Senior Drilling Engineer at Hobark International Limited (HIL)

Req ID: Req-1233
Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers

Job Description

• Contribute to the engineering details for new field development studies.
• Prepare drilling engineering calculations linked the projects planned: well design, casing design, trajectory design, torque and drag simulations, hydraulic simulations.
• Participate in defining the drilling programs, the well location reports and procedures to fulfill operations for planned projects wells.
• Participate in defining with GSR & Assets Management the Scope of Requirement (location, trajectories, well design, initial completion, data acquisition, etc.) for wells activities
• Work with Reservoir Engineering, Geology, Production Engineering to ensure all well objectives are met in the delivery of optimum producing wells which also includes exploration/appraisal wells.
• Contribute to the completion and sand control design (design evolution, optimization, follow up).
• Participate to down hole tools and Bit selection.
• Coordinate with Fluid team the Fluid and Cementation Program and calculations.
• Ensure equipment and materials meet technically valid and applicable to the specific well conditions.
• Ensure equipment and materials meet technical and quality control standards.
• Develop and maintain contingency plans for potential problems that could occur during the program.
• Liaise with all drilling, operations and well engineering personnel

Qualifications

• Master's in Engineering (ENSPM if possible).
• Minimum 10 years of experience in Drilling and Completion activities (incl. Onshore & Offshore drilling on exploration, appraisal and development wells, completion techniques, work-over, well servicing, fluids)
• Fluent in English. French is a plus.

Required skills:

• Problem Analysis & Decision Making, Organization, Dynamism, Hard Working, Team Work & Leadership.

Experience is required in:

• Drilling Engineering: well design, casing design, trajectory design, torque and drag simulations, hydraulic simulations.
• Project preparation: Call for tender process (definition of needs, ITTs, follow up of CFTs, evaluation of tender received, recommendations to award)
• Completion and sand control (design evolution , optimization, follow up)
• AFE and cost preparation
• SIMOPS dossier preparation
• Liaison with Partners (presentations, follow up of dossiers,...).
• Well preparation in liaison with Project, geosciences, completions and operation teams.

Primary Skills:

• HSE, Drilling Engineer, Drilling Operations, Engineering, EPC, Oil & Gas, Operations, Production