Fluids Advisor III at ABNL Limited

Main Function

• Provide technical and operations support for drilling and completion fluids selection, design, and management for drilling and completion operations.
• Provide technical and operations support for solids control and waste management for drilling and completions operations.
• Serves as a technical resource to perform audits of vendor processes and facilities.

Task and Responsibilities

• Responsible for providing technical guidance and focusing on spill prevention and environmental protection
• Interfaces with engineering, operations and global advisors to design and surveillance drilling and completion fluids
• Performs daily surveillance of mud properties, product consumption and inventory levels; develops and recommends solutions to challenges in these areas
• Responsible for surveillance and accurate reporting of solids control and waste management efficiency; recommends performance improvement initiatives
• Manages fluids, solids control and waste management contracts and tendering
• Maintains knowledge of best available technology to improve environmental performance and operational efficiency
• Responsible for understanding and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements
• Work with Drilling Engineers in planning for future drill wells (writing fluids programs) and performing surveillance on active operations
• Steward overall performance of the drilling fluids vendor
• Ensure fluid sampling techniques are representative of the fluid in use
• Ensure lab equipment is in good working condition, properly calibrated and certified where needed; Ensure daily that all fluids system-associated equipment at site is operating when needed, is in good working condition, is properly calibrated and certified where needed
• Ensure fluid properties are correctly analyzed and that recommended chemical additions to correct any deficiencies are justified
• Ensure the accuracy of the daily fluid report
• Oversee accurate and save additions of material to the fluid system
• Ensure material is properly marked and material data sheets for each product are maintained and readily available
• Ensure all fluid solids control equipment is working properly and set for optimal conditions for the operations in progress
• Forecast future fluid materials needs and equipment spare needs to ensure adequate inventory exists and provide lists of additional quantities if needed
• Ensure inventory management for materials, equipment spares and tank utilization are provided daily to the Company’s location supervisor representative
• Ensure available storage space is effectively used to meet the requirements for the well and to optimize fluid inventory / costs
• Ensure daily that a thorough and accurate fluid report and recommended actions are provided to the Company’s location supervisor representative

Cementing Tasks:

• Work with Drilling Engineers in planning for future drill wells (writing cementing programs) and performing surveillance on active operations
• Steward overall performance of the cementing vendor
• Trouble shoot the cementing operation. Track and close out non-conformance reports.
• Steward lab testing of cement slurries.

Qualifications and Skills

• B.S. Degree in Engineering or a related technical field is preferred
• Experience in fluids, solids control and waste management
• Experience in international assignments
• Experience in deep water drilling operations (1000m) if filling a deep water drilling engineering position
• Experience in water based and non-aqueous drilling fluids; experience with various completion fluids
• Experience with solids control equipment and waste management
• Able to effectively organize and communicate thoughts
• Proficient computer skills and experience with Microsoft applications
• Read, write and speak fluent English
• Extensive legacy MPN experience is required