Senior Well Planner: Permian Multi-Pad Drilling

RigUp, Inc.; Midland (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

RigUp, Inc. in the Permian Basin is seeking a Well Planner to join the team, designing multi-well plans in alignment with objectives and safety standards. You will work with the drilling group to optimize performance and ensure regulatory compliance.

You will gather offset data, run anti-collision analyses, and coordinate with multiple disciplines to deliver robust plans. The role requires hands-on data management and effective collaboration to meet project timelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred in related field.
• 5 years of well planning experience in the upstream industry.
• 1+ years of experience working directly for an oil and gas operating company.
• 1+ years of experience in unconventional reservoir plays.
• Able and willing to be on call outside of standard working hours.

Responsibilities

• Design complex well plans for multi-well/multi-pad drilling program.
• Collaborate with drilling team to ensure well plan designs achieve cost effective performance in fast paced horizontal drilling program.
• Knowledge & understanding of survey programs to ensure wellbore positioning accuracy.
• Gather and interpret offset well data for accurate Collision Avoidance analysis.
• Preliminary Collision Avoidance - Generate anti-collision reports and corresponding plots for project review.
• Understand Knowledge of State/Federal regulatory agencies and applicable regulations as needed to ensure compliance for regulatory permitting and execution.
• Establish communications with core disciplines to incorporate objectives into project development plans as requested by Development team.
• Communicates with the Planning Teams throughout the development process providing options as needed for design constraint mitigation.
• Tracks project progression from conception to execution.
• Expert Level Landmark EDM (Compass) user. Manage database to ensure accuracy and consistency.
• Participating in benchmarking studies to identify, transfer and apply best well planning practices.
• Evaluate application and implementation of best well planning practices and new technology.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Supervisor.

Skills

Strong communication

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

WellView

ArcMap

Global Mapper

Job description

RigUp, Inc. in the Permian Basin is seeking a Well Planner to join the team, designing multi-well plans in alignment with objectives and safety standards. You will work with the drilling group to optimize performance and ensure regulatory compliance.

You will gather offset data, run anti-collision analyses, and coordinate with multiple disciplines to deliver robust plans. The role requires hands-on data management and effective collaboration to meet project timelines.