Upstream The Cementing Field Specialist is responsible for organizing, overseeing, and performing all types of cementing jobs. A key aspect of this position is the expectation for delivery of services with flawless quality and no HSE incidents.
Responsibilities
- Supervises the activities during rigging-up and rigging-down of service equipment on work locations to include spotting of cement storage vessels, pre-mixing of spacer fluids, identifying additives to be mixed on-the-fly, rigging-up appropriate data monitoring equipment, planning emergency backup equipment and contingencies
- Complete pre- and post-job paperwork and job tickets.
- Ensure preventive post-job maintenance on equipment is performed and equipment is in safe, clean, and proper working condition for the next service job.
- Perform service quality inspections and competency self-assessments.
- Participate in HSE and Quality programs and initiatives.
- Develop technical knowledge in cementing design and evaluation by working closely with mentor.
- Coach and mentor less experienced employees, acting as role model for all field operations people.
- Perform risk analysis before each job or task, correcting conditions or reporting potential hazards.
- Oversee complete client wellsite service delivery process.
• Arrival on location of all people, equipment, and materials; readiness of equipment and personnel to perform job according to design and client specifications, with no deviations from service quality requirements and with contingency plans in place.
· Pre-job meetings with client and third-party personnel.
· Identification of potential unplanned changes to wellsite job program and initiation of Management of Change procedure(s).
· Perform pre-job calculations related to:
· Pipe capacities and volume/height math
· Plug landing pressures
· Absolute volumes, including total water requirements for job
· Hydrostatic and differential pressure
· Resulting forces
· Balanced plugs
· Bulk cement blending, weighted spacers calculations, may include liquid additives
· Pressure to reverse
· Determine burst and collapse
· Flex Plug process
· Zone Seal Process
- Supervises the activities during rigging-up and rigging-down of service equipment on work locations to include spotting of cement storage vessels, pre-mixing of spacer fluids, identifying additives to be mixed on-the-fly, rigging-up appropriate data monitoring equipment, planning emergency backup equipment and contingencies
- Complete pre- and post-job paperwork and job tickets.
- Ensure preventive post-job maintenance on equipment is performed and equipment is in safe, clean, and proper working condition for the next service job.
- Perform service quality inspections and competency self-assessments.
- Participate in HSE and Quality programs and initiatives.
- Develop technical knowledge in cementing design and evaluation by working closely with mentor.
- Coach and mentor less experienced employees, acting as role model for all field operations people.
Qualifications
- High school diploma.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in pumping cement jobs.
Certification
- Offshore survival
- Offshore Medical
- Yellow Fever
Benefit of Working with Visuna?
- A dedicated member of the team responsible for your placements and welfare
- Some of the best day rates in the industry
- FREE worldwide insurance and Medevac cover whist on a Placement
- 24/7 access to our specialist support team
- Assistance and advice on a range of business topics
- FREE access to our Competency Scheme
- Increased exposure to potential clients and more placement opportunities