1. DARREN GRISTWOOD
Box 7172 Drayton Valley,ABT7A1S4 | (780)
621-8591 | darrengristwood@gmail.com
AssistantRig Superintendent
SUMMARY
Over the pastseventeen yearsI havebeen workingin theoil andgasindustryon various
styles of drillingrigs. I havebeen employed for fourteen yearsasa Toolpusher,and for
the past20 months,asan AssistantRigSuperintendentfor KCADeutag. Duringthat
timeI havebeen involvedplugand abandonmentand conductorrecovery in CNRL’s
decommissioningof theMurchisonplatform,which isscheduled for completion mid-
March 2016.
Ninety percentof my career hasbeen on landrigs.However,I havespentsometimeon
a jack up rigin thePersian Gulf,andmostrecently of course,theMurchison platform.
SUPERVISORY SKILLS
Personnel
· I takethe trainingandprogression of my employees’skillsand workethic seriously. I
believetrainingworkersto beteachers andmentors is equallyas importantas
improvingandexpandingtheirown skills.
· I havealwaystried to createa workplacewhereemployees knewthey werethere to
work,learn,and providethebestserviceto thecustomer aspossible,in thesafest
manner possible.
Assets
· As a rigmanager,of courseI was required to maintain,service,and keep track of all
assetson thedrillingrig,and themaintainingaccuraterecordsof all liftingand
overhead equipmentwasalso paramount.
Operations
· I was responsiblefor all logistical activities,fromdaily operations,maintenance
requirements,andpersonnel responsibilities,to rigmoves,shut-downs,start-ups,etc.
Safety
· I havealwaysconsidered thesafety of all workersof paramountimportance,and have
doneeverythingpossibleover theyearsto providea safework environment.I have
received many milestonesafety awardsover theyearsfromtheCAODC in Canada. I
believethetrainingof safety iseveryone’sresponsibility,andhavealwaysexpected
the samefrommy employees.
In the 15 years I spentwith Nabors,I had received eight'Injury FreeWork Days' awards
fromthe CAODC,includingfour200-day,one250-day,andone500-dayawards.

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EXPERIENCE
June 13,2014-
Present
AssistantRigSuperintendent, KCA Deutag
Responsiblefor supervisionand trainingof drillingcrews, maintainingoperational
records. Area Authority - issuingandsupervisionof daily permitsandisolations as
required in theISSOW. Liaisewith clientrepresentativeson all P&Aand conductor
recovery operations. Maintainingassettrackingand maintenance/certification records.
AssistingtheRigSuperintendentinall operationsasrequired.
Oct20,2003-May
15,2014
RigManager (Toolpusher), Nabors Drilling Canada
· I havebeen responsiblefor alloperationson Rig25duringthistime,thelogistical
operationssuch asrigmoves,drillingactivities,and crewchange,theupkeep of all
assettracking,maintenance,and certificationrecords,safety trainingand
implementation,andsatisfyingall clientrequirementsasrequired. I have,over the
years,worked on both teli-doubles and triplesfor NaborsDrilling,and havealways
covered on other operationswhen required.
Jan 01, 1999-Oct 19,
2003
Floorhand, Motorhand, Derrickhand, Driller, Tetonka Drilling/Nabors Drilling Canada
· I worked mywayup throughthe ranks duringthis period, first for Tetonka Drilling, which
later waspurchasedbyNabors Drilling Canada.
2009-2010 · Duringthis period therewasno work availabledueto the recession,and I worked for
Simmons Drillingin Albania fora period of 6 months.
· I then worked 5 months for COSLon a jackup rig offshoreinthePersianGulf. As an
AssistantDriller for COSL,I gained experienceworkingwith theNOVCyberbasesystem,
runningan iron roughneckand tubularrackingsystem,aswell asdailydutiesand
responsibilitiesrelevantto theposition.
· I returned to Nabors in 2010.
CURRENT ACHEIVEMENTS
 Murchison platform awarded IADC Chairman’s Award, which recognize individual rigs and their
crews that had the best safety performance in 2014/2015
 Murchison Platform Awarded KCAD Rig of the year, based on contractual Targets and Safety
performance 2014/2015.
 Successful completion of the decommissioning of the Murchison Platform in the North Sea.

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EDUCATION/TICKETS
 2ND Line SupervisorWell Control, current
 IWCF, Level4-current
 Basic OffshoreSafety Induction EducationTraining, current
 ISSOW-Area Authority, Area Technician, Performing Authority
 OPITO Rigger Training Stage1
 OPITO MIST
 OPITO BOSIET
 OPITO CA-ABS
 KCAD Confined SpaceEntry
 KCAD COSHH Awareness
 KCAD DroppedObjects
 KCAD EnvironmentalAwareness
 KCAD Hand-Arm Vibration Operations
 KCAD Hazardous SubstanceAwareness
 KCAD Man Riding Operations
 KCAD ManualHandling Evaluation& Assessment
 KCAD Risk Assessment
 KCAD Slips Trips &Falls
 KCAD Toolbox Risk Identification Card
 SCQF Level 8 –Competency Assessor
 CNR CompetenceinProcess PlantandEquipmentIsolations
 CNR Mechanical Isolations
 CNR Working at Height
 CNR Asbestos Awareness Course (Revised)
 CNR Task Risk AssessmentModule 1
 CNR Task Risk AssessmentModule 2
 H2S, current
 Fall Arrest/Rig Rescue,current (Canada)
 First Aid/CPR,current (Canada)
 Transportation ofDangerous Goods, current(Canada)
 WHMIS, current (Canada)
 Rig Tech ApprenticeshipLevel3, current (Canada)
 Loader Evaluator/Instructor, current (Canada)
 Accident investigation
 Off-road driver training (Canada)
 All copies ofcertifications are available uponrequest

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OBJECTIVES
I am,and alwayshavebeen,eager to expand my skill setand knowledgebasewith regardto differentdrillingoperations
and equipment.Welcoming newchallenges,andhaving a strongwork ethic,I ameager to do whatis required to provide
an exemplary servicefor both my employer,and theirclient. I amconfidentthatI would bean assetto your team,and
look forward to hearingfromyou. Thank you for yourconsideration.
REFERENCES
· Steven Rogan – KCA Deutag, Rig Superintendent. +44 7899031180,
steven.rogan@yahoo.com, or srogan@rogandrillingservices.com
· Barney Halse – Canadian Natural Resources International. +44 7725833427,
barneyhalse247@hotmail.com
· Michael Gzenda – Weatherford, DSV +1 403 505-7548, mikegzenda@googlemail.com