Drilling Performance Engineer (KL)

ELSA; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 167,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

ELSA is seeking a Drilling Performance Engineer to monitor and improve drilling performance from our Kuala Lumpur office. The role involves analyzing data, benchmarking against plans, and delivering dashboards using Power BI and Excel. Occasional offshore/site visits are required, with a contract duration of 2 years.

The ideal candidate will have 3–5 years in drilling, strong data analytics, and hands-on experience with digital drilling platforms such as Corva and WITSML-compatible tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related discipline.
• 3–5 years drilling and well-construction experience; at least 3 years in drilling engineering/operations/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 potential cost savings.
• 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 drilling efficiency and reduce delays.
• Prepare end-of-well performance reviews and compare planned vs actual.
• Validate drilling data from rig systems and service providers.
• Track improvement actions and verify time and cost savings.

Skills

Drilling analytics

Data interpretation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Power BI

SQL

Python

Excel

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