Senior Drilling Engineer

Job Description

Senior Drilling EngineerSector: Oil & GasMain Duties and Responsibilities:* Review key offset information (DDRs, mud logs, bit records, etc) and develop a drilling issues plan with mitigations previously used and proposed. * Assist the in-country drilling personnel with managing the existing inactive wells. Develop a plan for what is required to ensure well safety and monitor the inactive wells. * Conduct a detailed drilling fluid study with the existing mud companies in Kurdistan to optimize the drilling fluids recommendation. * Assist with designing and implementing the MPD to be used during the upcoming drilling campaign. * Visit in-country the drilling rig contractors and service companies to assess their capability and equipment condition. * Provide third-party engineering QaQC for well engineering planning conducted in the London and Ankara offices. * Work with the Performance Drilling concepts to develop a world-class performance drilling team with goals for annual performance improvement. * Numerous other projects as directed. * Provide 24/7 drilling engineering support for Sarta and Qara Dagh drilling programs. * Responsible for performing drilling engineering studies to ensure optimum well design and operations execution. * Review the Basis of Design (BOD), Drilling, and Completion Programs from the company and JV partners. * Provide scoping costs and engineering inputs to feasibility studies. * Ensures all drilling and completion activities comply with company standards and appropriate industry best practices and regulatory requirements. * Provide daily office and engineering support to the Head of Drilling, In-country Drilling * Manager, Drilling Superintendent, and planning engineers including updating plots, developing and maintaining daily electronic records and notebooks, other activities as needed. * Assist with the development of new company drilling and completion policies and procedures, guidelines, and regulations * Review existing and develop new QaQc drilling and completion policies and procedures. * Maintain and update the tangibles inventory listRequirements:* B.S. Engineering Degree (Petroleum Preferred) * Significant industry training courses * Current Well Control Certificate * Fluent in English. * Must have good/excellent writing skills. * IWCF or IADC Well Control. Drilling, Completion, Workover, Snubbing, etc preferred. * 10 plus years of Drilling, Completion, Workover & Well Test experience. * Significant land rig drilling experience would be a plus. * Experience with high levels of H2S and CO2 would be a plus. * Significant experience with well testing and flaring sour gas a plus * Major Operator experience as staff or consultant is a plus. * Good/excellent leadership, writing, and communication skills both verbal and written. * Pragmatic proactive self-starter who can work independently and in a team environment with minimal supervision * Drilling, completion, and well-test experience in KRI would be a significant plus. * The desire to build and maintain a drilling and completion performance database to optimize drilling capability would be a plus. * Sensitivity working with different cultures and diverse backgrounds. * Service company experience would be a plus. * Proficient with Microsoft Office and Landmark Applications (StressCheck, Wellcat, other completion engineering applications, etc).Working Conditions:Rotation 28/28-Erbil and/or Suli Office Location:Erbil

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