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Anand Kumar
Drilling & Completion Fluid Engineer
Doha
Summary
Proficient Drilling Fluid Engineer knowledgeable about field assessments, drilling operations and recovery plans within Oil & Gas Industry. Successful 17-year track record accomplishing challenging project objectives. Manages complex drilling design efforts and guides installation process for on-schedule productivity.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
9
9
Certifications
Work History
Performance Development Co-ordinator
Halliburton
3 2023 - Current
- Under broad direction, enables service excellence and customer satisfaction by providing training and guidance to individuals engaged in well site service work.
- Reviews performance data to identify trends and opportunities for performance improvement.
- Promotes the use of the Halliburton Management System (HMS).
- Promotes and encourages safety and service quality. Monitors on-site field performance assessments (End of Job Customer Survey (EJCS)/ Key Performance Indicator review).
- Trains, mentors, and assesses competencies of employees engaged in well site service work.
- Coordinates and assists with the Correction, Prevention, and Improvement (CPI) process for PSL.
- Investigates and performs follow-up activities on unplanned events and/or jobs. Investigates accidents, injuries and incidents within assigned PSL.
Field Service Representative
Halliburton
10.2021 - 02.2023
- Comply with health, safety and environment regulations in all aspects of job performance.
- Work in Al Shaheen Field for operator North Oil company drilling for over 5 Oil and water injector wells.
- Conduct and interpret routine and specialized testing that provide technical guidance of Baroid’s customized engineering fluids to maximize wellbore value.
- Tracks material usage and maintains record of same for inventory and billing purposes.
- Maintains good working relationship with operator's representative and rig personnel. Assists the operator's representative in specific operations planning and drilling operation optimization.
- Monitor and control quality assurance of all drilling and completion chemicals and brines. Maintain proper QA-QC records.
- Carry out spot checks of chemicals and brines on the rigs. Verify proper storage, handling & house-keeping procedures, HSE procedures and documents control are followed.
Drilling Fluid Specialist
Baker Hughes
01.2018 - 10.2021
- Worked as consultant senior drilling fluid engineer in Marmara sea on jack up rigs for Botas (customer).
- Batch drilled multiple KM deviated wells (max angle 72 degree) 12 1/4" section using KCl polymer/Glycol/ECCO-LUBE system.
- Saved drilling time per well by 15% in last 5 wells by customizing the fluid specification.
- Review well recaps for accuracy and capture of lessons learned.
- Work in line with HSE policy, awareness and compliance of HSE rules and regulations.
Principal Technical Professional
Halliburton
11.2016 - 10.2017
- Performed as senior project engineer for ONGC deep water project in KG Basin to provide drilling fluid and completion fluid solution.
- Fluid system used in this project was High performance WBM and CaCl2 as completion fluid.
- Managed simultaneous fluid operation on 2 drillships.
- Investigate chemical quality discrepancies and implement corrective actions. Follow-up with suppliers to ensure compliance.
- Involve in trouble-shooting drilling problems, suggest solutions and recommendations. Perform pilot tests at the lab as required for trouble-shooting drilling problems.
- Monitor all HSE procedures are followed with respect to chemicals. Ensure usage of only environment friendly chemicals. Strive continually to reduce chemical waste and improve company’s waste management procedures.
Drilling Fluid Chemical Engineer
ADNOC
09.2015 - 10.2016
- Worked offshore as operator representative supporting service engineers perform their task as per contract and program.
- Worked in zakum field managing multisite operation to provide engineering and logistic support.
- Worked as 24 hr engineer in absence of service contract.
- Maintain checks on performance of Service Company formulations through lab pilot tests.
Principal Technical Professional
Halliburton
09.2014 - 09.2015
- Worked as project engineer (for drilling & completion fluid and solid control solution) for Halliburton integrated Turnkey project with Cairn developing Mangala field in Rajasthan.
- Handled two rig operation with each planned to drill one well every 6-7 days.
- Used both WBM and SBM.
- Drilled more than 75 wells in this project.
- Liaise with Commercial division and stores to ensure sufficient safety stock of chemicals is maintained at stores. Monitor chemical consumption patterns and investigates any abnormalities. Establish quarterly chemical requirements based on planned types of wells.
Senior Technical Professional
Halliburton
07.2013 - 07.2014
- Worked as project engineer for ONGC deep water project in KG basin to provide drilling fluid and completion fluid solution.
- Used HPWBM HYDRO-GUARD and CaCl2 as completion fluid.
