March 2011

Andrew “Andy” Cart – Senior Project Engineer Andy has joined Chalmers, Collins & Alwell, Inc. as a Senior Project Engineer in the Project Management Team. A 1976 graduate of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in Mechanical Engineering, Andy will utilize his 35 years of experience on land and offshore projects. He began his career with BP/Amoco after his graduation and held various jobs from Reservoir Engineer, Production Engineer and Drilling Completions Engineer. Upon his retirement from BP/Amoco, Andy held various engineering consulting positions prior to his employment with Chalmers, Collins & Alwell, Inc.

 

November 2010

James (Jim) Docherty - Senior V.P. Project Management Jim has joined Chalmers, Collins & Alwell, Inc to handle the Project Management Team. He will help mentor and schedule the assignments of the group. Jim is a 1986 graduate of Texas A&M University in Petroleum Engineering. Jim started his career with KerrMcGee Corp. He moved to American Explorer, Inc prior to becoming the Drilling Manager of PetroQuest Energy, Inc.

 

July 2009

The project management group at Chalmers, Collins & Alwell, Inc (CCA) recently completed a two year drilling and completion program for McMoRan Oil & Gas as part of the Mound Point/Flatrock exploratory/development projects located in state and federal waters of the South Marsh Island Block 212/217 area.

The group drilled four HPHT wells to depths ranging from 17,684’ to 21,056’.  All four wells were drilled consecutively utilizing the newly constructed posted barge rig Coastal 22.  CCA provided the office engineering and rig site supervision services for both the drilling and completion phases of each well.

CCA personnel manned the rig during the final stages of its construction at the SEMCO shipyard in Crown Point, LA and assisted in final load testing of the rig prior to acceptance by McMoRan.  The initial well drilled with the rig reached a depth of 21,056’ and was cased for completion at a later date.  The three subsequent wells were completed and flow tested prior to release of the rig.  Two of the wells were completed with 4-1/2” tubing and flow tested at over 100 MMCFPD each.  The third well to be completed was unloaded at over 20 MMCFPD prior to being shut in for installation of production facilities.

These four wells were drilled to total depth averaging ~145 ft/day.  The wells were drilled utilizing oil base mud encountering mud weights and downhole temperatures in excess of 18.7 ppg and 350°F respectively.  Each well was drilled using rotary steerable and solid expandable tubular technology and incorporated NACE design standards into the tubular program.

 

October 2008

Mr. David McCutcheon has been promoted to the job of Vice-President of Engineering/Operations for Chalmers, Collins & Alwell, Inc. (CCA).  Mr. McCutcheon, a Professional Engineer, is located in CCA’s Lafayette office and previously served as a Project Engineer.  Prior to joining CCA, Mr. McCutcheon was a Senior Drilling Engineer for Marathon Oil Company in Houston, Texas.  He is a 1977 graduate of Louisiana State University in Petroleum Engineering.

 

Chalmers, Collins & Alwell, Inc. (CCA) is pleased to announce the recent additions to our Staff:

March 2007

Stephen S. Pulkowski - Project Engineer

Steve Pulkowski, a petroleum engineer has assumed the duties of project engineer in Chalmers, Collins & Alwell, Inc.’s Lafayette office. He was general manager of U.S. Drilling Operations for Murphy Oil Corporation in New Orleans and has over 31 years of engineering experience. Steve is a 1975 graduate of Mississippi State University with a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering.

August 2007

Patrick J. Angers - Drilling Superintendent

Pat Angers has joined the staff of Chalmers, Collins & Alwell, Inc. as drilling superintendent for the Project Management Group. Pat has over 40 years experience in the oilfield. He began his career with Placid Oil Company before moving to Cities Service Company, Pel-Tex Oil Company and Virginia Indonesia Company. Mr. Angers also spent many years as an independent consultant both domestic and internationally.