Drilling and Completions / Mexico

This Drilling and Completions Specialist III role provides overall engineering support to the operation from the shore-base and has responsibility for well planning, costing and operations for one or more rigs.

Core:

• Prepares high quality written work
• Makes clear concise presentations
• Works collaboratively with internal and external teams
• Coaches Associate and Graduate Engineers
• Leads portions of:
• Well Design
• Engineering problem solving
• Cost reduction efforts
• Maximizing efficiency of operations
• Ensuring and verifying well integrity
• Recognition and implementation of industry best practice
• Compliance with D&C Standards
• Process and technical improvements

Engineering:

• Provides drilling design input to the Basis of Well Design (BOWD), including the formation evaluation program
• Reviews offset wells and Lessons Learned for input to subsequent well designs and programs
• Prepares portions of drilling program, critical elements list, load out list, contingency plans, and MOCs
• Assists in designing the well trajectory and survey program to meet target requirements set within BOWD
• Perform drill string design and drilling hydraulics to achieve desired well trajectory and required hole size
• Design cement slurry for each casing string to achieve zonal isolation and well integrity
• Design drilling fluid system
• Assist in selection of drilling components to safely drill well such as wellheads and liner hangers
• Works with the metallurgist to ensure metal selections meet well design requirements
• Assists in recommendation of bit and drilling mechanics to achieve maximum ROP within each hole section
• Works with the  subsea engineers to incorporate subsea engineering procedures into program and operations
• Leads portions of:
• Well design
• Post-well or post-campaign review
• Evaluation of casing seat, load cases, well architecture, and tubing/casing stress analysis
• Operational time estimates for input to AFE estimate
• New drilling tool technology evaluations and recommendations
• Well integrity
• Drilling input to exploration and development program

Operations:

• Reviews daily activity reports to ensure accuracy and appropriate level of detail
• Participates in rig-based audits, in support of the Superintendent and HSE Supervisor
• Participates in After Action Reviews and ensures Lessons Learned are captured
• Liaises with Supply to ensure timely delivery of equipment and services to meet operational requirements
• Assists in managing service companies and ensures compliance with contracts
• Participate in service company Performance Reviews
• Evaluate and progress continuous improvement opportunities
• Responsible for retention of critical well records (CEL, tallies, trip sheets, etc.)
• Leads portions of:
• Review of well designs and operational plans at well/pad kick-off meetings
• Supporting operations on a daily basis, ensuring program is followed, and anticipating potential problems
• Evaluating requirements for program changes and raising MOCs as required
• Identifying potential problems and preparing contingency programs as required
• Making recommendations on improvement opportunities
• Well handover process

Costs:

• Assists in the preparation of well cost estimates, including accurate cost estimate for AFE generation
• Maintains a close track of costs during operations
• Proposes cost reduction initiatives and drives savings
• Leads portions of:
• Preparation of preliminary cost estimate with the required level of accuracy
• Reconciling AFE vs final tracked costs, investigates variances, and updates cost model as required
• Raising requisitions and approving invoices in a timely manner

Supply:

• Specifies drilling equipment for procurement
• Manages service contracts and resolves and contractual or invoice disputes
• Leads portions of:
• Evaluation of tenders to ensure the best services are contracted at competitive rates
• Inputs and scope of work to tender documents for third party services

Quality Assurance:

• Provides engineering input to quality plans for equipment and service tools
• Leads portions of:
• Ensuring equipment and service tools are manufactured and prepared to QP
• Failure investigation reports and non-compliance reports

Risks:

• Understands Material Risk Bowties, Critical Controls, and Performance Standards and verifies compliance
• Assists in preparation of well and operational risk assessments

Health, Safety, and Environmental:

• Participates in HSE incident investigations
• Participate in behavior-based safety programs
• Leads portions of:
• Building HSE into well programs
• Well and operational risk assessments
• Barrier analyses

Regulatory and Joint Venture:

• Assist in liasing with JVP's on planning and operations
• Leads portions of:
• Permit applications, documentation and submissions to regulators
• Compliance with all applicable regulations

Development:

• Drives own technical and professional development
• Mentors and trains office based engineers to where they are able to work independently

About you:

• Engineering degree (Petroleum or Mechanical) preferred
• 4+ years in the drilling and completion industry; 2+ years wellsite supervision preferred; engineering and/or operations experience with different well types and/or campaigns