Drilling Performance Engineer

Elsa Talent Solutions Sdn. Bhd.; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Jack-up rigs experience

Gulf of Thailand drilling experience

Slimhole/monobore development wells

Job summary

Elsa Talent Solutions Sdn. Bhd. seeks a Drilling Performance Engineer to monitor and analyze drilling performance, identify inefficiencies and drive cost savings in a Kuala Lumpur-based role.

The candidate will work with digital platforms and dashboards to benchmark multi-well projects and support improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree in engineering and 3–5 years in drilling or analytics, with hands-on data skills in Excel and BI tools, plus familiarity with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or closely related discipline.
• 3–5 years of drilling and well-construction experience, with at least 3 years in drilling engineering or analytics.
• Strong understanding of offshore drilling operations and multi-well development campaigns.
• Experience in drilling performance analysis and NPT benchmarking.
• Hands-on experience with drilling data and digital performance monitoring systems.

Responsibilities

• Monitor drilling performance against plans, benchmarks and technical limits.
• Analyse drilling data to identify inefficiencies, NPT and cost savings.
• Use Corva, NOV Kaizen / NOVOS and WITSML to monitor and analyse drilling performance.
• Develop performance dashboards and reports using Excel, Power BI or other tools.
• Conduct technical-limit analysis and benchmark performance across wells and activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce delays and optimise drilling automation.
• Prepare end-of-well performance reviews comparing planned vs actual.
• Validate drilling data from rig systems and service providers.
• Track improvement actions and verify time/cost savings.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Excel

Power BI

SQL

Python

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Corva

NOV Kaizen

NOVOS

WITSML

WellView

OpenWells

Job description

Position : Drilling Performance Engineer

Industry : Oil & Gas

Location : Kuala Lumpur

(office-based, with offshore/site visits as required)

Employment Type : Contract – 2 years

Scope of Works:

• Monitor drilling performance against plans, benchmarks and technical limits.
• Analyse drilling data to identify operational inefficiencies, non-productive time (NPT) and potential cost savings.
• Use digital drilling platforms such as Corva, NOV Kaizen / NOVOS and WITSML to monitor and analyse drilling performance.
• Develop performance dashboards and reports using Excel, Power BI or other analytical tools.
• Conduct technical-limit analysis and benchmark performance across wells and drilling activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve drilling efficiency, reduce operational delays and optimise drilling automation.
• Prepare end-of-well performance reviews and compare planned versus actual performance.
• Analyse recurring operational issues and recommend practical improvement initiatives.
• Validate drilling data from rig systems, daily drilling reports and service providers.
• Track improvement actions and verify the time and cost savings achieved.
• Provide performance reports, lessons learned and recommendations to the Drilling Manager.

Requirement(s):

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a closely related discipline.
• Minimum 3–5 years of drilling and well-construction experience, with at least 3 years in drilling engineering, drilling operations, drilling performance or drilling analytics
• Strong understanding of offshore drilling operations and multi-well development campaigns.
• Experience in drilling performance analysis, NPT analysis and technical-limit benchmarking.
• Hands‑on experience with drilling data and digital performance monitoring systems.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with Power BI, SQL or Python is an advantage
• Experience with Corva, NOV Kaizen / NOVOS, WITSML, WellView / OpenWells or equivalent platforms is preferred.
• Good understanding of drilling operations, drilling parameters, BHA and bit performance, tripping, casing and cementing
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to interpret operational data and provide practical, data-driven recommendations.

Added Advantage:

• Experience with jack-up rigs and repetitive development drilling campaigns.
• Gulf of Thailand drilling experience.
• Experience with slimhole, tubingless or monobore development wells.
• Knowledge of drilling automation and real-time performance analytics.

Note: Only those applicants who meet the above criteria will be contacted as part of shortlisting process