Craig Allan

Aberdeen
AB32
csallan@mail.com
+44 7821984446

Profile

Over 22 years Oil and Gas experience with a wide and diverse skill set ranging from hands on practical
skills, managing and supervising personnel, strong motivation & mentoring skills to writing and producing
technical reports and procedures. I possess a determination to deliver all activities successfully and take
personal ownership of results. I have the ability to think quickly, react appropriately and work well within a
team environment. I am equipped to adapt and cope with change.

Career History

Drilling & Wells QA/QC Supervisor

Crescent Petroleum/Dana Gas (Iraq Kurdistan) – September 2021 to Present

 Work with Drilling/Wells teams and supply chain to provide quality assurance & quality control of
supplier’s equipment and services provided.
 Provide QA/QC support to operations teams Drilling/Wells/Workover for proper controls and
promote operational efficiency, decrease to a minimum of NPT.
 Monitor vendors & service suppliers and provide QA/QC to reduce NPT.
 Reduce rig NPT through QA/QC management of Drilling/Completion and Wells equipment.
 Perform site visits & audits at supplier locations for technical review and to ensure equipment
quality/reliability and status.
 Conduct QA/QC analysis on contractor performance & provide recommendations for supplier use.
 Review contractors QMS – inspection procedures & test plans to ensure they meet the required
standards and specifications.
 Conduct failure investigations and follow up on Root Cause analysis.
 Be a primary facilitator to enhance and support quality plans and programs.

Drilling & Wells QA/QC Supervisor

Energean (Israel) – September 2019 to March 2022

 Reporting directly to the Drilling Superintendent to ensure all Equipment & Services provided for
Drilling/Completion and Subsea Operations are fit for purpose and meets company and industry
standards prior to load out to rig site.
 Reduce rig NPT through QA/QC management of Drilling/Completion and Wells equipment.
 Review & provide feedback of quality for equipment and services provided by Drilling Service
Companies & Rig Contractors.
 Mentor and Coach Energean Wells Engineers in the practice of QA/QC Engineering requirements.
 Perform QA/QC on OCTG at shore base and conduct tally measurements for rig operations.
 Assist with loading/unloading operations of equipment at shore base for vessels.
 Ensure Safety and Compliance is adhered to at all times.
 Act as Company Site Rep at Contractor/Supplier facility (Frank’s, TechnipFMC, BHGE,
Schlumberger, Halliburton, Welltec etc) to review all Manufacturing, Servicing, Assembly, Testing
& Inspection, FAT/SIT.
 Oversee pre-job service tool & equipment preparations/inspections.
 Patriciate in daily Manufacture, Assembly, testing progress meetings with contractor and highlight
areas of concern to Drilling and Wells.
 Coordinate Equipment Failure Investigations/Root Cause Analysis & conduct audit from findings.
 Participation & Coordination of Drilling and Wells QA/QC field and workshop activities.
 Perform failure investigation analysis and report findings to Drilling & Wells.
Lead Manufacturing Engineer – Drilling & Completion
BHGE – July 2018 to September 2019

 Act as Lead Engineer to ensure Drilling/Completion and Subsea equipment meet BHGE/Client and
industry standards to minimize project costs and delays prior to loadout.
 Reduce unplanned events and drive down NPT by focussing on quality of materials, equipment and
services provided.
 Perform QA/QC on MS-700/MS-800 Wellhead and Liner Hanger Systems.
 Manage equipment qualification and damage assessment reviews & perform failure investigations.
 Review previous equipment trends/history/defects/inspection/service & operations reports to
conduct disposition and close out disposition activities.
 Monitor/review and update ITPs for Drilling/Completion and Subsea equipment.
 Review critical areas within tool, sealing/load bearing against ITPs for disposition close-out.
 Manage the Manufacturing/Repair/Refurbishment/Inspection/Assembly/Disassembly and Testing
of Drilling/Completion and Subsea equipment.
 Obtain critical information/engineering documentation contained within company software
packages, ePIMS, Oracle, Teamcenter, and ProE.
 Conduct assembly make-up figures/pressure test procedures and weld maps.
 Ensure Safety and Compliance is adhered to at all times.

Drilling & Completion QA/QC Engineer

Drilling Quality Services July 2015 to July 2018

 Perform drilling & completion QA/QC services for well operations to reduce NPT.
 On-site implementation and management of QA/QC programmes for drilling & well completion
equipment.
 Conduct failure investigations/root cause analysis.
 Quality control and supervision of 3rd party inspection activities and pre-qualification checks on
drilling & wells equipment.
 Witness pressure testing & make-ups as per customer/industry requirements.

