SENIOR WELL ENGINEER

Petro Staff International; Qatar; On-site; QAR 200,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading oil and gas company in Qatar is seeking a Well Engineering Specialist to develop and implement rigless well work operations. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and significant experience in wellwork operations. This role offers opportunities for professional growth while ensuring compliance with safety and environmental standards.

Qualifications

• 8 years' experience in wellwork operations in the oil and gas industry.
• At least 5 years' experience in rigless wellwork operations.
• Familiarity with well engineering disciplines and integrity management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and monitor the Annual Wellwork Plan.
• Prepare for rigless wellwork operations in company wells.
• Conduct pre-job meetings with stakeholders and contractors.

Skills

High pressure wellwork experience

Rigless wellwork operations

Subsurface data acquisition software

Well Integrity Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Petroleum, Natural Gas, Mechanical)

Tools

Well View

Emraude

Saphir

Job description

Job Scope

Plan and prepare for rigless well work operations in production and injection wells operated by the company meeting the Company's target in an engineered and in the most cost-effective manner while maintaining the highest level of safety, environmental and security compliance.

Reporting and Relationships

• Reports to Head of Well Engineering.
• Works closely with Well Engineers, Well Engineering Specialists and Well Operations Specialists in Well Intervention Division.
• Frequent interaction with Onshore and Offshore Operations, Drilling & Completion, Petroleum Engineering, Maintenance, SEQ, Subsurface Quality, Engineering, Supply & Logistics teams.
• Frequent contacts with Contractors and Service Companies.

Key Job Accountabilities

1. Develop the Annual Wellwork Plan interacting with company Stakeholders and services companies. Continuously monitor the progress of wellwork and change/modify the wellwork plan, if needed, with the concurrence of company Stakeholders. Coordinate with Onshore and Offshore Operations, Maintenance Project teams, Drilling & Completions, Petroleum Engineering, SEQ, Warehouse and other disciplines to maximize well utilization, minimize well downtime, efficient planning for execution of wellwork activities.
2. Prepare for all rigless wellwork operations in company wells to ensure all resources are available to implement the Annual Wellwork Plan in a safe and efficient manner.
3. Conduct pre-job meeting with company stakeholders, contractors and service companies to ensure resource availability to implement rigless well work operations as per Annual Well work Plan. Identify the feedback from post-job review meetings and implement the findings in future wellwork and processes.
4. Coordinate with the company's Supply Department for initiating wellwork contracts to ensure all wellwork services contracts are timely available to implement rigless Annual Wellwork plan.
5. Establish post-award contracts processes including Instruction to Proceed, Contractor Performance Evaluation, and release of Performance Guarantee. Examine contractor invoices, monitor expenditure of service contracts to ensure cost control of contracts.
6. Prepare/develop an effective Integrated Standard WellWork Intervention Manual (SWIM) to ensure all rigless well work systems and processes are technically sound and in accordance with the company's and International standards.
7. Identify new technologies, tools and latest industry developments. Recommend continuous improvement initiatives through application of state-of-the-art technology and practices to improve wellwork efficiency.
8. Conduct any well engineering studies assigned by Head of Well Engineering and recommend the most appropriate course of action.
9. Provide support to new Projects during project planning phase and initial start-up to ensure compatibility with company design requirement.
10. Prepare annual budget & budget forecast for the division incorporating costs of planned rigless wellwork. Check rigless well work expenses against planned wellwork budget to ensure expenditure is in line with the annual wellwork plan.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Petroleum, Natural Gas, Mechanical).
• 8 years' experience in wellwork operations in the oil and gas industry, including at least 5 years' experience in rigless wellwork operations, either offshore or onshore wells.
• Wellwork experience in high pressure, high temperature, and toxic gas wells in offshore environment.
• Knowledge and understanding of the following well engineering disciplines: Wellhead, Tree & Surface Equipment, Subsurface Equipment, Cased hole and Production Logging, Well and tubular design, Rigless wellwork equipment including Pressure Control Equipment, Well Barrier requirement.
• Knowledge of software applications related to subsurface data acquisitions (Well View, Emraude, Saphir).
• Familiar with Well Integrity Management: Sustained Casing Pressure Management, Wellhead/X-mas Tree and Down Hole Safety Valve Testing & Maintenance.
• IWCF Level-4 certified