Drilling Engineer / Specialist I at Prime Atlantic Limited

Schedule: Standard 5 days on/2 days off

Job Summary

• Provide the engineering planning, design, surveillance, and follow-up required for the safe and efficient drilling and completing of drilling programs.
• Ensure well objectives are met while assuring the highest standards of engineering integrity, safety, and environmental protection are applied.

Job Details

• Responsible for the engineering planning, design, surveillance, and follow-up required for the safe and efficient drilling and completing of drilling programs; responsibilities include:
  • Research and understand drill well hazards by reviewing historical offset well information.
  • Utilize wellbore geologic and reservoir objectives to develop a well plan.
  • Prepare cost estimates for well design options.
  • Identify and organize equipment required to execute the drill well plan inclusive of material selection.
  • Design wells to meet regulatory requirements.
  • Prepare and analyze technical bids for goods and services
  • Survey daily operations.
• Provide rig site drilling and completion surveillance and engineering assessments of critical activities.
• Provide surveillance and technical assistance for projects, equipment testing and new procedures.
• Interface with and solicit input from operations personnel to ensure well plans are feasible.
• Work closely with other functions, such as geology, reservoir and projects, to ensure that the program is based on all available information and meets well objectives.
• Depending on the program, deep water experience may be required (knowledge of subsea systems, riser analysis, subsea well control systems, etc.).

Requirements

• B.Sc. Degree in Engineering or related technical field.
• Experience in deep water drilling operations if filling a deep water drilling engineering position.
• Able to effectively organize and communicate thoughts.
• Experience with well design software as well as Microsoft applications.
• Read, write and speak fluent English.
• Industry experience with well planning and execution.
• Regional well management and intervention experience required.