Kevin King
Fishing Tool Supervisor
Petaling Jaya' Selangor
Summary
Fishing tool supervisor with over thirty five years experience in the oil and gas industry and outstanding performer in fishing and remedial. Proven success in leadership, operational excellence and organizational development with keen understanding of elements within the oil industry business. Recognized for inspiring team members to excel and encouraging creative work environments. Excellent reputation for resolving problems, improving customer satisfaction, and driving overall operational improvements. Enthusiastic and eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Clear understanding of wellbore conditions and surface equipment and operations. Motivated to continue to learn, grow and excel in the oil and gas industry.
Current Medical valid 21/11/2025
Current OPITO approved BOSIET / FOET (Cold water / CA-EBS) valid 19/12/2026.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Fishing Tool Supervisor
Self Employed / Consultant
Petaling Jaya, Selangor
6 2020 - Current
- Continuation of below established fishing tool supervisor role on consultancy basis. Recently completed ExxonMobil Tapis / Palas (Tender Assist) / Tapis B / Guntong A (HWOU) dual completion workover campaign offshore / onshore technical support role.
Fishing Tool Supervisor
Schlumberger BDT (Malaysia) LTD
Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur
01.2009 - 06.2020
- Involved in providing expertise to well problem solutions including open and cased hole fishing, single and dual completion work overs, installation and recovery of Whipstock and wellbore departure applications, borehole enlargement, platform abandonment's and slot recovery, single and dual section PnA and casing milling, casing cutting and wellhead abandonment's and Thru Tubing application's both onshore and offshore.
- Extensive knowledge in all areas of offshore / onshore operations not limited to drillships, semi submersibles, jack ups, tender assists and HWU's
- Providing technical support and liaising with operator onshore staff to address customer inquiries and concerns
- Attending pre spud and DWOP meetings.
- Positively engage with customer to help push and execute ever changing new field technology while maintaining professional appearance at all times as company representative.
- Resolved well problems, improved operations and provided exceptional client support
- Worked with Asia Pacific customers to understand needs and provide onsite service.
- Developed team communications and information for DWOP meetings.
- Resolved well bore problems, improved operations and provided exceptional client support.
- Increased customer satisfaction by resolving difficult and complicated well bore issues.
- Mentoring and supporting new field engineers in best practices and understanding of process flow and safety procedures.
- Investigated and troubleshot product service issues.
- Completed partial or full dismantling of equipment to quickly repair or replace defective components and restore functionality.
- Key areas of work Asia Pacific.
- Key operators include but not limited to Petronas, Shell, Exxon, PTTEP.
Fishing Tool Supervisor
Smith International Services
01.2007 - 08.2009
- Involved in providing expertise to well problem solutions including open and cased hole fishing, single and dual completion work overs, installation and recovery of Whipstock applications, Borehole enlargement, platform abandonment's and slot recovery, section and casing milling, casing cutting and wellhead abandonment's.
- Attending pre spud and DWOP meetings.
- Providing technical support and liaising with operator onshore staff to address customer inquiries and concerns and well site difficulties.
- Attending pre spud and DWOP meetings.
- Monitored social media and online sources for industry trends.
- Key areas of work Australasia.
- Resolved conflicts and negotiated mutually beneficial agreements between parties.
- Resolved well problems, improved operations and provided exceptional client support
- Worked with Asia Pacific customers to understand needs and provide onsite service.
- Developed team communications and information for DWOP meetings.
- Resolved well bore problems, improved operations and provided exceptional client support.
- Increased customer satisfaction by resolving difficult and complicated well bore issues.
- Mentoring and tutoring new field engineers in best practices of both safety and operationally.
- Key areas of work included Australasia and Middle East.
- Key operators include but not limited to Shell, Apache, Woodside, Santos
Senior Field Service Technician
Dril-Quip Asia Pacific (Singapore) Ltd
01.2005 - 05.2007
- Transferred from Dril-Quip Europe.
- Working over Asia Pacific and Australian region, attending pre spud meetings and carrying out installation of Dril-Quip products onshore and offshore.
- Key areas of work included Asia Pacific and India.
