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Angus Marshall McKay PhD CEng CSci MCSM MIOM3

Date of Birth: 17 April 1971 Nationality: British

Qualifications: 2005: Attained Chartered Scientist status.

2003: Attained Chartered Engineer status.
1993 – 1999: Camborne School of Mines, Ph.D. Geomechanics.
1990 – 1993: Camborne School of Mines, B.Eng. 2(i) (Hons) – Mining Engineering.

Family: Married, with 2 daughters.

Contact Details: Springbok Drilling Ltd.

South Monkshill, Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, AB53 8RQ, United Kingdom.
+44 (0)7855 507 328
angus.mckay@springbok-drilling.com
www.springbok-drilling.com

Key Words:
Drilling Supervisor, Senior Drilling Engineer, HPHT, Jack-up, Semi-Submersible, Subsea Development & Production
Drilling, Exploration Drilling, Template Drilling, Norway, UK.

CAREER HISTORY:
Feb 2005 - Present Springbok Drilling Ltd
Oct 2015 – Present Night DSV – Total Exploration & Production Norge AS. Night Drilling Supervisor for the
TEPN Solaris uHPHT exploration well in Norway. This well will be drilled from the Maersk
Gallant in Q1-Q3 2016 and if comes in on prognosis, will potentially be the deepest and
higher pressure and temperature well drilled in Norwegian waters. The well will make use
of MPD for the 12¼” and 8½” sections, and will utilise a 20k-psi BOP double during drilling
of the 8½” section. Final TD could be up to ±6,200m vertical well. Main challenges will
include: very high pressures / temperatures, use of MPD, logistics / running extreme casing
string weights for 13⅜” x 14” casing and 9⅞” x 10¾” casing, load handling from main deck
to under rig floor due to Texas Deck limitations, and primary well control to avoid any well
control incidents. This will be a challenging well and an honour to be a part of.
Roles & Responsibilities will be the usual for a Night DSV, including monitoring of the well
progress and ensuring the drilling team have the support required to ensure an efficient
operation. To monitor the well control at all times when on shift, especially as the deeper,
hotter sections are drilled under full HPHT drilling practices. To ensure clear communication
between all parties and that all personnel have a full and detailed understanding of the
current and next operation.
Aug 2015 – Oct 2015 Report writing services for Hess UK Ltd.

Apr 2015 – Aug 2015 Night DSV – Edison AS (Norway). Night Drilling Supervisor on the TO Searcher for single
exploration well in southern extremity of Norwegian waters. Contract commencing 24th June
for 45 days.
Due to the current climate in the Oil Industry, I accepted a role as night DSV for a short
duration exploration well. Personally, I had no issue with this and did not see this as a
backwards step in my career. As NDSV, I was responsible and accountable for all night shift
drilling operations on the TO Searcher where I had an extremely good relationship with the
crews from my previous 2 years on board representing BG Norge. This well was challenging

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 from the perspective of the very shallow water depth the TO Searcher was operating in; this
was reaching the limit of the shallow water depth possible with this semi-submersible rig.

Feb 2005 – Apr 2015 BG Group (UKU) & BG Norge (except 1 year with DONG)
Mar 2013 – Apr 2015 DSV (Day) – BG Norge – Knarr Field Development comprising 6 wells & 2 Exploration Wells
on 2/4 rotation.
The Knarr field development was a subsea template, batch set programme from the
Transocean Searcher in 400m of water and 70 miles west of Florø, Norway. The wells were
drilled from 2 templates, one dedicated for production wells and the other for water injection.
The position of DSV comprised overall supervision, responsibility and accountability for the
drilling, completion and flow clean-up of the 3 production wells and the drilling completion
and injectivity testing of the 3 water injection wells. The wells were left suspended to await
the arrival of the FPSO Petro Jarl Knarr to be brought on-stream.
Though not classified as HPHT, the reservoir temperatures were sufficiently high to be near
HT classification. As such, all reservoir sections were drilled under a reduced HPHT drilling
strategy. The well architecture was conventional, though the production casing string was
9.7/8” due to the slightly higher reservoir pressures than would typically be encountered in
wells of this nature and depth.
The heavy production casing string, combined with the rig VDL limitations and the use of the
ISOtank cuttings containment system made for severe logistical issues during the drilling of
the 12.1/4” sections. Combined with a requirement for the 9.7/8” casing to be foam
cemented, added a further level of technical and logistical complexity. The foam cement
provided its own technical complexity when drilled out due to the well control issues
associated with the nitrogen release when drilling out the shoe track.
In addition to the 6 development wells, 2 exploration wells were drilled. The first had
significant challenges due to a planned geological side track to evaluate a shallower
formation from the 20” shoe. This resulted in significant wellbore stability issues to achieve
the main target of the well, most noticeable of which was the instability of the cement plug
across the 20” shoe when drilling the 17.1/2” section.
As this project was based in Norway, there was a prominent requirement on the DSV to lead
the safety culture offshore, despite there being both a Transocean Safety Coach and a BG
Norge Safety Coach on the rig.

