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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.
Snubco Canadian
Snubco International
SNUBCO Canadian Division
John Taskinen, President
- Over 25 years experience in the Pressure Control industry
- Experienced with Rig Assist and Self- Contained Snubbing, Under Balanced Drilling, Onshore/Offshore, Freeze and Hot Tap Operations
- N.A.I.T diploma (honors) in Hydrocarbon Engineering Technology
- Member of ASSETS since '89
- Certified Petroleum Engineering Technologist
- Sits on PSAC Board of Directors
- Level 2 Snubbing Supervisor
- 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 23 years experience in Pressure Control Industry
- Level 2 Snubbing Supervisor
- 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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AJ Grant, Operations Manager
- Over 18 years in Pressure Control industry
- Level 2 Snubbing Supervisor & Assessor (Petroleum Competency Program)
- 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
- 9 years experience as a Field Supervisor
- International experience in rig assist
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Lance Thornell, Equipment Manager
- 28 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
- 22 years pressure control experience.
- Background experience includes Drilling Rigs, Cased hole wireline, Snubbing, Freeze and Hot tapping.
- Post- secondary courses N.A.I.T and U of A
- 15 years in sales and marketing
- Presenter / educator for Enform's workover and completions courses: Snubbing services
- PSAC distinguished service award.
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Doug McPherson, Field Supervisor
- Experience as a heavy equipment operator for 8 years, 17 years as a snubbing operator
- Level 2 Snubbing Supervisor
- 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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Bill McRae, Assistant Operations Manager
- Brings over 25 years snubbing experience to his role at Snubco
- Level 2 Snubbing Supervisor
- 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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Troy LeBlanc, International Project Manager
13 years in the pressure control and oil and gas industry
Level 2 Snubbing Supervisor & Assessor (Petroleum Competency Program)
Experienced in H2S snubbing operations, fishing operations, dual strings, onshore / offshore, freeze and hot tap operations.
6 years experience as a Field Supervisor throughout Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and internationally.
International experience in marketing and new business development
Represents Snubco in new technologies and software development
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Jamie Sheehan, HS & E Coordinator
7 years HSE experience in the oil and gas industry
Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety
Member of CSSE (Canadian Society of Safety Engineering)
Trained in Safety Program Development, Health and Safety Management Systems, Occupational Health and Safety, Legislative Compliance and Corporate Responsibility, Hazard Assessment and Risk Management, Business and Leadership for HSE Professionals, Accident Causation Theory and Incident Investigation, Disability Management, Fire Prevention and Safety, Ergonomics, and Fundamentals and occupational Hygiene.
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Sam Vercholuk - Field Supervisor
13 years in the pressure control industry
4 years experience in Oilfield cementing
Experienced in rig assist snubbing, stand alone snubbing, freeze and hot tap services.
Level 2 Snubbing Supervisor and Assessor (Petroleum Competency Program)
Key player in the development of Snubco's core procedures
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Brad Chipman - Field Supervisor
15 years in Pressure Control Industry
Rig assist snubbing, stand alone snubbing, freeze and hot tap services and under balance drilling
Snubbing Supervisor Level 2 and Assessor for Snubbing Services Competency Program
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David Wilke - Technical Field Sales
15 years in the Oil and Gas sector.
6 years on service rigs
6 years snubbing experience, rig assist and stand alone.
Owned and operated well testing company
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Dennis Page - Well Services Operations Manager
10 years at Fracmaster, cementing, N2 and coil tubing operations. 5 years in a Supervisors position.
2 years at BJ Titan, frac operations
6 years with Nowsco as a Field Supervisor / Dispatcher running coil tubing operations
9 years as a Frac Manager for Sanjel / Trican
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Tim McVety - Field Supervisor Well Services
7 years as a Coil Tubing Supervisor with Matrix, Fracmaster and BJ.
5 years International Coil Tubing experience - operations both land and offshore based.
5 years experience as a Service Manager in Coil Tubing Industry.
7 years experience with Nowsco's frac division.
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Mike Clemmer - Well Services Field Supervisor
3 years coil tubing experience with Fracmaster
11 years as a coil tubing supervisor with Sanjel, BJ Services and Snubco
Dispatched 15 coil tubing units and 30 work crews.
Provide Cerberus Job Modelling for Snubco customers
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