Jim Wilkinson, P.E. (LA) - Engineering - Oil & Gas Operations
General Info
Consulting
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Jim Wilkinson provides consulting and engineering services related to oil exploration and operational issues related to finance, insurance, and litigation support.
Jim is a recognized expert in mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) and platform drilling rig design, construction, planned maintenance, support services, and operation; deep water station keeping by dynamic positioning and spread mooring; deep water drilling operations; well designs; safe drilling practices in open hole and cased hole; design, testing and maintenance of sub-sea and surface well control systems; well control training; regulatory compliance; operational audits; contract negotiation and administration; and corporate management.
Project Management
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In addition, Jim Wilkinson has many years of experience in project management, contract performance and safe drilling practices. He has specific experience in staff and field employee development, training, health and safety management and emergency planning.
Expert Witness
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Jim has also provided expert testimony in Federal Court as a petroleum engineer experienced in the development and exploration of petroleum. In addition, he has testified in Louisiana State Court as an expert in oil and gas exploration and development, with a sub-specialty in operations of land drilling rigs.
Extra Phones
MobilePhone: (504) 616-4735
Services/Products
Accident Analysis and verification
Completion, Workover, and Treating Operations Assessment
Contract Performance Analysis
Crane and Rigging accident assessment
Deep Water operations analysis
Down Hole Failures in cased or open hole
Exploration and Development drilling incidents
Fires & Explosions involving hydrocarbons
Intellectual Property Disputes
Loss of Well Control
Mechanical & Electrical systems failure analysis
Offshore Structures and Vessel Analysis, operational safety, damage assessment, repair methods and costs
Operations Analysis of E&P activities
Personal Injury Accidents for defense or plaintiff - oil field, marine, service companies and operators
Petroleum production operations
Product Failure analysis and liability assessment
Regulatory Compliance
Rig Moves - wet, dry, field or ocean tows
Safety Codes, standards, regulations and generally accepted practices
Shipyards & Construction Sites - contract and safety analysis
Stability, Station Keeping & Mooring Analysis
Systems Analysis, operational safety and costs
Valuations of vessels, MODU's, and specialized oil service vessels
Vessel Groundings, Collisions and Allisions