Rahul Kumar, chemical Engineer

Rahul Kumar

chemical Engineer

QDC

Location
Qatar - Doha
Education
Master's degree, petroleum engineering
Experience
5 years, 10 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :5 years, 10 Months

chemical Engineer at QDC
  • Qatar - Doha
  • November 2016 to December 2017
Acidizing Product Specialist at Lubrizol Oilfield Solutions - (Formerly Weatherford Engineered Chemistry)
  • United States - Texas - Houston
  • April 2015 to November 2016

o o Provided technical and commercial support for Lubrizol’s oilfield stimulation business worldwide.
o Performed industry and company specific research identifying niche technologies & key factors to improve manufacturing processes, product performance and opportunities in stimulation chemicals business.
o Monitored Lubrizol acidizing chemicals production; Identified and adjusted production as the per inventory and demand.
o Identified the most appropriate chemical packaging type from totes, tanks, drums, sacs, silos etc. considering various factors including chemical reactivity, sales and logistics to maximize profit.
o Monitored and recorded QA/QC specifications of Lubrizol acidizing chemicals inventory to ensure pre-set standards.
o Distinguished and promoted the sale of top grossing chemicals from each family of acidizing chemicals.
o Identified Lubrizol acidizing chemicals that could be blend in the destination country or in the nearest Lubrizol plant which eventually led to reduced production and logistics costs.
o Established cost centre across different LZOS plants and warehouses on SAP ECC 6.0 platform and identified several process improvement & integration techniques including removing duplicates based on BOM.
o Engineered in-house acid packages as per client requirements using Lubrizol’s stimulation chemicals portfolio.
o Identified accurate dosage of Lubrizol acidizing chemicals in combination with third party package provided by client.
o Provided technical expertise for safe engineering practices and processes.
o Conducted products awareness workshop every quarter for new clients and sales team.
o Assisted R&D and client field operations in developing lab and field pumping procedure, standard operating procedures (SOP), Technical data sheets (TDS) for products, and training material as per OSHA and EPA regulatory requirements.

SandAid Product Specialist at SandAid Product Specialist – Engineered Chemistry (Acquired by LZOS), Weatherford International
  • United States - Texas - Houston
  • March 2014 to March 2015

o Provided technical and commercial support for Weatherford’s chemical sand control business worldwide.
o Designed and supported 75+ SandAid jobs worldwide. Supported field operations.
o Saved over 1 million dollars in workover and completion costs through integrated chemical sand control solutions.
o Assisted the regions, 3rd parties and other product lines in understanding the customer requirements across the world and provided detailed technical and commercial proposals, pumping procedures as per industry HSE requirements.
o Interfaced between R&D, client technology organizations, universities and engineered chemistry operations to identify niche technologies in chemical sand control product line that may be available for licensing or for sale to add to current portfolio.
o Monitored IP and technology patents across the industry, identified opportunities to develop and patent, recommended and selected appropriate technology for chemical sand control applications.
o Detailed supervision of the engineering, manufacturing, and field-testing of the product.
o Participated in internal investigations to identify reasons for chemicals failing QA/QC specifications.
o Worked with global customers to develop fit-for purpose sand control technologies that can enter market quickly.
o Developed and maintained the relevant standard operating procedures in conjunction with regional staff and the product line manager.
o Coached/mentored less experienced laboratory personnel and sales staff.
o Developed product manuals, product literature, and product promotional and marketing materials.
o Managed and tracked global job histories and records for Weatherford chemical sand control product line.

Research Assistant – Lab Technician at texas engineering experiment station
  • United States - Texas - Houston
  • January 2012 to December 2013

o Facilitated and assisted running core flood experiments.
o Optimized Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) and analyzed results.
o Analyzed core samples under Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM).
o CAT scanned core plugs during different phases of coreflood experiments, titrated coreflood effluent samples and analyzed data obtained.
o Mentored and trained less experienced graduate students on safe lab practices.

Education

Master's degree, petroleum engineering
  • at Texas A&M University - College Station
  • May 2014
Bachelor's degree, chemical engineering
  • at Nit Trichy
  • May 2011

Specialties & Skills

Chemicals
Reservoir Engineering
Oilfield Services
Stimulation
Petroleum Engineering
WELL COMPLETIONS
CARBONATES
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
fracturing
oil field chemistry
PRODUCT MARKETING
SANDSTONES
acidizing
sand control
stimulation

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Malayalam
Native Speaker
Tamil
Beginner
Urdu
Beginner

Memberships

SOCIETY OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERS (SPE)
  • MEMBER
  • January 2012