Cole Barron

About Cole Barron

Experienced Drilling Engineer skilled in Deepwater Exploration and Development Drilling (Guyana), HPHT Haynesville wells in Louisiana, Air Drilling and Ultra-Long laterals laterals) in Marcellus and Utica basin, and Onshore Unconventional Development Drilling in the Permian Basin (with focus on the Delaware Basin). Strong engineering professional with a Bachelors of Science in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University.

Experience

1. Staff Drilling Engineer

   Southwestern Energy

   Jan 2022 — Present · Spring, TX, US

   Currently overseeing all phases of drilling operations in Haynesville including HPHT conventional motor drilling operations, MPD drilling operations, slim bore designs, and 4-string casing designs-Currently managing the budgeting process for Drilling for SWN using a self-developed large-scale cost tool for forecasting and AFE’s-Oversaw all phases of drilling operations in the Utica basin in Monroe County, Ohio including ultra-deep air drilling operations, multi-stage cementing operations, MPD drilling operations, dual-target laterals, floating and dry-reaming production casing, ultra-long Utica laterals (>20k DLAT)-Oversaw all phases of drilling operations in Northeast Pennsylvania including air drilling surface and intermediate hole sections, PDC air drilling, highly naturally-fractured formations, highly-deviated lateral drilling and dual target operations, ultra-long laterals (>20k ft DLAT), floating and dry-reaming production casing-Developed large-scale well cost estimation tool to generate accurate AFE’s for Appalachia and Haynesville Division and utilized tool to generate yearly budget for Drilling for the organization-Performed thermal modeling in WellCat to identify opportunities for lowering wellbore temperature in Haynesville division to improve tool reliability - aided in implementation of first application of thermally-coated drillpipe for oil and gas operations to reduce wellbore temperatures more than 30 ºF-Aided in casing design / cement design / procedural updates / project reviews for Haynesville and Appalachia teams-College recruiter and intern mentor for Haynesville supporting the development of an evergreen analytics tool for identifying 4-string well designs based on offset injection volumes-Planned and executed the longest well in North America land (Rothenbuhler 4H), a 23.4k DLAT Utica lateral in Monroe County, Ohio-Generated multiple analytics tools to aid in offset well reviews, cost estimation, and competitor analysis

Education

• Texas A&M University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Petroleum Engineering, 3.95

  2011 — 2015