GERALD J.
ARDOIN
CURRENT POSITION
March 2006
Present
Lonquist &
Co. LLC Lafayette,
Louisiana, USA
Sr. Drilling &
Completion Consultant
Well-site
supervision of oil, gas and underground storage
operations.
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
March 2005
March 2006
Forest Oil
Corp
West Texas, USA
Drilling
Consultant Drilling & Completions
Drilling, Workover
and Completion
Workover and Drilling
in Gulf of Mexico and West Texas
January 2004
March 2005
PB Energy
Storage Services, Inc.
Houston, Texas, USA
Drilling
Consultant Drilling & Completions
Workover and
Completions on gas storage wells
April 2003 -
December 2003
Swift Energy
South Louisiana, USA
Drilling
Consultant Drilling & Completions
Drilling, Workover
and Completions in Lake Washington, Louisiana
May 2002
December 2002
Totalfinaelf
E &P USA, Inc South Texas,
USA
Drilling
Consultant Drilling & Completions
3 Wells Drilled in
South Texas on Slick Estate Wells 139, 138, 141
March 2000 - April
2002
Samedan
Oil & Gas - Gulf of Mexico,
Main Pass South Louisiana, USA
Drilling Consultant -
Drilling, Workover & Completions
20 wells reentered,
redrilled and completed utilizing gravel packs.
Whipstocks were used on all wells to sidetrack.
1999 - March 2000
Cliffs
Drilling Turnkey - Monagas,
Venezuela
Drilling Foreman /
Consultant
Responsible for all
aspects of the drilling operation, observing and
remaining informed as to the condition of the hole.
Maintained appropriate inventory of materials and
equipment on location. Handled all critical operations
including well control, casing and cementing operations
and production test. Ensured the drilling fluid density
and rhelogy. Selected appropriate downhole tools and
ensured optimal performance. All locations
maintained 100% environmentally safe with zero discharge
closed loop systems. All wells were high pressure and
directional.
1994 1996
MSD,
INC. - Evangeline, Louisiana,
USA
Solids Control and
Environmental Cleanup
Directed solids
control and environmental cleanup of drill cuttings
through re-injection on wells for Shell Oil, Conoco,
Vastar, Mobil and BP Petroleum. Instrumental in
development and training of personnel on slurrification
system procedures used for recovery of solids at shakers
then blending into slurry so as to re-inject into well
bore thus eliminating haul off cost. This system is
being used in Venezuela, North Sea and Gulf of Mexico.
Constructed oil base mud plants on Ivory Coast for UMIC
of Houston for Ivorian Government.
1985 1994
Falcon
Drilling Gulf of Mexico, USA
Driller and Rig
Supervisor
1975 1985
Cliffs
Drilling Company Gulf of
Mexico, USA
Driller and Rig
Supervisor
