Bright Chinna

Petroleum and Gas Engineering graduate with hands-on experience in drilling, well completion, and production operations within TotalEnergies' upstream environment. Proven exposure to pressure testing, well integrity verification, and equipment inspection across major service companies including Halliburton and Baker Hughes. Demonstrates strong technical reporting, safety awareness, and operational understanding of drilling and production systems.

Highly motivated to build an international engineering career, with a growing interest in digital technologies and data-driven solutions for oilfield operations.

Drilling & Wells Intern - TotalEnergies E&P Nigeria - Port Harcourt, Nigeria

(2024-04 - 2024-08)

• Supported drilling and completion preparation activities through pressure testing and functional verification of BHA and completion components including casing sections, liners, centralizer seal assemblies, packers, Downhole Safety Valves (DHSV), and AIS Twin Flow Assembly.
• Participated in high-pressure testing operations up to 5000–15000 psi at the Halliburton completion base supporting completion readiness for Akpo DP5 well operations.
• Observed and gained foundational exposure to MWD/LWD workshop operations and drilling string components including drill collars.
• Observed Sonic Sonde logging tools used for quad-combo formation evaluation logging.
• Participated in BOP integrity validation processes during facility exposure at Baker Hughes.
• Conducted pressure and function testing of sea pump systems at Poseidon Energy to verify operational readiness prior to offshore deployment.
• Performed pre-mobilization inspections of drilling and well equipment across service vendor facilities.
• Prepared structured technical activity reports for Drilling & Wells management documenting inspection results and operational observations.
• Developed working knowledge of well integrity verification and drilling safety procedures.

Well Services Operation Trainee - Halliburton - Port Harcourt, Nigeria

(2024-06 - 2024-07)

• One-week technical exposure to cementing operations and spacer fluid systems.
• Learned operational principles of primary cementing and remedial cementing in well construction.
• Observed wireline and coiled tubing intervention equipment and operational workflow.
• Gained understanding of intervention services used in well maintenance and completion operations.
• Conducted visual inspection of Cargo Carrying Units (CCU) at service company facilities including SLB and Swire Energy Services.
• Observed diamond drill bits and completion tools at Welltec.

Production Intern - TotalEnergies E&P Nigeria - Port Harcourt, Nigeria

(2022-05 - 2022-08)

• Assisted production operations team in monitoring production systems and interpreting Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs).
• Gained operational understanding of two-phase and three-phase separator systems used in hydrocarbon processing.
• Supported SMART room activities involving real-time monitoring of production assets.
• Assisted in documentation management using Electronic Document Management Systems (EDMS).
• Participated in technical discussions and delivered a technical presentation on separator operational principles.
• Conducted field visits to gas processing and flow station facilities including OGP (Obite Gas Plant) and OFS (Ogbogu Flow Station).

Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng) - Petroleum and Gas Engineering - Federal University Otuoke (2025)