Provide the engineering planning, design, surveillance, and follow-up required for the safe and efficient drilling and completion of drilling programs.
Ensure well objectives are met while assuring the highest standards of engineering integrity, safety, and environmental protection are applied.
Provide technical expertise on drilling engineering to the Operations and Development teams.
Tasks and Responsibilities
Prepare Drilling Basis of Design documentation including Casing Design, Torque / Drag, Hydraulics
Develop functional specifications and scopes of work for equipment and services
Make continuous effort to improve regional well construction performance
Skills and Qualifications
B.Sc Degree in Engineering or related technical field
10 - 15 years work experience.
Experience with well planning and execution
Experience with international assignments required
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
Well integrity surveillance
Well work planning and execution - tree valve repairs, slickline, e-line, coil tubing intervention
Completions and workover designs
Knowledgeable in the use well management applications such as IPM prosper, wellcat, etc.
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