• Application Deadline: Thu, 4 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Fluids Advisor III - Engineering


• Job Type Contract


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience


• Location Rivers


• Job Field Engineering / Technical 
  

Main Functions

• 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.

Tasks and Responsibilities

In addition to Level 1 and 2 tasks and responsibilities, Level 3:

• 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 cementing operation. Track and close out non-conformance reports.


• Steward lab testing of cement slurries.

Skills and Qualifications

• B.Sc Degree in Engineering or 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.

Additional Skills in Addition to Job Description

The following additional skillset are mandatory:

• Verifiable experience in deepwater drilling fluids supervision


• Verifiable experience in the use of completion and workover fluids


• Verifiable experience in fluids quality assurance and quality control checks


• Verifiable past work experience and training with any of the major fluids vendors


• Ability to review lab equipment calibration reports and ascertain report validity in line with industry standards.


• Experience in auditing fluid vendor facility / plant is mandatory.


• Deepwater drilling fluids supervision


• Design of completion and workover fluid recipe


• Fluids quality assurance and quality control checks


• Review lab equipment calibration reports and ascertain report validity in line with industry standards.


• Auditing fluid vendor facility / plant is mandatory.


• Review and development of fluids tender / contracting documents.


• Technical site inspection of mud plants, fluids labs and associated fluids equipment.