What are the responsibilities and job description for the SME - Phase Separation - DK Energy Services position at Dorf Ketal?
JOB TITLE: Subject Matter Expert – Phase Separation
DEPARTMENT: Technology
REPORTS TO: Director of Technology
SUMMARY: As a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Phase Separation for Dorf Ketal Energy Services, you will focus on optimizing oil, gas, and water separation processes, ensuring efficient production and treatment of hydrocarbons. The SME will leverage their expertise in phase separation to provide technical support, troubleshooting, and design solutions for both field operations and R&D initiatives. This position will demonstrate a high level of technical ability, knowledge of the phase separation product line raw materials, ability to design and formulate finished products, production system knowledge and application of phase separation chemistries in water and oil treating for upstream oilfield processes.
Formulation and application knowledge is required for this specific role as SME in Phase Separation with knowledge of other product lines as needed in production chemistry. Superior technical writing ability on technical audits, RFP proposals and recommendations. High level of direct customer contact may be necessary including building and maintaining trusted advisor relationships and working with customers to identify their chemical opportunities to produce oil and gas.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Serve as the company's go-to expert on all matters related to phase separation, including emulsion treatment, demulsifier application, produced water treatment, and crude oil dehydration.
- Conduct site visits to troubleshoot process issues, optimize treatment programs, and implement solutions in collaboration with field personnel and clients.
- Collaborate with management and lab teams to develop new chemical solutions and improve existing formulations for enhanced phase separation efficiency.
- Provide recommendations for system designs, equipment selection, and chemical treatment programs for new and existing production facilities including field technical support looking at field system and fluids making technical recommendations to customers for issues relating to oil and gas production
- Attending customer technical meetings and conducting technical presentations supporting and gaining business.
- Lead training sessions and workshops to enhance the technical knowledge of internal teams and clients regarding phase separation challenges and solutions.
- Lead technology activities pertaining to phase separation in North America including field development of new intermediates and blends as necessary up to and including Product Line Management as necessary.
- Analyze field data to evaluate process performance, identify trends, and generate detailed technical reports to recommend process improvements.
- Partner with cross-functional teams including RDE Centers of Excellence, Technical Services, and Sales to drive product innovations and support business development.
Building and Maintaining Customer Relationships
- Build and maintain relationships with customer engineers and other technical functions at a high level to ensure the needs are exceeded in phase separation chemistries.
- Leverage customer contacts as a method of gaining additional and/or new business.
- Ensure technical capabilities are aligned with the needs of customers and/or market segment demands.
- Attending customer technical meetings and conducting technical presentations supporting and gaining business.
Continuous Improvement
- Assist in the development and roll out of new products and services that are beneficial to the business and future customer growth.
- Train field/sales staff and customers in our products for phase separation in the N.
- Support and assist in implementing and maintaining certified management systems ascribed to DK such as ISO 9001. Identify training needs of personnel. Promote awareness of risks and opportunities associated with their work. Maintain an understanding of the Quality policy and how they personally contribute to meeting DK objectives and goals being innovative and the premier oil field chemical company.
- Support and assist in implementing and maintaining the RCMS program. Identify training needs of personnel. Promote awareness of the RCMS guiding principles and Dorf Ketal's HSSE policy, objectives and goals in addition to how they can contribute to them.
- Other projects as required from management or DK initiatives.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- This job has no supervisory responsibilities but will mentor and train technical and field personnel as needed.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Required Skills/Abilities:
- Deep understanding of phase separation principles, emulsion breaking, interfacial tension, and chemical demulsifiers.
- Proficient in interpreting laboratory and field data to diagnose operational issues and recommend chemical and mechanical solutions.
- Strong project management skills with the ability to lead multiple field projects simultaneously.
- Ability to travel greater than 50% in North America as needed for phase separation related technical activities.
- Advanced computer skills including databases, complex spreadsheets, word process and presentation programs, i.e. MS Office Suite, including training, presenting, report writing, interfacing with customers as needed.
- Experience in problem resolution and interacting professionally with customers and field personnel; promptly addressing customer needs as they arise.
- Root Cause Failure Analysis understanding and experience with ability to troubleshoot and independently resolve mechanical and mathematical problems.
- Physically able and willing to lift 50 pounds, bend, and climb stairs or uneven ground as necessary.
- Education/Experience:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Chemical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Chemistry, or a related field.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in the upstream oil and gas industry, specifically focusing on phase separation, emulsion treatment, and produced water management.
- Proven track record in troubleshooting, designing, and optimizing phase separation systems in onshore and/or offshore environments.
- Hands-on experience in implementing chemical treatment programs for oil-water separation, crude dehydration, and gas-liquid separation processes.
- Oilfield Chemical Service safety experience, able to proficiently complete DKES Training and Safety Programs, i.e. PEC, Safeland, H2S as examples.
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