1. James Eppler 318.489.7670
140 Silver Leaf Dr, Benton La 71006 jimmyeppler@yahoo.com
Professional Profile
My fifteen years’ experience in hydraulics/well testing give me the knowledge and experience
necessary to be an efficient, knowledgeable and proficient Manager/Field Supervisor/Superintendent
 15 years Hydraulics/Well Testing
 8 years Management Experience
 Training Supervisor
 HSE
 Employee Relations
 Outside/Inside Sales
 Aarrthun Business Finance
 “Afterburner” Business Course
 Joe Fauth Business Consulting Course
 Crisis Management
 Systems Design
 Customer Relations
 Microsoft Office/Word
 PowerPoint
 Excel Spreadsheet
 Temp HSE Coordinator
 SPIRE Leadership
 MDW
 Excellent Math Skills
ProfessionalExperience
OneSource Energy Service, Odessa Texas May 2015-August 2016
Field Supervisor/Interim District Manager, Shop Supervisor and Sales
Responsibilities
 Determines project assignments for direct reports.
 Identifies training needs of staff on well services activities and develops
individual plans to fill the gaps.
 Identifies special projects for interns that help with their development and
provide useful data for the well Service Team or their customers.
 Promote and develop safe work habits and environmentally friendly
practices in daily activities.
 Comply with company Safety, Environmental and Health rules and
regulations.
 Ensure departmental personnel compliance with all HES training
requirements including, but not limited to, the Training Mine system.
 Be an active participant in incident investigations and ensure any resultant
action items are closed out in a timely manner.
 Provide assistance on identified gaps on services provider on how to close
them.
 Provide support and recommendations for environmental issues.
 Supervise completion makeup at contractor workshop.
 Help establish completion "Best Practices".
 Trouble shoot completion equipment issues and follow up with vendor.
 Work with others to update Well Schematic folders in new format.
 Participates in Monthly Safety Meetings and submits monthly job
observations
 Ensures all Materials are available and coordinates with Warehouse
Personnel to ensure availability of materials for smooth execution of
completion & well services operations
 Share & documents best practices & lesson learned with Well Service
Team, contractors and well services team lead.
 Actively participates in well Services reviews and risk assessments.
 Ensures field work is performed in compliance with all applicable
regulations and Company policies.
 Seeks out new technology and methods through self-education of new
industry equipment and methods that relate to Well Completions.

2. K&B Oilfield Services, Henderson Texas June 2014- May 2015
District Manager
Responsibilities:
 Manage in strategizing and execution of an integrated assets management and
development plan based on immediate, medium and long term business needs.
 Plan and program weekly production activity schedules
 Lead in defining operations performance and develop production planning
performance measurement across all assets.
 Provides support to well work and flow back supervisors when planning and
executing well work
 Assist in commissioning and start-ups of facilities and equipment including
operational procedures and maintenance systems
 Participate in field operations when necessary.
 Coordinate repairs of damaged equipment
 Recommend measures to improve methods, performance, and quality to increase
efficiency.
 Direct operations to include supervision, assigning of jobs and training of service
personnel.
 Coordinate service staff and tools requirements to and from the job location
 Assists in bidding and procurement of all services and equipment
 Coordinates new well flow backs with facilities and completions teams to ensure
minimum time from completion to first production.
 Assure proper operation, maintenance, applications and documentation of
operations.
Express Energy Service, Toronto Ohio October 2012 – June 2014
Field Superintendent (Management)
Responsibilities:
 Management and Training of 80+ employees
 Provided scheduling and logistics for personal and equipment
 Select appropriate equipment, organize crews and arrange accommodations
 Ensure that all required crew members are available and properly equipped with
all required personal protective equipment (PPE)
 Ensure that the job package is equipped with all required tools and spare parts
 Supervise and/or perform installation, operation and maintenance of equipment
 Ensure accurate data collection is maintained and documented
 Report all incidents and accidents to the appropriate manager and company rep
 Assist/Hold trainings of Trainees and Well Test assistants/operators as well as
flowback/hydraulic assistants/operators
 Support of and communication with all field employees, Supervisors, Managers
and Customers
 Correspond with OSR
 Ensure pad sites are run properly and efficiently.
 Ensure each employee is well equipped for task at hand.
 Maintain customer relations.
 Hydraulic Supervisor and Well Testing field experience.