Feb 2012 – Feb 2013 Senior Drilling Engineer – DONG Energy E&P (UK) Ltd – 2 deep water wells West of
Shetland, Block 208.
As SDE, I was responsible for the design of the 2 deep water exploration wells; 700m &
1,200m, within the DONG Energy Well Construction Standards, as well as the UK minimum
well integrity legislative requirements, such as the HSE Notifications, and providing
information to support the Environmental submission requirements. In conjunction with the
assigned C&P personnel, I worked with the approved vendors for all well construction
equipment and services supplied for these 2 wells.
Once the drillship West Navigator came on sub-let to DONG Energy, I gave full support to
the Drilling Superintendent for the duration of the drilling programme. I also worked closely
with the vendors to ensure all equipment was delivered in a timely manner in an industry
which was struggling with excessive demand on experienced personnel, services and
equipment.

Aug 2011 – Feb 2012 Lead Drilling Engineer – BG UK – Forties target exploration 5 well sequence planned.
As Lead DE I was solely responsible for ensuring the various governmental submissions
were submitted whilst remaining cognisant of the time scale the various governmental
departments required for their reviews. I was also solely responsible for the well designs
and development of the drilling programmes. There were established approved vendors for
the drilling department and I coordinated these services to ensure the appropriate equipment
was selected and available for the drilling operations. Unfortunately, though the first well
was a discovery, this resulted in the Partner’s entire drilling budget being expended, and the
remainder of the drilling programme was put on hold.

Aug 2010 – Aug 2011 Lead Drilling Engineer – BG UK – Jackdaw uHPHT appraisal well.

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 The Lead DE position worked extremely closely with the Drilling Superintendent to ensure
all the Governmental submissions were managed in a timely manner. I was also fully
responsible for reviewing and updating the well specific well control manual to ensure it was
fully aligned with the new well data. In addition, with the support of the Subsurface Team’s
input, I was responsible for writing the drilling programme for the well and reviewing with the
Drilling Superintendent and the HPHT Team Lead. I was also fully involved in the well
specific well control training for the rig crews to highlight the susceptibility of the well / rig to
an influx and the potential dangers of a secondary influx that would no longer be controllable.
Once operational, I supported the Drilling Superintendent on a daily basis as well as taking
my share of the weekend duty roles. The operations on this particular well proved far more
challenging than any other I have been involved with.

Aug 2009 – Aug 2010 Senior Drilling Engineer – BG Norge - Mandarin uHPHT exploration well.
The Rowan Gorilla 6 was taken into Norway for the first time by BG Group to drill the
Mandarin exploration well. My particular involvement was to take the Jackdaw project
experiences across to the BG Norge team. This incorporated both the rig equipment and
the well construction issues. The equipment aspect focussed on the use of the MPD spread
and Coriolis meter as a highly sensitive and accurate flow monitoring system. This was the
first time a MPD spread had been used in this manner in Norway and, along with the
experience gained during use on the Jackdaw project, was instrumental in the NPD granting
permission for BG Norge to drill the Mandarin well. Though the MPD spread was met with
some resistance initially by the offshore crews, by the end of the well, the consensus was
they would not have been able to maintain the level of control that was exercised, without
this tool. My own level of involvement was in the detail of the transfer of the equipment
design from the UK side to the Norwegian side and working with the MPD engineering team
to follow up any alterations required to maintain compliance with NORSOK. This was
primarily ensuring the equipment was correctly installed and certified as per NOSOK D-010,
Z-015 and E-001. I was also fully involved in the daily discussion with the Weatherford MPD
engineers as to the well control indications observed over the last 24 hours drilling and
tripping.
Another major equipment focus was the use of the Weatherford BHA for uHPHT drilling in
the 12.1/4” & 8.1/2” sections. There was a potentially high failure rate for these sections,
and together with the equipment specialists from BG UKU, every effort was made to ensure
the highest up-time between tool failures. Equipment issues were also followed down to the
finest detail such as the FOSVs for the drilling stand and kick single were matched and
spares available at all times.
Well construction issues were addressed through finger printing (I personally carried out the
finger printing prior to drilling the 12.1/4” section) to ensure the most accurate understanding
possible of the down hole conditions was understood by the entire offshore and onshore
drilling team. Casing running was also a critical well construction issue, especially regards
the 9.7/8” x 10.3/4” string which was fully calipered and mobilised in wall thickness order to
ensure correct running sequence. The production casing string run was a one-way trip due
to the weight and drag when picking up and the DLS severity during drilling and the well
cleanliness prior to POOH with the drilling BHA were of paramount importance.
As with all HPHT drilling, there were a number of operational challenges in the lower sections
of the well and the offshore and onshore team worked together highly effectively as one team
to overcome these obstacles. Examples of the challenges and operational optimisations
included:
 Evaluation of EMW required for gas suppression when drilling 8.1/2” reservoir
section through use of MPD back pressure.
 Weighting up of the mud system in stages whilst using MPD back pressure to
maintain constant bottom hole pressure on each circulation.
 Use of MPD system to obtain updated open hole LOT values during drilling.
 Use of MPD system at full connections to ensure ECD shut in the well and BHP
maintained.
 Use of MPD system for finger printing dummy and full connections to verify flow back
and not an influx.
 Discussion with the offshore and onshore Data Engineers regards the reconstruction
of the gas peaks on BU circulations from pumps off events.
 Following the cumulative gain / loss tracker held by the offshore Data Engineers to
ensure as accurate an overall fluid tally was held and understood.

