Tristar People
Geoff Morrison
A Professional Engineer with 30 years of drilling experience in all areas of the western Canadian sedimentary basin, including wells ranging from multi-well shallow gas programs, 4500m deep critical sour gas wells, horizontal drills, underbalanced, and coiled tubing drills. He has been an expert authority in managing construction, drilling, and completions operations for Dome, Amoco, Crestar Energy, Gulf, and ConocoPhillips.
Geoff is a professional leader that uses the most current technology to deliver cost efficient, timely projects in a safe compliant manner.
Dan Karst
A Professional Engineer with over 15 years of oilfield experience throughout Western Canada. He has managed drilling and completions operations and preparation of: well licenses, drilling, completion, abandonment programs, EUB regulatory procedures, service tenders, etc. Dan has also worked for service companies in the fields of directional drilling and pipeline integrity.
Derrick Russell
A petroleum engineering technologist with over 15 years of oilfield experience throughout Western Canada and in the Canadian Arctic. He has managed completion operations and preparation of: completion programs, multi well shallow gas programs, EUB regulatory procedures, service tenders, etc.
Derrick was a key member of a major oil company's Arctic team, responsible for designing a multi-well drilling and completion operation in Canada's Arctic. He has extensive experience in simulating and designing stimulations for both sandstone and carbonate formations.
Rod Thomas
A Completions Consultant with over 30 years experience managing service rigs as well as overseeing completion, workover, abandonment, and suspension operations throughout Alberta. He has been supervising, providing support, and coordinating field operations.
Darcy McKibbin
An oilfield completions consultant with over 20 years experience working throughout Alberta and Saskatchewan managing service rigs as well as overseeing a range of completions and workover projects. He has been responsible for providing completion and workover programs, cost estimates, regulatory documentation and operations supervision.
Hugh Rennie
A Professional Engineer with over 27 years of drilling experience in all areas of the Western Canadian sedimentary basin. Has worked on a variety of wells ranging from multi-well shallow gas programs, 4500m deep critical sour gas wells, horizontal, under-balanced, and coiled tubing drills to conventional vertical wells. An expert authority in managing construction, drilling and completions operations and has worked with companies including: Dome Petroleum, Amoco Canada, Crestar Energy, Gulf Canada, and ConocoPhillips. Provides effective leadership that uses the most current technology to deliver cost efficient, timely projects in a manner that is both safe and regulatory compliant.
Tyler Baynham
A certified Engineering Technologist with over 20 years of experience in large civil and infrastructure projects in Alberta. He has managed multi-million dollar programs for both private and municipal government clients. His experience in underground utilities, structural bridges, transportation, contract administration, and environmental reclamations provides our clients with time-sensitive and cost-efficient solutions to all their projects. Combined with strong communication skills and dedication to clients, he is committed to ensure the client's goals are achieved.
Ken Dow
A dedicated engineering technologist with over 25 years experience supervising vertical and horizontal drilling and completion operations in South Eastern Saskatchewan, Alberta, and North Eastern British Columbia. A leader with strong interpersonal, organizational, and communications skills, he is committed to ensuring all project objectives are met and in compliance with regulatory requirements. Conscientious and thorough, he ensures due diligence from project start to finish.
Jeff Harris
A completions specialist with over 30 years experience in the oil & gas industry, 25 of these in directly related supervisory and completion programming positions, and 21 years self employed as a completions consultant.
He has a proven ability and willingness to handle high work loads and difficult field operations. His good oral communication skills combined with a tough, but fair approach work well together in order to meet project deadlines and cost projections.
Jared Erichsen
A petroleum engineering technologist with 7 years of oilfield experience in completions field consulting; Jared provides completion and abandonment programs, cost estimates and regulatory documentation.
Shellie Scott
A certified petroleum engineering technologist with 4 years of experience in the oil and gas industry in both office and field settings. Focused and committed, she ensures projects are completed in a manner that is consistent with the needs of the client, while also being efficient, cost-effective, and compliant with legislative and regulatory requirements.
Ryan Birnie-Browne
A mechanical engineer with 3 years industry experience in both field and office settings. Combining hands-on and design experience, he continuously seeks innovative ways of performing tasks to increase efficiency and quality of work.
Mike Smith
A Completion Consultant and Fracturing Specialist with over 10 years of oilfield experience providing field operations support. He is responsible for providing well programs, generating cost estimates, and filing regulatory documentation.
