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Drilling Fluids Fluid Systems

Location:
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Posted:
August 27, 2025

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CURRICULUM VITAE

Senior Drilling Fluids Engineer

Name: Hashem Yahya AbdulWahab

Date & Place Birth: 25th /08/1972, IBB - YEMEN

Marital status: Married

Present residence: 3Ruslan Q-r, Airport R-D, Sana’a, Yemen. Phone / WhatsApp: +967-*********

Email: **********@*******.***

Oil Industry Experiences: over 20 years

Geographic Experiences: Yemen, Bahrain, Iraq, Arabian Gulf Sea, Myanmar Sea & KSA.

Job Objective:

A Dynamic, driven tenured Drilling Fluids Engineer with over 20 years of experience working in the Oil and Gas Industry with multinational companies. Dedicated and disciplined professional who has accumulated experiences working in challenging environments and conditions locally and abroad. Team result oriented leader with a skill of sharing and learning new tools and education. As a Junior Drilling Fluids Engineer, I have been humble to learn and as a Supervisor I was given the opportunity to lead teams to achieve targets within time.

I have been given the opportunity to receive on the job training and formal class room education. I believe that through my accumulated experience, my formal education and my ability to work with multinational teams and in remote areas that I can contribute given the opportunity to achieve your Company goals.

Professional Work History:

• 02/2022 – present: Consultant for M-I SWACO a Schlumberger Company as Senior Drilling Fluids Engineer.

• 10/2021 – 02/2022: Assistant Doctor in Daru Essalam International University for science and technology, teaching practical classes in Drilling Fluids, Completion Fluids and Reservoir testing equipment’s (Laboratory and Engineering Calculations), Yemen.

• 02/2020 – 02/2022: Petroleum Exploration and Production Authority (PEPA), Senior Drilling Fluids Engineer.

• 12/2018 – 02/2020: Asia Pacific Drilling Engineering for PTTEPI project (Consultant Senior Drilling Fluids Engineer with MISWACO a Schlumberger Company)- Offshore shallow and Deepwater Drilling.

• 5/2018 – 01/12/2018: Global DFOS – Consultant Senior Drilling Fluids Engineer - Offshore.

• 08/12/2016 – 5/2018: Assistant Doctor in Emirates International University teaching practical classes in Drilling Fluids, Completion Fluids and Reservoir testing equipment’s (Laboratory and Engineering Calculations). I worked at the Twintech University in preparing the College of Oil and Gas, laboratory instruments, preparing the booklet of experiments, and teaching assistants Doctors.

• 09/2015 – 08/12/2016: Petroleum Exploration and Production Authority (PEPA), Senior Drilling Fluids Engineer.

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• 7/2013- 08/2015: M-I SWACO a Schlumberger Company Yemen- Senior Drilling Fluids Engineer & IFE certified Engineer.

• 9/2012- 6/2013: M-I SWACO a Schlumberger Company IRAQ- Senior Drilling Fluids Engineer.

• 6/2011- 6/2012: M-I SWACO a Schlumberger Company Bahrain- S.D.F.E.

• 6/2001 - 6/ 2011: M-I SWACO a Schlumberger Company Yemen Oil Fields: Senior Fluids Engineer.

• 4/2000 - 3/2001: M-I drilling fluids LLC Yemen, Mareb, Junior Mud Engineer.

• 1/1998-4/2000: Petroleum Exploration and Production Authority (PEPA), Drilling Engineer. Education:

• Master in Petroleum Engineering (Drilling Oil & Gas Wells) from Ufa State Petroleum Technological University, Ufa, Russia (1991-1997)

• High School in Science from Educational School, Ibb, Yemen (1989) Professional Training:

• Integrated Fluids Engineering (Drilling Fluids, Waste management, Completion Fluids, Work-over Fluids and Solids Control Equipment) from MISWACO (Bangkok 2004, Jakarta-2005 and web- based training)

• Advance Mud School from M-I SWACO Yemen. Sana'a (2005)

• Training Courses in Basic Mud School from M-I LLC. Training center Houston, USA (2001) -Studied Basic chemistry, Clay chemistry, Water Based Mud chemistry, WBM Systems, OBM Systems, Synthetic System, Contamination and contaminant, SCE seminar and all drilling problems.

