Reports to: Drilling Superintendent
Organisation and Interfaces
Provide drilling engineering expertise and support in the planning and execution of drilling operations on deep water wells in a remote location. This position is a 50/50 split location between Dar Es Salaam and Reading, UK.
Key Accountabilities
- Develop robust well designs and drilling programmes that meet the requirements of the BG Well Engineering Policy. Full account should be taken of offset information and the well sanction budget.
- Support the tender process for the provision of 3rd party services for well engineering as well as the procurement of well hardware.
- Support the execution of all well engineering related operations. Maintain a record of all design assumptions and Management of Change.
- Ensure an auditable trail is maintained for all decision making during the drilling operations.
- Ensure that all drilling lessons learnt and non-conformance reports are investigated and closed out.
- Supervise 3rd party contractors involved in the drilling operation by clear communication and coordination of requirements to ensure an efficient service is supplied.
- Support the upkeep of the well cost tracking system.
- Compile all well engineering documentation and records needed for consent, well examination, handover and audit as required.
- Maintain the performance data for each well as applicable.
- Maintain an End of Well report document and update throughout the well life cycle.
- Ensure the Well Design and Operational requirements can be met by the rig specification
- Every individual has a duty to both themselves and those around them to ensure that safe practice is adhered to at all times. In addition to any specific accountabilities for HSSE, all employees are accountable for ensuring that they take care of themselves and adopt exemplary safe behaviours.
Core skills/Experience
- Extensive Drilling Engineering experience with an Operator. Recent experience ( in the last three years preferred) in the planning and drilling of one offshore well as a minimum.
- Experience as a Drilling Supervisor would be considered an advantage although not essential
- Experience and be considered expert in the use of industry recognised Well Engineering software such as Wellcat, Stresscheck, Drilling Office, WellPlan, Compass
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Demonstrate commitment to Health, Saftey and Environmental performance, his/her behaviour is influential to others in the organisation
- Conversant with the industry-standard Drilling Engineering software packages, i.e. Compass, Stresscheck, Wellplan, etc
- Must be a self starter, inquisitive and confident to pursue new design and withstand challenges from peers
- Must be able to work independently with minimal peer assistant/ supervsion.
- Must be able to work in a multi-cultural environment