Wells Engineer at Shell Petroleum Development Company

Job Description:

PURPOSE:

• The Staff Wells Engineer is responsible for Well Engineering front end well design & planning of Drilling, Completions, Intervention and Well Abandonment input to SNEPCo Deepwater projects in accordance with the eGWDP, Shell Wells Manuals, and Assurance Process. 
• Collaboration with well operation team to deliver world -class performance by embedding Performance Improvement Plan (PIPs) during drilling operations, with the full integration of the asset and subsea teams. Preparation of detailed cost and time estimates, tracking of relevant metrics during job execution, after action reviews (AAR) documentation, well handover to completions and production, and developing subsequent improvement plans. 
• Lead value creation events throughout the well delivery process to improve well design and implement new technologies as applicable. Utilizes available digital tools to facilitate workflow efficiencies throughout detailed design.
• Provide the Well Engineering front end input into concepts, opportunity framing, field development plans, and economics of projects and development opportunities. 
• Integrate HSSE in the design, programming, and execution of well work related to drilling, completion, well intervention and well abandonment operations. Actively promote HSSE and Sustainable Development (SD) in all activities and ensure compliance with Shell business principles. 

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Carry out detailed technical well design using most current approved group standards and procedures and prepare well technical specifications documenting in detail, basis of the well design and the outcome.
• Develop well proposals and well execution programs for all well activities. 
• Provide Well Engineering technical and operational skills, resources, and capabilities to create significant value in technical inputs into a major opportunity development. 
• Provide Well Engineering input into field reviews (FRs), opportunity framing, field development plans and economics (FDPs), VARs etc. 
• Represent WE viewpoint in technical reviews and challenges, out-of-the-box thinking, new ideas, evaluation of well concepts and models. 
• Develop specifications and standards for HSE critical elements and technical uncertainties in well types, well concepts and technologies recommendations for opportunity. Identify upfront the "Right" well and optimum development option. 
•  Create and implement processes to ensure well engineering considerations and design criteria selected during the planning phase are employed during execution to mitigate value erosion of the identified savings. 
• Ensure adherence to Management of Change (MOC) procedures in the event of program modifications. 
• Shop Visits/Audits/Vendor Engagement with a Quality Assurance approach in line with Contract Management Teams and Productive Time Team. 
• Prepare Long Lead Items (LLIs) for projects and track delivery.
• Lead incident investigations and Root Cause Failure Analysis: Work with all stakeholders and Vendors to close learnings and implement changes.  
• Participate/Lead the After-Action Reviews to ensure all lessons learned are captured and shared from design/ planning and execution of operational activities, in line with the GWDP and input into the appropriate WEIS funnels. 
• Leverage the wells global networking in the application of relevant new technology, and benchmarking to ensure continuous improvement in well delivery performance and overall cost optimization. 
• Where necessary, assist C&P in developing technical justification for new contracts and contracting strategies. 
• Join the Wells P&P team to develop wells cost estimates during business planning and presenting the estimates. 
• Track value leakage and vendor performance throughout execution and feedback to the CMT for BPR and contract management. 

SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS:

Technical skills

• A graduate degree in engineering or science, with a minimum of 7 years oil and gas drilling and completion experience, 5 of which must be in wells.
• Good Knowledge of Well Engineering design tools (e.g. Compass, Stress check, Well CAT, Well Plan, EDM. etc.) and understanding of the standard well delivery process.
• Demonstrate experience in well engineering front-end work and operations.
• Strong commitment to HSSE and Process Safety.

People Skills:

• Strong interpersonal relationship skills and ability to influence at all levels.
• Be responsible for own development and will execute an individual development plan agreed with supervisor.
• Ability to work and interface with different teams effectively.
• Good communication and presentation skills

Commercial Skills:  

• Good understanding of commercial implications of emerging ways of working, techniques and technologies.
• Able to benchmark well engineering activities, time, and cost on local and global scale.
• Good contract management skills.