Rob MacPherson

Senior Well Intervention Specialist

Greater Aberdeen Area

About

Experience

  • Senior Well Intervention Specialist at EnQuest
    Aug 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 11 mos

    Working for EnQuest within the Wells Delivery Group as a Senior Well Intervention Specialist. Primarily providing onshore well engineering support for rigless P&A operations on the Thistle Alpha platform. Also supporting Heather and Magnus platforms.

  • Apache Corporation (10 yrs 8 mos)
    • Well Services Superintendant
      Apr 2018 - Aug 2022 · 4 yrs 5 mos

    • subsea intervention supervisor
      Oct 2012 - Aug 2022 · 9 yrs 11 mos

      Subsea interventions supervisor, responsible for Light Well Intervention campaign. Creating intervention programmes for enhanced production, XT recovery, well suspension & diver intervention work scopes. Responsible for creating & managing overall budget & submitting individual well AFEs Responsible for all HSE & regulatory submissions

    • Onshore Wellservices
      Jan 2012 - Nov 2012 · 11 mos

      Responsible for planning/writing programs for well interventions in the Beryl field, using slick line, electric line relating to volume uplift, well/reservoir surveillance, well integrity repair & suspension/abandonments in preparations for drilling operations. Responsibilities also include onshore support as On call rep, cost management, HSE notifications and submitting PON15 permit applications The role requires technical planning with 3rd party vendors, cost estimating & developing procedures for Wellservices execution. Closely involved with planning/executing Well integrity program for both Alpha/Bravo as well as subsea wells.

  • WellWork Supervisor at ExxonMobil
    Oct 2007 - Jan 2012 · 4 yrs 4 mos

    Wellwork supervisor, supervised running completions on the following installations, Beryl Alpha, Ringhorne & also the semi sub Arctic III Carried out several interventions with the LWI vessels Seawell & Well Enhancer on the Beryl Field subsea, including XT removal, water shut off & PLT, reperforating. Currently based onshore at Grampian House, co-ordinating subsea interventions for the Arctic III, including completions, XT install & CT re-perforating

  • Completions/Wellservices Supervisor at Petro-Canada
    2006 - 2008 · 2 yrs

    Worked out of St Johns, Newfoundland in The Petro-Canada office, assisting with program writing, onshore testing & organising equipment load outs with Vendors. Worked on the Terra Nova project for Petro-Canada. Involved in running/pulling completions on the Henry Goodrich semi-sub, carrying out fishing operations & XT change outs.

  • Well Services Supervisor at Shell Oil Company
    2001 - 2006 · 5 yrs

    WSS for EGIS on the Shell contract, on the Brent Delta for 4 years, supervising a wide & varied range of operations. From workovers/completions through the rig, to Hydraulic Workover Unit workovers on the skid deck. Various Coil tubing interventions with a CT tower rig up