About this role
DEEPWATER DRILLING ENGINEER
MAIN FUNCTIONS Develop drilling programmes for deepwater reservoir sections. Review well trajectories and directional drilling plans. Optimise Rotary Steerable System (RSS) and BHA design. Perform hydraulics, torque and drag, ECD, hole cleaning and drilling dynamics analysis. Support geosteering and real-time well placement activities. Ensure wellbores are suitable for open-hole completion deployment. Provide engineering support for drilling automation and digital well delivery systems. Produce risk assessments, technical reports and operational recommendations. Analyse drilling performance and implement continuous improvement initiatives. Support the development of standard operating procedures and engineering best practice.
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATION Bachelor’s degree in Petroleum Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Drilling Engineering or a related discipline. Minimum 10 years’ drilling engineering experience. Extensive deepwater or ultra-deepwater drilling experience. Experience drilling long horizontal or high-angle reservoir sections. Strong knowledge of Rotary Steerable Systems (RSS) and directional drilling. Experience with drilling automation and digital well delivery technologies.