• All QHSE Training Courses related to Drilling Oil and Gas Wells. Key Skills:

• Multi-Lingual.

• Strong work ethic with ability to pay attention to details.

• Motivation to acquire knowledge daily and share experiences.

• Self-motivated.

• Very reliable person.

• Enjoy working with team or on single assignments if needed.

• Recognized by clients and management for an ability to identify problems and create solutions that saves cost.

• Received several appreciation letters from Clients and my company for excellence and quality job.

• Worked and communicated well with multiple nationalities managers, work colleagues and labor.

• Knowledge to prepare the researches.

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• Enjoy Travel and Reading.

• Ability to work in any place under any difficult situations. Experience & Area of work:

• Have experience in: Drilling Engineering (trained to write professional drilling programs with PEPA)

• Training university Petroleum Engineering students on oilfield Drilling Fluids Testing equipment and Reservoir equipment and teaching them in practical classes the Well Completion and Drilling Fluids Engineering calculation.

• During my supervision in MISWACO I was challenged to tackle complex issues in drilling, completion and work-over operations, was able to solve effectively. These challenges included: Hi Temperature Hi pressure wells, Gas and Oil Kicks and complex Salt water flow with OBM, stuck pipes and loss circulation cure and prevention, deep water drilling and other problems.

• Have extensive experience in the following Mud Systems: OBM, SBM, Spud Mud, Gel Chemical with Crude Oil, Gel Polymer, Gel Chemical 5% KCL + 2% Black Nite, Salt Saturated Mud, KCL Polymer, APHRONICS, KCL/PHPA, Kla-Shield, Stiff-Foam, Aerated Mud, Potassium Formate, FLO-PRO, ULTRADRIL, NOVATEC, Modified NOVATEC SBM and all kind lost circulation plugs and materials.

• Run Hydraulics programs and interpreted them.

• Very knowledgeable with all Drilling Operations.

• Key player in all aspects of the project from well planning to completion.

• Had been the troubleshooter for the company after four years of hard work from hiring date.

• Worked on different types of Land Drilling Rigs in Yemen, Iraq & Bahrain and Offshore Rigs in Arabian gulf & Myanmar Sea.

• Working experience in all SCE evaluation and maintenance and Rig Mud system evaluation.

• Monitoring and maintaining Solids Control Equipment’s in excellent working conditions.

• Facilitate training and development activities to new drilling fluids engineers to increase efficiency.

• Trained rig hands and junior mud engineers the correct and most efficient way to run equipment safely. Shared expertise on running equipment at optimum levels and how to recognize potential well issues.

• Submitting a daily report documenting the daily and cumulative treatment costs, rig activity over the last 24 hours, drilling fluid properties and problem solutions if any.

• Execution of Drilling Fluids programs in cost effective manner, submitting end of well recap and all related papers work in professional manner with lessons learned on time.

• Run Pilot tests for new trail mud systems and write professionals reports for that.

• Worked closely with the cement engineer ensuring all calculations, volumes and transfers were correct and contamination was minimized.

• Worked and cooperated professionally with all Rig Supervisors.

• Worked in the Office from time to time as per mangers call (participated with making the Tenders).

• Take the necessary steps to avoid spillage of drilling fluids.

• Received QHSE awards from different Operators.

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ILUSTRATED GENERAL EXPERIENCE TABLE:

