconite Sands utilizing silicate and oil-base drilling fluids.

Senior Wellsite Supervisor

Halliburton Project Management
06.2010 - 09.2010
  • Supervised drilling of 4000m Horizontal Heath Shale wells utilizing a variety inhibitive water-base drilling fluid systems. (Aphron & Amine)

Senior Wellsite Supervisor

Apache Canada Ltd.
10.2009 - 04.2010
  • Supervised drilling of 6500mMD 3500mTVD shale gas wells in the Liard basin shale utilizing mainly oil based drilling fluids. HPHT operations utilizing MPD drilling techniques.

Senior Wellsite Supervisor

Forest Oil
06.2009 - 10.2009
  • Supervised drilling of 4500 - 5000m horizontal wells in the Barnett & Haynesville Shales utilizing oil-bas drilling fluids.

Senior Wellsite Supervisor

Apache Canada
10.2008 - 04.2009
  • Supervised drilling of 6500mMD 3500mTVD shale gas wells in the Liard basin shale utilizing mainly oil base drilling fluids. HPHT operations utilizing MPD drilling techniques.

Wellsite Supervisor

Conoco Philips
10.2007 - 04.2008
  • Drilling Directional Glauconite Sand wells utilizing oil-base drilling fluid.

Senior Wellsite Supervisor

Pioneer Natural Resources
10.2006 - 03.2007
  • Supervised drilling of 10-15000 ft vertical, directional & horizontal wells in Northwestern Colorado, Northeast Utah & Northern Montana for Pioneer Natural Resources utilizing inhibitive water-base drilling fluids, saturated brine. (Aphron & Amine systems).

Senior Drilling Supervisor

Apache Canada
08.2004 - 04.2006
  • Coordinated & drilled 2500mMD Belley River wells using UBD drilling techniques with great success in South Central Alberta, Canada. Aided Apache Engineers to develop the initial drilling program for these wells. Developed rig specific safe work procedures and implemented them at the Wellsite allowing us to complete a 10-month drilling program with rig crews that had no prior underbalanced drilling experience with zero lost time accidents, recordable injuries or significant down time.

Wellsite Supervisor

Exxon Mobil
07.2003 - 04.2004
  • Supervised drilling operations in Cold Lake area for Exxon Mobil. Wells consisted of Butamine (28 well pads), directional wells & horizontal SAGD wells.

Wellsite Supervisor

Anderson Energy Corporation
01.2003 - 04.2003
  • Supervised drilling operations in the Calling Lake area in North Central Alberta.

Owner/Operator

Spencer Drilling Services Ltd
01.2001 - 01.2003
  • Coordinated & drilled many Directional and Horizontal wells in Wyoming, Utah and New Mexico for Anschutz Exploration and Williams Production Companies. 12,000 to 20,000ft

Directional Drilling Consultant

Schlumberger
01.2000 - 01.2001
  • Drilled many horizontal and Directional critical sour wells, mostly in the foothills and Northern BC with Schlumberger Anadrill, wells ranged from 3000 to 4000m MD.

Owner/Operator

Spencer Drilling Services Ltd
01.1999 - 01.2001
  • Programmed, Coordinated, Managed & Supervised Conventional Underbalanced Horizontal wells for Osborn Energy LLC. In the State of Kansas in 1999-2001. I worked with geologists mapping and planning shallow horizontal wellbores a highly unstable environment. These wells required critical directional control allowing us to achieve lateral sections up to three times greater that the true vertical depth of the well. Designed, built & tested several BHA components that allowed us to achieve bottom hole pressures under 60 psi while drilling.

Owner/Operator

Spencer Drilling Services
01.1997 - 01.1999
  • Coordinated & supervised drilling of Underbalanced horizontal CTD wells with Canadian Fracmaster's rigs throughout Alberta, Saskatchewan & Northern British Columbia, over a two-year period 1997-1999. Aided in the design and testing of both downhole & surface underbalanced drilling equipment for the CTD industry.

Rig Manager

Nabors Drilling International
09.1994 - 07.1997
  • Managed Nabors rig 128 in UAE drilling +20,000ft directional & horizontal wells. 2000HP Diesel Electric Top Drive Rig.
  • Additional 10 years rig work experience upon request.

