Senior Drilling Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Texas.

📋 Description

• Plan and execute project segments and complete well designs as part of a team.

• Collaborate across various disciplines to share expertise and meet goals.

• Provide recommendations regarding project direction and scope.

• Conduct planning for costs, timelines, and resource allocation.

• Perform reviews of offset wells and engage in conceptual design.

• Assess casing seat, load cases, well architecture, and stress analysis.

• Design well trajectories and develop survey programs.

• Execute drill string design and analyze drilling hydraulics.

• Create cement slurry designs for each casing string to ensure zonal isolation.

• Select appropriate drilling fluid systems and materials, including OCTGs, wellheads, and liner hangers.

• Recommend drilling bits and mechanics.

• Evaluate and propose new technologies for drilling tools.

• Establish well acceptance criteria, barriers, and well integrity assessments.

• Prepare drilling programs, load-out lists, contingency plans, and MOCs.

• Lead pre-spud meetings and conduct post-well or post-campaign reviews.

• Review daily activity reports for accuracy and detail.

• Provide operational support, troubleshoot issues, develop contingency plans, and maintain records.

• Participate in After Action Reviews and document Lessons Learned.

• Engage in field audits, visits, and site-specific HSE programs.

• Produce high-quality written materials and deliver clear, concise presentations.

• Quickly adapt to new projects and respond effectively to unexpected changes.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Engineering or a related field.

• Nine (9) years of experience in the position offered or a related field.

• At least two (2) years of experience in each of the following areas: developing engineering well designs and programs for onshore or offshore drilling operations, including casing design, cementing programs, drilling fluids, well control requirements, and bottom hole assembly configurations; preparing drilling cost estimates and AFE-level budgets, tracking actual expenditures, and conducting quantitative cost variance analysis against approved estimates; executing standard drilling engineering calculations such as hydraulics modeling, torque and drag analysis, equivalent circulating density (ECD), surge and swab analysis, and pore pressure and fracture gradient evaluation using industry-standard engineering methods; evaluating technical specifications and performance criteria for drilling services and equipment suppliers, including drilling tools, fluids, casing, and cementing services; performing formal drilling risk assessments, including hazard identification and mitigation strategies, in compliance with established health, safety, and environmental standards and regulatory requirements; analyzing offset well data and drilling performance metrics to evaluate rate of penetration, non-productive time, and equipment functionality, incorporating findings into future well designs; designing and verifying well integrity and barrier configurations to ensure adherence to applicable regulations, industry standards, and documented engineering practices; preparing and reviewing technical drilling documents, including well programs, daily drilling reports, and end-of-well reports, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with record retention requirements.

• Well Control – IADC or IWCF Supervisor Level 4 Combined Surface/Subsea Stacks certification is required.

• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 10%.

• Capacity to work independently and address complex problems with minimal supervision.

🏝️ Benefits

• Telecommuting is allowed.

• Up to 10% travel for domestic and international operational support and coordination at various drilling locations or regional offices.