Kieran MacKellar

Senior Well Engineer

Brisbane

A highly skilled Drilling Engineer with 19 years of global petroleum industry experience, including 12 years in onshore operations and extensive experience in design, planning, execution, and field supervision.

Kieran’s expertise spans drilling, completions, and workover campaigns in both conventional and unconventional fields across onshore and offshore environments across several key roles with Origin Energy and Halliburton in Australia and the UK.  A subject matter expert in cementing, he is adept at problem-solving complex well issues, ensuring minimal downtime, and delivering cost-effective results.  Kieran holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering Systems from Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen.

 

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Systems, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland, 2002-2006
  • Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ)
  • National Engineering Register Certified Engineer (NER)
  • Member of the Institution of Engineers Australia (MIEAust)

Work Summary

  • inGauge Energy since 2018
  • 5 Years with Origin Energy
  • 8 Years with Halliburton Energy Services