Drilling Fluids Lab Technician

About the role

Responsible for Laboratory services to support both Drilling fluids and Solids control business units.

Responsibilities

• Run consistent QC checks on drilling fluid on a weekly basis.
• Run periodic QC checks on chemical inventory.
• Formulate and test fluid changes in lab prior to rolling out into field.
• Keep up with lab equipment and make sure everything is in working order.
• Maintain inventory of lab equipment.
• Maintain inventory of drilling fluid testing chemicals.
• Perform QA/QC of lab/field equipment and send off for repair/replacement if necessary.
• Perform QA/QC of both new and incumbent chemicals.
• Perform regularly scheduled Particle Size Distribution analysis on field OBM.
• Keep up with regular maintenance on PSD Analyzer.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university; and minimum 3 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Computer Skills

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office to include Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• General computer knowledge.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Valid driver’s license
• Forklift certification
• Confined space entry training
• Drilling fluid technology training

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to talk or hear.
• Frequently required to stand; walk; sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.

Work Environment

• Occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; extreme cold and extreme heat.
• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.