Drilling Solutions Specialist: Well Planning & BHA Design

Halliburton; La Asunción; On-site; VES 52,863,000 - 105,727,000; Full time

Job summary

Halliburton is building a regional talent pipeline for Drilling Solutions Technical Professionals for full‑time opportunities across Latin America, including Argentina, Brazil, Guyana, Mexico, Suriname and Venezuela.

The roles cover drilling services, well planning, BHA design and field operations, with senior technicians mentoring others and guiding technology adoption. Specific locations and schedules will be determined by project needs.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in a STEM discipline, preferably Engineering.
• Minimum of approximately 3 years of relevant Oil & Gas / drilling industry experience.
• Practical understanding of drilling operations, well planning, BHA design, and/or related drilling services.
• Experience supporting technical and operational activities in a drilling environment.
• Ability to analyze technical information and provide practical recommendations to customers and field personnel.
• Strong communication and customer-facing skills.
• Availability to work full-time in the location associated with the specific opportunity.

Responsibilities

• Support office and field operations related to well planning, BHA design, client's drilling support and drilling operations.
• Develop technical solutions and well plans according to operational requirements and established anti-collision and survey management processes.
• Perform BHA design and modeling and prepare technical service documentation.
• Use drilling and well planning software to generate designs, analyses, and technical reports.
• Work directly with customers to understand their technical requirements, operational challenges, and project objectives.
• Provide technical recommendations regarding equipment capabilities, drilling complexity, and operational execution.
• Participate in post-job analysis, operational reviews, risk analysis, and product/service failure investigations.
• Apply lessons learned from previous operations to improve future performance.
• Identify opportunities to introduce additional services, technologies, or technical solutions that create value for customers.
• At more senior levels, peer-review technical work, mentor other professionals, and provide technical leadership to well planning and BHA design teams.
• For highly experienced profiles, act as a technical liaison between operations, customers, and technology teams and support the introduction and field testing of new products and services.

Skills

Drilling operations

Well planning

BHA design

Customer facing

Post-job analysis

Risk analysis

Field operations support

Mentoring

Education

Engineering degree

STEM degree

Tools

Wellplan

Compass

Drilling software

Job description

Halliburton is building a regional talent pipeline for Drilling Solutions Technical Professionals for full‑time opportunities across Latin America, including Argentina, Brazil, Guyana, Mexico, Suriname and Venezuela.

The roles cover drilling services, well planning, BHA design and field operations, with senior technicians mentoring others and guiding technology adoption. Specific locations and schedules will be determined by project needs.