This document outlines Paul Nepine's internship experience with Baker Hughes, including descriptions of their facility operations, field operations observing fracs in Texas, the engineer's responsibilities like chemical inventory and reporting, and Paul's goals of gaining hands-on experience in multiple aspects of pressure pumping operations over 31 days on job sites.

1. Pressure Pumping
Internship
Summer 2014
Paul Nepine

2. About Me
• Attend:
• Montana Tech University,
Butte Montana
 Junior
 BS, Petroleum Engineering
 Memberships:
 SPE, AADE, AISES
 Two Term President: AISES
 Daughter 19 yrs.
 Grand daughter 2 yrs.
 Golfing, Hunting, Fishing,
Community Activities

3. Baker Hughes’ Core Values
1. Integrity
2. Team Work
3. Performance
4. Learning

4. San Antonio Operations Facility
 Tool Shop Operations
 Cement Bulk Plant
 Mechanic Bays
 Pressure Testing
 Drilling Fluids Lab
 Frac Fluids Lab
 Cement Lab
 Stim Plus Lab
 Yard Equipment
 Chemical Storage

5. Frac Field Operations
Tour #1 Stumberg Ranch 39 H
Anadarko:
 Wireline- Plug and Perf
 Coil Tubing 36 H
 Frac
 ACID
 Gel
 Proppant
Equipment:
 Pump Trucks
• Gorillas and Rhinos
 Blender
 Hydration
 Chem Add
 Acid Tanker
 Manifold-”Missile”
 Sand Kings
 Fluid Van
 TMV Van

6. Frac Field Tour #2
Stumberg Ranch 40H & 41 H
Anadarko:
 Slick Water Frac
• Proppant:
• 100 Mesh Sand
• 40/70 Sand
• Friction Reducer
 2 Blenders
 Equipment Issues
Experiences:
 Truck PTO engagement
 Rig Down Goats Head to swap
iron to new well
 Rig Down Blenders
 Blender and Sand King
 Gel Tanker Straps
 TMV Operator
 Sand Analysis and reporting

7. Briscoe Ranch Wells 48 & 49 H
Third Tour July 20th-August 7th
SM Energy:
 Multi Stage Frac
 Plug and Perf
 Slick water
 Proppant Laden Linear Gel
 Proppant Laden Viking D 2000
 Proppants 100 and 30/50 Mesh
My Experiences:
 Start Rig up
• Iron
• TMV Communication Cables
 Proposal Review
 Fluid Van
• Gel Analysis
 TMV Operator
• Chemical Strap Inventory
 Consultant Experience
• Asked Questions about Frac

8. Engineer’s Responsibilities
Engineering:
 Chemical Inventory
 Frac Chemical Control
 Frac Reporting Company Man
 Gel Densities
 Job log and Summary’s
 Point man for Communication
• Operations
• Customer
My Experiences:
 Assisted: Chem Add
• Straps
• Swap Totes during Stage
• Report Straps
 TMV Operator
• Record Chemical Straps
• Recording Stages
• Communication

9.  See another Frac Operation
• Fine tune and Review
 Cementing Operations (2)
 Obtain Another Internship
With Baker Hughes
Goals for rest of Internship

10. 1. Familiarization with Operations at Yard and Field
2. Hands On in all aspects of internship
3. Challenged myself to learn something everyday.
4. 31 Days Field Experience on 3 Frac Sites
5. Gained Valuable insight of field operations.
6. Experienced different problems in the field for operations and
formed opinions about solutions.
7. Not done yet and want more exposure to Baker Hughes’
Operations
8. Appreciated the Opportunity to Work here!
Summary

11. References
1. www.bakerhughes.com/
2. Baker Hughes-Frac Proposal
Briscoe Ranch