Drilling Engineer at Ellasot Consulting

Job Purpose

• To plan, design, and supervise drilling operations safely, efficiently, and cost-effectively, ensuring all wells are drilled to technical specifications, regulatory requirements, and company standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop detailed well designs, drilling programs, and cost estimates.
• Perform offset well analysis, pore pressure/fracture gradient prediction, and casing design.
• Select drilling fluid systems, bits, and bottom-hole assembly (BHA) configurations.
• Monitor daily drilling performance and ensure adherence to drilling program.
• Optimize ROP, mud parameters, hydraulics, and BHA performance.
• Ensure drilling programs comply with HSE regulations, industry standards, and well control guidelines (IWCF/IADC).
• Participate in well reviews, HAZID/HAZOP sessions, and safety meetings.
• Prepare post-well reports and lessons-learned documentation.
• Coordinate with service companies for tools, drilling fluids, logging, cementing, and completions services.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Petroleum Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline.
• 7+ years of experience in drilling, completions, or well engineering.
• Valid IWCF/IADC Well Control Certification (supervisor level preferred).
• Strong knowledge of well control, drilling fluids, directional drilling, casing design, and rig operations.
• Proficiency with drilling software (Landmark, WellPlan, Compass, StressCheck, etc.).
• Experience with both onshore and offshore wells is an advantage.