Engineer, Drilling Applications

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

ADNOC Drilling in Abu Dhabi seeks a seasoned drilling engineer to provide technical support and maintain drilling applications for well planning, BHA optimization and real-time performance. You will ensure safe and efficient operations through engineering analysis and digital workflows, and collaborate with operations to apply advanced modelling.

The role requires a Bachelor in Petroleum Engineering, at least six years of drilling engineering or applications experience, and fluent English.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Petroleum Engineering or equivalent.
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Responsibilities

• Ensure adherence to safety protocols and ADNOC Policies and procedures.
• Prepare well plans, engineering calculations and integrated pre-well planning program.
• Implement collision avoidance planning using ADNOC guidelines.
• Monitor real-time wellbore positioning and apply corrective actions to prevent interference during drilling.
• Perform torque & drag, hydraulics and vibration modelling for complex wells.
• Provide technical assistance during drilling.
• Maintain engineering documentation in company server for easy access and knowledge sharing.
• Prepare post-well performance reviews, end-of-well reports and lessons learned.
• 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.

Skills

Drilling engineering

Well planning

BHA optimization

Real-time drilling

Hydraulics modelling

Torque & drag modelling

Vibration mitigation

Technical support

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor Degree in Petroleum Engineering

Tools

Simulation software

Job description

Job Purpose

Provide technical support and maintain ADNOC Drilling applications for well planning, BHA optimization andreal-time drilling performance. Ensure safe and efficient operations through accurate engineering analysis anddigital workflows. Provide technical support and maintain ADNOC Drilling applications for well planning, BHAoptimization and real-time drilling performance. Ensure safe and efficient operations through accurateengineering analysis and digital workflows. Additionally, manage collision avoidance planning and real-timecollision monitoring. Prepare comprehensive end-of-well reports, capturing performance analysis, lessonslearned 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.