Senior Well Engineer

Responsibilities

• The Senior Well Engineer is responsible for well engineering on a project and requires both detailed and broad well engineering and operations knowledge including the ability to design wells for a wide range of well types and different rig operations
• The Senior Well Engineer is expected to supervise and mentor more junior Well Engineers on a project and requires management skills in addition to technical competency
• Reviews and approves the Well Proposal and Basis of Design and follows the execution of programs technically
• Reviews and approves Well Programs and End-of-Well reports
• Reviews and approves well operations procedures e g Casing running and cementing
• Participates in selection and evaluation of service companies suppliers and equipment
• Ensures proper communication with relevant parties client segments third parties etc
• Participates in cost control of programs vs AFE by analyzing solutions
• Assures Technical Integrity of Well Operations programs
• Participate in well performance reviews to ensure focus on increased ft day and reduced flat time
• Reviews and approves project well control briefing
• Reviews new technology for possible application to project
• Take active role in Drilling TIC projects as assigned
• Uses InTouch for best practices lessons learned and technical alerts
• Ensures best practices and lessons learned are transferred between all rigs on a project
• Verify invoices for service companies
• Deputize for Project Manager as required
• Participates in HARC s
• Ensures compliance to IDS Standards and Procedures
• Reviews requests for exemptions to IDS Standards in QUEST
• Reviews SQ RIR s resulting from well operations in QUEST
• Participates in and leads SQ investigations
• Reviews and approves Management of Change to well programs
• Forecasts and plans medium and long term needs to meet program requirements
• Anticipates operational changes and needs and revises plan accordingly
• Participates in Daily Morning Meetings
• Evaluates results vs goals and performance of service companies
• Monitors daily Time Depth progress and take active part in daily performance calls
• Monitors daily cost depth progress vs AFE
• Reviews performance trends including NPT across all rigs
• Initiates engineering corrective action to ensure a process of continuous improvement
• Initiates engineering studies to solve recurring problems wellbore stability lost circulation washouts etc

15+ SLB is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or other characteristics protected by law.