Chris Flynn

Wells Drilling Superintendent at JVGAS

Algeria

About

Experience

  • Drilling Superintendent at Maurel & Prom
    May 2025 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Wells Drilling Superintendent at JVGAS
    Mar 2019 - Jul 2024 · 5 yrs 5 mos

    Operational in 2004, In Salah Gas is a joint venture of Sonatrach, ENI (formerely BP) and Equinor to produce 9bn cubic metres of market-ready gas from fields located in the desert of Central Algeria. The country's largest dry gas joint-venture project, In Salah Gas is a major source of gas exports for Algeria to Southern Europe. Drilling and complex 8 x PP&A well campaign at the 'Krechba field' to maintain integrity of the "CO2 Capture Storage" (CCS) wells including the drilling of a Deep Aquifer Well (DAW) for long term CO2 monitoring using KCAD & Enafor (ENF) 1500HP rigs. Also the 6 x ERD to 'Frac' well drilling campaign (1 x P&A) at the 'In Amenas field' (condensate & gas).

  • Senior Drilling Supervisor at Crescent Petroleum
    May 2018 - Nov 2018 · 7 mos

    Complexed 2 Well campaign in Chamchamal - Kor Mor field, Kurdistan using automated MPD. Challenges included HPHT, 12% H2S and severe to total losses.

  • Drilling Superintendent at Repsol
    Jul 2017 - Mar 2018 · 9 mos

    Drilled final well to TD in 72 dry hole days using 64% of AFE however the project was terminated after failure to frac using 13,500 psi surface pressure, an equipment limitation pressure record in Algeria.

  • Cepsa S.A. (3 yrs 3 mos)
    • Drilling, Workover & Completions Superintendent (Cepsa)
      Apr 2013 - Jun 2016 · 3 yrs 3 mos

      RKF field block 406A Algeria is a mature field where a complex side-track drilling and work-over well development campaign is currently being undertaken in order to ensure well integrity to avoid any future safety issues. The campaign involves work on six (6) wells: RKF-02, 17, 21, 23, and 04 using Nabors Rig 810.

    • Drilling & Completions Superintendent (Cepsa)
      Jan 2015 - Aug 2015 · 8 mos

      BMS is operated by BMS Operations Conjoint - BMS OC The OC has 3 partners: Sonatrach Cepsa Petronas Carigali The project can be divided into five parts: 1. Oil gathering system and artificial lift 2. Crude oil processing, storage and export 3. Gas compression and injection 4. Water treatment and injection 5. Support Infrastructure

    • Drilling Superintendent (Cepsa)
      Apr 2013 - Jan 2015 · 1 yr 10 mos

      RHOURDE ER ROUNI II EXPLORATION CAMPAIGN HASSI MESSAOUD ALGERIA