"The Full Bottle" Club

What is "The Full Bottle"?

This colloquialism has been around since the 1950's and has more than one meaning. It is used in Australia both as a noun and an adjective meaning 'expert', 'the whole thing', ('whole shebang'), 'complete', 'the full story (Cassell's Dictionary of Slang). In British Cockney it is used as an adverbial phrase meaning, at full volume' or 'full speed' - the utmost!

Still in use today, a full bottle is used to decribe a reliable authority, with complete knowledge of his/her subject matter. Compare someone who is not the full bottle - i.e. not all there, some part missing, not up to par or standard.

At Welltrain we have an elite group of participants who are The Full Bottle. Each has achieved 100% on their P &P paper during well control examinations. New candidates to this elite club will receive a special reserve bottle of Well Controlled Cabernet to celebrate their success.


YOUNG FAMILY SUCCESS

    

Jason Young, currently working for Woodside in Perth as a Senior Drilling Engineer,is the latest successful candidate to join the select Full Bottle Club. Achieving 100% in his Principles and Procedures well control exam in February, 2011

Jason began his career in the oilfield as a young drilling engineer for Santos in Brisbane, where his extended family has its roots, before transferring in 2003 to Santos' Perth office. In 2006 he joined Maersk Oil (Copenhagen), followed by Woodside (back in Perth) in 2009.

Pictured with his three young daughters (4,2 and 6 months) Jason see's himself and his family remaining in Perth, where the weather is great, and the oil and gas industry continues to remain buoyant and full of challanging operations.

Outside of work, Jason finds the time to stay a fit and active dad, playing football (Soccer), touch rugby and some golf. The 250 dollar reward will be used to hire a babysitter, and take his lovely wife, Janelle of 7 years to dinner.

  

Jason and his three young daughters

 

PRACTICE FINALLY MAKES PERFECT

   

Steve McKeever joined the Welltrain Full Bottle Club in October 2010, when he scored 100% on the Principles and Procedures portion of the IWCF exam, earning the prize of $250 for this accomplishment. Steve says, “35 years of practice finally makes perfect!”

Steve works for ConocoPhillips in Perth as a drilling engineer, rotating back and forth from his home in Anchorage, Alaska. He began his oilfield career 37 years ago, working as a roustabout on a rig on the North Slope of Alaska, and has since worked as a roughneck, a driller, a tool pusher, a completion tool hand, a roughneck school instructor, a salesman / service hand for Hydril Company, and a civil engineer. He has been with ConocoPhillips for 10 years, working as a drilling engineer and drilling superintendent. He is currently helping with the planning of an appraisal drilling campaign in the Browse Basin, offshore Australia.

When he’s not working, Steve enjoys being active in the out of doors. He enjoys mountain biking, hiking, trail running and skiing. He proudly reports that he owns more pairs of skis than shoes.

 

  

Steve staying active

 

EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE WHEN YOU AIM FOR PERFECTION

Daniel Trim is the latest addition to the Welltrain Full Bottle Club, receiving a prize of $250 for a perfect 100% score on his IWCF Well Control Principles & Procedures exam.

Engaged to marry next year, Daniel has been working with Italian integrated oil and gas company Eni, since completing mechanical engineering studies at Curtin University in 2001.

Starting out as a Facilities Engineer on an FPSO project, Daniel quickly saw the light and switched to Drilling as an Engineer, Offshore Supervisor, and now Drilling Superintendent.

Eni are currently drilling with the Transocean Legend in the Timor Sea and will soon have the Saipem 1000 drill ship as well.

In his 'spare time' Daniel plays soccer (football!) in the local Perth premier division for the Western Knights, although his legs will be up on K-Revs soon and he'll have to revert to playing golf.

  

Daniel with fiancee Sian