Apply on Employer Site

Precision Drilling · 1 day ago

Senior Drilling Engineer

Houston, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

Precision Drilling is a leading provider of drilling services, and they are seeking a Senior Drilling Engineer to support their service offering by collaborating with various teams to understand customer objectives and enhance operational performance. The role involves addressing drilling challenges, supporting performance improvement initiatives, and deploying new technologies to optimize drilling operations.

EnergyMachinery ManufacturingOil and Gas

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Understand our customer’s drilling challenges and identify specific technologies to provide value focused solutions

Work closely with our customers to understand objectives and performance goals of drilling programs

Work closely with customers in well planning and drilling performance discussions to highlight opportunities and identify barriers to success

Support customer performance improvement initiatives through engineering analysis and analytics

Work closely with customer and rig automation team to support deployment of new technologies

Support the development of new applications by integrating customer feedback with well construction and drilling engineering best practices

Recognize trends in real-time data which relate to improvement opportunities or health of the well and the avoidance of drilling hazards

Travel to field locations and meet with customers as required to support performance improvement efforts

Monitor active drilling projects seeking opportunities to deliver value to our customers

Qualification

Drilling practicesDown-hole toolsDirectional drillingEngineering analysisData analytics toolsData acquisition systemsWell construction processTeam environmentDatabase fundamentalsStorytelling with dataInterpersonal skillsProject management

Required

Advanced understanding of the fundamentals of drilling practices and procedures

Advanced understanding of down-hole tools and technology

Advanced understanding of directional drilling practices

Advanced engineering analysis skills in torque/drag, drill string design, and hydraulics

Advanced ability to interpret changes in multiple time and/or depth-based measurements and how it can be used to recognize improvement opportunities or mitigate hazards

Intermediate understanding of data acquisition systems, measurement devices, data transmission, wellsite data sources and transmission times

Advanced understanding of data analytics tools and approaches

Intermediate understanding of all aspects of well construction process

Self-starter who can function in an autonomous leadership role

Ability and willingness to learn through practical on the job training (both office and field)

Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills

Strong project management skills

Contribute to sustaining a positive, progressive, and supportive team environment

10-15 years related experience working for a Houston-based E&P company

Preferred

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, preferably in Petroleum Engineering however will consider others

Experience with data analytics and reporting is an asset

Basic knowledge in database fundamentals considered an asset

Company

Precision Drilling

Precision is a leading provider of safe and High Performance, High-Value services to the oil and gas industry.

Founded in 1951

Calgary, Alberta, CAN

5001-10000 employees

http://www.precisiondrilling.com/

H1B Sponsorship

Precision Drilling has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)

Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship

Represents job field similar to this job

Trends of Total Sponsorships

2023 (2)

2020 (1)