On behalf of our global Oilfield Services organisation, NES Fircroft are looking for an experienced Mudlogger to join their team in Australia to support onshore and offshore projects.

As a leader in the oilfield services industry, our client offers opportunities for qualified people who want to grow in their high-performance organisation. Their leading technologies and ability to apply them safely and effectively create value for their customers and shareholders.
As a Mudlogger, you'll monitor and record drilling activity, providing information to the drilling team about a well's status during the extraction of oil or gas. The data you collect and monitor, the 'mudlog', influences important decisions about the efficiency and placement of well sites.
You'll use a range of equipment and laboratory techniques, such as binocular microscopes, ultraviolet fluorescence and thin-section analysis, to create mud logs showing a geological record of the site being drilled. You'll also ensure that accurate samples are taken at the right intervals and that any issues encountered during the drilling are recorded.
 
Job Title: Mudlogger
Location: Australia wide
Contract status: Full Time
Rotation: Adhoc
Salary: A$140,000 - $150,000 per annum
 
Roles and Responsibilities:

• Work in wellsite units collecting, processing, logging and describing rock samples
• Use various laboratory techniques to analyse samples
• Monitor computer recordings of drillings
• Interpret information and feed it back to the data engineer and drilling team to enhance safety and success
• Operate and maintain a real-time computer-based data acquisition system, which records all aspects of rig activity
• Undertake on-site maintenance when necessary
• Take on the primary health and safety role for the well through constant monitoring of all critical drilling parameters
• Predict dangerous situations, such as over-pressured formations Assist the wellsite geologist during coring operations
• Provide written reports to the data engineer, drilling team and company.

 
Experience required:

• Minimum Bachelor Degree in relevant field
• Relevant experience as a Mudlogger (6 years)
• 10 years of experience in the oil field
• Experience working with international Oilfield service providers
• Preferably applicants who have valid Australian Working Rights will be considered.
• You will need a current OGUK medical and valid BOSIET.

 
Please apply via this advertisement and upload a detailed resume outlining your qualifications and work experience.
 

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.