Supervisor, Drilling Fluids
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About the Role
ADNOC Group seeks a Supervisor for Drilling Fluids to supervise optimization and formulation of drilling and completion fluids. The role involves planning fluid requirements, maintaining inventories, analyzing mud samples, and ensuring efficient drilling operations.
Key Skills for This Role
Responsibilities
- Sample and analyze drilling mud at regular intervals to ensure smooth drilling operations
- Calculate and report daily low gravity solids percentages
- Plan mud and chemical requirements based on drilling operational requirements
- Ensure mud testing equipment is available, well maintained and calibrated
- Report daily and cumulative mud utilization and cost
- Recommend on proper use of solids control equipment
- Maintain inventory of material and equipment
- Submit end of section/well recap including incident reports
- Participate in product selection of chemicals and fluids
- Ensure quality and quantity of fluids delivered to sites
- Ensure appropriate recycling, treatment and disposal of drilling fluids byproducts and wastes
Requirements
- Diploma in Engineering
- 5 years of experience in drilling fluids or related field
- Experience in supervising rig crews
- Knowledge of HSE policies and procedures
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Job Purpose
- Supervise the optimization and formulation of drilling and completion fluids as per the prescribed well program for each well.
- Contribute to improvements in overall well quality and cost optimization.
- Plan fluid requirements, build and maintain the relevant inventories and publish the associated report.
Job Specific Accountabilities (Part 1)
- Sample and analyze drilling mud at regular intervals as well as whenever required in order to ensure smooth and efficient drilling operations.
- Calculate and report the daily low gravity solids percentages. Test Oil Based Mud (OBM) upon receiving and sending to mud plant.
- Plan mud and chemical requirements based on drilling operational requirements.
- Ensure the mud testing equipment are available on location, well maintained and calibrated.
- Report the daily and cumulative mud utilization and cost, estimation of mud lost, and addition of fluids.
- Recommend on the proper use of solids control equipment.
- Maintain an inventory of material and equipment related to own area of operation. Advises and supervises rig crew during transfers.
- Submit end of the section / well recap, including 'Incident Report' whenever applicable, with observations and recommendations.
- Participate in the product selection of chemicals and fluids to ensure fitness for purpose.
- Ensure the quality and quantity of fluids delivered to drilling and work over sites as per set guidelines.
- Ensure the appropriateness of recycling, treatment and disposal of drilling fluids byproducts and wastes as per ADNOC waste management guidelines.
Generic Accountabilities Supervision
- Plan, supervise and coordinate all activities in the assigned area to meet functional objectives.
- Train and develop the assigned staff on relevant skills to enable them to become proficient on the job and deliver the respective section objectives.
Generic Accountabilities Budgets
- Provide input for preparation of the Department / Section budgets and assist in the implementation of the approved Budget and work plans to deliver Section objectives.
- Investigate and highlight any significant variances to support effective performance and cost control.
Generic Accountabilities Policies, Systems, Processes & Procedures
- Implement approved Department / Section policies, processes, systems, standards and procedures in order to support execution of the Section's work programs in line with Company and International standards.
- Comply with all applicable legislation and legal regulations.
Generic Accountabilities Performance Management
- Contribute to the achievement of the approved Performance Objectives for the Department / Section in line with the Company Performance framework.
Generic Accountabilities Innovation and Continuous Improvement
- Design and implement new tools and techniques to improve the quality and efficiency of operational processes.
- Identify improvements in internal processes against best practices in pursuit of greater efficiency in line with ISO standards in order to define intelligent solutions for issues confronting the function.
Generic Accountabilities Health, Safety, Environment (HSE) and Sustainability
- Comply with relevant HSE policies, procedures & controls and applicable legislation and sustainability guidelines in line with international standards, best practices and ADNOC Code of Practices.
- Participate in Emergency Response duties as a team member.
Generic Accountabilities Reports
- Provide inputs to prepare Section MIS and progress reports for Company Management.
Minimum Qualification
- Diploma in Engineering
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