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Engineer, Completion & Workover (Project)

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Nationality : Any Nationality

Experience : null

Industry Type : OIL & GAS

Functional Area : Engineering

Date Posted : 31 - Oct - 2022

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Job Title: Engineer, Completion & Workover (Project)

Reports to: Team Leader, Completion & Workover

Unit / Division: Drilling & Logistics Business Unit / Drilling Division

Department / Team / Section: Various Prepared / Revision: Job Family / Sub

Family: Drilling / Drilling Operations

Location: Abu Dhabi

2. JOB DIMENSIONS: Revenues/Budget: None Direct Reports: None Indirect Reports: None

3. JOB PURPOSE: Completion & Workover Project / Planning Engineer is to plan, coordinate and support strategic / long term well completion planning, scheduling & budgeting for drilling, re-entry & workover wells for the assigned fields. Assist in preparation of long term budgeting & cost estimates and the primary point of contact for all Project / Completion & workover Interfaces and responsible for the overall coordination, communicating and progression of relevant completion & workover plans, schedules, changes that impacts the project and communicates to the Drilling Department any project issues that can / will impact completion & workover operations.

4. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Job Specific Accountabilities

A Primary completion & workover focal point to coordinate with Asset, Engineering and Project teams to discuss all the project / construction interface activities in the assigned fields.

A Responsible for the overall coordination, communicating and progression of relevant plans, schedules overlaps and changes that impacts the completion & workover / project.

A Communicates to the Team Leader (Completion & workover) any project issues that can / will impact completion & workover performance. Tries to resolve any Completion & Workover concerns.

A Support/coordinate long term projects to improve completion & workover efficiency

A Coordinate with other teams including Drilling Technical Support, Drilling Planning, respective Assets, Production Operations & Engineering teams for long term completion & workover projects readiness and procurement.

A Prepares and maintain Completion Basis of Design Document. Works closely with other groups to assure the design is based on all available geological, reservoir and current drilling / completion information from offset wells.

A Develop, maintain and issue Drilling/Project interface (Completion & W/O phase) with Drilling Engineering team and bridging documents: a~ Emergency Response Plan Documents as required a~ SIMOPaEUR(TM)s Matrix Project development / stewardship a~ HSEIA, HAZOPs, Risk Assessments as required a~ Site Specific documents & forms

A Mentors less experienced engineers on completion & workover techniques, technology and completion Performance.

A Participates as requested in HAZOPS, SIMOPS and Risk Assessments.

A Conducts assessments of new completion technology and practices as required for long term projects.

A Aids in the review of completion standards / guidelines.

A Maintains close liaison with respective Asset, Technical Support, Services providers, and keeps abreast of recent developments in the area of well completion & workover technology, equipment, practices, etc.

A Conducts studies on adaptability of new Completion & Workover technologies in coordination with Drilling Technology team and makes appropriate recommendations.

A Decides priorities, bring in new ideas and technology and provide expertise in the function area to achieve required performance standards.

A Manages, leads and coordinate Long Term Well Completion Planning activities for the assigned fields (island/offshore).

A Coordinate/participate in studies relevant to Long Term Well completion planning / Field Development Planning.

A Responsible to prepare & optimize well completion design for long term planning. Run simulations and provide input for well planning.

A Ensure long term planned well completion design are uploaded in assigned data repository for all known wells to be drilled/workover from a particular Island / Wellhead towers for the next 5 years.

A Responsible for ensuring strategic planning and budgeting support is provided in a timely manner. Coordinate with Drilling Technical Support and Asset teams as required.

A Coordinates in the pre-planning with respective Asset units (RPOD, OTSD, FD) and major contractors and seeks their views/proposals to minimize well cost.

A Coordinate with Drilling Material & Services team and optimize completion material and Services allocations.

A Ensure optimum equipment, tools & services are selected for completion phase and analyse efficiency of the equipment.

A Co-ordinates with material engineering team for material allocation and long term completion material planning & forecasting.

A Provide well completion cost estimates for long term budget planning.

A Participate in monthly DBC meeting with Drilling Engineering team and provide input to optimize Bar Chart in line with long term Completion & W/O plans.

