Engineer Drilling Applications

ADNOC Drilling; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 250,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

ADNOC Drilling is seeking an IT-focused applications engineer to support and maintain drilling-related software used for well planning, BHA optimization and real-time performance analysis. The role requires engineering insight, disciplined documentation, and collaboration with drilling teams to ensure safe and efficient operations.

The successful candidate will contribute to end-of-well analyses, lessons learned, and continuous improvement through digital workflows and simulations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Petroleum Engineering or equivalent.
• 6 years of experience in drilling engineering or applications.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety protocols and ADNOC policies during operations.
• Prepare well plans and engineering calculations for pre-well planning.
• Monitor real-time drilling performance and implement collision avoidance planning.
• Provide technical support for BHA optimization and well planning tools.
• Maintain engineering documentation and post-well performance reports.
• Advise on BHA design, hydraulics, torque & drag, and vibration mitigation.

Skills

Drilling engineering

Well planning

Engineering analysis

English fluency

Education

Bachelor Degree in Petroleum Engineering

Tools

Well planning software

Simulation software

Job description

JOB PURPOSE

Provide technical support and maintain ADNOC Drilling applications for well planning, BHA optimization and real-time drilling performance. Ensure safe and efficient operations through accurate engineering analysis and digital workflows. Provide technical support and maintain ADNOC Drilling applications for well planning, BHA optimization and real-time drilling performance. Ensure safe and efficient operations through accurate engineering analysis and digital workflows. Additionally, manage collision avoidance planning and real-time collision monitoring. Prepare comprehensive end-of-well reports, capturing performance analysis, lessons learned and recommendations for continuous improvement

Job Description

JOB PURPOSE

Provide technical support and maintain ADNOC Drilling applications for well planning, BHA optimization and real-time drilling performance. Ensure safe and efficient operations through accurate engineering analysis and digital workflows. Provide technical support and maintain ADNOC Drilling applications for well planning, BHA optimization and real-time drilling performance. Ensure safe and efficient operations through accurate engineering analysis and digital workflows. Additionally, manage collision avoidance planning and real-time collision monitoring. Prepare comprehensive end-of-well reports, capturing performance analysis, lessons learned and recommendations for continuous improvement

Key Accountabilities

• Ensure adherence to safety protocols, environmental standards, operational guidelines and ADNOCPolicies and procedures.
• Prepare well plans, engineering calculations and integrated pre-well planning program.
• Implement collision avoidance planning using industry-standard anti-collision rules and ADNOCguidelines.
• Monitor real-time wellbore positioning and apply corrective actions to prevent well-to-well interferenceduring drilling.
• Perform torque & drag, hydraulics and vibration modelling for complex wells.
• Provide the needed technical assistance during drilling.
• Maintain engineering documentation in company server for easy access and knowledge sharing.
• Prepare post-well performance reviews, End of well report and lessons learned reports.
• Provide technical guidance on BHA design, hydraulics, torque & drag and vibration mitigation.
• Support operations with planning, engineering and optimization .
• Model drilling performance using simulation software.
• Recommend tools and technologies for improved efficiency.
• Analyze offset wells data and operational KPIs.
• Identify performance gaps and propose optimization strategies.

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

Minimum Qualification

• Bachelor Degree in Petroleum Engineering or equivalent.

Minimum Experience & Knowledge & Skills

• 6 years of experience in drilling engineering or applications.
• Knowledge of well planning & engineering principles and softwar.
• Fluency in spoken and written English.

Job Details

Role Level: Mid-Level Work Type: Full-Time Country: United Arab Emirates City: Abu Dhabi Company Website: https://adnocdrilling.ae/ Job Function: Information Technology (IT) Company Industry/Sector: Oil and Gas

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