Engage in preparation of well engineering design and operational plans for drilling of wells, including well planning, casing design, material and equipment selection, log evaluation, quality assurance and post-job evaluation.
Manage the Well Delivery Process (WDP) and the Project Maturation Process (PMP) and ensure compliance with the processes.
Define rig selection criteria and requirements.
Engage in Cost/Risk analysis and AFE preparation for operations.
Manage drilling management systems (reporting, benchmarking, lessons learned, competence assurance, well design, operations standards, technical manuals, homepage, well files etc.)
Requirements
BSc degree in Petroleum, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering (Well Control certification is an added advantage)
7-10 years well engineering experience. .
Have relevant extensive work experience in well construction, completions, intervention, and optimization.
Have a competency in drill bits/mills, BHA design, engineering simulations, field operations, and preparation of work programs.
Experience managing an IOC or NOC’s Drilling team in the Niger Delta
Have competency working in at least two relevant applications: conventional rotary drilling, horizontal and/or multilateral wells, pad drilling, unconventional, coiled tubing drilling, underbalance or managed pressure drilling.
In depth experience with drilling operations (including stuck pipe avoidance, total losses etc..,), workovers and interventions, both from an office and a rig site perspective.