A Coordinate with Technology team to review and evaluate new technologies to optimize well performance and enhance well integrity.

A Performs studies for introduction of any new techniques, tools, equipment and trials, ensuring technical and economic feasibility prior implementation.

A Reviews, analyse, benchmark completion cost & duration for assigned fields, compare with historical data and recommend actions to improve drilling performance.

A Identifies gaps and opportunities to reduce costs and increase efficiency.

A Provides guidance to the completion engineers to ensure the proper application of best practices and technology, and to assure technical excellence in well services engineering design. A Initiates special procedures for any critical operations. Reviews and studies operations problems and recommends corrective actions.

A Prepares Industry Technical Papers based on the new practices and technologies implemented to be present in international technical conference, to promote the team and company presence

Generic Accountabilities

Supervision

A Plan and coordinate all long term Completion & Workover - Project interface planning, scheduling and costing activities for the assigned fields to meet functional objectives.

A Train and develop the assigned CAMS / new staff on relevant skills to enable them to become proficient on the job and deliver the respective section objectives. Budgets

A Provide input for preparation of the functional budgets to deliver Drilling Division objectives.

A Highlight any significant variances to support effective performance and cost control. Policies, Systems, Processes & Procedures

A Ascertains that all the activities are planned in accordance with local authority regulations, company policies and CLIENT Code of Practices. Performance Management

A Contribute to the achievement of the approved Performance Objectives for the Drilling Division in line with the Company Performance framework.

A Benchmark Performance, reviews and update KPIs to improve drilling efficiency in the assigned area. Innovation and Continuous Improvement

A Maintains close liaison with services companiesaEUR(TM) engineers, and keeps abreast of recent developments in the area of well drilling technology, equipment, practices, etc.

A Participates in feasibility studies relating to long term field development planning.

A Identify improvements in internal processes against best practices in pursuit of greater efficiency in line with best Industry standards. Health, Safety, Environment (HSE) and Sustainability

A Comply with relevant HSE policies, procedures & controls and applicable legislation in line with international standards, best practices and CLIENT Code of Practices.

A Participates as requested in HAZOPS and Risk Assessments.

Reports

• Provide Completion/Workover/project interface inputs to DBC, Budget and Cost reports.

5. COMMUNICATIONS & WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:

Internal

• Frequent contacts with other division at equivalent level to discuss and optimize well completion & workover planning, budgeting & scheduling.
• Regular contacts with Drilling & Completion Engineers to optimize completion operations for assigned projects.

External

• Regular contacts with Other OPCOs at equivalent level to share lesson learned & best practices.
• Regular participation in industry organizations such as SPE, API, IADC, ADIPEC etc.

Desired Candidate Profile

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

Minimum Qualification

• Bachelor Degree in an Engineering Discipline, ideally Petroleum or Mechanical.

Minimum Experience & Knowledge & Skills

• 5 - 6 years of experience and knowledge of well engineering, well integrity, drilling and completion engineering functions.
• Very good knowledge of English.
• Excellent computing skills including MS Office.
• Knowledge of Landmark EDM software (OpenWells, Compass, Well Plan, WellCat)
• ERD Experience is preferable.
• Same base skills as Drilling/Completion Engineers including:

• Completion Design
• Tubing Design including movement calculations
• Completion & Workover Operations
• Tubular Goods inspections
• Operations & Well Integrity
• Basic Completion Fluid Technology
• Basic Cementing Technology
• Coil Tubing Technology o Stimulation & Well Testing Operations
• Pore Pressure and Fracture Gradient
• Torque & Drag and Hydraulic Analysis
• Completion and Workover Equipment Technology
• Hole Cleaning and ECD
• Completion & workover problem solving (Lost Returns, Stuck Pipe, Hole Instability)
• Well Control & BOP Equipment
• Basic Open hole & Cased Hole Logging
• Basic Geology & Reservoir Engineering
• Planning & Budgeting

Certification

• Computing skills including MS Office Professional Certifications
• Basic Safety Training
• Offshore Survival certificate (preferred)
• IWCF/WellCap certification (preferred)

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