Senior Well Planner

Paycom; Beach (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Scout is seeking a Senior Well Planner to provide engineering support for directional and horizontal drilling operations in the Houston/TX area. You will develop pre-job designs, create well plans, and generate reports to support quoting and operations.

The role requires at least 4 years as a Directional Well Planner, proficiency with Landmark Compass and AutoCAD, and strong verbal and written communication skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of experience as a Directional Well Planner.
• Proficiency with Landmark Compass and AutoCAD.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Customer-focused and detail-oriented.

Responsibilities

• Develop initial well plans for quotes using geological, geographical data.
• Create anti-collision reports and monitor distances in real time.
• Prepare surveys, reports, and drawings for client updates and operations.
• Maintain a 24/7 on-call scheduling.
• Support other departments when time permits.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Customer focus

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Landmark Compass

AutoCAD

Job description

Due to growth in geothermal drilling, Scout is adding a Senior Well Planner to the team! We are open to candidates who live in or around Houston TX, Conroe TX, Midland TX, Dallas TX or Denver CO.Position Overview: The Senior Well Planner provides technical expertise and engineering support for directional and horizontal drilling operations. This role is responsible for generating pre-job designs, detailed directional profiles, and post-well completion reports to support the quoting and operational planning phases.Essential Duties and ResponsibilitiesDevelop initial well plans for quotes to customers by inputting geological, geographical and drilling target data into well planning software.Build plans and plots based on customer-supplied parameters and department database and forward to Technical Marketing Representatives and Operations Department for use by Field personnel in performing directional and horizontal drilling services.Create anti-collision reports and monitor center-to-center distances as well as separation factors for real-time close-approach drilling situations.Prepare morning surveys and updates, distribute to client representatives, marketing representatives, and Operations Coordinators.Perform a feedback service for Field personnel, for addressing down-hole issues and problems as they develop.Receive well completion data from Field personnel, generate completion reports and drawings with end of well reports and submit to Technical Marketing Representatives.Continuously build the Company's internal job information database as a tool for future initial well planning and plotting.Maintain a computerized backup system to ensure information can be retrieved.Update customers based on the customer's information needs through fax or e-mail as to the status of drilling operations; respond to customer queries as required.Maintain a 24/7 on-call schedule rotation.Assist other departments with various projects when time permits.Perform all duties to meet the responsibilities listed in the Employee and Corporate HSE Handbooks.Perform duties according to the Company's quality system procedures and work instructions.Provide training and guidance within the Well Planning DepartmentQualifications and Education RequirementsHigh School Diploma or GEDBachelor’s degree in Engineering, preferred.Must have at least 4 years of experience working as a Directional Well Planner.Proficiency in using Landmark Compass and AutoCAD software.Customer focused with excellent verbal and written communication skills.