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Our People
SNUBCO’s success is a combination of our highly experienced management team and our dedicated seasoned field professionals, who have built a strong reputation in the oil and gas industry. We are pioneers in the snubbing industry through our innovations in the design and manufacturing of snubbing equipment used today in Canada and around the world. Many of our innovations and new technologies are possible because of Snubco’s corporate environment which welcomes and implements staff’s ideas and comments.
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SNUBCO Canadian Division
John Taskinen, President
- Over 22 years experience in the Pressure Control industry
- Experienced with Rig Assist and Self- Contained Snubbing, Under Balanced Drilling, Freeze and Hot Tap Operations
- N.A.I.T diploma (honors) in Hydrocarbon Engineering Technology
- Member of ASSETS since '89
- Certified Petroleum Engineering Technologist
- Involved with the ongoing design and manufacturing of Snubco snubbing units and other equipment
- International experience in rig assist snubbing
- Member of PSAC and Partnerships in Safety Program
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Al MacDonald, Safety Coordinator
- Over 20 years experience in Pressure Control Industry
- 4 years experience in Oilfield Exploration
- Experienced in rig assist, freeze, hot tap and under balanced drilling and steam injection wells
- Leader in the development of Industry Recommended Practices for Snubbing (PSAC)
- Developing “Standards of Competence” for Snubbing (PSAC)
- Certified Internal Safety Auditor (Petroleum Industry Training Services)
- Trained in Safety Inspection Skills, Accident Investigation, Field Level Risk Assessment and Safety Program Building
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Donald Gould, Equipment and Personnel Coordinator
- Over 20 years experience in Pressure Control industry
- Experienced with rig assist, rod snubbing, self-contained snubbing, freeze, hot tap operations and under balanced drilling
- Field Supervisor for 8 years
- Experience in rig assist snubbing
- Vast experience in managing dispatch operation
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Lance Thornell, Equipment Manager
- 25 years experience as a Welder
- Journeyman Millwright
- Extensive experience in hydraulic design and layout, metal fabrication and snubbing equipment prototype development, testing and electrical
- Involved in design and fabrication of snubbing units, drilling rigs and other oilfield equipment
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Karl Bauer, Sales Manager and Technical Field Sales
- 19 years pressure control experience, rig assist, freeze, hot tap services
- Worked on drilling rigs, cased-hole wireline
- Commercial art diploma with background in computer graphics
- Over 7 years in sales and marketing
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Martin Jaeger, Sales Representative
- 21 years experience in the oilfield
- 3 years with Snubco, specializing in freeze and hot-tap services
- 15 years experience in managing and operating service rigs in the oilpatch
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AJ Grant, Field Supervisor
- Over 15 years in Pressure Control industry
- Experience in H2S snubbing workovers, fishing under pressure, slant snubbing, dual string snubbing, hot tap and freezing under various pressures and conditions
- Experienced with rig assist, freeze and hot tap and under balanced drilling
- 6 years experience as a Field Supervisor
- International experience in rig assist
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Doug McPherson, Field Supervisor
- Experience as a heavy equipment operator for 8 years, 14 years as a snubbing operator
- Experience in H2S snubbing workovers, fishing under pressure, slant snubbing, dual string snubbing, hot tap and freezing under various pressures and conditions
- Certificate in hydraulics with in depth experience designing and building hydraulics systems for truck and jack portions of snubbing units
- Supervisor of snubbing operations for over 5 years
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John S. Huckell, V.P. Financial, CFO
- MBA - University of Alberta, 1997
- LLB – University of Alberta, 1981
- Member of Law Society of Alberta since 1982
- B.Sc. (Physics/Mathematics) - University of Alberta, 1978
- Significant experience in consulting with a variety of businesses in structuring transactions and financing relating to transactions domestically and internationally
- Significant experience in consulting to businesses raising capital privately and through public offerings
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Greg Keown, Operations Manager Well Services
- Over 16 years experience in Well Service
- Experience in Coil Tubing and Nitrogen Services
- Experienced in Oilfield cementing and Fracturing
- Experienced in Coil tubing underbalanced drilling
- Experienced throughout Alberta, and British Columbia
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Bill McRae, Assistant Operations Manager
- Brings over 22 years snubbing experience to his role at Snubco.
- Deals with day to day operations, on call duties, setting up jobs, crew and equipment dispatching.
- Plays vital roles in the development of Snubco’s core policies and procedures manual, operations manual and the website.
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