Job Description
Main Functions
- Provide the engineering planning, design, surveillance, and follow-up required for the safe and efficient drilling and completing of drilling programs.
- Ensure well objectives are met while assuring the highest standards of engineering integrity, safety, and environmental protection are applied.
Tasks and Responsibilities
- Responsible for the engineering planning, design, surveillance, and follow-up required for the safe and efficient drilling and completing of drilling programs; responsibilities include:
- Research and understand drill well hazards by reviewing historical offset well information
- Utilize wellbore geologic and reservoir objectives to develop a well plan
- Prepare cost estimates for well design options
- Identify and organize equipment required to execute the drill well plan inclusive of material selection
- Design wells to meet regulatory requirements
- Prepare and analyze technical bids for goods and services
- Survey daily operations
- Provide rig site drilling and completion surveillance and engineering assessments of critical activities
- Provide surveillance and technical assistance for projects, equipment testing and new procedures
- Interface with and solicit input from operations personnel to ensure well plans are feasible
- Work closely with other functions, such as geology, reservoir and projects, to ensure that the program is based on all available information and meets well objectives
- Depending on the program, deep water experience may be required (knowledge of subsea systems, riser analysis, subsea well control systems, etc.).
Skills and Qualifications
- B.Sc. Degree in engineering or related technical field
- Experience in deep water drilling operations if filling a deep water drilling engineering position
- Able to effectively organize and communicate thoughts
- Experience with well design software as well as Microsoft applications
- Read, write and speak fluent English
- Industry experience with well planning and execution