MPD Operations Engineer

Job Description

Responsible
for the well engineering design, planning, execution and support for
Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) applications including post drilling
analysis and well engineering / operations optimization.

The engineer will work closely with rig contractors and
operators’ subsurface disciplines, well systems and regulatory entities
to come up with the safest and most efficient plans to apply MPD
successfully.

CLOSING DATE 23 NOVEMBER 2023

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Prepare MPD programs that include transient and steady-state
  hydraulic simulations related with drilling, influx management, MPD
  Matrix and envelope, riser gas handling, running drilling pipe and
  casing/liner, hole cleaning, cementing and well completion processes on
  managed pressure mode, as well as operating procedures adapted to each
  specific operation.
• Follow up operations and support them remotely when MPD well-engineering requirements are needed.
• Provide on-site specialized MPD well-engineering support on
  projects where an MPD Project Engineer is part of the crew. Once on the
  operation, the project engineer could also take the role of well site
  supervisor or MPD system operator.
• Coordinate specific MPD operations when assigned to projects (well-engineering and operation)
• Attend and support technical meetings, risk assessments, hazards
  identification analysis, hazard and operability studies, drilling well
  on paper, etc.
• Conduct land and offshore rigs facilities mechanical assessment
  (survey) and design based on job scope and operating parameters, best
  flow paths and specifications for temporary/permanent rigid and flexible
  piping, isolation valves for MPD equipment installation and related
  flow process diagram and P&ID.
• Participate and keep updated documentation for risk assessment
  activities for MPD and UBD equipment and systems to include Hazard
  identification (HAZID) studies, Hazard Operability (HAZOP) studies,
  Failure Analysis and Effectives and Criticality Analyses (FMECA).
• Perform functional specification designs/calculations for surface
  MPD equipment and integration with rig equipment (frictional pressure
  losses on surface lines, equipment and accessories, erosion, rig MGS
  capabilities, etc)
• Perform job audits and keep track of operations results. 
• Write/ participate in technical papers for national/international conferences as well as internal real results documentation.

Skills, training or special knowledge

• Experience running well planning software
• Technical or operations experience with an operator in the field of
  drilling, completions, or reservoir. Drilling and Completion experience
  (onshore and offshore).
• Proficiency using and interpreting hydraulics, torque & drag
  analysis, casing design, drillstring/BHA design, data analysis,
  real-time evaluations models and Drilling and Completion experience
  (onshore and offshore).
• Proficiency using and interpreting hydraulics, torque & drag
  analysis, casing design, drillstring/BHA design, data analysis,
  real-time evaluations models and systems, drilling logs, data
  mining-interpretation-analysis.

What NOV can offer you:

• Health & Wellbeing:
• 34 days holiday
• Private Medical Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program

Finance & Protection:

• Pension plan
• Income protection
• Life Assurance
• Personal Accident

Other benefits available for you and your family through salary sacrifice:

• Dental Insurance
• Healthcare Cash Plan
• Partner Life Assurance
• Critical Illness
• Retail vouchers
• Gym membership
• Cycle to work
• Travel insurance

About Us

Every
day, the oil and gas industry’s best minds put more than 150 years of
experience to work to help our customers achieve lasting success.

We Power the Industry that Powers the World
Throughout every
region in the world and across every area of drilling and production,
our family of companies has provided the technical expertise, advanced
equipment, and operational support necessary for success—now and in the
future.

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industry that powers the world better.

Service Above All
This drives us to anticipate our customers’
needs and work with them to deliver the finest products and services on
time and on budget.

About the Team

Wellbore Technologies

Within
NOV Wellbore Technologies, we enhance drilling performance at the rig,
both on land and offshore. We understand the complete process and
anticipate what our customers need to be successful.