Education

Mathematics & Chemistry

Medicine Hat College
Medicine Hat, AB
01.1994

Skills

  • Experience in directional drilling techniques
  • UBD & MPD
  • Project Management
  • Experience with silicates, brine, and amine additives
  • Experience with HPHT drilling techniques
  • Safety Management
  • Skilled in advanced horizontal drilling techniques
  • Multistage fracture strings
  • Re-Entry Work
  • Cased hole DST
  • Well logging/perforating
  • Coiled tubing
  • Coring – Conventional & Wireline
  • Well planning & programing
  • Drilling Optimization & Coaching
  • Well View, Open Wells, DIMS, Well Man
  • Coring – Conventional & Wireline
  • Well planning & programing
  • Drilling Optimization & Coaching
  • Well View, Open Wells, DIMS, Well Man
  • Safety compliance
  • Operational efficiency
  • Operations management
  • Quality control
  • Coring – Conventional & Wireline
  • Well planning & programing
  • Drilling Optimization & Coaching
  • Well View, Open Wells, DIMS, Well Man

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual

Certification

  • IWCF Well control Level 4. Surface Stack - Supervisor Level
  • Supervisor Leadership for Health & Safety in the Workplace
  • WHMIS
  • First Aid Level C w/ CPR & AED
  • H2S Alive
  • Transportation of Dangerous Goods

CAREER SUMMARY:

  • More than 40 years of experience within the Oil & Gas drilling industry that includes, all rig crew positions, Rig Management, Directional Drilling, Wellsite Consulting, Rig Coaching, Project Management & Superintendent roles. Well experienced in UBD, MPD, HPHT, Critical Sour & extended reach horizontal drilling operations. I have enjoyed great reliance from Engineers and Drilling Managers to coordinate and manage these sites at or above accepted industry standards or regulatory requirements.
  • Overall experience ranges from shallow gas to upwards of 7000m vertical, directional & horizontal wells in a wide variety of different drilling conditions & locations utilizing some of our industries most advanced technologies regarding well design, mud/circulation systems, BHA design & completion systems.
  • I am a “Boots on the Ground” Supervisor that takes very seriously the needs of my client and the responsibility they have entrusted me with.

Training

  • T.R.U.E. Workshop w/ Freeing Stuck Pipe
  • Inhibitive Water Based Drilling Fluids
  • Oil based Drilling Fluids
  • ICS 100 & 200 – Incident Command Systems

Timeline

Drilling Operations Superintendent

Reliance Industries Inc.
06.2023 - 01.2025

Drilling Supervisor

Grassland Energy Corp
10.2022 - 04.2023

Drilling Supervisor

CNRL
11.2021 - 05.2022

Senior Drilling Supervisor

Pioneer Natural Resources
07.2020 - 05.2021

Senior Drilling Supervisor

Crescent Point Energy Corp
10.2015 - 03.2020

Senior Drilling Supervisor

Bonavista Energy Corp
07.2014 - 08.2015

Senior Drilling Advisor/Rig Coach (Short Term Contract)

PRD Energy
10.2013 - 02.2014

HPHT Drilling Advisor (Short Term Contract)

Drillsearch
07.2013 - 10.2013

Senior Drilling Supervisor (Contract)

DNO
10.2012 - 07.2013

Wellsite Supervisor

Shell Canada
09.2011 - 04.2012

Senior Wellsite Supervisor

Apache Canada Ltd.
10.2010 - 04.2011

Senior Wellsite Supervisor

Halliburton Project Management
06.2010 - 09.2010

Senior Wellsite Supervisor

Apache Canada Ltd.
10.2009 - 04.2010

Senior Wellsite Supervisor

Forest Oil
06.2009 - 10.2009

Senior Wellsite Supervisor

Apache Canada
10.2008 - 04.2009

Wellsite Supervisor

Conoco Philips
10.2007 - 04.2008

Senior Wellsite Supervisor

Pioneer Natural Resources
10.2006 - 03.2007

Senior Drilling Supervisor

Apache Canada
08.2004 - 04.2006

Wellsite Supervisor

Exxon Mobil
07.2003 - 04.2004

Wellsite Supervisor

Anderson Energy Corporation
01.2003 - 04.2003

Owner/Operator

Spencer Drilling Services Ltd
01.2001 - 01.2003

Directional Drilling Consultant

Schlumberger
01.2000 - 01.2001

Owner/Operator

Spencer Drilling Services Ltd
01.1999 - 01.2001

Owner/Operator

Spencer Drilling Services
01.1997 - 01.1999

Rig Manager

Nabors Drilling International
09.1994 - 07.1997

Mathematics & Chemistry

Medicine Hat College
Douglas P Spencer