Drilling Engineer
Houston, TX
POSITION
Drilling Engineer
COMPANY
Our client is a newly formed merger between a privately held domestic E&P company and an international company focused in oil and gas exploration and production,
LOCATION
Houston, TX
REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS
This person will report to the Drilling Manager and will interface with the technical team.
POSITION OVERVIEW
As a result of this new joint venture, our client will need to bring on some talented industry professionals to help them continue to exploit and develop its assets throughout South Texas and the Burgos Basin. The company has asked us to help them identify and recruit an individual who can develop new drilling programs as well as supervise their current drilling activity out in the field.
SPECIFIC DUTIES
The Drilling Engineer will be responsible for the following:
• Directing and supervising daily drilling operations in a manner that will ensure continued safety and profitability.
• Developing, designing and managing drilling programs for newly planned wells. This will include giving support to the preparation of economic and technical evaluation of tenders, provision of materials, preparation and control of AFE's (Authorization for Expenditures).
• Supervising and coordinating all field personnel and contractors related to specific projects ensuring cost effectiveness and efficient performance.
• Ensuring that operations are run in safe and environmentally sound manner.
• Establish criteria measuring operations and regularly appraise and evaluate results against these standards.
• Development of drilling programs, control and daily operational monitoring of project implementation.
EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
The finalist will possess a Bachelors degree with a curriculum in Engineering (Petroleum, Drilling, Chemical or Industrial). The successful candidate should also have a minimum of 5 years of experience in well planning, drilling and field operations. His/her experience should include South Texas or analogous geologic basins, CO2, H2S, HT/HP technology and experience in dealing with difficult drilling conditions. Logistics experience would be an advantage as the Drilling Engineer will have to manage service contracts for drilling projects, maintain relationships with contractors and internal customers.
The Drilling Engineer must be an articulate, organized, disciplined individual with a reputation for integrity and sound business judgment. This individual must have the character and professionalism that will establish immediate credibility with the company and industry personnel. The successful candidate must also have well-developed social and interpersonal skills, comfortable with applying current technology, and be able to communicate well and deal persuasively with individuals at all levels, both within and outside the company. The ability to speak Spanish is a plus.
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