Significant Specific Wells Worked

Month/Year Operator Devia-

tion

Location Depth Den-

sity,

ppg

Temp-

eratur

e

Mud

Type

Wells type

4/2000

Hunt Oil

Company

60-90 Yemen 12,000 ft

10-

18

180-

200 F

OBM/

versadril

Development

2001

Canadian

Nexen

0, 45 &

30-60

Yemen

6,000-

10,000 ft

8.5-

10

120-

145 F

WBM Development

2004

Occidental

Yemen

0 Yemen 7,000 ft

9.8-

17

120-

145 F

WBM Exploration

2004

TOTAL

YEMEN

0 & 45 Yemen 11,000 ft

8.9-

10

120-

170 F

WBM Development

2005 Calvalley 90 Yemen 7,000 ft 9.5

120-

150 F

WBM Development

2005 OMV 45 Yemen 11,000 ft 12

120-

170 F

WBM Exploration

2006 Mayfair 0 Yemen 7,000 ft 10.5

>200

F

WBM Exploration

2006 OGMC 0 Yemen 10,000 ft 10.2 180 F WBM Exploration 2007 CCOGC 0 Yemen 10,000 ft 10.2 180 F WBM Exploration 2008 SOOGL 0 Yemen 11,000 ft 11 180 F WBM Exploration 2008 KNOC 0 Yemen 11,000 ft 13 180 F WBM Exploration 2009 Oil Search 30 Yemen 12,000 ft 11.4 180 F WBM Exploration 2009 MIDAS 0 Yemen, block#78 1,282 m 9 129 F

Salt

polymer

Exploration

2009-2010

Jannah

Hunt

up to 90 Yemen 5,000 ft 11 160 F

OBM/

versadril

Development

2010-2011 SEPOC

0 & 30-

60

Yemen

5,000-

10,000 ft

17

>150

F

OBM/

versadril

Development

2011-2012

Tatweer

Petroleum

0, 30-6 &

90

Awali-Bahrain

2500-

6000 ft

12.5 140 F WBM Development

2012-2013 ROO (BP) 0,30-60 Basra-Iraq

10000-

12000 ft

10-

12

120-

208 F

WBM Development

2013

GASPROM

NEFT

0 Badra-Alkut-Iraq 4800 m 12 200 F CaCl2

Exploration/

Completion

2013-

09/2015

SEPOC 0-90 Yemen

10000-

14000 ft

10-

19

208 F

OBM/

versadril

Development &

Exploration

5/2018 IOOC 0-30 Iran, offshore 4500m 9-10 180 f WBM/OBM Development 12/2018 –

4/2019

PTTEPI 0-30

Myanmar,

Offshore (shallow

Water)

3700 m 10 250 Ultradril Exploration

4/2019-

2/2020

PTTEPI 0-30

Myanmar,

Offshore (deep

water)

4450 m

8.5-

15

332

NOVATEC

& Modified

NOVATEC

SBM

Exploration

2/2022-

present

ARAMCO 0-90 KSA, Onshore

18,200 -

20,000 ft

16 340

WBM &

Rheliant

OBM

UCG

Exploration &

Gas

Development

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Specific Mud Systems used

Water-Based Mud Oil-Based Mud Completion & Work-over Fluids Spud Mud, Stiff Foam VERSADRIL (75/25 Oil/Water Ratio) 12 ppg CaCL2/CaBr Gel Polymer, FLO PRO Mud. Relaxed VERSADRIL 9 ppg KCL Gel Chemical Mud SBM (NOVATEC) – 75-80/25-20 O/W 9.8 ppg NaCL Saturated Salt RHELIANT OBM – 75-85/25 – 15 O/W Inhibited water & Inhibited Brine KLA-SHIELD Polymer Packer Fluids

KCL PHPA Mud, 5%-8% KCL Polymer Clean up fluids

Salt/ Polymer Mud, Clay free Mud Completion fluids filtration.

(HPWBM)ULTRADRIL Mud, Potassium

Formate/KLASTOP Polymer

KCL/POLY-PLUS/G-SEAL Mud

SPERSENE/LIME & LOW-LIME Systems

Special Drilling Fluids for other

purposes (lost circulation – Aphronics +

mud cap drilling, milling, fishing …)

Problems Encountered

Loss circulation Gas blow out HTHP

Stuck pipe Drilling under balance CO2 contamination Salt Water Flow Caving, ballooning effect Complex Salt water flow H2S Anhydrate/ Gypsum Contamination Tight holes

Depleted Reservoir Drilling Fishing Operation Bit balling Plastic Salt Formation Unconsolidated Sand Slow ROP, Solids contamination Pressured Shales Key Seat

Sticky Clay Twist off pipes

Drilling Fluids Related Software

Virtual Hydraulics OPTIBRIDGE Loss Circulation advisor ONE-TRAX PCMOD EXCEL equations formulas

