Lab Technician
Drilling and Completions Fluids
LabTechnician-DrillingandCompletionsFluids
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“Lab Technician - Drilling and Completions Fluids at Lab Technician. Skills: Drilling and Completion lab testing, analytical work, drilling fluids design, applications, performance. Performing pilot testing on drilling and completion fluids on proposed mud program recipes and actual field mud and/or brine samples, when required. Perform QA/QC on products as required”
What You'll Achieve.
deliver detailed Drilling and Completion lab testing and analytical work to support product and system design, project troubleshooting and performance analysis
Industry & Context.
project troubleshooting; performance analysis; incident investigations; RCA; problem-solving skills; provide prompt and successful resolution to inquiries and issues
ability to travel (potential for travel to rig sites, customer facilities, meetings, training, etc. )
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor’s degree in any Science discipline, Including Physics, Environmental, Chemistry, Mathematics and their variations like Geo-Physics, Geo-Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, minimum of 5 years of experience working in a Drilling Fluids Lab as a Lab Technician or Technical Support Engineer, experience in drilling fluids design, applications, and performance, Technically competent to run all Drilling Fluids API related Specs, independent working in the lab, Excellent Planning, interpersonal and influencing skills, excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
Nice to Have
Senior Lab Technician - Drilling and Completions Fluids
What You'll Do.
Performing pilot testing on drilling and completion fluids on proposed mud program recipes and actual field mud and/or brine samples
Perform QA/QC on products as required
maintain and calibrate site testing equipment
Plan new equipment purchase as required
Analyse-corrosion coupons recovered from the field and provide the corrosion technical report
Run core flow tests to evaluate and select optimum mud cake breaker formulation
Run PPA/PPT (permeability Plugging Apparatus/Test)
laser PSD (Particle Size Distribution) analyser to evaluate and design RDF (Reservoir Drill-In fluids) and Low invasion Coring Fluids
Monitor and maintain safe stock level of al lab consumables and spare parts for smooth operations
Providing support to incident investigations and RCA
Ensuring that laboratory and lab equipment are maintained and organized
Provide mentorship and supervision to DCF Lab operations as required
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborating with remote teams to share technical knowledge, theories, and actions to provide prompt and successful resolution to inquiries and issues
Communication Scope
interpersonal and influencing skills; share technical knowledge, theories, and actions; provide prompt and successful resolution to inquiries and issues
Full Job Description
**Lab Technician - Drilling and Completions Fluids** This position delivers detailed Drilling and Completion lab testing and analytical work to support product and system design, project troubleshooting and performance analysis. As a Senior Lab Technician - Drilling and Completions Fluids, you will be responsible for: * Performing pilot testing on drilling and completion fluids on proposed mud program recipes and actual field mud and/or brine samples, when required. * Perform QA/QC on products as required. * Repair, maintain and calibrate site testing equipment. Plan new equipment purchase as required. * Analyse-corrosion coupons recovered from the field and provide the corrosion technical report. * Run core flow tests to evaluate and select optimum mud cake breaker formulation. * Run PPA/PPT (permeability Plugging Apparatus/Test), laser PSD (Particle Size Distribution) analyser to evaluate and design RDF (Reservoir Drill-In fluids) and Low invasion Coring Fluids * Monitor and maintain safe stock level of al lab consumables and spare parts for smooth operations. * Providing support to incident investigations and RCA. * Ensuring that laboratory and lab equipment are maintained and organized. * Provide mentorship and supervision to DCF Lab operations as required. * Collaborating with remote teams to share technical knowledge, theories, and actions to provide prompt and successful resolution to inquiries and issues. **To be successful in this role you will:** * Bachelor’s degree in any Science discipline, Including Physics, Environmental, Chemistry, Mathematics and their variations like Geo-Physics, Geo-Chemistry, Chemical Engineering * Have a minimum of 5 years of experience working in a Drilling Fluids Lab as a Lab Technician or Technical Support Engineer. * Have strong experience in drilling fluids design, applications, and performance. * Be Technically competent to run all Drilling Fluids API related Specs. * Be independent working in the lab and have Excellent Pla
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