AKHIL KUMAR PADMAKUMAR

• Installation, commissioning, and start-up of shale shakers, mud cleaners, decanter centrifuges, vacuum degassers, agitators, and transfer pumps.
• Troubleshoot mechanical and electrical faults during drilling operations to minimize non-productive time (NPT).
• Conduct routine inspection and preventive maintenance to ensure optimal performance of solids control systems.
• Attended emergency breakdown calls to deliver timely on-site technical support, minimizing downtime.
• Coordinate with drilling supervisors, mud engineers, and rig managers to improve system efficiency.
• Ensured compliance with HSE policies and international safety standards to maintain operational integrity.
• Ensured customer satisfaction by resolving service requests with efficiency and precision.
• Developed detailed reports with clear insights into equipment status and performance.
• Collaborated with sales teams to facilitate effective product demonstrations and installations, enhancing customer engagement.
• Provided 24 and 7 on-call support, ensured uninterrupted operations.

Equipment Experience:

• Alpha Shale Shakers
• King Cobra Shale Shakers
• VSM 300 Shale Shakers
• Decanter Centrifuges (HS-2172, HS-3400)
• Mud Cleaners
• Vacuum Degassers
• Screw Conveyors
• Mud Agitators
• Transfer Pumps

• Led installation, commissioning, and maintenance of complete solids control systems.
• Supervised VFD and FHD decanter centrifuge operations, optimizing separation efficiency and performance.
• Managed drying shaker installation and operations to maximize drilling fluid recovery.
• Conducted drilling fluid lab tests (density, viscosity) to maintain program specifications.
• Monitored air mud cooling and mud chiller systems to ensure temperature control and equipment protection.
• Prepared and submitted accurate daily operational reports to client in compliance with HSE and contractual requirements.
• Conducted on-site training for newly joined personnel on shale shaker, and centrifuge operations.
• Delivered practical demonstrations on equipment setup, troubleshooting, and daily inspections.
• Ensured compliance with HSE standards and Permit to Work (PTW) system.

Equipment Experience:

• Decanter Centrifuges: - (Lynx 300 VFD-14'', GNLW363D-VFD-14'', GNLW453D-VFD-18''
• Shakers: - 511 BLE Shakers
• Mud cooling systems - Geo- Cooler & OSSO Mud cooling systems
• Dual pod filtration units.
• Pumps- Pneumatic, Nemo, Mono and Centrifugal
• Cuttings Screw Conveyors

• Operated solid control equipment and assisted in daily operations.
• Supported centrifuge and waste management system functions.
• Assisted in troubleshooting solid control equipment defects.
• Performed drilling fluid lab tests including retort analysis.
• Carried out minor repair tasks on-site, reducing downtime due to mechanical failures.
• Conducted routine checks of drilling fluid density using mud balance instrument.
• Compiled daily operational reports, well reports, and HSE reports.
• Performed routine cleaning tasks on machines, maintaining optimal performance levels.
• Set up complex machinery accurately before initiating job tasks.
• Reported equipment faults to enable timely repairs.

Equipment Experience:

• Decanter Centrifuges: - (DE-1000, SCM-4800 VFD, SCM-5500 VFD)
• Shakers: - CM-PrimaG 4P Linear Motion, FLC-2000, FLC-500
• Pumps- Pneumatic, Nemo, Mono and Centrifugal
• Cuttings Screw Conveyors

• Planning, monitoring and coordination of daily construction activities assigned by section head.
• Calibration and troubleshooting Instruments like Transmitters, Control Valves, Pressure Safety Valves, Sensor, ESD and third-party Systems.
• Control room panel installation.
• Instrumentation Earthing, panel cable glanding and termination.

• Assist in installation, calibration, and commissioning of field instruments (pressure, temperature, level, and flow transmitters).
• Support maintenance and troubleshooting of control valves, transmitters, gauges, and switches.
• Perform loop checking and functional testing of instrumentation systems.
• Conduct preventive and corrective maintenance as per schedule.
• Ensure proper documentation of maintenance activities and calibration records.
• Identify and report faulty instruments or abnormal readings to supervisors.