Owner/Company Director
Chapter One Bistro Ltd – July 2015 – February 2020 (Business Sold)

Set up and run a brand-new contemporary bistro/wine bar from the beginning, by creating a complete
start up business model involving structure, market tools, financial projections, market conditions and
strategy to create and execute a core business plan.

Company Site Representative

BG (Tunisia) – May 2015 to July 2015

 Supervise QA/QC and inspection/repair activities for BG Drilling and Wells equipment and report
all findings to Drilling & Wells department.
 Equipment included OCTG, Wellhead Equipment, BHA, Packers/Hangers, and Running Tools.
 Monitor contract compliance with contract requirements.
 Ensure site HSE compliance against Statutory and Company policies.

Drilling & Completion QA/QC Engineer - Usan Deep Water Developments

ExxonMobil (Nigeria) – March 2014 to March 2015

 Primary focus is to ensure that all Drilling and Completion equipment are qualified to appropriate
quality standards to eliminate NPT and equipment failures prior to load-out to the rig site.
 Coordination/participation in Drilling & Wells QA/QC field and workshop activities.
 Act as Company site rep at the Contractor/Supplier facility (GE Oil & Gas, FMC, OneSubsea, Baker
Hughes, Schlumberger etc) and report daily to DTQR and D&W department.
 Reduce rig NPT through QA/QC management of drilling and completion equipment.
 Review of quality documentation provided by suppliers and service providers.
  Coordinate inspection surveillance activities for OCTG and drilling/completion equipment.
 Witness and review sub-assembly make-up/break-out and pressure test activities.
 Monitor Contractors implementation of HSE processes ensuring conformance with procedures.
 Witness inspection on Drillpipe, Casing and Liner Hangers Systems.
 Monitor equipment and service performance of suppliers and report to Drilling department.
 Perform QA/QC witnessing, monitoring and load-out surveillance activities of Drilling/Completion
and Wells equipment.
 Ensure all Supplier/contractor documentation is verified and in place in accordance with material,
purchase orders and equipment specification.
 Facilitating equipment investigation/root cause analysis.
 Perform failure investigation analysis and report findings to Drilling and Wells.

Senior Quality Engineer

Technip – June 2012 to March 2014

 Support the Project Management Team to maintain Project Quality and Safety requirements.
 Coordination of all Quality Control and Inspection activities.
 Act as QS Engineer attending vendor facilities for all manufacturing and testing activities for Subsea
equipment (Subsea Trees, Wellheads, Manifolds, and Connection Systems etc).
 Expedite and ensure close out of internal/external NCRs/CARs raised.
 Conduct & review failure investigations.
 Provide input and attend FATs & SITs at various locations for oilfield equipment.
 Coordinate and manage the manufacturing, fabrication, inspection, assembly, and testing of
equipment for various projects in conjunction with the Project team.
 Oversea activities of appointed inspectors to ensure effective implementation of ITPs and
surveillance activities.
 Coordinate and review subcontractors Quality Plans/ITPs.
 Coordinate and assist in the development of Quality requirements on subcontractors.
 Review on-going operations to ensure adherence to approved procedures, quality programmes,
standards, legislation and Company and Client requirements.

Equipment Integrity Assurance Consultant

Banford Consulting (CNR-I) – Jan 2012 to June 2012

 Assigned to CNR-I as Drilling & Wells QA/QC Engineer for all QA/QC activities to ensure Quality
Assurance and Quality Control processes are developed, understood, and implemented across all
projects.
 Manage and co-ordinate inspection surveillance activities for Drilling & Wells equipment.
 Reduce rig NPT through QA/QC management of OCTG and Drilling and Completions equipment.
 Advice operations on third party inspection/surveillance for Drilling & Wells equipment
manufacture.
 Drive operational excellence via QA/QC activities.
 Review Vendor & Service Providers Quality Assurance/Inspection and Test Plans.
 Manage NCRs, Failure investigations, Concessions/Deviations and lessons learnt.
 Follow up delivery of Drilling/Completion and Wells equipment.
 Input/assistance with maintenance of the Quality Management System.

