Senior Desk Well Engineer

Reports to Well Engineering Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Writing of well intervention programs for safe, technically sound and cost-efficient interventions.
• Manages contracts linked to WS activity.
• Ensure when planning and preparing platform operations including programme writing that all relevant parties are informed and involved as required prior to job initiation. Such parties are Petroleum Engineering, Production (on- and offshore), Well Services internally, various Contractors etc.
• Ensure that job programs are prepared and distributed in due time according to Guidelines for Writing Programs in Well Services Production Operations
• Ensure that the Well Services offshore supervisors on the job are fully briefed about the job program and actively support the planned activities, including continuous information of program changes.
• Ensure good communication with Well Services offshore supervisors and other relevant parties regarding results/ deviations from the original program.
• Communicate with the Well Services offshore supervisor what equipment needs to be back loaded or sent to other destinations.
• Check and ensure that offshore reporting including NPT (Non-Productive Time) is done correctly and adequately on a daily basis.
• Participate in meetings where relevant and required e.g. Well Services morning meeting, asset related meetings, weekly meetings etc.
• Ensure that operational risks are assessed and that necessary measures taken to mitigate operational risks and that contingencies have been evaluated and implemented.
• Coordinate personnel requirements within Well Services and with Contractors.
• Organize and arrange for necessary equipment and materials to be shipped offshore.
• Ensure that vital equipment consumed/installed/scrapped is reordered.
• File programs and other relevant information in the well file system.
• Upon completion of jobs, thoroughly discuss job with Well Services offshore supervisor to capture lessons learnt with respect to safety, health, and operational aspects.
• Ensure that lessons learnt with respect to safety, health and operational aspects are recorded and forwarded for continuous improvement in:
• Technical memos including new technologies.
• Reports including digital reporting.
• Update of procedures and guidelines
• Future job programs
• Forward feedback on each contractor's performance to Head of Section in preparation for contractor Service Quality meetings.
• Supports technically the selection of equipment used in well services, occasionally in completion and work-overs operations to ensure success of operation.
• Provides support and expertise for tenderers’ processes, including any pre-qualification exercises, technical evaluations and obtains relevant management / tender board approvals.

Main Interfaces

Internal Interfaces

• Wells Team, Subsurface Team, C&P Team, Production Operation.

External Interfaces

• Service Companies.

Qualification Requirements

Work Experience

• Essential: 2-15 years of work experience in a Well Engineers role related to drilling, well intervention and workover mainly in offshore environment.
• Preferably and a plus in evaluation:
• Familiar with international standards related to best industry practice and partners standards.
• Work experience in H2S environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferably in Petroleum Engineering or Mechanical/Chemical Engineering with MS in Petroleum/Oil & Gas or Well Engineering Extensive knowledge of well servicing (slick line, CT, pumping, treatments) equipment, technology, and workflows.
• Mastering of EDM software package for well design, e.g. stress check, well plan, casing seats, Well Cat.
• Fluent in oral and written English language.
• Thorough knowledge of HSE best practices.
• Valid H2S training certificate
• Level 4 IWCF.