Senior Drilling Engineer
Luanda, Angola
RINA is seeking for a Senior Drilling Engineer.
Activities will be performed at Client's office from Monday to Friday
Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities:
Main activities:
- Ensure preparation of detailed drilling/P&A programs, according to company standards and procedures;
- Liaising with Exploration, Reservoir, and Production departments in order to define the suitable well design, operational sequence and cost reduction;
- Carrying out proper evaluations, studies and reports on any aspects of Drilling operations, with recommendations of new techniques required;
- Preparation of accurate cost breakdown estimates for wells to be drilled, and together with the Drilling Engineering Superintendent also support Wells management with time & cost estimates for the budget;
- Ensuring that activities carried out by contractors meet contractual terms, budgeted costs and are conducted in accordance with good engineering practice;
- Follow up and update respective drilling database post activity reporting (including EOWRs);
- Prepare and review equipment and service tenders to make technical recommendation for contractor selection.
- Designing and selecting well-head equipment and tubulars, following company standards.
- Interacting with specialist contractors and suppliers.
- Design/prepare directional well paths (horizontally or multi-laterally, as appropriate) with contractor specialists’ assistance.
Qualifications & Experience
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- University Degree or diploma in an engineering/technical discipline;
- 7-10 or 10+ years of Oil & Gas drilling/completion/fluid experience
Execution activities:
· Uphold highest company standards and procedures in engineering planning and execution of drilling and P&A activities;
· Ensure Drilling, and P&A activities execution are performed within Company approved time and cost;
Requirements
Knowledge and skills:
· IWCF for subsea activities valid (preferably).
· Drilling Activities: Drilling Operations, Horizontal Drilling, Drilling Fluids & Cement, Cement Operations Design, Well drilling experience.
· Advanced Drilling: Lean Profile, Underbalance Drilling, Coil Tubing Drilling
· High Profile Drilling: Extended Reach Drilling, Hp/Ht Drilling, Simultaneous Drilling, Wellbore Stability/Sand Production/Prediction & Control
· Economics General: Economics evaluation, make or buy choice, Cost estimating/budgeting/cost analysis/control
· Contracting: Variations and Claim Resolution
· Technical Specifications & Bidding: Technical & Contract Specifications Preparation (Engineering), Evolution technological market, Specific suppliers and contractors market knowledge, Preparation and development of technical Standard, Tender technical evaluation
· Data management and computer literacy (e.g. MS Office)
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