Requirements
Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree in a science discipline and possess a minimum of 7 years of experience in a drilling fluids lab. Strong experience in drilling fluids design, applications, and performance, along with technical competence in API specifications, is required. Excellent planning, interpersonal, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills are essential.
Description
Job description / Role
Job Type
Full Time
Job Location
Dubai, UAE
Nationality
Any Nationality
Salary
Not Specified
Gender
Not Specified
Arabic Fluency
Not Specified
Job Function
Research & Development (R&D)
Company Industry
Oil & Gas / Energy
Lab specialist general - 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 lab specialist - 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 all lab consumables and spare parts for smooth operations.
Provide support to incident investigations and root cause analysis.
Ensure that laboratory and lab equipment are maintained and organized.
Provide mentorship and supervision to DCF lab operations as required.
Collaborate 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:
Hold a bachelor’s degree in any science discipline, including physics, environmental science, chemistry, mathematics and their variations like geophysics, geochemistry, chemical 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 preferred).
Fluent Arabic is preferable.
Have strong experience in drilling fluids design, applications, and performance.
Be technically competent to run all drilling fluids API related specifications.
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 programs
Tailored financial programs
Additional elected or voluntary benefits
The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Services Specialist - Laboratory Specialist.
About us
We are an energy technology company that provides solutions to energy and industrial customers worldwide. Built on a century of experience and conducting business in over 120 countries, our innovative technologies and services are taking energy forward – making it safer, cleaner and more efficient for people
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