ONE-PLAN DIMS

Some of Training Courses, Seminars etc. attended

Training Course Completion Date Location Certificates Basic Mud School 2001 USA/ TEXAS/ HOUSTON Certificate EQUIPMENT SAFETY 2001 USA/ TEXAS/ HOUSTON Certificate CPR & First Aid 2001-2008 & 2011 USA/ HOUSTON, YEMEN & WBT Certificate H2S TRAINING 2001, 2007&2013 USA, YEMEN & IRAQ Certificate MI HSE-MS 2001 USA/ HOUSTON&YEMENSANA’A Certificate STUCK PIPE PREVENTION 2001 USA/ HOUSTON Certificate Solids Control Seminar 2001 USA/ TEXAS/ HOUSTON Certificate Advance Mud School 2004 YEMEN/SANA'A Certificate

Virtual Hydraulics 2004 YEMEN/SANA'A Certificate

IFE* BASIC CONCEPT. (*- INTEGRATED

FLUIDS ENGINEERING)

2004 THAILAND/ BANGKOK Certificate

IFE DWM BASIC EQUIPMENT. 2004 THAILAND/ BANGKOK Certificate IFE RIG EVALUATION 2004 THAILAND/ BANGKOK Certificate IFE FLUID VOLUMES AND ECONOMICS 2004 THAILAND/ BANGKOK Certificate IFE DRILLING TECHNOLOGIES& SYSTEMS 2005 INDONESIA/ JAKARTA Certificate IFE DRILLING WASTE MANAGEMENT

AND TREATMENT SERVICES

2005 INDONESIA/ JAKARTA Certificate

IFE COMPLETION FLUIDS 2005 INDONESIA/ JAKARTA Certificate

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IFE PROJECT PLANNING 2005 INDONESIA/ JAKARTA Certificate IFE CENTRIFUGE: PRINCIPLES OF

OPERATION

2007 WEB BASED TRAINING Certificate

IFE CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS 2007 WBT Certificate

Chemical Handling 2008 YEMEN/SANA'A Certificate

Buddy Used Mechanical Program

(BUMP1-7) 2008 YEMEN/SANA'A

HSE Event Reporting and Management

Standard Refresher. 2011 YEMEN/ HADRAMOUT/ MASILA

Hazard Observation Cards 2011 YEMEN/ HADRAMOUT/ MASILA Work SMARRT level 1 2011 YEMEN/SANA'A Certificate

Fire Fighting 2011 YEMEN/ SANA’A Certificate

Smart Drive 2011 YEMEN/ SANA’A Certificate

Hazard Identification 2011 WBT

Well Integrity level#1 & #2 2012, 2013 &2015 WBT

Employee Security Level 1 2012 WBT

Offshore Survival 2012 WBT

Observation Intervention Level 1 2012 WBT

Observation/Intervention “How-To”

Level 2 2012 WBT

SIPP Level 2 (Non-Office) and Office 2012 YEMEN/ SANA’A Mechanical Lifting 2012 WBT

Fatigue Management Level#1 & #2 2012 & 2015 WBT

MEA - Hand Injury Prevention Campaign 2013 WBT IRAQ/Basra Investigation Level 2 (Workshop 2013 IRAQ/Basrah

Introduction to Do It Right 2014 WBT

M-I SWACO SQ/PQ Reporting Level 1 2014 WBT

Observation Intervention Level#1 & #2 2012 & 2014 YEMEN/ HADRAMOUT/ MASILA Personnel Protective Equipment 2014 WBT

Standard Work for Field Operations 2014 WBT

Acute Mountain Sickness and Other

Altitude-Related Conditions

2014 WBT

Silica Awareness Level 1 2014 WBT

Commentary Task Assessment (SIPP) 2014 YEMEN/ (SANA’A & MARIB) Certificates

(Global Harmonized System) Basic

Training

2015

WBT

IT Security level#2 2012 & 2015 WBT

M-I SWACO DS & WP Fluids Quality

Standard

2015

WBT

BOISET, HIUT & CA-EBS 2019 Yangon Certificates

H2S & SCBA level2 & HAZCOM 2022, 2023 Dammam, KSA Certificates Computer Knowledge:

• Professional proficiency with all computer programs as Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power points and etc.), Windows and maintaining the computer in excellent working condition.

• Proficient with all MISWACO programs also other engineering programs. Languages:

• Arabic (mother tongue): speaking: excellent writing: excellent

• English: speaking: very good writing: very good

• Russian: speaking: very good writing: very good

Note: Certificates and references are upon your kind request.



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