Field-proven completions leadership for operators who can't afford surprises on location.
16+ years across frac, wireline, coiled tubing, downhole tools, and SIMOPS — with hands-on oversight of $320M+ in completion programs from rig release through production handoff.
As wellsite supervisor — these completion programs ran under my oversight on location, coordinating every service company from rig release to production handoff.
Completion programs run cleaner when the wellsite is owned.
One accountable supervisor on location, coordinating every service company and working to keep the program on schedule, on budget, and safely executed.
Execution Discipline
Rig release through production handoff — plug & perf depths, sweep timing, tool placement, and frac schedules verified before execution, not after.
Cost & AFE Control
Daily cost tracking, vendor ticket approvals, and AFE monitoring on budgets exceeding $5M per well — with management-ready reporting.
Contractor Coordination & NPT Reduction
Up to 10 service companies and 25+ field personnel aligned across SIMOPS — resolving equipment, logistics, and operational issues before they result in NPT.
Completions Consulting & Wellsite Supervision
Iron Gate Industries supports operators through planning, field execution, reporting, contractor management, and cost control on complex completion programs.
- Completion program execution & wellsite supervision
- Hydraulic fracturing & Simulfrac operations
- SIMOPS planning & field leadership
- Wireline, frac plug & perforating coordination
- Coiled tubing, drillouts, snubbing & flowback oversight
- Production tubing installation & wellhead management
- Well control & HSE coordination
- WellView reporting & operational handoffs
- AFE tracking, cost control & NPT reduction
- Contractor, vendor & service-company management
Lane Brown
I'm a completions consultant and wellsite supervisor with 16+ years in the field — from frac and wireline early on to running full horizontal completion programs across the Utica and San Juan Basins.
I've overseen 60+ horizontal wells and 3,200+ frac stages on programs totaling $320M+, directing SIMOPS with up to 10 service companies at a time. I've supported wells past 20,000 feet and treating pressures above 10,000 psi, and I've been on the tool side too — advising on 7,500+ frac plug deployments across the Permian, Eagle Ford, Haynesville, Marcellus, Utica, and beyond.
Operators keep me on location because I run a tight wellsite: I catch the details before they become non-productive time, keep contractors aligned, and hand the well off clean.
— Lane Brown, Goldsby, Oklahoma
A track record built on location.
Hilcorp Energy
2026 – PresentRe-engaged to support a 14-well development program encompassing 1,200+ planned frac stages and ~$70M in project value — coordinating Simulfrac hydraulic fracturing and wireline using Intelligent Wellhead Systems automation for valve control and execution safety.
National Oilwell Varco (NOV)
2025 – 2026Installed, calibrated, and repaired drilling automation and SCADA systems — Top Drives, Auto-Drillers, Electronic Drilling Recorders, and Pit Volume Totalizers — with electrical, mechanical, software, and hardware troubleshooting to reduce downtime and restore operations.
Hilcorp Energy
2021 – 2025Led completion programs of 50+ horizontal wells and 2,000+ frac stages supporting $250M+ in development. Coordinated up to 10 service companies and 25+ field personnel, managed $5M+/well budgets through WellView, and directed operations on wells exceeding 20,000 ft and 10,000+ psi from rig release through production handoff.
KLX Energy Services
2021Performed coiled tubing intervention — cleanouts, milling, fishing, and drillouts using 2⅜" CT in 4.5" and 5.5" casing at depths exceeding 20,000 ft — plus coil frac support, nitrogen lifting, and acid stimulation.
Downhole Technology
2014 – 2020Technical field advisor on plug-and-perf programs across the Permian, Eagle Ford, Haynesville, Marcellus, Utica, Woodford, and Barnett — supporting 7,500+ frac plug deployments and advising wireline crews and operators on pump-down, setting-tool configuration, and execution improvements.
Proof built one wellsite at a time.
Direct Consulting Client
Hilcorp Energy
Re-engaged across multiple multi-year completion programs — Utica / Point Pleasant ($250M+) and the current San Juan Basin development (~$70M). The operators below were supported on the service and tool side.
Basins & Resource Plays
Operators Supported Across Field & Tool Programs
Certifications & Education
A.A.S., Industrial Technology
Clovis Community College · 2010–2012
Industrial Management Certificate
Industrial Electrical Systems Certificate
Relevant Coursework: SCADA & PLC Systems • Process Control • Power Generation Systems • Principles of Electricity • Principles of Electronics • Electric Motors & Controls • Mechanical Drives • Hydraulics & Pneumatics • Drawings & Schematics • Troubleshooting & Repair • Quality Systems & Control • Environmental Health & Safety
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Available for upcoming assignmentsCompletions consulting and wellsite supervision anywhere in the United States. Send a note below, or reach out directly — let's talk about your program.