Santosh Kharote
Lead Drilling Fluid Engineer
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About
Dedicated Mud Engineer with over 19 years of field experience (WBM/OBM/SOBM/COMPLETION FLUIDS both Onshore & Offshore) supporting drilling and production operations. 7 years of offshore and 12 years of onshore experience. Maintaining a safe working environment and following all HSE Rules and Regulations related to Rig Site. Countries worked include India, Abu Dhabi UAE, and Port Harcourt Nigeria.
Problems encountered include Reactive & Sticky Clay, H2S, Seepage - Total Lost Circulation, Caving, Water Influx, Kick & Flowing, High Torque, Differential, sticking- Stuck pipe, Fishing.
Experience
Mud Supervisor - Sterling Oil & Gas - Port Harcourt, Nigeria
(2024-09 - 2025-10)
Worked as Mud Supervisor at Sterling Oil and Gas at Port Harcourt Nigeria, supporting 5 onshore rigs out of 20 rigs taking daily morning and evening operational updates, managing chemical inventory, OBM, Base oil and completion fluids requirements, Mud Properties to successful completion of wells. Mud weight up-to 14.5 ppg.
- Problems encountered: Mainly Activity, Mud Losses, Bit balling, Gas Influx
- Mud System: WBM, OBM & NaCl, CaCl2, CaBr2 Brine
Lead Mud Engineer - Baker Hughes - Abu Dhabi, UAE
(2019-03 - 2024-08)
Worked as Mud engineer at Baker Hughes, UAE for Adnoc Onshore (Fields like BAB, HAFSHAN, SHAH BUHASA, QUSAHWIRA, HALIBA) and Bundqu offshore. Mud System used Prehydrated Bentonite, KCL Polymer Mud, NDF (CaCl2), OBM, Completion Fluids. Mud weights around 14 ppg.
- Preparing Drilling Fluids as per program
- Testing the mud and maintaining mud properties during drilling
- Preparing daily mud report and recap
- Ordering chemicals and maintaining chemical inventory on site in advance
- Coordinating with base coordinator and Company man on site regarding operation and chemical inventory
- Solving problem if any like losses, reactive clay, activity, Increased ECD, hole cleaning, H2S etc.
- Problems encountered H2S, Increased ECD, Reactive Shale, Porous Formations, Losses, Activity
- Compliance with all safety while mixing, storage and handling of chemicals
Lead Mud Engineer - Halliburton - Mumbai High, India
(2018-10 - 2018-12)
ONGC Western Offshore Rigs, Mumbai India
Lead Mud Engineer - MI SWACO - Mumbai High, India
(2013-05 - 2016-01)
ONGC Western Offshore Rigs, Mumbai India. Worked on 35 Development Wells - 2 Exploratory Wells.
Lead Mud Engineer - Scoomi Oiltool - Amalapuram, Andra Pradesh, India
(2012-04 - 2013-04)
Onshore India. ONGC 2-HTHP Wells/Shiv-Vani Rig 28
Second Mud Engineer - Baker & Hughes - Assam-ONGC & Rajasthan Cairn Energy, India
(2010-12 - 2012-03)
Onshore, India
Lead Mud Engineer - Shiv-Vani Oil & Gas - Assam & Agartala, India
(2009-09 - 2010-11)
Onshore, India. Worked on 4 Development & 1 Exploratory Wells
Lead Mud Engineer - Quipo Oil and Gas - Sanchore, Rajasthan, India
(2007-12 - 2009-08)
Reliance CBM Project. Worked on 4 Exploratory wells
Trainee Mud Engineer - Scoomi Oiltools - Mehasana-Gujrat & Sachore Rajasthan, India
(2007-04 - 2007-11)
Reliance CBM Project Onshore, India & HOEC Project in Gujrat
Education
Bachelor of Chemical Engineering - Chemical Engineering - Thadomal Shahni Engineering College, Bandra West, Mumbai University (1996 - 2000-05)
