{"id":20807,"date":"2021-11-18T15:06:56","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T15:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/merlinerd.com\/?page_id=20807"},"modified":"2021-11-25T12:46:19","modified_gmt":"2021-11-25T12:46:19","slug":"merlin-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/merlinerd.com\/es\/merlin-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Merlin History"},"content":{"rendered":"
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History of Merlin<\/h2>
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Merlin ERD founded by Iain and Debbie Hutchison<\/h2>
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2008<\/span><\/div>
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First ERD well project in UKNS – step out ratio 2:4<\/h2>
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2009<\/span><\/div>
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Recruited first full time drilling engineer<\/h2>

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First ERD project in Australia – step out ratio 2:8<\/h2>

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First projects completed in Africa, USA & Indonesia<\/h2>

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2010<\/span><\/div>
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First ERD & Complex Wells open seat course held in Aberdeen (12 attendees)<\/h2>
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First ERD project completed in China<\/h2>

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2011<\/span><\/div>
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16 ERD projects delivered – UK, Norway, India, UAE, Netherlands, Africa, Australia<\/h2>
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2012<\/span><\/div>
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10,000m well 3:1 step out delivered in Germany<\/h2>
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2013<\/span><\/div>
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Azerbaijan contract signed with major operator<\/h2>
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9 wells & 16 training courses delivered!<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n

2014<\/span><\/div>
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Queen’s Award for International Trade<\/h2>
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2015<\/span><\/div>
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IADC Drilling Manual contributing authors<\/h2>

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SPE OAA Best Small Business Award<\/h2>
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Established permanent presence in Australia<\/h2>

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2016<\/span><\/div>
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Second Queen’s Award<\/h2>
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HSBC Scottish Small Exporter of the Year Award<\/h2>

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2017<\/span><\/div>
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Employee Ownership established 21 August<\/h2>
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2018<\/span><\/div>
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Delivered first training course in Russian<\/h2>

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First EO Dividend payment to staff (Making it a VERY Merry Christmas)<\/h2>
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2019<\/span><\/div>
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Delivered first training course in Spanish<\/h2>

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Ron Ramage takes the helm as MD<\/h2>

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2020<\/span><\/div>
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Employee Ownership expanded (93%)<\/h2>

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Established permanent presence in USA<\/h2>

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First geothermal drilling project<\/h2>

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Delivered first fully online training course<\/h2>

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MPD service introduced and delivered first project<\/h2>

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Running total of 241 ERD & complex well training courses delivered<\/h2>

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Updated positioning & brand revamp<\/h2>
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