Senior Field Professional - Real Time Geomechanics at Halliburton Energy Services

Requirements

• Under broad direction prepares and deploys real-time geomechanical modeling applications in the field and office environment.
• Provides recommendations to the client that aide in the prevention or elimination of formation fluid influx, drilling fluid loss and wellbore instability.
• Participates in the quality control processes defined by the practice and interacts with other technical professionals to ensure modeling solutions are timely, robust and of exceptional quality.
• Thorough knowledge of onshore and offshore drilling practices is required.
• Skills typically acquired through completion of undergraduate degree in engineering or geoscience and at least 7 years of experience in drilling operations.
• Completion of a graduate degree in engineering or geoscience preferred. Ability to demonstrate technical aptitude to standards is required.
• Must possess good communication, supervisory, interpersonal leadership, good verbal communication, presentation, technical writing, arithmetic, data entry, and recording skills.
• Proven competency in relevant computer software including Drillworks, Compass and Wellplan.
• Promotes safety awareness and environmental consciousness. Ensures compliance with Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) regulations and guidelines.
• Promotes and takes an active part in quality improvement processes. Must possess relevant offshore certificates as required.
• Must be able to explain and apply pore pressure, in situ stress and rock mechanical property modeling into regional and field level interpretation.
• Can generate complex pre-drill pore pressure and geomechanics solutions to be utilized for well planning applications.
• Can support geomechanically dependent drilling operations and make reasonable recommendations for optimal well construction.
• Certifiable knowledge in one core G&G application and able to support some sub- products (poststack/pal, TDQ, rave, earthcube, contour assistant, compass, wellplan, SUN, SGI, and IBM workstations).
• Certified or demonstrates ability in seismic data management and/or geodata management.
• Some systems support capability for the geoscience and engineering professions, ability to work in client server environment. 7 + years of UNIX / PC knowledge.
• Must posses competency in 1D Pore Pressure and In situ Stress Modeling using Drillworks (Role Model), 2D Wellbore Stability Modeling using Drillworks (Role Model), Compartment Pressure modeling using Drillworks SafeSeal (Role Model), WITS & WITML Connections with outside vendors (Role Model), 3D Geologic modeling using Drillworks-Presage (Proficient), preparation and presenting project results (Role Model), providing sales support for real-time and pre-drill projects (Role Model).
• Requires deployment to field sites in helicopters and/or boats.
• Locations may be remote and physcially/mentally challenging. Fear of flying, water or heights would disqualify a potential applicant.
• Should be able to teach and mentor Drillworks Expert software package at various locations.