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Work Experience > 1978-1986: IMCO Services / M-I Drilling Fluids
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1978-1986: IMCO Services / M-I Drilling Fluids, Houston, TX
Permanent staff position with group of Sales & Service Representatives supporting Houston / Gulf Coast area, stationed in Liberty, Texas
Summary
Field Representative (mud engineer) for oil field drilling fluids company
Major Assignments
- Provide 24-hour, on-call or resident, on-site field service to land and offshore oil well drilling projects
- Monitor and control the chemical and physical properties of drilling fluids to match downhole conditions (such as pressure, temperature, volumes, formation porosities, and so forth)
- Maintain proper, on-location inventory of the fluids constituents and additives needed for nominal and/or contingency oil well drilling (and well workover) scenarios
- Supervise and instruct the drilling rig crew who were responsible for or assisted with maintaining proper drilling fluid volumes, cuttings and solids removal, or other fluid conditioning tasks
- Report, on a daily and cumulative basis, drilling fluid properties, inventory usage, costs, and drilling conditions
- Coordinate drilling fluid maintenance activities with the ongoing plans and requirements of other drilling supervisory and service personnel
- Occasionally provide mentoring to new field service representatives
Significant Accomplishments
- Acquired new knowledge of oil well-related disciplines and technologies, such as land and offshore drilling rig components, geological formations, drill stem components, well logging, downhole retrievals, directional drilling, and so forth
- Acquired new knowledge of Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast local geography and culture
- Developed new skills in working with people who had a wide range of personalities, work habits, cultural backgrounds, and viewpoints
- Developed new skills in field laboratory operations and measurements
- Improved skills in handling adverse environmental conditions
Skills and Software Tools
Commonly practiced skills:
- Developing rapport and practicing diplomacy for effective customer service
- Troubleshooting of drilling fluid properties
- Forecasting inventory needs and time requirements for various processes, operations
- Supervising small crews of one to three persons
Training
Classroom courses:
- Training for Sales and Service Representatives (IMCO Services), 1-month, July 1978
Self-study:
- Various books about drilling engineering, oil field geology, well logging, and so forth
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