Patrick B. Owens
3706 Melvin Court
Needville, TX 77461
Phone (281) 798-9933
EDUCATION
2003 to 2008 Texas A&M University College Station, Texas
Bachelors of Science Degree – Petroleum Engineering
December Graduate - 2008
• Member of Texas A&M AADE
• Member of Texas A&M SPE
2000 to 2003 B.F. Terry High School Rosenberg, Texas
Distinguished Achievement Diploma
• National Honor Society
• Three year member of Future Farmers of America
• Captain of Academic Decathlon Team
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
April 2009- National Oilwell Varco - Downhole Houston, Texas
Present
Drilling Optimization Coordinator
• Supervise numerous drilling optimization projects in Southeast Texas, South Texas and West Texas to improve drilling efficiency.
o More specifically in the Eagle Ford Shale, Austin Chalk, Woodbine, Sprayberry, Wolcamp and Delware Basin
• Ran Hydraulics programs to determine optimal bit TFA
• Designed BHA’s for Tangent, Curve and Lateral applications.
• Run Torque and Drag programs to determine bending and buckling moments within the drill string
• Coordinate logistics of tools and manage personal on multiple job locations
• Implement drilling optimization methods to maximize performance, based on drilling parameters and vibration mitigation
• Advanced level engineering, sales, service quality, reliability, and customer support for NOV Drilling Solutions products and services
Drilling Solutions Engineer III – South Texas
• Train and mentor new engineers in field operations
• Identify other potential down-hole sales opportunities: bit selection, agitators, V-stabs, motors etc.
• Make bit recommendations for numerous clients in the Eagle Ford Shale using Rock Strength Analysis Programs
• Economic Analysis & Performance of Drilling Applications for Clients
• Generate technical reports and present analysis to client in order to improve drilling optimization.
Drilling Solutions Engineer I & II – Deepwater / Borehole Enlargement
• Analyze drilling data for deep water Gulf of Mexico projects involving concentric reamers using principles of drilling dynamics.
• Make BHA placement recommendations for concentric reamers using drill string vibration programs.
• Develop and construct end of run reports for clients.
May 2007 – Couch Oil and Gas Irving, Texas
Aug. 2008 Petroleum Engineer Intern
• Executed secondary recovery techniques (water floods, nitrogen acid fracs) on three existing fields.
• Constructed six geological cross-sections on company owned fields.
• Reviewed and assessed production data and 150 well logs on company owned fields and future prospec...
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