3. Express Energy Services, Minden, La December 2011-October 2012
Field Supervisor:Hydraulics, Flowback, Well Testing
Achievements
 Maintained company contracts
 Maintained relations with company employees
 Promoted to Field Superintendent
Responsibilities
 Function as lead-man during rig up of equipment and operation of equipment
 calculating flow & production rates, generate hourly reports
 Correspond with OSR
 Recommend changes in test methods or equipment
 Help ready equipment and load out with very little direction from Area Manager
 Perform a shift change safety meeting, hand over and walk around with the cross shift
 Operate hydraulic choke controls within safe parameters of the designed equipment
 Report all incidents, accidents and unsafe working environments to the Job Supervisor
Express Energy Service, Minden, La May 2010-December 2011
A Operator: Hydraulics, Flowback, Well Testing
Achievements
 Attained and maintained contracts
 Promoted to Field Supervisor
Responsibilities
 Maintaining daily Oil, and Natural Gas producing operations
 Rigging up/down
 Accurately monitors, gauges, records and reports well measurement data and ensures
that data is presented professionally and properly to meet customer requirements
 Operating and monitoring Flowback equipment
 Replacing malfunctioning parts in the field
 Maintains positive relationships with customers, field consultants, site visitors and other
employees
 Responsible for the safety of self and others including reporting of all work related
injuries, near misses, equipment damage and unsafe acts as soon as practicable to
supervisor or senior technician
 Ensuring Flowback kit is operational before delivery to customer site
 Rebuild and check equipment
Stuart Petroleum, Bossier City, La May 2009- May 2010
Hydraulic Supervisor/Well Testing Operator
IPS, Victoria, Texas June 2007-May 2009
Hydraulic/Well Testing Operator
Fesco, Refugio, Texas February 2003 – June 2007
Well Testing Operator
AM Consulting Services May 2001- February 2003
Well Testing/Flowback assistant

4. Additional Experience:
● Offshore ● Haynesville Shale ● Forklift
● HAZOP/HAZID ● P&ID ● Generate Daily Reports/Reading
● Marcellus Shale ● First Aid/CPR ● BOPs
● H2S ● SCADA ● Knowledge in WFT
● JSA ● Artificial Lift ● Eagle Ford Shale
Education:
Gregory-Portland High School, Portland, Tx 1997
United States Navy 1997-2001
Express University -Well Testing 101-201 2013
Express University -SPIRE Leadership Course 2013
MDW -Management Development Workshop 2013
Aarrthun Business Finance 2013
Afterburner”- Business Course 2013
Joe Fauth Business Consulting Course 2013
Additional Training/Experience/ Information:
●Understand Flow regimes within the scope of work for land flowback.
●Understands the customer needs for flowback and production.
● Ability to create high utilization of assets.
●Understand a Profit and Loss statement.
●Understand the need for quality process and training of personnel.
●Ability to mentor and guide the district coordinators to the best utilization of their people.
●Is a safety leader by setting an example, following and improving of
company safety policies and leading/participating in safety meetings.
●Establishes sales goals that are in-line with corporate objectives and will grow company
revenue to meet financial goals.
●Will build the fleet based on customer needs and wants, will manage and administer the
service accordingly.
●Confers with management to determine sales objectives and develop plans and policies to
achieve organizational goals.
●Selects, develops and coaches a professional sales and service team to meet or exceed
specific goals for profitable revenue growth
●Ensures all work is performed in a competent and safe manner
● Provides personnel with the necessary tools and equipment to do their jobs safely and
effectively
●Monitors production, optimizes flow rates, and keeps down time to a minimum
●Completes well tests, production reports, and other production related paperwork as
necessary
● Able to delegate jobs and daily routines to all employees under their authority
● Knowledgeable in liquid and gas pipeline operation, maintenance, and emergencies
● Capable of completing all production related computer work
● Capable of following instructions from immediate supervisor
● Effectively communicates, both written and orally
●Supervised company supervisors, operators, and hands over a 3 state area.
Field
●Ensuring Flowback kit is operational before delivery to customer site
●Staging ("rigging up") the job as directed
●Operating and monitoring Flowback equipment (such as water, gas and oil separators)
according to customer guidance.
●Reading and recording accurate gauge measurements
●Replacing malfunctioning parts in the field
●Able to calculate gas and fluid rates long hand
●Knows when to utilize SWD companies