Lab Technician - Drilling and Completions Fluids

Overview

• 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 Planning, interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Have excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Have the ability to travel (potential for travel to rig sites, customer facilities, meetings, training, etc.)
• Work in a way that works for you
• We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too.
• Working with us
• Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes.
• We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work.
• We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.
• Working for you
• Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century.
• But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we have to push the boundaries today.
• We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input.
• Join us, and you can expect:
• Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
• Comprehensive private medical care options
• Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
• Tailored financial programs
• Additional elected or voluntary benefits
• The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Services Specialist - Technical Support

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