Specialist Engineer – Drilling & Wells

Fearnley Procter Drilling Consultants – Oct 2010 to Jan 2012

 Failure Investigation/Non-productive time management of Drilling and Wells Equipment for major
operators.
 Perform drill string failure investigation and fatigue analysis, based on (PRIDE acronym).
 Planning and management of wells delivery team Equipment Integrity Assurance Scheme.
 Advise client on all matters relating to equipment quality, certification, inspection, and
performance.
  Witness and conduct inspection of Rig Equipment, Tubulars/Casing, Wellhead Systems, Liner
Hangers, Subsea Systems, Packers/Plugs & all related running tools etc.
 Perform Quality Assurance/Quality Control, witnessing, monitoring and load-out surveillance
services for clients in accordance and compliance with NS-1, NS-2, API/ISO, ASTM, ASNT, DS-1 and
other industry standards.
 Review original equipment manufacturing/inspection/assembly and testing standards applied.
 Technical assessment of supplier and equipment capability.
 Perform BSR, MUT, Torsional/Tensile calculations.
 Co-ordinate third party mechanical testing and witness testing performed.
 Attend on behalf of client stripdown and damage verification of tool/equipment failures.
 Analysis of daily drilling report and surface/downhole data (using Trend Analyzer).
 Support senior engineers during Well Planning, Preparation of Drilling program and Drilling
Practices Review.

Project Analyst (Project Assignment) - Sand Contamination Project

Wood Group (TAQA) – Mar 2010 to Oct 2010

The project was to investigate the present sand within the Tern Alpha process facilities by identifying
equipment, which has shown recent failure, attributed to damage caused by such contamination and make
recommendations to ensure field production is optimised. This involved collating information from TAQA
departments, reviewing historical information contained in CMMS (Maximo), e-Log, RCA, and vendor
reports to deliver optimum performance and continuous improvement of Production critical equipment.

Manufacturing Engineer – Production Wellhead and Tree Systems

Plexus Ocean Systems – Jun 2008 to Mar 2010

 Set up and developed Plexus maintenance & refurbishment department for the company’s fleet of
HP/HT POS-Grip Wellhead Equipment.
 Developed new route card system with clear instructions/drawings to be issued to the shop floor.
 Planning and management of manufacturing activities for Plexus equipment.
 Supply onshore support for offshore operations regarding Plexus Wellhead Equipment.
 Provide engineering and technical support to operations, projects, and maintenance regarding
Plexus equipment.
 Implemented and developed inspection & maintenance programme for Wellhead Equipment.
 Oversee the Manufacture and Testing of new build Wellhead Equipment.
 Consult with other Plexus departments (Project Mgt, Design, Workshop, Service, etc.) to ensure
operability, maintainability, and reliability of Plexus equipment.
 Develop and insure effective implementation of approved processes and procedures.
 Performance of QA/QC inspection load out checks implementing applicable specifications.
 Conduct regular work safety meetings/toolbox talks for all operations.

Workshop Engineer/Manufacturing Operations Manager (Sudan)

Scotvalve Services/National Petroleum Services Company – Jan 2000 to Jun 2008

 Manufacture/Repair/Inspection/Assembly & Testing of oilfield equipment to industry standards

API, ASME, ISO, ASNT, DS-1 and other industry standards.
 Manage day-to-day facility operations, which includes machining, welding, assembly, disassembly,
pressure testing, inspection, NDT and HSE.
 Conduct regular work safety meetings for all operations.
 Provide support to field operations for Drilling/Completions, Workover, Production, Rig move,
QHSE & Inspection
 Strip down equipment/inspect and issue report-listing actions required to repair to client.
 Review and advise manufacturing process from technical drawings.
 Train/Mentor & develop Sudanese nationals.
 Consult with Drilling superintendent & Drilling engineers daily to review operations.
 Maintain/Deliver performance improvement processes, programme development, operations
support, and cost estimation.
Trainee Engineer
PECO Machine Shop & Inspection Services – Jun 1999 to Jan 2000

Working within the services department, duties included manufacturing, inspection, assembly, and testing
of a wide range of oil and gas equipment.

Trainee Workshop Engineer (Mechanical Engineering Apprenticeship)

Hydro Bond Engineering – Jan 1998 to Jun 1999

Duties included the manufacturing and testing of oil and gas equipment and performing routine
maintenance of company owned equipment.

Training & Education

 IRCA Lead Auditor - Attendance

 Oct -2010 Drill String Failure Prevention
 Dec -2010 Drill String Design
 1998 - Aberdeen Technical College (Access Course Mechanical Engineering)
 1993 - Aberdeen Technical College (Architectural/Quantity Surveying/Build tech)
 1992 - Westhill Academy (Standard Grades)