Drilling Fluids Specialist / Mud Engineer

Job Description:

• The Drilling Fluids Specialist is responsible for maintaining safe, efficient, and reliable PSD to Customers.
• The MI Drilling Fluids Specialist identifies opportunities to improve service delivery, implements standard work, and manage, risk during service delivery.
• Ensure job deliverables are accurate and delivered on time.
• Responsible for service delivery execution.
• Participate in job risk analysis and continual improvement programs.
• Develop customer contacts to promote company products and services.
• Ensure company and regulatory standard compliance by implementing the CAT, self-assessments, and wellsite inspections.
• Participate in Service Quality Meetings with customers and improve performance using action plans.
• Participate in HSE and Quality initiatives.
• Wear PPE and observe HSE policies.
• Maintain the required safety training.

Responsibilities and Requirements:

• Ability to manage, test, and optimize liquid chemical mixtures used in oil and gas drilling operations to maintain wellbore stability, control formation pressures, and cool and lubricate drilling equipment.
• Testing and Monitoring: Measure and analyze drilling fluid (mud) properties like viscosity, density, and weight at rig sites.
• Adjusting Formulations: Calculate and direct chemical additive mixes to respond to changing underground pressure or rock formations.
• Inventory Management: Oversee on-site product supplies and coordinate material deliveries with Baker Hughes or other service providers.
• Safety and Compliance: Follow strict environmental and safety rules for waste disposal and hazard mitigation.
• Reporting: Log data and write daily mud reports for company men and drilling engineers

Required Years of Experience: 5 years minimum

Education / Certifications: Mud School is required