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• Position: Assistant Drilling Supervisor


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 3 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Engineering / Technical 
  

Description

• Provide well engineering and operations assistance to the Drilling Supervisor at the rig site.


• Carry out assigned well engineering tasks during days-in-office as given by the Senior Well Engineer.

Drilling Operations

• Production of Daily Drilling Report


• Calculation of kick-tolerance, MAASP, SCRP


• Understand the function of all down hole tools, including the basic function of all MWD / LWD tools


• Tracking plan vs actual directional surveys and provide understanding of the Survey and IFR QA/QC procedures


• Understand basic functionality of mud products & fluids and advise the Senior Drilling Supervisor of mud performance


• Monitor the drilling performance (ROP / formation response / flow rate / pump pressure / surface torque / WOB / down hole vibration / hole cleaning / LWD formation response) and advise the Senior Drilling Supervisor of any concerns and/or potential improvements, particularly
  
  
  
  • Excessive levels of vibration
  
  
  • Excessive surge / swab pressure (BAP)
  
  
  • Poor drilling performance
  
  
  • Poor hole cleaning
  
  
  • Check vibration limits are within predetermined limits.
  
  
  
  


• Supervise mudlogging, MWD/LWD/FEWD and wireline


• activities and monitor quality control in relation to these services


• Facilitate the analysis, evaluation and description of formations while drilling, using cuttings, gas, FEMWD (formation evaluation measurement while drilling) and wireline data


• Request mudloggers to carry out surge / swab calculations for all drillpipe trips. Request mudloggers to carry out hydraulic calculations for all BHAs. Monitor returns on ditch magnets and update daily trends


• Review bit dulls and condition of BHA, including hours logged for all components


• Witness casing integrity / cement bond logs if appropriate.


• Ensure all as-run BHA are forwarded to the Fishing Contractor.


• Assist in the preparation of operational reporting, and efficient logistical planning & scheduling.


• Carryout cementing and casing tally calculations, ensuring sufficient stocks of chemicals cement and pipe are available to perform the planned operations.


• Specifically carry out an arithmetic check of all casing and liner strings on the final tally.


• In coordination with service companies, carryout deck checks / pre-job checks of casing / cementing / wellhead equipment and understand functionality of all tools and equipment


• Carryout spot ID check of casing and pre-measured lengths


• Closely monitor casing running operations including double checking of tally, including joints run / joints to be run / joints remaining on deck


• Understand and monitor the cementing operation, including mixing and pumping of spacer / barrels of cement mixed / dart dropping operations / barrels of displacement fluid / plug bump pressures.


• Witness casing shoe integrity tests and calculate min leak-off values.


• Carry out Well Plan modeling on, buckling to run liners, torque and drag modeling.

Office

• Contribute to the design of wells and create well programmes, detailed design and programme documents


• Carry out assigned well engineering tasks during days-in-office.


• Writing of hole section summaries for EOWR

Requirements

• Good first Degree in a Mechanical or Geoscience discipline.


• Minimum of 3 years well operations, and 1 years of experience in Drilling Supervisor role on offshore jack-up drilling, completion and workover operations


• Masters in Petroleum Engineering or Well Engineering desirable.


• Computer literacy with competency in Microsoft Office applications


•  Familiarity with Well Engineering software such as “stresscheck” desirable


• Valid IWCF Certificate (Surface Supervisory Level 4)


• Effective oral and written communication


• Self starter with good business awareness


• Good ‘team player’ with ability to function well within a small, motivated team


• Strong analytical and problem solving ability


• Motivation and drive


• Ability to work under stress


• Flexibility and resilience


• Self awareness