Senior Drilling Engineer - ASRC Talent Solutions

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JOB SUMMARY

The Senior Drilling Engineer (SDE) will be responsible for assisting in supervising the well engineering team based in office. This position will supervise the full project cycle (well planning, operations support and project close-out) for the Onshore/Land wells. The SDE will act as a single point of contact for the coordination of all the well planning and operations support activities for the assigned wells.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Assist the well engineering activities throughout the entire well design and construction process.
• Ensure well design meets the well objectives and is engineered in accordance with the applicable regulations and established standards, safe practices, risk analysis, legislation and environment friendly manner / approach.
• Ensure that information from offset and analogous wells, restrictions and environmental considerations meet project specifications.
• Assist the Engineers, both Drilling and Well Testing, in ensuring that all the necessary inputs required for the necessary permits for the well operations are delivered within the set deadlines for the project.
• Prepare the Technical Specifications & Scope of Works for Drilling equipment, materials and services for supporting the process of purchasing / tendering.
• Support the Well Testing Engineers in preparations of Technical Specifications for the Well Testing / Completion equipment, materials and services.
• Prepare final well design, including Basis of Well Design, Casing design, time / cost estimates, AFEs and drilling programs, for the planned Exploration & Appraisal wells.
• Assist in writing detailed procedures for safe and efficient operations while maintaining expenditures within planned budget and schedule.
• Assist Drilling Superintendent, Drilling Engineer and Lead Well Testing Engineer in conducting the Drill Well on Paper, Test Well on Paper exercises and support in conducting the Pre-Spud meetings.
• Conduct and participate in peer reviews, peer assists, risk assessments and hazard analysis in accordance with Client standards, procedures and guidelines.
• Ensure all relevant lessons learned from previous projects have been reviewed and necessary actions / plans have been utilized and implemented in the well design activities.
• Assist in maintaining and conducting regular reviews and follow-up of the Well Risk Register to capture all the project and well risks and identified actions to mitigate the risks.
• Responsible for the preparation and frequent reviews of the detailed well Master Equipment List for all the phases/sections of the well.
• Assist logistic teams in ensuring that all the LLIs and equipment required for the project are covered in the materials logistics plan.
• Assist in the preparation and conducting final review of the well drilling program.
• Prepare and conduct final review of the Well Containment Plan, Blow Out Contingency Plan and Relief Well Plan.
• Assist in identifying and handling Management of Changes when necessary, following Company process and procedures.
• Assist with the preparation and perform final review of key HSE and Logistics documentation (e.g. Emergency Response Plan, Oil Spill Response Plan, HSE Bridging Document, MEDEVAC Plan, H2S Contingency Plan, Helicopter Boarding Procedure,…