Well Engineer II – Drilling at Oando Plc

Oando Plc is one of Africa’s largest integrated energy solutions provider with a proud heritage. It has a primary listing on the Nigeria Stock Exchange and a secondary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. With shared values of Teamwork, Respect, Integrity, Passion and Professionalism (TRIPP).

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

 

 

Job Title: Well Engineer II – Drilling

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-Time
Entity: Oando Energy Resources
Unit/Department: Well Engineering/Operations
Reports To: Senior Well Engineer

Purpose

  • Support the well engineering and well operations teams medium to long term drilling plans. Assist Drilling & Well Operations to achieve safe and cost-effective operations and ensure best engineering design and practices are deployed.
  • Prepare and reviews KPIs and Performance Indices for Drilling & Well Operations.
  • Mentors Well Engineer I and Interns.

Major Responsibility Area
Essential Function:

  • Assist in preliminary well planning and well design.
  • Assist in  developing well Afe and drilling schedule
  • Identify and implement ideas to improve performance by repeating best composite well times, reducing NPT, using of new techniques/technologies and modifying procedures.
  • Participates in Risk Identification and Mitigation
  • Understand the Company health, safety and environmental policy, procedures, regulations and objectives as they relate to his area of responsibility, and ensure that they are effectively implemented in his domain.
  • Assist in Monitoring, documenting and analyzing operational NPT (Non- Productive Time) trend on all operations
  • Assist in Compilation of end of well report
  • Assist with the tender document preparation and evaluations for service and equipment contracts for Drilling & Wells teams
  • Prepare well data sheets
  • Prepare daily drilling report and drilling KPI’s tracker
  • Document management for drilling data and well files
  • Works as a wellsite engineer for drilling and completion operations
  • Participates in drilling/operations optimization
  • Support SWE on day to day tracking and reporting of drilling operations,
  • Support SWE in preparing end of well documents
  • Cash calls and performance reviewer for drilling budget and work program.
  • Comply with Policies, standards and procedures, use approved well planning tools in developing final design

Non-Essential Function:

  • Support other departments as necessary

Supervisory Responsibility:

  • Well Engineer 1
  • Interns

Scope of Responsibility & Accountability:

  • Performs duties in line with guidelines in OER’s WE&S Standard Operating Procedures
  • Accountable for all HSE compliance in the field
  • Responsible for all daily report of field activities

Key Performance Indicators

  • Cost/ft
  • Cost/Day
  • Time/ft
  • Days/well
  • No of wells participated in on the field  per year.

Job Specification

  • First Degree in any relevant Engineering discipline
  • 3-5 years cognate work experience as a drilling engineer
  • Good knowledge well planning/design, drilling engineering/operations, completion engineering, well interventions and well integrity.
  • Possesses good technical knowledge of relevant drilling engineering software tools e.g. Landmark
  • Good knowledge of Drilling data/document management application
  • Knowledge of Data Analysis Tools & Methods is advantageous
  • Good problem-solving, communication and writing skills, with PC fluency
  • Excellent proficiency in English language, both in speech and in writing.

Core Competencies:

  • General Petroleum Engineering concepts
  • General Geology concepts
  • Well Planning
  • Solids Control
  • Wellhead Equipment
  • Cementing
  • Well Completions
  • Wellsite Operations
  • Basic to Foundation level of Competency required.
  • Drilling and completion Fluids
  • Drilling flow systems
  • Drilling equipment
  • Casing Design
  • Directional/Horizontal well planning
  • Drilling Bits
  • Formation Evaluation
  • Hydraulics
  • Well Control

 

 

How to Apply
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