Drilling Engineer - Offshore

Only immediate joiners will be considered

Contract for 6 months

Responsibilities

• Review and validate all drilling related draft plans/programs submitted by the Execution Contractor and make recommendation to the Execution Contractor incorporating anticipated risk and its mitigation measures.
• Review and validate the final plan/programs submitted by the Execution Contractor and make recommendation to the Company along with the rationale/ basis of recommendation at all decision points/ gates.
• Review and validate Basis of well design (BOWD), Re-entry and Sidetrack feasibility studies,
• Review Completion basis of design documents in coordination with the Petroleum Engineers.
• Participate in campaign kick-off meetings and drive Drill Well On Paper (DWOP)
• Review and validation of individual well programs, drilling montages, directional plan, drilling fluid program, cementing program, abandonment program, well suspension program etc. received from growth partners.
• Review and make recommendation to Execution Contractor/Company on the HSE bridging documents, Waste management and disposal plan, Emergency response plan etc.
• Review Execution Contractor’s Well Control guide, Basis of rig selection, Blowout contingency plan, Oil spill response plan, FDP drilling inputs, P&A strategy, suspension strategy, Risk matrix & action plan tracker, Inventory plan, long lead items tracking, Drilling schedule and sequence, Permit to work & SIMOPS plan, Environment Monitoring and Waste management plan and other project related documentations.
• Review and monitor daily drilling operations, QA/QC all drilling related daily reports, ensure timely submission all daily deliverables (like DDR, IADC, DMR, Directional drilling parameters reports, POB, E-forms, LOT/FIT charts, all pressure test charts.) are provided by growth partner and QA/QC the reports filled by Execution Contractor into Company’s Openwells software.
• Keep track of validity of documents required to maintain or extend the OISD Consent to Operate certificate.
• Prepare MOCs and Dispensations for drilling related operations.
• Review third party rigs/ tangibles/ vessels inspection report, endurance test report, pre-spud report, individual rig equipment inspection reports as applicable, equipment testing reports, acceptance and closeout reports etc.
• Handle field interface, pad handover & SIMOPs issues
• Ensure EOWR is in place along with all related documents, well handover, pad handover, all HSE criteria and subsurface/ testing/ fracing objectives are met etc.
• Review & sign off drilling part of well acceptance criteria.
• Carry out technical evaluations for procurement of equipment & services necessary for operations.

Qualification and Experience

• 7+ years of experience handling Drilling operations including 5+ years of experience in exploration programs.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (preferably Petroleum/Mechanical) from a reputed institute
• Minimum 7 years well engineering/operations experience out of which 2-3 years of experience as Wellsite Drilling Engineer.
• Good knowledge of Well design & drilling engineering principles and best practices, Directional drilling, Mud engineering, Cementing, Well Construction operations, well abandonment operations and critical Well construction equipment such as BOP, Wellhead & X-mas tree, hoisting system, Cementing equipment, Mud pumps, Liner Hanger systems and other completion equipment etc.
• Knowledge of Process safety related to drilling operations and proactive approach to managing HSE.
• Familiarity with various API standards and recommended practices, and industry best practices
• Good working knowledge of the Open wells reporting system, Landmark Suite of software and Microsoft office applications.
• Strong leadership and people management skills with a good awareness of cultural sensitivities.
• Previous experience with Company of supervising similar Operations is preferable.