Management Team
Jeff McKinlay - Operations Manager
Jeff started in the industry in 1995. In 1999, he joined Bonnetts Energy and has since taken on various roles and responsibilities. Through a grassroots start and years of field experience, Jeff has a wide perspective and insight into its people and equipment. As the support centre for stations in Alberta and British Columbia, Jeff is counted on by all base managers for support. Jeff’s training and experience with high-pressure braided line operations afforded him the opportunity to work on the world’s deepest well, at the time, in the Amazon Jungle.
CONTACT 780-830-5241 | 780-933-2632
Bruce Syme - Base Manager - Fox Creek
Bruce’s career in the oil and gas industry started back in 1985 when he got his first taste of the slickline world. He spent some time in the mining sector before working in a sawmill. He then returned to the industry as a slickline assistant in Fort St. John in 1999.
Bruce started with Bonnetts in 2000 and has moved up the ranks, becoming one of our most experienced supervisors. In his role as the base manager in Fox Creek, he looks after one of the busiest regions in the country.
CONTACT 780-622-7811
Eugene Churchill - Base Manager - Manning
Eugene started his career in the oil and gas industry in 1992. Prior to this, he was a journeyman carpenter working in construction. Eugene started as a shophand in Whitecourt and worked his way up to a supervisor. In 1998, he moved to Manning where he gained experience as a base manager. In 2002, Eugene started working with Bonnetts as Base Manager for Manning, where he continues to look after our customers in the North.
CONTACT 780-836-6660
Frank Helm - Base Manager - Fort St. John
Frank started his slickline career with Bonnetts Wireline in the 1990’s in Fort St John before venturing off on his own to start 109 Wireline also based in Fort St John. With the recent acquisition of 109 Wireline , Frank has come full circle and returned to his roots to manage our Fort St John base..
CONTACT 250-263-7530
Darcy Johnston - Base Manager – Rocky Mountain House
Darcy grew up on a farm in the Rocky Mountain House area. He started on the service rigs in 1991. After a couple years, he discovered that helping slickline rig in and out was what he wanted to pursue, and he started working as a slickline assistant in 1993. Darcy worked for several slickline companies over the next 16 years. He moved up through the ranks and managed operations in Whitecourt and Drayton Valley. In 2011, he moved to Bonnetts in Rocky Mountain House where he was quickly promoted to Base Manager.
CONTACT 403-844-5409