Gerard Nicot

PO Box 489
Leederville,
WA, 6903
Australia

Personal details
Date of Birth: 21 July 1952
Nationality: French & Australian
Family Status: Married
Contact:
Ph: 0061 8 9309 2132
Fax: 0061 8 9409 1320
E-mail: gerard@oilfinder.com.au

Work History

Oil Finder did commence their involvement in managing drilling projects in January 1990. Since, Oil Finder Australia has been involved with over 110 projects. Company such as Chevron, Woodside, Ausam Corporation, Vermilion Oil & Gas, Kufpec, Hardman Resources, Premier Oil, Santos, New-Zealand Oil & Gas, Ampolex and Crusader Resources have repeatedly appreciated my services in Australia either onshore or offshore, New-Zealand, Italy, Albania, Cuba, Pakistan, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Mauritania.

Senior Drilling Engineer for Vermilion Oil & Gas planning and executing two long shallow and extended reach Attic Oil wells against their existing offshore Wandoo concrete production platform.

Senior Drilling Engineer for Chevron Australasia and involved with almost all their onshore and jack-up projects since 1998. Assisting with complete planning and site supervision of exploration and horizontal wells. Involved with the incoming deep CO2 storage project linked to the development of the Gorgon gas field.

Drilling Manager for Ausam Corporation since 2002 providing complete engineering and site supervision as well as advising the company on underbalance drilling with conventional rig, Coil Tubing, UBD four phases separation package and any aspect of drilling operations from Drilling to HS&E and land owner approval.

Drilling Project Manager for Premier Oil UK from 1996 to 1998
Ensuring that the appropriate procedures are in place to cover exploration, in line with Company's policies in Albania, Pakistan and Cuba. Motivating and Supervising the operating team consisting of Drilling Engineer, Material Supervisor, Financial Controller, Drilling Supervisors, Mud Engineers and Environmental Engineer.

Drilling Project Manager /Senior Drilling Representative for New Zealand Oil & Gas & Carnarvon Petroleum NL. Providing complete planning, supervision, logistic and site construction. Mixture of exploration & deviated development wells onshore. Contracted by NZOG & Carnarvon Petroleum for 19 projects between 1992 and 1996.

Interests/Activities
Keep up with my professional standard through training and magazines.

Languages
Fluent in French & English.

Computer Skills
Microsoft Excel, Word & Project
Knowledge of Power Point.
Experience with DIMS reporting system.
Crystall-Ball Probabilistic software.

Hobbies
Stay Fit but not crazy about it as I enjoy good food and good wine.
Fishing - mainly trout fishing.
Reading & shooting

Licenses/Certificates

• SPE Members.
• K & M Design and Implementation for Extended Reach and Complex Wells.
• Chevron HS & E Management and Procedures.
• Chevron Risk and Uncertainty Management.
• OGCI Applied Rock Mechanic.
• OGCI Drilling Optimization and Well Planning.
• Blade Energy - Advanced Underbalance Well Design.
• GSM Air and Gas Drilling.
• University of Western Australia Project Management Module.
• SPE workshops- Horizontal wells, Coring & Safety.
• Combined Surface & Sub-sea IWCF well control.
• Helicopter Underwater Escape Certified.
• Offshore Fire Fighting , Survival and Senior First Aid.
• Five weeks Drilling Training Course in Pau ( France).