Mud/Drilling Fluid Engineer -Office Based

Responsibilities: Mud engineers are responsible for mixing, testing, and controlling drilling fluids during the drilling process. They thoroughly investigate the soil and combine the geological information from geologists to create and recommend drilling fluids to meet the planned well objectives.

Their responsibilities include the following:

• Controls the technology to prepare the drilling mud
• Monitors the drilling fluid mud cleaning system’s operation
• Participates in the optimization of the flushing fluids, and cleaning equipment modes of operation
• Recommends optimal operating modes for cleaning fluid stages
• Ensures the biopolymer fluid parameters comply with work plans
• Recommends treatment of drilling fluid with reagents
• Recommends the replacement of drilling fluid to maintain optimal parameters and drilling fluid system properties
• Ensures compliance with labor discipline and technological and safety regulations
• Complies with the requirements for non-disclosure of confidential information 
• Minimizes waste associated with draining fluids
• Works with drilling engineers and technicians to ensure a cost-effective drilling process
• Measures the right amount of mud needed at all stages
• Assists technicians during the drilling process
• Provide input in the selection of drill bits

Requirements: Mud/Drilling fluid Engineer will typically have certain prerequisite skills or qualifications, which include but not limited to:

Added qualifications will be an advantage.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, preferably in Petroleum, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering, pure since or any engineering field.
• Specialized knowledge: Thorough knowledge of various kinds of software, organization, time management.
• Proficient with computers and other standard office technology.
• Superior organizational and communication skills.
• Possess the ability to work productively, efficiently & effectively with initiative and drive under tight timescales and pressure whilst maintaining attention to detail and quality

Skills: A drilling engineer must have the following skills;

• In-depth knowledge of mud formulations skills, basic Knowledge of drilling equipment, Project Management Skills, Technical skills in fluid mechanics, Problem Solving Skills, Safety Skills, Communication Skills, Data Analysis Skills
• Knowledge of Regulations and Standards
• Abilities:  multitask, Attention to detail, work under pressure
• Professional Certification: Related professional certifications will be an added advantage
• Bachelor’s degree in chemical, mineral, or petroleum engineering or other relevant fields
• Necessary medical certificates
• Valid Well Control Certification
• HUET, Basic Firefighting, Water Survival, and FAST training
• Offshore survival course certification, such as the Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training Certificate (BOSIET)
• Minimum Industry Safety Training (MIST) certificates

 Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience (with a strong preference for 7 years’ plus experience) as a drilling engineer or foreman in the conventional oil industry or a major international oil operator.
• Minimum of 5 years working as an operations drilling engineer with at least 1-year cumulative time working on a rig as a Drilling Engineer or Drilling Supervisor/Foreman or equivalent
• Other characteristics: Possess the willingness to learn, improve and adapt. Have a detailed understanding of mud engineering.

Working conditions

• The status is full time, OFFICE BASED at-will employment; your jurisdiction is in Rivers state (office work)

The details of our offer, including the terms and conditions of your employment, will be attached as other documents.

Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.

our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none.

And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world’s biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.

We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs – one of the largest in the world.