Drilling & Completions Engineer

Arena Energy, LLC; The Woodlands (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Arena Energy, LLC is seeking a Drilling & Completions Engineer to support offshore shelf wells, collaborating with drilling, completions, reservoir, and production teams to optimize well design and execution.

The role emphasizes safety, cost efficiency, and schedule discipline, with responsibility for supervising multi-discipline teams and driving continuous improvement in offshore operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering or related field.
• Minimum of 10 years offshore drilling and completions experience.
• Proven track record in drilling and completions operations, including wellsite experience.
• Strong design and planning capabilities.
• Demonstrated commitment to HSE excellence.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, influencing, and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop drilling, completions, and abandonment procedures for offshore shelf wells in compliance with policies and regulations.
• Incorporate input from reservoir, geology, production, and construction teams to prepare well designs.
• Supervise drilling projects, rig workovers, new well completions, coil tubing operations, and snubbing unit workovers; plan, budget, procure and report.
• Supervise plug and abandonment operations using rigs, coil tubing units, or snubbing units.
• Deliver activity plans and performance objectives and drive continuous improvement across operations.
• Facilitate learnings from reviews with input from offshore operations and subsurface teams.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Leadership

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Petroleum Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Description

Position Summary:

The Drilling & Completions Engineer reports to the Drilling Manager and works closely with suppliers and the drilling and completions organization to support a broad range of activities, including offset research, well design, and completion design. This role is responsible for identifying optimization opportunities and performing the engineering analysis needed to support safe, efficient, and cost-effective operations. The position requires an experienced professional who can effectively manage a fast-paced and demanding workload.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Develop timely and accurate drilling, completions, and abandonment procedures for offshore shelf wells in compliance with applicable policies, standards, processes, and regulatory requirements.


• Incorporate input from reservoir, geology, production, and construction teams to prepare drilling and completion well designs.


• Supervision of drilling projects, major rig workovers, new well completions, coil tubing operations, and snubbing unit workovers, to include:
  
  
  
  • Planning and scheduling
  
  
  • Cost estimation and budgeting
  
  
  • Procurement and permitting
  
  
  • Reporting and performance tracking
  
  
  
  


• Supervision of plug and abandonment (P&A) operations utilizing rigs, coil tubing units, or snubbing units.


• Deliver activity plans and performance objectives while driving continuous improvement across assigned operations.


• Facilitate learnings from Post Well Reviews, After Action Reviews (AARs), and End-of-Well Reviews with input from offshore operations, production engineering, and subsurface teams.


• Build and maintain effective relationships across cross-functional teams, including Drilling & Completions, Production Engineering, and Subsurface.


• Collaborate with other drilling and completions engineers to share best practices and lessons learned across the organization.


• Foster personal development by conducting occasional field visits to oversee execution of assigned well programs.


• Assist management with planning, forecasting, and decision-making activities.


• Attend industry technical meetings and engage with regulatory agencies regarding proposed rules and regulatory changes.


• Evaluate emerging technologies that have the potential to improve productivity, reduce costs, and enhance safety performance.


• Participate in wells operations calls and planning discussions.


• Directly supervise six onsite rig supervisors.

Requirements

Essential Education, Experience & Job Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Petroleum Engineering or a related field (or equivalent international degree).


• Minimum of 10 years of offshore drilling and completions experience for oil and gas operations.


• Proven track record in drilling and completions operations, including wellsite experience.


• Strong design and planning capabilities.


• Demonstrated commitment to HSE excellence.


• Excellent interpersonal, communication, influencing, and relationship-building skills.


• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Required Technical Experience

• 10 years of relevant drilling and completions operations experience.


• 3 to 5 years of Deepwater or Shelf Gulf of America (GOA) onsite field experience in drilling, completion, workover, intervention, and P&A operations, to include:

Drilling

• 3 to 5 years of experience with exploratory and/or development drilling programs in the Gulf of America.

Completions

• 3 to 5 years of experience developing and/or implementing completion programs.

Regulatory Experience

• 3 to 5 years of experience working with government regulations applicable to exploration, development drilling, completion, workover, intervention, and P&A operations in the Gulf of America.


• Minimum of 2 years of experience with CFR Part 250 compliance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to achieve high-performance goals and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.


• Strong problem-solving skills, resilience, and adaptability.


• Growth mindset with a continuous focus on innovation, process improvement, and operational excellence.