Well Operation Optimization Engineer

Job Details

Well Engineer

Position Summary

We are seeking a skilled Well Engineer to support real-time drilling and completion operations. This role is responsible for monitoring well parameters, diagnosing issues, optimizing performance, and ensuring safe, cost-effective, and compliant well delivery. The Well Engineer will act as a critical link between the rig site, remote operations center, and client drilling teams.

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Key Responsibilities

Real-Time Operations

• Monitor all real-time drilling and completion parameters in line with OptiWell workflow.

• Detect anomalies and communicate findings per established protocols.

• Provide daily activity summary reports and ensure compliance with client standards.

Engineering Analysis & Optimization

• Diagnose and analyze drilling operational issues, recommend effective mitigations.

• Identify and implement performance improvement opportunities.

• Optimize BHA design to minimize drilling shocks and vibrations.

• Review and recommend best practices for specialized projects such as Extended Reach Drilling (ERD), Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD), and Underbalanced Drilling (UBD).

• Identify sources of non-productive time (NPT) and recommend strategies to reduce cost per foot drilled.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

• Actively participate in collaboration sessions: pre-spud, morning meetings, and after-action reviews.

• Liaise with client drilling engineers, operations teams, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment.
   

  Pre-Job Planning & Data Quality

• Review and recalibrate pre-section models and expected parameters when required.

• Perform QA/QC of pre-job data before advancing to real-time monitoring systems.

• Develop pre-job roadmaps that integrate engineering models, risks and mitigations, best practices, and benchmarks to support rig operations.

• Post-Job Reviews & Knowledge Transfer

• Prepare after-action review reports highlighting key observations and recommendations.

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  Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Petroleum Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field (advanced degree preferred).

• Proven experience in drilling engineering, real-time monitoring, and well operations.

• Strong knowledge of ERD, MPD, UBD, and BHA optimization practices.

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

• Ability to work collaboratively in a high-paced, real-time environment.

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• Coach and mentor client staff on the use of real-time systems, supporting effective technology adoption and performance improvement.
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