Jim Wilkinson & Associates, Inc.

Jim Wilkinson provides consulting and engineering services related to oil & gas exploration and production operational issues. He regularly assists with questions on accident investigations, damage calculations, intellectual property disputes, contract claims, and product liability. Jim has the necessary experience to provide well supported, factually accurate and objective opinion for law firms, insurance companies and industry providers.  

Over the years, he has become recognized as an industry expert in a variety of specific areas:  

• mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU)  
• land & platform drilling rigs  
• construction  
• planned maintenance  
• support services  
• operation  
• deep water station keeping by dynamic positioning and spread mooring  
• deep water drilling operations  
• well designs  

• safe drilling practices in open hole and cased hole  
• design, testing and maintenance of sub-sea and surface well control systems  
• well control training  
• regulatory compliance  
• operational audits  
• contract negotiation and administration  
• corporate management  

Jim has many years of experience in project management, contract performance and safe drilling practices. He has direct experience in staff and field employee development, training, health and safety management and emergency planning.  

Jim Wilkinson has testified in Federal Court on intellectual property disputes, and provided expert testimony as a "petroleum engineer experienced in the development and exploration of petroleum." Louisiana State Court has recognized Jim as "an expert in oil and gas exploration and development, with a sub-specialty in operations of land drilling rigs."