Senior Fluid Superintendent

Purpose of Job

To provide technical expertise and supervision to ensure safe and efficient planning and offshore execution of Drilling Fluids, Cementing and Drilling Waste Management operations in order to meet the campaign objective of Safely Delivering Quality Wells. Expected to keep abreast of and implement new technologies in Well Fluids, Solids Control, Cement and Drilling Waste Management and to provide advice on minimizing the SHE impacts of fluids and equipment to the operation.

To assist with day-to-day field and well-site execution of drilling fluids programs and drilling wastes management. To assist in developing best practices and technical solutions to support Development activities.

Responsibilities

• You will have experience of working on onshore / offshore drilling operations using a variety of water-based and oil/synthetic-based drilling, workover and completion fluids, solids control and waste management applications.
• You will be expected to be conversant with all aspects related to executing, reporting and planning the drilling fluids package.
• You will be expected to supervise the ongoing and planned drilling waste-management initiatives. You will have expected to make recommendations for improvements on all/any drilling fluid and waste management activities.
• This experience must have been in international locations working with and to international mud company standards.

Safety Responsibilities

• Demonstrate a personal commitment to Health, Safety and the Environment.
• Be fully familiar with Emergency Preparedness Plans.
• Identify risks and hazard related to the activities being executed and report on them to the line of responsibility
• Implement risk reduction plans and ensure that they are fully acknowledged by all the rig site positions.
• If requested, contribute to preparation of the identified HSE cases.
• Support the preparation of the necessary documentation to apply for dispensation from procedures should this be required by contingent reasons.

Main Interfaces

Company

• Contacts shall be held with Company’s positions linked to the performance of well operations onshore. Typical interfaces are: Logistic/Transport Dept.; Operational Geology

External

• Contact shall be held with Contractors at the rig site with the scope of organizing and coordinating the works, ensure availability and assess conformance with specifications and HSE requirements of services, materials and equipment at the rig site.

Required Competencies

• Ability to work under minimum supervision
• Offshore experience is essential
• Ability to measure, test and supervise the running of all drilling & completion fluids associated mixing and pumping, including technical analysis and specific product and practical recommendations for controlling fluid properties.
• Ability to maintain fluid properties on rig sites by testing all required fluid properties accurately.

Qualifications & experience

• Qualified to degree level in technical/engineering disciplines.
• 10 years Fluids, Cement and Drilling Waste Management experience in the Oil and Gas environment.
• IWCF Level 2 valid.
• Experience in Synthetic Oil base mud.
• Training Certificates in drilling fluid and cementing.
• Knowledge of Stress Cage Reservoir Drilling Fluids.