JOB OBJECTIVE
- Aligned under the Well Services department, the Well Integrity Engineer is a support role primarily focusing on providing Well Integrity and Maintenance support for the following activities:
- Provide guidance relative to Well Integrity concerns for casing/completion designs
- Assist in design/process meetings regarding drilling, workover and rigless operations
- Ensure well operating limits, barrier and design drawings are created and maintained for all well assets within the operating area
- Maintain and distribute a quarterly updated Well Maintenance schedule as per the WIMS policy
- Assist Production and Drilling departments with Well Integrity related investigations, providing timely reports and solutions for the same
- The position will be office based with some field activity. Position is also rotational and will cover Well Integrity and Maintenance activities for the operating area
- The successful candidate will report to the Senior Well Services Engineer who is technically responsible for all completion, rig/rigless and well maintenance activities
- He/she will work closely with the various stakeholders and with all related contractors and service companies, to ensure the safe and successful operation of all well assets
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Aid in creating design summaries and subsequent job program for all Well Integrity and Maintenance activities. Candidate will also aid in the design and subsequent updates to existing well designs for all surface and sub-surface SCE (safety critical equipment)
- Candidate will be responsible for implementation and adherence to Well Integrity and Maintenance related policies, procedures and best practices
- Will ensure that engineering simulations have been performed correctly and will support a knowledgebase for all activities to ensure that it is consistently updated and improved upon based on lessons learned
- Candidate will create, implement, and follow a monthly reporting summary for Well Integrity and Maintenance for the operating area
SPECIFIC HSE RESPONSIBILITIES
- Ensure that all Well Integrity and Maintenance activities are performed in accordance with the company’s HSSE standards and expectations
- Ensure compliance with all statutory and company standards & procedures
- Ensure that all job designs, presentations, and programs are of the highest standard and exhibit exceptional cost control and a best-in-class service mindset
COMMUNICATIONS AND WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
Internal:
- Well Services, Drilling, Production & Sub-Surface
- Service Companies
DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY
- Is fully authorized to initiate MOC’s
- Is the primary reviewer of all technical documents prior to approver
- Is fully authorized to create AFE’s for operations
- Is fully authorized to request and/or suggest design changes to implemented department policies, procedures and guidelines
QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Minimum Qualifications:
- Minimum BSc post-secondary degree
- Candidate will have considerable experience with the Microsoft Office platform (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Outlook) and be adept at designing templates/documents based on the same
- Candidate must have extensive experience as a document writer and be able to frame, write and implement department-level policies, procedures, guidelines, and forms
- Extensive experience with various 3rd party simulation/monitoring packages such as OpenWells, WellCat, Cerberus, Perform, Prosper and others
- Candidate must be fluent in the English language and able to speak & write accurately & effectively
Minimum Experience:
- A minimum of 10 years of land-based Well Services & Completions experience with demonstrable evidence of successful lead engineer-type positions held. Experience with an E & P operating company is preferable
Job-Specific Skills:
- Broad experience working in high-pressure and high-temperature (HPHT) Oil and Gas wells with excellent knowledge and awareness of associated engineering challenges related to the same
- Candidate is considered an industry expert with several of the following Well Services disciplines: Coiled Tubing, Well Testing, Slickline, Wireline, Filtration & Brines, Completions, Cement, Stimulation and Fishing
- Candidate is technically proficient – with a keen eye on cost-control - and able to present his/her ideas in a clear and concise manner to a very broad audience
- Very strong technical, computational, operational, and planning abilities coupled with sound decision-making skills
- Candidate must be operationally aware of the activities being programmed by subordinates
- Must have broad and ample experience working in multicultural environments
- Candidate is a self-motivated individual with very strong communication & interpersonal skills, leading an engineering team of varying disciplines under stressful environmental and operational conditions
- It is essential that the successful candidate is functional with both Metric & API units of measure
*Only applicants meeting the strict criteria outlined above will be contacted as part of the shortlisting process.