Drilling School Asia-Pacific

Testimonials

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“I really enjoyed Tim's teaching delivery style and content covered to prepare for the exams. The classroom participant numbers are kept to a size that allows the teaching level to be dictated by a smaller group and allows more one-on-one time on facets more specific to the student’s requirements.”

Rod Martin | Drilling Supervisor | 2022

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"Tim was flexible with the course starting and completion times to maximize productivity. The course is held in a great facility with easy parking and all catering requirements are available in-house."

Rod Martin | Drilling Supervisor | 2022

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“The whole setup was really good. Small class size, so more individual teaching. Meals and facilities were very good."

Craig Mitchell | Drilling Supervisor | 2022

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The administrative enrolment for this course was easy and feedback was done diligently. The format and information during and after course hours were more than adequate and the amount of people enrolled allowed more one on one interaction with the lecturer. Highly recommend this training facility to anyone renewing or doing well control for the first time!”

Butch Anderson | Oct 2024

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“The course was very well organised and in a great location. The small class made for an effective learning environment and allowed the material to stay on track. Tim was very knowledgeable and practical in his approach to well control and teaching the class. Thanks for a good course.”

Paul O’Shea | Oct 2022

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“Tim has a wealth of knowledge and is easy to talk with. Expains scenarios very well.”

Izzy Repia | Mar 2025

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Director | Instructor/Assessor | Equipment Specialist

Tim Manning

A middle-aged man with glasses and short gray hair, wearing a striped button-down shirt, smiling at the camera in an indoor setting with large windows in the background.

With 43 years of Oil and Gas exploration experience, including 7 years of seismic exploration before moving on to an offshore drilling environment on Jack-up, Semi-subs, and Drillships.Tim comes from a Mechanical/Subsea Engineering background where his expertise have been called upon in auditing and inspection capacities by multinational corporations such as Total, ConocoPhillips, Maersk, BP, Cairn Energy, Eon Rhurgas and AGR to name a few. 

In 2015 he was part of the team that founded Drilling School Asia Pacific and holds the role of Director, IWCF Accredited Instructor/Assessor and Equipment Specialist, where his experience and knowledge throughout the whole spectrum of well operations is widely appreciated by candidates of all levels. 

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