Senior Laboratory Technician - Drilling & Completion Fluids

Baker Hughes Company; al-Ahmadi; On-site; KWD 8,000 - 14,000; Full time

Job summary

Baker Hughes Company is seeking a Senior Laboratory Technician for Drilling & Completion Fluids. The role focuses on lab testing, QA/QC, and analytical work to support product design and field troubleshooting.

Responsibilities include pilot testing, equipment calibration, and performance analysis, with travel to offshore sites as needed. The ideal candidate has a chemistry/engineering background and extensive fluids lab experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or Petroleum/Mechanical Engineering.
• 10+ years in drilling & completion fluids in a Mud Lab as chemist or mud technician.
• Practical mud engineering experience preferred.
• Willingness to travel and offshore work.
• Strong understanding of drilling and completion fluids product lines and planning requirements.
• Excellent organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Flexible working approach.

Responsibilities

• Perform pilot testing on drilling and completion fluids for mud programs and field samples.
• QA/QC on proposed materials per API/OCMA/ISO/industry QA procedures and prepare CoA.
• Repair, maintain and calibrate onshore and rig-site testing equipment.
• Run permeability return and core flow tests to evaluate mud cake formulations.
• Run PPA/PPT and laser PSD analyses to design RDF and low-invasion fluids.
• Monitor stock levels of lab consumables and spare parts.

Education

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

Job description

Senior Laboratory Technician - Drilling & Completion Fluids Are you an application Engineer looking for a new challenge?

Are you experienced in Drilling & completion fluids? Join our Well Construction team! The Fluids Laboratory Chemist/Chemical Engineering ensures Baker Hughes can deliver flawless execution through the involvement in pre-planning, job execution and post-job analysis.

This position delivers Drilling and Completion Fluids Lab testing, Quality testing based on API standards and suppliers and baker Hughes standards, and Analytical work to support product and systems design, project troubleshooting and performance analysis.

As a Senior Laboratory Technician - Drilling & Completion 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.
• Performing QA/QC on proposed materials as per API Specs 13A, API RP 13B, API RP 13J, API RP 13I, OCMA, ANSI and ISO 13500-2009 latest edition testing procedures or as materials manufacturer’s recommended QA/QC testing procedures and preparation of Certificate of Analysis (CoA).
• Repairing, maintaining and calibrating onshore and rig site testing equipment.
• Running permeability return and core flow tests to evaluate and select optimum mud cake breaker formulation.
• Running 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.
• Monitoring and maintaining safe stock level of al lab consumables and spare parts for smooth operations.

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 10 years of experience in drilling & completion fluids, working in a Mud Lab as a Chemist or Mud lab technician.
• Practical Mud Engineering experience is preferred.
• Be fiscally fit to travel and work offshore when required.
• Have thorough understanding of the Drilling and Completion Fluids product line and technical job planning requirements.
• Have excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Have the ability to work independently.
• 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 disability programs
• Tailored financial programs
• Additional elected or voluntary benefits

The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Services Specialist - Laboratory Specialist

At Baker Hughes, we are transforming the future of energy. With operations in over 120 countries, we are developing and deploying industry-leading technologies and services to take energy forward. For more than a century, our inventions have revolutionized energy. Today, we are bringing our expertise to make oil and gas safer, cleaner, and more efficient.

Our people are the trusted experts, relied on to solve customer challenges big and small. 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. We believe in creating an environment of diversity and inclusion, without bias. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We're makers, inventors, and leaders who aren't afraid of the tough challenges. We believe pushing boundaries will help to lead the way for a new energy future.