Jay Calk

2711 Jackson Drive │ Haynesville, LA 71038
(318) 787-1613 │ jaycalk@yahoo.com


Engineering | Operations| Regulatory Compliance

Driven and hardworking with extensive expertise in petroleum industry, possessing over 38 years’ experience in drilling fluids within both field and office settings. Diverse rig knowledge with experience working barge rigs, deep water floaters, jackups, land rigs, platform rigs, and TLPs. Demonstrated leader with broad background as Production Manager, General Manager, and Field Supervisor, utilizing hands-on approach to guide diverse teams of staff in fulfilling organizational and project objectives. Outstanding communication skills, capable of developing positive and beneficial relationships with clients, vendors, and government agencies alike. Innovative problem solver, rising easily to challenges (including abnormal pressures, lost circulation, stuck pipe issues, and complications atypical to location) while enabling positive outcomes. Technical proficiency in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel), and Mud Pro, Open Wells & Well View.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CALK CONSULTING LLC Present
Petroleum Consultant
• Provide daily drilling operations reports.
• Supervise well operations.
• Order goods and services.
• Provide onsite supervision of drilling, fluids, and solids control.
• Daily reporting of mud properties.
• Inventory control and ordering.
• Monitor well specifics and treat fluids.

Jacam Chemical 2016-2017
Field Tech/Driver
▪ Deliver and manage production chemicals.
▪ Operate and maintain treating trucks in accordance with DOT and customer specifications.
• Treat Cotton Valley, Hayneville, & Petta wells in North LA & East TX.
▪ Treat saltwater batteries and wells in North Louisiana and East Texas.
▪ Manage warehouse and inventory to ensure sufficient product is available as needed.
• Manage and engineering and fluids on several disposal wells.

RAPID DRILLING FLUIDS/Chemrock, Barnesville, OH 2014 -2016
Northeast District Operations Manager (October 2014 – January 2016)
▪ Perform sales calls in field and office, effectively expanding client base and increasing revenue.
▪ Oversee warehouse operation including ordering and shipping products for drilling sites
▪ Direct fluid engineers to ensure that proper products are being used
▪ Sales of specialty products to include frack fluid and salt water products
• Ran mud plant.
• Oder chemicals to maintain inventory,

M-I SWACO, Harvey, LA 1993 – 2014
Drilling Fluid Supervisor– Deepwater GOM (April 2013 – October 2014)
 Served as deep water lead fluid engineer for Shell account.
 Oversaw fluid mixing and pumping procedures and tests, correctly identifying trends and detecting any contaminants to ensure correct treatments are followed through.
 Directed and trained team of rig personnel in all drilling operations.
 Supervised solids control tech.
 Maintained proper inventory for all operations.
Mud Engineer & Field Supervisor (November 1993 – January 2012)
 Served as Mud Engineer within several divisions both inland and offshore, working with horizontal and vertical drilling to effectively solve many difficult well control and fluid loss problems.
 Operated throughout Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia territory as Field Service Supervisor and Project Engineer, supervising up to 30 Mud Engineers and 20 Solids Control Technicians.
 Successfully drilled one of fastest Marcellus Shale wells to date with single bit run.
 Site supervision during frack operations treating flow-back water and maintaining properties of various frack fluids

NORTH AMERICAN FIELD SERVICES, Follansbee, WV 2012 – 2013
General Manager (January 2012 – April 2013)
 Managed all aspects of company operations in tank rentals and cleaning services business. Supervised up to 20-member field operations as well as office staff.
 Instrumental in building business unit from ground up, growing company into leading round bottom mud tank and pump Rental Company within Utica Shale. Responsible for placing company on several operator MSAs and building significant contacts in mud and frack tank rental industry.
 Performed sales calls in field and office, effectively expanding client base and increasing revenue.
 Ensured operation experienced steady growth and was in good standing with clients before leaving for relocation needs.



EDUCATION & TRAINING

Bachelor of Science, Biology, University of Louisiana (Lafayette, LA)
Coastal Truck Driving Academy (2016)
M-I SWACO Integrated Fluid Engineering (2004)
M-I SWACO Advanced Mud School (1996)
M-I SWACO Basic Mud School (1993)

INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS & CREDENTIALS

Offshore Survival (2013)
WP Completion Specialist (2013)
Well Control Certification Drilling & Workover (2017)
H2S 2017
PEC Clean Gulf
TWIC Card
Class A CDL-Hazmat & Tanker

AREAS WORKED

Gulf Coast AL, LA, TX. Inland, North, & South LA. East, South, & West TX. PA,OH, WV. Syria & Yemen. Offshore deep water up to 3500’ and sh