Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
All companies, no matter their industry, require capital and marketing to fuel the engine of profitability. At Stoker Capital, we work to make sure that all companies, no matter their size, have access to the fuel they need to take their company to the next level. With over a decade of experience helping companies to realize their goals, we look to the future as a grand opportunity. My family and I live happily in Edmond Oklahoma. We enjoy outdoor sports, especially snow and water sports, as well as entertaining at our home.
• Led focus on cost cutting and performance improvement through facilitation of cross discipline collaboration, vendor review, and development of new performance metrics resulting in 2-mile Niobrara well cost reduction of 28% (~$800M per well). • Simultaneously laid groundwork for new drilling program in Oklahoma with expected initial cost savings of more than $2,000 per day compared to previous best in class performance. • Audited well site well control equipment and downhole motor providers to ensure safe and reliable operation.
• Led effort to change relationship between operations and supply chain by focusing on customer (operations) instead of independent financial goals resulting in savings of ~$7MM per year from previously neglected categories. • Developed and deployed Power BI dashboards giving Supply Chain management, investor relations, and CFO better operational awareness and operations greater awareness of actual spend and variance to field estimates.
• Worked with IT and project management as product owner within AGILE framework to develop a new completions data visualization software that remains best in class compared to external development. • Integrated real-time completions data with state and private seismic data to quickly respond to any incidences of seismic activity resulting in the protection of Devon’s license to operate. • Identified and monitored at risk parent wells for offset interference to protect legacy assets from increased activity resulting in new program of re-completions with rates of return exceeding 40%.
Named client dedicated lead engineer and cell manager for Ceiba and Okume deep-water projects for Hess Equatorial Guinea resulting in over $2.4 million of service quality related bonus paid to Schlumberger over the last year. Configured equipment for planned wells to meet client service requirements and provided expert advice to the client about drilling practices and equipment limitations in various drilling environments. Met daily with the client to discuss progress, technical issues and potential additional sales/services to meet client needs. Led failure investigations both on site and in the shop including making recommendations for changes to procedures and equipment as well as helping to determine compensation and closing all events with client representatives. Prepared and submitted daily cost sheets, monthly invoices to the client, and 3 month internal revenue projections vs plan varying between $1.6 million and $3.8 million per month. Managed personnel development, training requirements, and days off for 3-5 additional engineers at any one time assuring the development of our intellectual assets and continuing service quality in the event of departure of key personnel. Initiated Lean projects designed to decrease waste and inefficiencies including designing a new, standardized offshore toolbox containing tools, spare parts, instrumentation, and procedures for use in Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon. Developed Standard Operating Procedures for Schlumberger services provided to Hess Equatorial Guinea including nuclear safety procedures and service delivery procedures.
Worked as a cell manager for wells drilled by Noble Energy, Equatorial Guinea on deep and shallow water wells as the lead Schlumberger representative at the well-site for sales, service and technical support. Coordinated logistics with the client from the rig including shipment of nuclear sources, people, and over $20 million worth of equipment that required shipment via trucks and boats to and from the rig site without any associated down time. Interpreted and prepared confidential well logs in real-time and recorded mode including density image, sonic, and drilling mechanics data for client geologists on the rig and in Houston, including preparation of the final product for delivery. Calibrated and prepared equipment including quality checks between runs and before initial use to determine whether equipment was in condition to be used and trouble-shooting any associated failures that were found to exist.
Worked as a night shift Measurements While Drilling Engineer on deep water wells for Noble Energy in Equatorial Guinea, verifying surface and down hole sensor measurements while monitoring drill-string efficiencies and wellbore stability indicators. Attended Schlumberger training courses totaling 11 weeks with a focus on Resistivity and Nuclear measurements as well as safety, teamwork, and accountability in the workplace culminating in a presentation to management and peers about the functionality, and applications of Schlumberger tools and equipment as well as technological support and services provided to clients.
Worked as a member of a team of 8 pipefitters to build various systems of an offshore oil production platform based off of piping and instrument diagrams including firewater system and pump alignment for eventual installation in Brazil. Chosen after 2 months on the job to fill in for the crew foreman for a week during his paternity leave. Supervised 7 other pipefitters with experience varying between 6 months and 10 years, coordinating work with welding teams and other pipefitting teams as well as site superintendent. High productivity allowed the foreman to take an additional week off.