Dr Milap Goud

Overall, 47 years of experience in Oil and gas upstream industry, with national & MNCs in and out of India. Managed drilling fluids from all aspects, be it field management, contract management, R&D activities, training management now being closest to my area of activity. Oil well Cement slurry design is also my area of domain expertise.

IADC approved instructor to conduct training courses in mud and cement – only one in India. 2 degrees of doctorate, one in Chemistry (fluorescent dyes and surfactants) from Jodhpur univ. & other in general management, conferred by private institution on honorary basis. Most admired global Indian, adjudged by private international magazine Passion Vista, 2020. Most accomplished drilling fluid professional by Excel media research company.

Recipient of excellence certificate for QA/QC enforcement in training management. Worked for ONGC, ESSAR, BHI, RIL, KOC, Q-Max & Dept Atomic Energy (outside oil field). Invited speaker at various institutions in India, MITWPU, PDEU, UPES, UPES, ONGC etc. Adjudged several technical sessions of SPE in USA, Indonesia, India. Also, a SPE e-mentor. AADE has published my research work on “AI assisted optimization of shear stress”. Accomplished a project in IIT Mumbai in 2007/2008 on oil well cement slurry optimization.

Author of four books, two on drilling fluids, one on cement slurry design and one on socio-religious problems of human civilization. Holder of patent for inventing new mud additive. Another patent filed, featuring the development of software to calculate shear stress and the same is currently in incubation period in India and USA. The third patent is being drafted by the attorney wherein I am proposing a new rheological model exclusively for oil-base mud.

I hold trademark for inventing technical terms. Currently focussing on developing a new branch of science, to deal with rheological features of emulsions. Invited trainer on contract management at KOC Kuwait. Published technical articles at IADC/SPE technical conferences. Among panel of judges for “Petro-tech” India. Full member in foundation board of advisors for “scientific and research foundation “Texas”.  Developed several new additives in research and development lab

Provided online internship to > 1000 students on various topics of drilling fluid, cement slurry design and other drilling related aspects during lockdown. The span ranges to almost all the major petroleum engineering institutions of India, MITWPU, Parul university, PDEU, UPES, RGIPT, IIPE, Dhanish college affiliated with Anna university – to name few.

Currently, managing own business “Knnamp drilling fluids services Pvt. Ltd” a private limited small company, registered with MSME. Consulting ‘Manan oil field services” as a freelancer on technical support to E&P companies, like GNRL, Selan Hydrocarbons and Geo-Enpro, Tullow oil. Going to be actively involved as a consultant for the upcoming new campaign of GeoEnpro in Kharsang field in NE region. Associated with few companies on call out basis, for technical support on QA/QC as well as development of new chemicals, finding application for existing products in oil field. Also consulting another firm “Agrocel industries” to explore possibility of entering into the field of Oil field chemicals. Offshore & Onshore exposure, including but not confined to deepwater, CBM & HTHP wells.

Excellent health with ZERO ailment. A marathon runner, strong ethical approach and widely known in India as well as abroad in drilling fluids fraternity.

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