Universal Well Control

Gerald Raabe has over 40 years of international oil industry experience with emphasis on drilling and well control. Drilling experiences include technical and operational aspects of well control, managed pressure drilling, and extensive Onshore/Offshore/Inland Barge rig site experience in both hard rock and sedimentary basin environments. He currently is a General Manager Operational Excellence and Senior Technical Advisor for Wild Well Control providing operational support for pressure control jobs and blowouts, site audits, crew awareness training, and well control prevention planning. Previously, he was VP Operations for Remedial Offshore LLC, Senior Drilling Engineer and Well Control Manager with Chevron. He is certified black belt in Lean Six Sigma Quality Improvement and earned an undergraduate degree in petroleum engineering from Texas A&M University.C. Scott Jortner is a Professional Engineer with 45 years of domestic and international oil industry experience with emphasis on drilling. He is also Technical Director of RL Skills, his own training company with Gerry Raabe. The last 17 years have been in well control. Previously, he was a Senior Engineering Advisor/Manager Engineering for Wild Well Control, performing response plans for clients worldwide. Scott was also a consulting drilling engineer for Newfield Exploration, drilling manager for Offshore Exploration Development Corporation, and a drilling engineer, drilling superintendent, and offshore drilling manager for Pennzoil Company. He is a professional registered engineer in the state of Texas, and a member of SPE. Scott earned an undergraduate degree in petroleum engineering from Louisiana State University.