Drilling Fluids QA-QC Specialist - ADNOC Group - Abu Dhabi, UAE

• Monitor and control QA-QC for drilling and completion chemicals and brines, maintaining complete records
• Conduct spot checks at company stores, supplier stores, service company facilities, rigs, and brine plants
• Verify proper storage, handling, housekeeping, HSE compliance, and document control
• Coordinate with commercial and stores teams to maintain adequate safety stock and analyze consumption trends
• Establish quarterly chemical requirements aligned with planned well programs
• Perform lab pilot tests to verify service company formulations and support performance validation
• Investigate quality discrepancies, implement corrective actions, and follow up with suppliers
• Support troubleshooting of drilling issues with lab testing and technical recommendations
• Liaise with OPCOs laboratories to ensure QA-QC of price agreement chemicals and proper sampling
• Ensure use of environmentally friendly chemicals and continuous reduction of chemical waste
• Conduct periodic audits of supplier stores including pre-qualification, tender evaluation, mobilization, and routine HSE and quality audits; issue reports
• Participate in technical evaluations of joint OPCOs tenders for chemicals
• Provide fluids input to Well Value Assurance planning to enhance performance
• Review and update drilling fluids manuals, QA-QC manuals, lab test procedures, specifications, and HSE procedures
• Execute pilot studies and trials for new formulations, chemicals, and technologies; prepare evaluation reports
• Review fluid reports, well recaps, end-of-well and phase reports; assess solids control efficiency and recommend improvements
• Provide QA-QC support to cementing activities as required
• Track industry developments, assess new supplier offerings, implement trials, and introduce innovations
• Work strictly in line with HSE policies and regulatory requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, chemistry, or a related field
• Strong experience in drilling fluids QA-QC within oil and gas operations
• Proven laboratory testing, auditing, and supplier management capabilities
• Ability to troubleshoot drilling fluid challenges and recommend solutions
• Strong documentation, reporting, and cross-functional coordination skills

• Technical QA-QC role impacting drilling performance and HSE outcomes
• Exposure to advanced fluids technologies and large-scale well programs
• Opportunity to influence standards, audits, and continuous improvement
• Competitive, market-aligned compensation and comprehensive benefits

• Monitor and control QA-QC for drilling and completion chemicals and brines, maintaining complete records
• Conduct spot checks at company stores, supplier stores, service company facilities, rigs, and brine plants
• Verify proper storage, handling, housekeeping, HSE compliance, and document control
• Coordinate with commercial and stores teams to maintain adequate safety stock and analyze consumption trends
• Establish quarterly chemical requirements aligned with planned well programs
• Perform lab pilot tests to verify service company formulations and support performance validation
• Investigate quality discrepancies, implement corrective actions, and follow up with suppliers
• Support troubleshooting of drilling issues with lab testing and technical recommendations
• Liaise with OPCOs laboratories to ensure QA-QC of price agreement chemicals and proper sampling
• Ensure use of environmentally friendly chemicals and continuous reduction of chemical waste
• Conduct periodic audits of supplier stores including pre-qualification, tender evaluation, mobilization, and routine HSE and quality audits; issue reports
• Participate in technical evaluations of joint OPCOs tenders for chemicals
• Provide fluids input to Well Value Assurance planning to enhance performance
• Review and update drilling fluids manuals, QA-QC manuals, lab test procedures, specifications, and HSE procedures
• Execute pilot studies and trials for new formulations, chemicals, and technologies; prepare evaluation reports
• Review fluid reports, well recaps, end-of-well and phase reports; assess solids control efficiency and recommend improvements
• Provide QA-QC support to cementing activities as required
• Track industry developments, assess new supplier offerings, implement trials, and introduce innovations
• Work strictly in line with HSE policies and regulatory requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, chemistry, or a related field
• Strong experience in drilling fluids QA-QC within oil and gas operations
• Proven laboratory testing, auditing, and supplier management capabilities
• Ability to troubleshoot drilling fluid challenges and recommend solutions
• Strong documentation, reporting, and cross-functional coordination skills

• Technical QA-QC role impacting drilling performance and HSE outcomes
• Exposure to advanced fluids technologies and large-scale well programs
• Opportunity to influence standards, audits, and continuous improvement
• Competitive, market-aligned compensation and comprehensive benefits

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