Senior Drilling Engineer @ Kovvuri Sankara

Job Description

senior drilling engineer job description

A petroleum engineer is responsible for the designing of drill equipment and planning of methods and techniques used to extract oil and gas from both onshore and offshore reserves. Duties include recommendations of drilling efforts based on cost, effort and feasibility weighed against returns. The career advancement of petroleum engineers typically results in seniority that provides greater independence and decision-making responsibilities for bigger and more challenging projects subject to obtaining a Professional Engineering (PE) license.

Skills

You'll need to have

• strong communication and interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to build and maintain relationships with a range of people
• a good technical understanding of the scientific principles of disciplines such as geology, physics, maths and chemistry
• a high level of numeracy and IT skills
• the analytical ability to think through potentially complex problems and develop solutions
• initiative and drive
• teamwork skills and the ability to cooperate with others
• sensitivity to different cultures and ways of working
• the ability to work under pressure.

• Responsibilities

  As a drilling engineer, you'll need to:

  • prepare well data sheets
  • design and select well-head equipment
  • draw up drilling programmers, taking account of desired production flow rates
  • obtain relevant data, carrying out engineering analysis on site, recommending necessary actions and writing up reports
  • monitor the daily progress of well operations
  • keep track of current daily costs, comparing actual costs with expenditure proposals and recommending cost-effective changes
  • liaise with specialist contractors and suppliers, such as cement companies or suppliers of drilling fluids
  • monitor safety and ensure the good maintenance of the well
  • adhere to environmental protection standards, in some cases through direct discussion with local governments to ensure compliance with legislative requirements
  • establish and administer drilling and service contracts
  • coordinate and supervise the work of the drilling team
  • undertake engineering design and the planning of wells (including development work)
  • design directional well paths (horizontally or multi-laterally, as appropriate)
  • manage operations on behalf of small clients
  • contribute to conceptual field development design
  • work with multidisciplinary professionals to evaluate the commercial viability of the well and monitor progress during drilling
  • return the site to its natural environmental setting if drilling isn't pursued.

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