Well Engineer (HPHT) at WTS Energy

Overall Purpose of the Job

• A drilling engineer develops, plans, costs and supervises the operations necessary for drilling oil and gas HPHT wells.
• Promote HSE awareness and ensure site specific HSE requirements are met.
• Ensure that overall well objectives are achieved within the budgeted time and cost.
• Audit and assist drilling service contractors to improve on performance quality

Key Responsibilities

• Ability to contribute effectively in company HSSE programs & systems. Promote active use of the SHIC system and ensure strict compliance with HSSE-MS manual.
• Work closely with the well construction team in the preparation of detailed and executable Drilling program / AFE cost in the asset. Closeout on Drilling End Of Well Report two weeks after well is completed.
• Liaise, communicate and interface with relevant internal and external parties to ensure that the drilling operation is carried-out out as per approved plan.
• Keep track of depth time curve and current daily costs, comparing actual costs with expenditure proposals and recommending cost-effective changes.
• Plan, coordinate and perform on-site rig inspections, acceptance test on contracted drilling rigs and third party equipment, materials and supplies to be in compliance with SEPLAT’s safety standards.
• Develop detailed well construction risk register and maintain live throughout execution phase.
• Participate in the technical and commercial evaluations of all drilling equipment and associated services contracts with NPDC or NAPIMS to support the delivery of the technical work program.
• Closely monitor drilling service contract execution in the asset to ensure timely delivery of POs, WCCs and invoices required for well cost recovery with NPDC and NAPIMS.
• Initiate a management of change (MOC) request to secure management approval for scope changes during drilling or workover program execution.
• Prepare a supplementary AFE document and secure management approval before exceeding the cost baseline.
• Provide technical support for the SDE during DWOP, WWOP & AAR meetings for all wells scheduled in the Technical Work Program and ensure that comments from these meetings are fed back into the future completion programs.
• Perform post analyses of well operations for benchmarking, learning, identification and implementation of appropriate new technologies.

Requirements

• Excellent understanding of well operations and rig activities
• Good communication skills
• Minimum 6 years industry experience in oil and gas Company
• High knowledge of rig equipment and their functionality
• Good knowledge of oil and gas regulations and standards
• In current possession of valid IWCF Certification
• Member of at least one professional body, including SPE
• Analytical mindset and ability to solve problems.