UBCTD Engineer

Sharjah National Oil Corporation (SNOC); Sharjah; On-site; AED 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sharjah National Oil Corporation (SNOC) is seeking an experienced UBCTD engineer to provide technical guidance for gas storage and field development projects in the UAE. You will plan, execute and optimize UBCTD operations, ensuring compliance with regulatory guidelines, policies and industry standards, while supporting the full project lifecycle from design to end of well reports.

The role requires collaboration with subsurface teams, service contractors and field operations, with office-based

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review UBCTD feasibility studies and FEED reports.
• Prepare the UBCTD Basis of Design and equipment requirements
• Expert in Neotec WellFlo flow modelling for UBCTD multi-phase hydraulics.
• Perform tubing forces modelling using CT software to optimize overpull, WOB and reach.
• Analyze well history, casing logs and integrity to determine depth settings.
• Collaborate with subsurface teams for real-time biosteering and trajectory planning.
• Write UBCTD drilling programs and procedures (operational and emergency).
• Document Lessons Learned and close out NPT/Non-Conformance events.
• Compile End of Well Reports and project KPIs.
• Provide engineering support to wellsite operations; review drilling reports and ROP changes.
• Manage coiled tubing pipe integrity with vendor tools and alarms.
• Develop and revise operational procedures for live-well operations.
• Participate in ERP, HAZOP and incident simulations for safety culture.
• Perform technical risk analysis and bid evaluations with service contractors.
• Coordinate with wells teams for UBCTD site readiness.
• Stay updated on UBCTD technology and market options.
• Prepare engineering design and plan for drilling in area of responsibility.
• Monitor best practices and post-job evaluation practices.
• Engage in team meetings and KPI benchmarking with engineering teams.

Skills

UBCTD engineering

Flow modelling

Tubing forces modelling

HSE awareness

EBF/FEED reporting

Coiled tubing equipment

Quenching/announces

Tools

NOV Cerberus

Circa

WellFlo

Coiled Tubing inspection tools

Job description

Job Scope

• Provide technical and engineering knowledge and guidance in the specialized area of oil and gas UBCTD Engineering for current and upcoming gas storage and field development projects
• Deal with the planning, execution, and continuous technical/financial optimization of upcoming UBCTD operations to improve and safeguard SNOC's assets
• Ensure all engineering advice and project deliverables strictly comply with regulatory guidelines, corporate policies, and industry standards
• Provide support across the entire project lifecycle, including project management, equipment design and procurement, program development, procedural compliance, and cost control
• Work Location & Schedule: Office-based on a standard 5/2 days or a month on/off basis at SNOC's offices in the UAE, with travel to wellsite locations or 3rd party service providers' premises (within or outside the UAE) as operations require

Main Responsibilities

• Prepare and review UBCTD feasibility studies and Front End Engineering & Design (FEED) reports.
• Prepare the UBCTD Basis of Design and define precise selection criteria and equipment requirements
• Expert in Neotec WellFlo flow modelling for UBCTD multi-phase hydraulics.
• Expertly perform tubing forces modelling (TFM) using commercially available CT software (such as NOV Cerberus or Circa) to optimize overpull limits, weight-on-bit (WOB), and reach.
• Analyse well history and casing logs (caliper and magnetic tools) to evaluate casing ovality, corrosion, and structural integrity to determine primary and backup whipstock setting depths.
• Collaborate with subsurface and biostratigraphers to perform real-time biosteering, gamma-ray correlation, and structural trajectory planning to navigate faults and maintain exposure within target biozones.
• Write complete, task-specific UBCTD Drilling Programs, along with operational and emergency procedures (updating them periodically as required)
• Capture, document, and benchmark 'Lessons Learned' throughout all planning and operational execution phases, developing corrective action plans and close-out folders for Non-Conformance and Non-Productive Time (NPT) events.
• Compile and write comprehensive End of Well Reports (EOWR) and project-end performance reports (covering KPIs, flaring versus exporting performance, NPT breakdowns, and well capacity gains).
• Provide engineering support to wellsite operations, reviewing daily drilling reports, assessing ROP changes, downhole bit temperatures, H2S levels, nitrogen recovery percentages, and recommending immediate procedural or operational adjustments as needed.
• Manage coiled tubing pipe integrity by working with the vendor to monitor real-time automated pipe inspection systems (e.g., CoilSCAN/MFL tools) on location; establish active alarm thresholds and ensure immediate visual and ultrasonic handheld audits are performed if plow marks, gouges, or defects are detected.
• Develop, write, and periodically revise detailed, task-specific operational procedures (approximately 41 operational and 17 contingency procedures) for live-well operations, including pressure-control guidelines, nitrogen/cryogenic fluid handling, BHA handling, and emergency kill/suspension protocols.
• Active participation in incident management, contributing to Emergency Response Plans (ERPs), HAZOP workshops, and participating in comprehensive incident simulation exercises to foster a pro-active safety culture.
• Perform technical risk analysis at various stages of the project.
• Engage with service companies to coordinate engineering activities, prepare technical scopes of work, and perform technical bid evaluations
• Engage with contractors & wells teams for preparation of the well site for UBCTD operations.
• Aware of UBCTD technology available in the market. Example – casing exit, BHAs, motors/turbines, bits, CTD units, UBD equipment, etc.
• Plan and perform UBCTD engineering activities at office level and provide engineering support to field level operations.
• Write operational & emergency procedures and periodically review as required.
• Prepare & review end of well reports (EOWR).
• Peer review well objectives, monitor KPIs & present to the well engineering & subsurface teams.
• Well versed with Management of Change process.
• Engage & co-ordinate engineering activities with service companies.
• Maintain strict cost tracking, participate in mid-year and monthly cost reviews, prepare detailed Authorization for Expenditure (AFE) budgets, and ensure that operations are completed safely within AFE time and budget constraints.
• Preparation of engineering design and operational plans for drilling of wells in area of responsibility including well planning, CT String Design, material and equipment selection, log evaluation, quality assurance and post-job evaluation.
• Monitor and apply current best practices and technological advancements to all operations.
• Participate in peer reviews, peer assists and other quality assurance activities related to UBCTD engineering.
• Participate in team meetings and strategy discussions.
• Ensure that actual well costs and other pre-defined KPIs are monitored and benchmarked against offset data and pre-defined well objectives.
• Conduct post well evaluations of drilling practices and effectiveness.
• Communicate effectively with Well Site Engineers on a daily and as needed basis, and make recommendations to engineers to optimize drilling performance.
• Comply with Company HSE policies and guidelines. Contribute to improved HSE standards by setting example by safe work practices.
• Contribute in writing of ERPs as per company HSE policies and guidelines.
• Required to be at the well site occasionally.
• Prepare technical scope of work for UBCTD. Technical evaluation of bidders as needed for UBCTD well engineering input.
• Keep abreast of technological and engineering process advancements through affiliation with professional societies and participation in networks, workshops, seminars and training courses
• Any other duties on suitable tasks.