Bob Kelly

Technical Service Manager for Clear Solutions International Ltd.

Bob’s responsibility as Technical Service Manager, is to support customer applications of Clear Solutions products as well as designing fluids for customer requirements. Bob has over 40 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, the first 15 years spent on site as a fluid technician in Africa, the Middle East, and North Sea.

While office based, he held technical and project management positions for Schlumberger Dowell and Mi Swaco, where he managed the execution of drilling fluids and hydraulics support for ERD and HTHP wells in the North Sea, and Deep-Water wells in the Indian Ocean.

He has also spent four years working for oil and gas operators, drilling offshore and supporting wells teams onshore and has co-authored three SPE papers on the field application of drilling fluids. He holds a Geology degree from Trinity College Dublin and two Diplomas from A.T.U. Sligo in Lean, Six Sigma and Operational Excellence.