Senior Well Engineer/Well Delivery Manager at Rano Accrete Petroleum Development Company

Job Description 

• Prepare well design, well plans and operational procedures for construction, completion, intervention and/or abandonment of wells, as assigned.
• Develop, plan, cost and supervise well rig operations necessary for re-entry, drilling or well completion projects.
• Ensure that well-engineering and well delivery projects and activities are achieved within the budgeted time and cost.
• Ensure all well-engineering activities are in line with HSE policies and procedures, and drive HSE culture by setting example through safe work practices.
• Coordinate all required statutory maintenance of wellheads and well accessories.
• Communicate effectively with site/project stakeholders as needed and make recommendations to drive flawless service delivery and operational excellence as per approved plans.
• Monitor technical and operations KPIs and benchmark against offset well data and pre-defined well objectives.
• Participate in the technical and commercial evaluations of all drilling/completion equipment procurement and associated services.
• Perform post job analyses of well operations for benchmarking, learning, identification, and implementation of appropriate new technologies.
• Liaise, communicate, and interface with relevant internal and external parties to ensure that the drilling operation is carried out as per approved plan.
• Plan, coordinate and perform on-site rig inspections.
• Develop detailed well construction risk register and maintain live throughout execution phase.
• Keep abreast of technological and engineering process advancements through affiliation with professional societies and participation in networks, workshops, seminars and training courses.

Education and Work Experience 

• Bachelor's degree preferably in Petroleum Engineering or Mechanical/Chemical Engineering.
• 12 - 15 years of relevant work experience in well construction, completions, intervention and/or optimization

Skills and Competencies 

• Good knowledge of use of well modeling software to evaluate well design, production optimization and gas lift design.
• Excellent understanding of well operations and rig activities
• Good knowledge of oil and gas regulations and standards
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Geo-mechanics knowledge.
• Ability to deliver continuous improvements in well design and operational performance.
• Good knowledge of MS office suite, power BI or, other analytical tools, well engineering and design software (for example: for hydraulics, torque and drag, basic casing design).