David Buchan

Personal Bio

Job Title: Consultant: Oil & Gas Drilling & Well Intervention

Areas of Expertise:

Independent technical advisor & legal expert witness for drilling & well intervention matters, mediation, dispute resolution, contract reviews & claims. Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (ACIArb) and Associate Member of the Energy Institute (AMEI).

Energy industry consultant of 28 years rig, drilling & well operations experience working with ADNOC, Aramco, BP, Dubai Petroleum, Equinor, PDO, Petronas, SNOC, Schlumberger, Baker Hughes, Petrofac and Seadrill.

Successful drilling & well intervention campaign experience as a Drilling Superintendent, Project Manager, Engineer and Wellsite Supervisor for operations in UKCS, Europe, Middle East, FSU, and SE Asia regions with expertise in: High Pressure/High Temperature (HPHT), Extended Reach Drilling (ERD), Underbalance Drilling (UBD), Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD), Coil Tubing Drilling (CTD), Thru-Tubing Rotary Drilling (TTRD), Workovers, Slot Recovery, Plugging and Abandonment (P&A) and Platform Decommissioning.

Member of RGU’s Student Mentoring Programme.