Lead Well Planning & Engineering

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Main Purpose:

To lead the design, planning, and execution support of CBM (Coalbed Methane) wells, ensuring technical integrity, cost-efficiency, and regulatory & HSE compliance. This role drives well delivery from concept to execution readiness, integrating subsurface understanding with drilling and completion technologies tailored for CBM fields.

Job Responsibilities:

Well Planning & Design:

• Lead well planning activities for CBM wells (vertical, deviated, multilateral, or cluster), including location selection support.
• Prepare well designs (casing, cementing, well trajectory, mud program) aligned with reservoir and geo-mechanical models.
• Develop detailed Basis of Design (BoD), risk registers, and contingency plans.
• Design fit-for-purpose and cost-optimized completions for CBM production (e.g., cavitation, open-hole, or fracked completions)

Engineering & Cost Control:

• Generate drilling and completion AFE (Authorization for Expenditure) and monitor actual vs budget.
• Assist in developing various Scope of Work and technical specifications for Drilling & Well Completion equipment for tender packages to be in line with the engineering standards and meeting the operational requirement.
• Select equipment and materials in collaboration with procurement and service vendors.
• Evaluate and apply new CBM-relevant technologies (e.g., slim-hole, underbalanced drilling, horizontal CBM).
• Evaluate and monitor the contractor's performance to ensure the improvement of their service and ensure compliance with safety, contractual, procedural and regulatory requirements.

Operational Support:

• Provide real-time technical support to the execution team during drilling, casing, cementing, and completions.
• Conduct post-well reviews and implement lessons learned for continuous improvement.

Cross-Functional Coordination:

• Work closely with subsurface teams (geology, reservoir, petrophysics) for well targeting and zonal optimization.
• Coordinate with HSE, land access, and surface facility teams to ensure alignment of well delivery schedule.

Regulatory & Compliance:

• Ensure all well designs and activities comply with DGH, OISD, MoEF, and other statutory regulations.
• Prepare and submit necessary documentation for permits and approvals.

Team Management & Leadership:

• Lead a team of well engineers and mentor junior staff.
• Manage interfaces with consultants, contractors, and service providers for well engineering deliverables.

Education:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Petroleum Engineering / Mechanical Engineering or related field.

Experience:

• Over 10 years of upstream oil & gas experience, with 3

  + years specifically in CBM operations

  .
• Proven experience in well design and engineering for low-pressure, unconventional gas wells.
• Hands-on exposure to CBM-specific challenges such as coal stability, dewatering strategies, and completions.

Skills:

• Proficiency in well design software (Landmark, WellPlan, Compass, StressCheck, etc.).
• Strong knowledge of CBM reservoir behaviour and gas production mechanisms.
• Budgeting and AFE preparation.
• Strong project management and communication skills.

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