Senior Well Engineer - Drilling, Completions & P&A

HSE Information; Dubai; On-site; AED 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Weatherford is seeking a senior Well Engineer ISP to lead design, analysis, and technical support across the well lifecycle for tendering and project execution. You will conduct offset well reviews, develop Basis of Design documents, and drive optimized engineering solutions using digital tools.

The role emphasizes compliance with design standards, HSE alignment, and interaction with Reservoir Solutions Well Engineering, SPE participation, and peer reviews.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of related design and operations experience across multiple aspects of the well lifecycle.
• Experience at the wellsite as a wellsite engineer or night drilling supervisor is advantageous.
• Experience working with operators and integrated projects is highly beneficial.
• Experience in full lifecycle activities from Drilling, Completion, Workover, Intervention , Production Enhancement and P&A/Decom
• Land and offshore operations experience is benificial

Responsibilities

• When supporting operations, provide day-to-day operational support and ensure the wellsite team and superintendent fully understand the well programme.
• Review daily drilling reports and daily performance to ensure they accurately reflect operations.
• Track time versus depth and performance KPIs, and report any positive or negative deviation from plan.
• Ensure the Bridging Document, SIMOPS, and MOPO are understood and followed.
• Understand the MOC process and ensure it is implemented for any deviation from the plan or design standards.
• Support the superintendent with logistics, ensuring no rig idle time and that all personnel and services are at the wellsite just in time and demobilised efficiently to reduce cost impact.
• Support Health, Safety and Environment objectives and proactively align project objectives with HSE requirements.
• Ensure that all proposed engineering solutions meet applicable regulations and standards.
• Maintain an understanding of internal Weatherford groups and support effective interaction between them and Reservoir Solutions Well Engineering.
• Provide visibility for Reservoir Solutions Well Engineering in the industry by supporting participation in SPE conferences, workshops and forums, and by co-authoring technical papers where appropriate
• Conduct detailed offset well reviews, including analysis of offset wells, assessment of design standardisation opportunities, identification of key risks and lessons learned, preparation of risk-register inputs for tender BSAs, and presentation of detailed offset well engineering peer reviews.
• Conduct full well design, including casing design, kick tolerance, barrier identification, torque and drag, hydraulics, swab/surge analysis, directional planning, and anti-collision assessment.
• Demonstrate competency in Landmark design applications and other recognised well design software; additional digital design experience is beneficial.
• Ensure all designs meet Weatherford, client, and host-authority minimum design standards.
• Assess technology implementation opportunities across the full well lifecycle.
• Prepare Basis of Design documents where required.
• Prepare and maintain well programmes, abbreviated well-specific programmes, and well summary montages.
• Identify and set performance KPIs.
• Ensure all Product Line and third-party technical proposals are fit for purpose and meet Weatherford ISP and client requirements.
• Prepare, manage, and update operations risk assessments.
• Prepare Engineering Peer Reviews, Strategic Opportunity Reviews, and Drill-the-Well-on-Paper reviews, and chair or present these to relevant stakeholders.
• Review global and industry lessons learned and ensure they are implemented in real time into each well programme.
• Assess and evaluate technology or service applications, both Weatherford and third-party, that can improve operational or QHSE performance.
• Use AI, digital solutions, and software platforms such as Power BI, Copilot, and ChatGPT to analyse and present data clearly.

Skills

Well engineering

AI & data tools

Drilling & completions

Risk assessment

Project management

Tools

Power BI

Landmark

Copilot

ChatGPT

Job description

Weatherford is seeking a senior Well Engineer ISP to lead design, analysis, and technical support across the well lifecycle for tendering and project execution. You will conduct offset well reviews, develop Basis of Design documents, and drive optimized engineering solutions using digital tools.

The role emphasizes compliance with design standards, HSE alignment, and interaction with Reservoir Solutions Well Engineering, SPE participation, and peer reviews.