Hussein Mahmoud, Drilling Fluids Engineer

Dedicated drilling professional with 9 years of progressive supervisory of oilfield. Result oriented individual with a proven record of accomplishment and consistent contribution that increase efficiency and control costs.

Lead Drilling Fluids Specialist, Kurdistan-North Iraq
MI-SWACO, a Schlumberger company (February 2012- Present)
• Review mud program to prepare orders and mixing plans.
• Write procedures for mixing mud and handling of products.
• Gather chemical or fluid samples for testing.
• Test fluids to determine trends and identify contaminants.
• Record mud testing results to identify trends.
• Interpret data from mud property checks to evaluate treatment or action required.
• Determine the cause of mud, hole, or system problems so correct treatment can be recommended.
• Determine chemical treatment to optimize drilling parameters.
• Advise clients on potential treatments or improvements to the mud system based on data analysis and mud testing.
• Make recommendations concerning solids control processes to ensure the equipment is optimized for economic solids removal.
• Supervise rig personnel when performing chemical additions and recording drilling fluids parameters.
• Manage product inventory to ensure availability.
• Establish and maintain good working relationships with clients and rig personnel.

Senior Drilling Fluids Engineer (Mud Engineer), Egypt
Halliburton – Baroid (March 2007 – February 2012)
• Responsible for testing mud at a rig and prescribing mud treatments to maintain mud weight, properties and chemistry within recommended limits, prepare daily mud reports.
• Work with rig supervisor to disseminate information about mud properties and expected treatments for any changes that might be needed.
• Rig Types: Land Rigs - Offshore Jack up Rigs.
• Fluid Types: Water Base Mud – Oil Base Mud – Synthetic Base Mud – Brines
• Well Types: Development – Exploration – High Pressure High Temperature
• Well Profiles: Vertical – Directional

Technical Support Engineer in Los Amigos G.T.C. (October 2006 – March 2007)
• Prepared technical and financial reports and resolutions. Researched, coordinated, prepared, and presented technical reports to departments, committees, and commissions, and proposed ordinance and policy revisions.
• Discussed, planned, and researched costs with property owners, and presented engineering data at public meetings.
• Performed supervision on field work to check quality of work.

Project Management Professional, PMP-2012
Project management Institute (PMI)

B.SC. in Petroleum & Mining Engineering, Major: Drilling and Production Engineering, 2006
Faculty of Petroleum & Mining Engineering, Suez Canal University, Egypt
Graduation Project: A Study on Belayim Land Field Zone (I – B)

• PMP, Project Management Professional, PMI
• National Association of Safety Professionals, NASP
• Fundamental of Engineering, NCEES
• IADC WellCAP (Valid)
• H2S (Valid)
• HUET and Servival
• OSHA 30hr

Training
• WELLSIGHT Express (Mud reporting software) (Nov. 2011)
• Deep Water Drilling (Sep. 2010)
• Integrated Fluids Technology (Aug. 2010)
• DFG (Hydraulics Optimization Software) (Aug. 2010)
• Technical Writing (Aug. 2010)
• HUET & Survival (Jan 2009)
• Solids Control School (Aug 2007)
• Completion & Workover (Sep 2007)
• BAROID Mud School (Aug 2007)
• Drilling Fluid Technology (Aug 2007)