Zachary A. Griffin
zacgriffin21 [AT] neo.tamu.edu
Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering
Mailstop 3116
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843
Work Experience
Summer 2011 - Field/Office Intern, Hilcorp Energy Company, Old Ocean Field in Sweeny, TX.
- Completed two projects: SAFE Chart project and Pipeline Project
- Attended all phases for the development of Eagle Ford wells and multiple Frac Jobs
- Ran all field production operations
- Attended multiple drilling, logging and completing operations
- Attended Elite compressor training and Weatherford fishing seminar
Summer 2010 - Field Intern, Hilcorp Energy Company, West Bay Facility in Venice, LA.
- Ran all production operations
- Worked alone and completed a PID loop tuning project
- Wire line work including cutting paraffin and pulling gas lift valves
- E line work doing well logs and dropping sump packers
- Attended drilling and work over rig operations
- Filled out JSAs, POs, AFEs for many different projects
EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Research
MSC LEAD
- Leadership organization devoted to developing the leaders of tomorrow
- Completed community service projects and helped with the high school to college transition
Intramurals
- Outdoor/indoor soccer, 7 on 7/4 on 4 competitive football leagues, indoor/sand Volleyball
LIFE (Leaders in Freshman Engineering)
- Organized service projects such as walk for arthritis and replant
- Helped organize E-week, an on campus event to celebrate engineers
- Collaborated and worked with SEC (Student Engineers Council)
SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers)
- Provides vital information on developing industry technologies