Drilling Engineering Expertise

Scope of the SERVICE:
The service is performed on ONSHORE SITES and consists in:
- technical expertise within the drilling and completion department,
- in ensuring that all programmes are prepared and review operational performance,
- investigation and suggestion of solutions for operational improvement,
- support and technical advice to CONTRACTORS during the operational activities engineering.

This SERVICE encompasses mainly the following parts:
1. Maintain of a vigilant respect of Angolan laws and regulations;
2. Making up of an example of high HSEQ standards at all times to the workers;
3. Application of the TOTAL E&P HSEQ MAESTRO 12 Fundamental Rules;
4. Training of Angolan employee is trained properly;
5. Preparation of drilling engineering activities;
6. Preparation, in coordination with 2G & R of the wells Statement Of Requirement;
7. Preparation of Drilling Proposals, Well Budget, Drilling Programs and Final Well Reports;
8. Contribution to write General Drilling Program for deep water Block 17 or for any other assets operated by TOTAL EP Angola projects and to update it;
9. Optimization of drilling procedures while ensuring accordance with in house technical rules and HSE rules;
10. Preparation of technical specifications and scope of work for drilling equipment and drilling services. Launching of Call for Tender and evaluation of proposals;
11. Control of Well reporting (correctly written and adequacy of operation codification);

12. Transfer of know how to COMPANY Junior local and expatriate Engineers if any, monitoring of their progress;
13. Orientation of the work of the COMPANY rig site engineer expatriate and national for efficient drilling data monitoring, well operation analysis and Drilling Improvement Process implementation;
14. Discussion with COMPANY drilling superintendent any anomaly detected during drilling operations in order to find adequate engineering solutions;
15. Management of COMPANY the drilling superintendent the drilling bits inventory;
16. Participation to the Drilling Improvement Process and promotion of the pre-job and post job meetings on the rig or at the base, while feeding the lessons learnt database;
17. Feeding of the NPT tracking sheet and Performance database. Database to be used to produce end of operation debriefings;
18. Participation to operations feedback and control of their input in the Drilling Programs;
19. Participation in the updating of the SIMOPS procedures in order to enhance overall rig performance by optimising the use of dual derrick capabilities, without compromising safety and equipment integrity;
20. Running of COMPANY proprietary in-house hydraulic simulation and drilling software’s.

• Academic degree in Mechanical Engineering or any other Engineering Sciences.
• A minimum of 4 years in the Drilling Engineering and/or Operations.
• Indicate the intended salary in the CV.