VERACITY MACHINE - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Shell Americas Well Delivery Manager
W.H. von Eberstein dedicated his entire career (34 years) to the technical and conceptual development of the drilling industry. His career started at Shell Oil Company in 1974 after obtaining a BS degree in Geology from the University of South Alabama. He is known in the oil industry for his technical/operational knowledge and MODU (Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit) experience. The range of his experience and knowledge is extensive and consists of the following areas of competence:
Business management/Strategic Business planning and development
Geology (subsurface Stratigraphic/Paleontology/Structural geology/interpretation)
Drilling/well engineering and drilling supervision (foreman)
Drilling operations supervision (land, offshore, remote/international including Deepwater US Gulf of Mexico, Chukchi Sea, Syria, and Amazon)
Deepwater Drilling/Completions-team member of the original pioneers of deepwater
Riser/Tubular minimum inspection specifications
Deepwater Minimum Inspection/Acceptance of MODU's including all equipment tools and drill- string (Author of Shell's Deepwater Minimum Inspection/Acceptance). Basis for development of Industry DS 1 Cat I-III+ specification
Senior Management of complex Deepwater Drilling/Completions/Subsea Completions projects for Shell Offshore
MODU design, equipment specification, and upgrades (Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Generation)
Ultra-deepwater mooring (taunt leg/catenary design, installations, and applications, Conceptual Patents)
MODU design, commissioning, and acceptance
Deepwater Well Control (Patents Pending)
Expert Witness
In December 2003, Mr. von Eberstein elected to retire from Shell Oil Company. He held the title "Wells Manager of the Americas" at retirement. He formed ExPert E&P Consultants LLC in January 2004, ExPert Oil and Gas, ExPert Directional Drilling and ExPert Riser Solutions in mid-2004. These companies provide project management/execution/operatorship, MODU commissioning, training, drilling engineering/operations consulting services for deepwater/shelf/land well locations, directional drilling, high-pressure tubular fabrication/inspection and marine drilling/production riser services. Customer base is extensive, consisting of major/independent oil companies and drilling contractors both domestic and international.