- Two well M-3 and J-AA with water depth 680 m and 1108 m was drilled successfully.
- Perform periodical audits of supplier stores. This includes per-qualification, tender evaluation, mobilization and regular HSE & quality audits. Issue audit reports.
- Provide fluids input in the Well Value Assurance process of planning the well, wherever required to improve fluid performance.
- Perform pilot studies on new fluid formulations, new chemicals, new technology products, Service Company / Manufactures’ proposals. This includes both technical evaluations and lab tests. Participate in implementing trials and issue trial evaluation report.
- Review fluid reports, well recaps, end of well reports and phase reports. Monitor solids control equipment efficiency, analyse performance and make recommendations for their improvements.
Field Engineer-General
Baker Hughes
07.2012 - 07.2013
- Worked on Hasbah project in Saudi arabia with Aramco on offshore noble rig NRL-337.
- Well name Hasbah-23, a gas well with max depth 12500 ft, water depth 150 ft and max mud weight 131 pcf.
- Well is a H2S well with maximum recorded H2S to be 55000 ppm.
- The production liner is 9 5/8" and is called Big Bore because of its size.
- Mud used was Spud mud, Gel/Polymer, KCl polymer, PERFORMAX, MAX BRIDGE PLUS and LSND for reservoir.
- Used chemicals from multiple vendors viz MI, Baker, Baroid, Weatherford, Hydrex.
- Reservoir was drilled with losses and gas kick (max 4%).
Field Service Representative
Halliburton
08.2010 - 07.2012
- Started working in iraq providing technical support preparing BOD, designing mud program, prepare mud lab and pre-tender requirement.
- Worked on completion project in zubair field for ENI and Majnoon field with Shell.
- Worked on first Halliburton well with ENI in zubair field.
- Worked on Halliburton integrated Turnkey project in West Qurna I for Exxonmobil.
- Completed 5 wells ( all directional with max angle 90 degree) and max vertical depth of 12400 ft.
- Under broad direction, provides well site service to customers of Baroid.
- Provide guidance, including facilitating formal training, to fluid service representatives on company products and services, how drilling fluid technology can optimize service quality, industry knowledge, rig schedules, and rig operations.
- Assists the Baroid Technical Professional and Operations staff in well planning and business delivery activities.
Field Service Representative
Halliburton
09.2007 - 08.2010
- Worked on ENI project in mediterranean offshore, senafro rig.
- Drilled a relief well, directional, with OBM INVERMUL system to intersect an existing well to kill it and then continue drilling a new well side tracking the existing well.
- Worked with Apache in western desert of Egypt. Several wells ranging from depth 9000-18000 ft. Majority of formation was shell.
- Also worked on a critical well in Nile delta which exhibited a narrow gap between formation and pore pressure and was drilled with partial losses.
Education
B.Tech - Energy Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology
Kharagpur 05.2003 - 09.2007
Skills
HSE &SQ
Software
WSE (Baroid reporting software)
DFG (Baroid hydraulic simulation tool)
Advantage (Baker reporting & Hydraulic simulation tool)
Well View (Drilling & Well data management application)
Certification
IWCF well control - Level 4
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Interests
Travelling
Puzzle
Swimming
Timeline
ISO 9001:2015 Internal Auditor
05-2023
Excel Skills for Business Essentials
01-2023
IWCF well control - Level 4
11-2022
K&M Horizontal and ERD well planning & Execution
04-2022
Basic H2S (Opito Approved)
11-2021
MK50 with CA-EBS
11-2021
T-BOSIET OPITO Approved
11-2021
Field Service Representative
Halliburton
10.2021 - 02.2023
Drilling Fluid Specialist
Baker Hughes
01.2018 - 10.2021
Principal Technical Professional
Halliburton
11.2016 - 10.2017
Drilling Fluid Chemical Engineer
ADNOC
09.2015 - 10.2016
Technical Professional Seminar
03-2015
Principal Technical Professional
Halliburton
09.2014 - 09.2015
Senior Technical Professional
Halliburton
07.2013 - 07.2014
Field Engineer-General
Baker Hughes
07.2012 - 07.2013
Field Service Representative
Halliburton
08.2010 - 07.2012
Drilling Fluid Technology
12-2007
Field Service Representative
Halliburton
09.2007 - 08.2010
B.Tech - Energy Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology
05.2003 - 09.2007
Performance Development Co-ordinator
Halliburton
3 2023 - Current
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