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Directional Drilling
Directional Drillers

Ed Jester

  • 34 years experience drilling on land, inland barges, jack-ups, multiple well platforms and floaters.
  • Drilled deep, horizontal and extended reach wells in the Gulf of Mexico.
  • Drilled subsalt wells and have experience performing directional work in salt.
  • Drilled HPHT (high pressure – high temp.) wells in the Gulf of Mexico & inland waters.
  • Extensive experience with PDC and bi-center bits in directional wells.
  • Excellent working knowledge of deepwater operations.
  • Areas Worked - Domestic:
    • Louisiana
    • Texas
    • Mississippi
    • Florida
    • Gulf of Mexico (Continental Shelf and Deepwater)
    • Caldwell Co., TX (Luling Field)
    • Brooks & Frio Co., TX (Eagle Ford Shale)


John Huegel  (back to top)

  • 30 years experience drilling on land, inland barges, jack-ups, multiple well platforms and floaters.
  • Drilled deep, horizontal and extended reach wells in the Gulf of Mexico.
  • Drilled subsalt wells and have experience performing directional work in salt.
  • Drilled HPHT (high pressure – high temp.) wells in the Gulf of Mexico & inland waters.
  • Extensive experience with PDC and bi-center bits in directional wells.
  • Excellent working knowledge of deepwater operations.
  • Areas Worked - Domestic:
    • Louisiana
    • Texas
    • Mississippi
    • Gulf of Mexico (Continental Shelf and Deepwater)
    • Wise Co., TX (Barnett Shale)


Harvey Lucas  (back to top)

  • 27 years experience drilling on land, inland barges, jack-ups, multiple well platforms and floaters.
  • Drilled subsalt wells and have experience performing directional work in salt.
  • Drilled horizontal wells onshore Gulf of Mexico.
  • Drilled HPHT (high pressure – high temp.) wells in the Gulf of Mexico & inland waters.
  • Experience with PDC and bi-center bits in directional wells.
  • Excellent working knowledge of land and offshore operations.
  • Areas Worked - Domestic:
    • Louisiana
    • Texas
    • Mississippi
    • Alabama
    • Gulf of Mexico (Continental Shelf and Deepwater)
    • Red River Parish, LA (Haynesville Shale)


Thomas Walker  (back to top)

  • 14 years experience drilling on land, inland barges, jack-ups and floaters.
  • Drilled subsalt wells and have experience performing directional work in salt.
  • Drilled horizontal wells onshore Gulf of Mexico.
  • Drilled HPHT (high pressure – high temp.) wells in the Gulf of Mexico & inland waters.
  • Experience with PDC and bi-center bits in directional wells.
  • Excellent working knowledge of land and offshore operations.
  • Areas Worked - Domestic:
    • Louisiana
    • Texas
    • Gulf of Mexico (Continental Shelf and Deepwater)
    • Karnes & Dewitt Co., TX (Eagle Ford Shale)


Ed Jester, Jr.  (back to top)

  • 8 years experience drilling on land, inland barges, jack-ups, multiple well platforms and floaters.
  • Drilled deep and horizontal wells in the Gulf of Mexico.
  • Excellent working knowledge of deepwater operations.
  • Experience with PDC and bicenter bits in directional wells.
  • Excellent working knowledge of land and offshore operations.
  • Areas Worked - Domestic:
    • Louisiana
    • Texas
    • Gulf of Mexico (Continental Shelf and Deepwater)
    • Karnes, Brooks & Frio Co., TX (Eagle Ford Shale)
    • Lincoln Parish, LA (Haynesville Shale)


Brandon Goodnight  (back to top)

  • 9 years experience drilling on land, inland barges, jack-ups.
  • Proficient at sidetracking wells with cased hole whipstocks and open hole with cement plugs.
  • Drilled horizontal wells onshore Gulf of Mexico.
  • Experience with PDC and bicenter bits in directional wells.
  • Excellent working knowledge of land and offshore operations.
  • Areas Worked - Domestic:
    • Louisiana
    • Texas
    • Gulf of Mexico (Continental Shelf and Deepwater)
    • San Augustine Co., TX (Haynesville Shale)
    • Karnes & Live Oak Co., TX (Eagle Ford Shale)