| Job Scope: To provide engineering and technical expertise in the areas of completion design and supervision for new and existing wells including workover and through tubing operations. Job Objectives: - Perform Completion engineering works required for successful, cost-effective and safe implementation of POOC's exploration, development, workover and completion activities.
- Review the operations, define problem areas and search for solutions.
- Evaluate and recommend new techniques, designs and procedures related to workover and well completions with the objective of optimizing quality, cost and efficient operations.
Job Responsibilities: - Write completion programs, plans, procedures and schedules and provide technical and practical support for the programs implementation.
- Responsible for evaluating and designing completions for both new wells and workovers (including tubing design, equipment selection, stimulation, remedial operations planning, intervention and abandonment).
- Prepare and write Basis of Design. Make completion input to Field Development Plans (FDP) when required.
- Review offset wells for completion design and its effectiveness over well's life cycle compared to newer technologies and tools available in-country.
- Performs cost vs. benefit analysis on differing options and makes selection recommendation.
- Prepare Scope of Work, tender evaluation criteria, tender list e.t.c for tendering and contracting of all associated completion services.
- Monitor timely reporting of completion operations and cost data.
- Champion improvement initiatives and shares knowledge with other business units while keeping abreast of current and emerging completion technologies.
- Responsible for Completion End of Well Reporting and capture lessons learned.
- Provide technical advice to well site personnel. In addition, spending time at the well site supporting field staff and ensuring operations are performed in full compliance with company procedures, policies and guidelines during all completion operations.
- May also be called upon to help-out with 'non-rig' activities including coiled-tubing, slick-line or electric line operations.
- Work closely with drilling engineers, sub-surface engineers and field personnel to optimize field development strategies.
- Compile completion engineering documentation needed for partners reviews, well examination, handover and audit as required.
- Carry out risk assessment of each particular operation and communicate well to the team.
Attributes / Skills: - At least a Bachelor's Degree in Petroleum or Chemical Engineering
- At least 7 years relevant experience as a completion engineer, in which the last 3 years must have been spent with an operator
- Onshore working experience is an advantage.
- Knowledge of sand control measures and Gas lift designs are essential
- Good understanding of technical and commercial issues associated with the development and production of oil and gas from marginal reservoirs i.e. 3 – 7 ft of perforation.
- Must posses in-depth knowledge of dual completion methods
- Knowledge of applicable completion software is an advantage.
- Strong team player in a multidiscipline environment
- Good written and verbal communication skills; fluent in English language
Reports to / Accountable to: Drilling Consultant / Group Drilling Manager Key working Relationships: Internal:. - Drilling & Completion team (Warri, Lagos and Rig)
- Subsurface team (Reservoir, G & G)
- Production Department
External: - Joint Venture (JV) and Non Operated Venture Partners (NAPIMS, DPR, NNPC, NOV)
- Service companies / providers
- Network with peers and professional associations in the Oil and Gas Industry
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