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Apr 2008 – Aug 2009 Lead Drilling Engineer – BG Norge - Bream NPNT multi-side-track appraisal wells.

May 2008 – Apr 2009 Lead Drilling Engineer – BG UK - Jackdaw side-track uHPHT well.

Nov 2006 – May 2008 Lead Drilling Engineer – BG Norge - Orange and Pi North NPNT exploration wells.

Mar 2006 – Nov 2006 Lead Drilling Engineer – BG UK - Moonraker, Octopus, Hermes & North Channel NPNT
exploration wells.

Feb 2005 – Mar 2006 Operations Drilling Engineer – BG UK - Calloway HPHT exploration well.

Aug 2000 – Feb 2005 Applied Drilling Technology International

Oct 2004 – Feb 2005 Drilling Engineer (AFE Estimation – Tullow Oil & Ingen/Focus Energy)
Detailed AFE estimates for various projects ranging from new drill wells through to
investigative work on shut-in wells with potential for side tracking.
Jan 2003 – Oct 2004 Drilling Engineer
Drilling Engineer for the Tuscan Energy Ltd turnkey project to drill & complete three wells
under the guidance of the Senior Drilling Engineer.
Oct 2001 – Dec 2003 Offshore Drilling Engineer (Armada Phase II)
Night DSV for BG-Group on board the Galaxy III over the Armada platform for 3 well
development drilling campaign.
Jan 2001 – Sep 2001 Offshore Drilling Engineer (South Everest Phase II & Arbroath)
Seconded to BP as offshore/onshore drilling engineer.
Aug 2000 – Jan 2001 Trainee Well Engineer
Assigned to the Santa Fe Monarch as deck crew gaining offshore experience from the
Drilling Contractor’s perspective.

Sep 1997 – Aug 2000 CORPRO SYSTEMS LTD

Field & Operations Coring Engineer
World Wide Locations of Experience:
Ukraine, Singapore, Indonesia, India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, UAE, Middle East, Syria,
Sudan, UK North Sea, Dutch North Sea.
Responsible for worldwide rig site coring operations culminating in a solo & lead core jobs
in Saudi Arabia and then UK & Dutch sectors of the North Sea. Relocated back to Aberdeen
office where responsibility for contract tendering and operational support.

COURSES:
IWCF Subsea Supervisor April 2016
Offshore Survival June 2017 (inc. Norway)
Medical May 2017 (inc. Norway)
DaWinci 50 54 52
Vantage 0175924

Drilling & Petroleum Geology Drilling Practices I

Mud Logging & Well Site Geology Stress Check
Well Plan for Windows Well Plan I
Well Plan II NORSOK Regulations
Compass Directional Well Planning DECC Level 2 & 3 Oil Spill Responder

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PUBLICATIONS:
SPE/IADC Conference, Abu Dhabi 1999; wrote and presented a paper on a novel sidewall coring system.
Paper No. 57554.

PhD Thesis entitled: “A Fundamental Study of the Fracture Processes of Actual and Model Mineralogical
Materials”.

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