Drilling Engineer / Specialist III at ABNL Limited

Main Functions

Provide the engineering planning, design, surveillance, and follow-up required for the safe and efficient drilling and completing of drilling programs.

Ensure well objectives are met while assuring the highest standards of engineering integrity, safety, and environmental protection are applied.

Provide technical expertise on drilling engineering to the Operations and Development teams.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Research and understand drill well hazards by reviewing historical offset well information
• Utilize wellbore geologic and reservoir objectives to develop a well plan
• Prepare cost estimates for well design options
• Identify and organize equipment required to execute the drill well plan, inclusive of material selection
• Design wells to meet regulatory requirements
• Prepare and analyze technical bids for goods and services
• Survey daily operations
• Provide rig site drilling and completion surveillance and engineering assessments of critical activities
• Provide surveillance and technical assistance for projects, equipment testing, and new procedures
• Interface with and solicit input from operations personnel to ensure well plans are feasible
• Work closely with other functions, such as geology, reservoir, and projects, to ensure that the program is based on all available information and meets well objectives
• Generate and evaluate well conceptual designs to agreed well objectives
• Refine selected well concepts to achieve an executable and AFE level (CP4) cost well design
• Provide input into the AFE sanction process

Additional Requirements

Depending on the program, deep water experience may be required, including knowledge of subsea systems, riser analysis, and subsea well control systems.