John M. Spurgeon

703 W. Main Whitesboro, TX. 76273

Home 903-564-7938

Cell 903-818-4650

SUMMARY:

§         25 years oil field experience.

§         Recent, extensive drilling experience in the Texas Barnett Shale.  Drilling Deep

§         Short Radius S Curve, Horizontal & Dual Lateral Wells.

§         Experience in air drilling operations.

§         Experience & knowledge of drilling wildcat wells.

§         Experience in dealing with lost circulation.

§         Knowledge in water based & oil based mud systems, solids control equip. Bit selections & mud motor application.

§         Land experience from both driller & tool pusher perspective.

§         Geographical domestic experience: Texas recent, TX. & Okla.

§         Computer literate in writing reports, drilling logs & well documentation.

§         Experience in dealing and handling contractors & subcontractors to work on locations, rig maintenance, various environments, supervision of rig building and personnel. 

§         Well Control Certified.

EXPERIENCE:

            Current                                 Chesapeake Operating       Consultant

            5-06                                        Bronco Drilling / tool pusher

            2-06 – 5-06                           Helmerich & Payne International Drilling / Driller Currently,                                                               Will be Tool Pusher as soon as we bring rig out of yard. Flex 4,                                                  Tesco Top Drive      

4-05 - 1-06                              Felderhoff   Drilling   Lead Tool Pusher
Drilling for Devon Energy

11-02 - 4-05                            Felderhoff Drilling   Driller / Tool pusher Evening Tower Driller

1993 - 2002                             Verizon Telephone   Construction Lineman / Foreman

1987 - 1993                             Exodur     Drilling  - Driller /Tool pusher. No longer in business 

1980 - 1987                             Spicer’s Plus (Self Employed) CATV Aerial & Underground Construction

1979 - 1980                             L.E. Jones Drilling - Daylight Driller & Tool pusher No Longer in

1977 – 1979                            E.W. Moran Drilling  - Driller    No Longer in Business.

1975 – 1977                            Harper Turner Drilling  - Broke out in oilfield and was Driller. Bought out no longer in business

1972 – 1975                            USMC

Education

§         2 years Cooke County College – Drafting

§         Wild Cat Well Control Certification

§         OSHA Safety Cert.

§         Chemical Lic.

§         Class A CDL

§         CPR & First Aid, Heat Stress

§         Texas CHL

§         Stuck Pipe

§         Preventative Maintenance

§         True Training

§         Confined Space

§         Riggers Training

§         Hazardous Communications (HAZCOM)

§         Electrical Safety (LO/TO  Procedures)

§         Personal hoisting Procedure & Fall Protection

§          Spill Prevention & Control (SPCC Plan)

§         Team Building

§        Iron Roughneck Training in Hawk Jaw & ST80 & Scorpion VT2000

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.