OLA: Objective. Laboratory. Analysis.
Ricky Self is currently the Vice President of Operations at Oilfield Labs of America, where Ricky oversees the analytical laboratory network. Prior to this, Ricky worked as the US Land Field Analytical Lab Manager at Baker Hughes, a Research Chemist II at BJ Chemical Services, Metals Laboratory Supervisor at GE Water & Process Technologies, and Water Lab Manager at Baker Performance Chemicals. Ricky also worked as a Chemist, New Technology at Betz Laboratories. Ricky holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry from Sam Houston State University.
OLA: Objective. Laboratory. Analysis.
Oilfield Labs of America is an analytical laboratory network with a business goal and mission of providing the highest quality analytical testing in the fastest time possible to our clients in the oilfields and petroleum industry across America. Our vision is to be recognized by our clients as a preferred analytical laboratory that excels in testing that is specific to our petroleum industry clients. It is the explicit policy of Oilfield Labs of America management to ensure that our services meet or exceed our customers’ expectations. Oilfield Labs of America will achieve our mission by using the most up-to-date, recommended methodologies, by providing excellent service to our customers with regard to quality and timeliness, by the continuing the technical development of our staff. Below is a list of some of the services we provide: Analytical Testing -Complete Water Analysis -Metals determined by ICP-OES -Scaling Tendencies -Corrosion Inhibitor Residuals -Scale Inhibitor Residuals -Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH) or Total Oil and Grease (TOG) -Total Suspended Solids by Membrane Filtration (Millipores) -Bug Bottles for SRB's/APB's -ATP -Complete Oil Analysis -Paraffin, Asphaltene & Filterable Solids -API Gravity -Cloud Point -Pour Point -Carbon Chain Analysis of Oil or Organic Deposits -Solid Solubility Analysis -XRD of Crystalline Solids -Corrosion Coupon Analysis Performance Testing -Biocide Efficacy by Kill Study -Paraffin Inhibitor Cold Finger Testing -Corrosion Inhibitor Wheel Test -Scale Inhibitor Dynamic Loop Testing