ROLE OVERVIEW & DESCRIPTION

Our client, a SuperMajor operator, requires 4 Completions Engineers for an initial 12 month contract, based at their offices in Aberdeen, UK.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a SuperMajor Oil & Gas Operator.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES

• Providing completion and production engineering support to Well Operations, Operational Units and Projects in order to optimize life cycle completion design & production performance safely and economically
• A critical requirement the ability to be able to design completions from the reservoir interface
• Provide support to:
• Operational Unit as required during Prospect Generation phase
• Well Team during Well Planning, Operations Planning & Execution
• Operational Units during production to provide completion related problem resolution & production optimizing
• Intervention planning as required
• Ensure completion design:
• Meets the well objectives
• Complies with standards and legislation
• Is optimized for the full well life cycle
• Carry out full review of completion design and execution- mechanical design and production post audit- to ensure continuous improvement
• Ensure synergy capture and experience transfer within North Sea Business Unit and globally
• Develop & implement key processes
• Identify, evaluate and develop new completion technology
• Prospect Generation & Well Planning
• Support Operational Unit/Project feasibility studies
• Develop completion concepts
• Support Operational Unit inflow optimisation & outflow modelling studies
• Develop preferred completion design
• Carry out preliminary design engineering (including rock strength analysis, drill in fluid compatibility studies)
• Optimise completion cost and schedule
• Develop contract strategy
• Liaise with projects on interfaces
• Support rig selection
• Operations Planning, Execution & Wrap Up
• Undertake detailed design engineering review
• Specify & procure completion equipment
• Compile information for regulatory permits & well examination
• Manage completion contractor interfaces (including expediting & QA)
• Compile detailed completion programmes, supported by relevant specialists
• Coordinate completion training, simulations, risk assessments etc
• Monitor drilling operations in order to fully optimise final completion design
• Provide onshore support (Daily Operational Plan & time planning review, engineering analysis, problem resolution, cost & performance tracking etc) during completion operations
• Provide offshore support as agreed
• Compile & distribute handover documentation
• Carry out post well review & reporting
• Support production post audit (inflow review)
• Production operations
• Provide completion-related problem resolution (well integrity, produced fluids, operability issues etc.)
• Seek feedback to optimise completion design
• Support intervention planning as required
• Provide production optimisation support as required
• Miscellaneous
• Ensure completion design & operations comply with our clients policies and procedures and statutory requirements
• Develop & comply with key processes (Maxwell)
• Research, identify and evaluate new technology opportunities
• Share completion lessons learned across North Sea Business Unit
• Collaborate with Upstream Technology on continuous improvement of completion design
• Represent our client at completion industry forums as required
• Mentor junior engineers in completion design & engineering

ROLE REQUIREMENTS – SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Candidates should possess the skills and experience to be able to carry out the responsibilities and duties of the role, detailed above
• Candidates should have at least 5 years experience

ROLE CONTRACT DURATION & RATE

• The contract will have an initial duration of 12 months
• The day rate is open and will be subject to candidates skills and experience

If you would like to discuss this opportunity please contact Justin Pierpoint on +44 1224 648 758 or +44 7841 215 867. Alternatively you can email him on justin.pierpoint@scoutrecruitment.com