Drilling Engineer

Required Qualifications & Experience:
• Bachelor Degree in Petroleum / Mechanical Engineering
• at least 6 years experience as Drilling Engineering.
• prior experience with high pressure and sour gas wells.
• experience in fields with wells greater than 4000 m in depth.

Required Competencies/ Skills:
• strong analytical approach to the problems
• demonstrated ability to work in an operations team
• good knowledge of English language
• PC skills
• fit for working offshore if required

Responsibilities:
• design, establish, and follow a process to prepare Drilling programs, plans and procedures in line with Company policy, procedures and local regulations. Cost & risk assessment will form part of the design process
• prepare casing, hydraulics, BHA and wellhead selections; mud programs; bit selection; definition of litho logical markers etc.
• prepare schedule for approved programs, prepare cost estimate, and prepare operative programs including all preparation work required prior to the rig arriving on site
• make recommendations for avoiding problems experienced during nonstandard or critical operations
• gather, analyses, compile, and disseminate well-cost data for use by the Well Operations Department, and other Departments
• provide for planning the required drilling equipment in time. Raise requisitions for materials and equipment in conjunction with the rig schedule.
• coordinate and follow up the preparation of the documentation necessary for obtaining the approval for the new coming projects.
• contribute to the planning of development projects to optimize the operation procedures, environment and safety
• ensure that well file data is accurate, updated and final well reports analyzed and lessons learned tracked
• participate in training and development of National staff

Required Qualifications & Experience:
• Bachelor Degree in Petroleum / Mechanical Engineering
• at least 6 years experience as Drilling Engineering.
• prior experience with high pressure and sour gas wells.
• experience in fields with wells greater than 4000 m in depth.
Required Competencies/ Skills:
• strong analytical approach to the problems
• demonstrated ability to work in an operations team
• good knowledge of English language
• PC skills
• fit for working offshore if required