Contract: Senior Drilling Engineer / Norway

The client is currently recruiting for the position of Senior Drilling Engineer, based in Stavanger. Please note that candidates must be resident in Norway at present.

Responsibilities:

Planning and engineering drilling operations in order to achieve technical objectives in safe, efficient and cost effective manner

* Preparation of the Basis of Well Design and Drilling design documentation

* Supporting blowout potential and relief well planning

* Supporting the consent and discharge permit application processes

* Preparation of Drilling Programs and Detailed Operational Procedures including all information as specified in Company procedures

* Preparation of detailed casing design, casing seat selection, kick tolerance calculations

* Torque and Drag, Swab and Surge, Casing Wear modeling

* Assessment of well construction related risks and proposal of mitigations

* Preparation of budgetary and AFE timing and costs based on historical performances (deterministic and probabilistic)

* Assistance and verification of preparation of call offs for required materials and services according to the program and contracts

* Monitoring and follow up on the well execution process

* Making recommendation when drilling problem occurs

* Recommendation of changes to drilling program (if necessary) to improve drilling and completion methods, techniques

* Tracking and benchmarking drilling performance and costs

* Preparation of End of Well Reports, ensuring that best practices and lessons learned are captured, shared, documented and followed up

* Carrying out special studies and reports on any aspects of drilling and completion operations as required

* Providing digital data useful to follow up well operations and produce well profile print-outs and overpressure study. To critically study these data, detect anomalies and propose corrective actions if needed

* Assisting in the preparation and evaluation of tenders

* Assisting rig site operations for specific jobs

* Ensuring the application of new drilling technologies

Experience & Qualifications:

Master/Bachelor in Engineering or relevant subjects

* Relevant experience in similar position

* Drilling Planning & Activities: Subsea well head system & dual activity rig, Horizontal Drlg, Drilling Operations, Dril.Fluids & Cement & Cem.Op.Design/Operat., field experience, Risk analysis

* Standards: Experience of design and operations under prevailing Norwegian standards and particularly NORSOK D010, D01, M01, OLF017

* Advanced Drilling: Lean & Extreme Lean Profile, Geosteering, Multilateral wells

High Profile Drilling: Extended Reach Drilling, Hp/Ht Drilling, Wellbore Stability/Sand Production/Prediction & Control

* Software: Landmark Drilling Suite (Compass, Stress Check, Well Plan, Casing Wear), Peloton WellView, iQx, WellBarrier

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