Are you our next Senior Drilling Engineer?

Job Description

• Planning and engineering drilling operations in order to achieve technical objectives in a safe, efficient, and cost-effective manner
• Preparation of the Basis of Well Design and Drilling design documentation
• Supporting blowout potential and relief well planning
• Supporting the consent and discharge permit application processes
• Preparation of Drilling Programs and Detailed Operational Procedures including all information as specified in Company procedures
• Preparation of detailed casing design, casing seat selection, kick tolerance calculations
• Torque and Drag, Swab and Surge, Casing Wear modeling
• Assessment of well construction-related risks and proposal  of mitigations
• Preparation of budgetary and AFE timing and costs based on historical performances (deterministic and probabilistic)
• Assistance and verification of preparation of call-offs for required materials and services according to the program and contracts 
• Monitoring and follow up on the well execution process
• Making recommendation when drilling problem occurs
• Recommendation of changes to drilling program (if necessary) to improve drilling and completion methods, techniques
• Tracking and benchmarking drilling performance and costs
• Preparation of End of Well Reports, ensuring that best practices and lessons learned are captured, shared, documented and followed up
• Carrying out special studies and reports on any aspects of drilling and completion operations as required
• Providing digital data useful to follow up well operations and produce well profile print-outs and overpressure study. To critically study these data, detect anomalies, and propose corrective actions if needed
• Assisting in the preparation and evaluation of tenders
• Assisting rig site operations for specific jobs
• Ensuring the application of new drilling technologies
• Ensuring the application of VE Policy and NCS regulations & rules

Qualifications Requirements

• Master/Bachelor in Engineering or relevant subjects
•  5 + years in a similar position
• Drilling Planning & Activities: Subsea wellhead system & dual activity rig, Horizontal Drlg, Drilling Operations, Dril.Fluids & Cement & Cem.Op.Design/Operat., field experience, Risk analysis
• Standards: Experience in design and operations under prevailing Norwegian standards and particularly NORSOK D010, D01, M01, OLF017
• Advanced Drilling: Lean & Extreme Lean Profile, Geosteering, Multilateral wells
• High Profile Drilling: Extended Reach Drilling,  Hp/Ht Drilling, Wellbore Stability/Sand Production/Prediction & Control
• Software: Landmark Drilling Suite (Compass, Stress Check, Well Plan, Casing Wear), Peloton WellView, iQx, WellBarrier