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: 

Have a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or Petroleum/Mechanical Engineering 

Have a minimum of 7+ years of experience working in a Drilling Fluids Lab as a Lab Technician or Technical Support Engineer. 10 years of experience is desirable. 

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.)