- Attending pre spud, develop team communications and information for DWOP meetings.
- Monitored social media and online sources for industry trends.
- Resolved conflicts and negotiated mutually beneficial agreements between parties.
- Resolved well problems, improved operations and provided exceptional client support
- Worked with Asia Pacific customers to understand needs and provide onsite service.
- Resolved well bore problems, improved operations and provided exceptional client support.
- Managed all on-site and off-site installation, repair, maintenance and test tasks. Investigate and troubleshoot product service issues, review technical documentation to complete equipment maintenance and repair.
- Installed new sub sea wellhead product line equipment and explained operation to customers.
- Followed written guidelines and recommended safety procedures to avoid injuries in field.
- Positively engaged with customers and maintained professional appearance at all times as company representative.
- Trained and supported new hires resulting in better understanding of process flow and safety procedures.
- Completed partial or full dismantling of equipment in remote locations to quickly repair or replace defective components and restore functionality.
- Key areas of work Asia Pacific.
Field Service Technician
Dril-Quip Europe Ltd
01.2001 - 09.2005
- Involved in worldwide projects and installation of Dril-Quip products, experience in deep water and ultra deep water subsea, mudline, surface, unitized wellheads and associated equipment.
- Working experience includes harsh environment North Sea projects from start up to completion.
- Rotation in Egypt working offshore installing subsea equipment and onshore support Including liaising with BP onshore staff for technical support and planning of wells
- Provide holiday and sickness relief for management and sales representative in Cairo office which involved maintaining ongoing customer relations.
- Rotation in Nigeria working offshore installing subsea equipment and onshore support including meeting and solving problems with customer representatives.
- Duties included onshore pre spud meetings and liaising with customer representatives on up and coming well projects, ensuring correct and properly maintained equipment reaching rig site ready for use. Work also included stripping, rebuilding and maintaining tools for offshore/onshore use.
- Attending pre spud, develop team communications and information for DWOP meetings.
- Resolved conflicts and negotiated mutually beneficial agreements between parties.
- Resolved well problems, improved operations and provided exceptional client support
- Worked with UK customers to understand needs and provide onsite service.
- Resolved well bore problems, improved operations and provided exceptional client support.
- Managed on-site and off-site installation, repair, maintenance and test tasks. Investigate and troubleshoot product service issues, review technical documentation to complete equipment maintenance and repair.
- Followed written guidelines and recommended safety procedures to avoid injuries in field.
- Positively engaged with customers and maintained professional appearance at all times as company representative.
- Completed partial or full dismantling of equipment in remote locations to quickly repair or replace defective components and restore functionality.
- Key areas of work included UK, Scandinavia and West Africa.
Education
SCOTVEC in Mechanical Engineering. - Mechanical Engineering
Aberdeen Technical College
Aberdeen, Scotland 01.1986 - 01.1987
High School Diploma -
Northfield Academy
Aberdeen, Scotland. 05.1980 - 12.1985
Personal skills
Ability to work under pressure to troubleshoot and solve major wellbore problems which could result in the loss of the assets. Good ability to work in a team environment while discussing and encouraging team input to ensure a proper planned execution of the job. Ability to quickly assess any downhole problems and react quickly and efficiently to remedy the situation. Ability to forward plan and ensure procedures in place for any unplanned events in the wellbore. Dedicated and passionate to the need and requirement of flawless execution of plans and procedures.
Timeline
Fishing Tool Supervisor
Schlumberger BDT (Malaysia) LTD
01.2009 - 06.2020
Fishing Tool Supervisor
Smith International Services
01.2007 - 08.2009
Senior Field Service Technician
Dril-Quip Asia Pacific (Singapore) Ltd
01.2005 - 05.2007
Field Service Technician
Dril-Quip Europe Ltd
01.2001 - 09.2005
SCOTVEC in Mechanical Engineering. - Mechanical Engineering
Aberdeen Technical College
01.1986 - 01.1987
High School Diploma -
Northfield Academy
05.1980 - 12.1985
Fishing Tool Supervisor
Self Employed / Consultant
6 2020 - Current
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