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Drilling Engineer job description
A ready advert for a Drilling Engineer job in Libya, in Arabic and English. Post it on jobs.ly and edit it to fit your organization.
About the job
We are looking for a drilling engineer to design well drilling programmes and follow them through on the rig, so each well is drilled safely, on time and within budget.
Duties and responsibilities
- Design well drilling programmes, including the well path, casing, drilling fluids and cementing
- Monitor daily drilling operations and review rig reports
- Analyse problems while drilling, such as lost circulation and stuck pipe, and propose solutions
- Estimate well costs and track spending against the approved budget
- Prepare specifications for equipment and services and review contractor bids
- Make sure well control procedures and safety standards are applied on the rig
- Write end-of-well reports and record lessons learned for future wells
Working conditions
- Spells on rigs in desert fields or on offshore platforms
- Rotation when on site, such as 28 days on and 28 days off
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in petroleum or mechanical engineering
- 3 to 6 years of experience in drilling engineering
The years of experience follow the level you choose when posting.
Skills
- Well design
- Drilling operations
- Drilling fluids
- IWCF
- HSE
- Casing design
- Drilling engineering software
- Well cost estimation
Preferred
- An IWCF or IADC WellSharp supervisor-level certificate
- Experience with Landmark software such as WellPlan and COMPASS
- Experience with horizontal or high-pressure, high-temperature wells
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