Wellwork Engineer

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Houston, TX

Full Time

Description : Position Summary

The primary responsibility for the Wellwork Engineer will be the management of Verdun's well intervention program. The Wellwork Engineer will be expected to work closely with the field organization and Asset Team members to oversee workover operations for their specified area and be responsible for planning and executing the workover program in accordance with the corporate development plan. It is the expectation that the Wellwork Engineer will drive the HSER program at every level. The candidate will also be responsible for delivering results within stated budgets and timelines, while driving the Verdun culture of hands-on leadership and continuous improvement in every aspect of their operation.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the following satisfactorily; other duties may be assigned.

• Wellwork Procedures : Generate detailed well work procedures including optimization of procedures through boots on the ground developmental takeaways. Help in standardization of routine operational procedural development for streamlined efficiencies. Assist in procedure auditing processes for continuous improvement and development. Organize thorough pre-job meetings to ensure all contingencies are accounted for.
• Wellwork AFE's : Development of AFE's for well work operations. Assist in driving costs as low as feasibly possible, while not sacrificing safety, efficiency, or operability.
• Wellwork Cost Analysis : Assist in daily cost tracking on a per job basis and help corral cost creep. Audit well work reports for correct data input surrounding costs. Help in identifying daily out of range cost parameters.
• Wellwork Post Job Analysis Reporting : Organize operational lookbacks including what went right and wrong, how will we improve, lessons learned and operational takeaways, actual days on hole vs. projected, lessons learned reporting and tracking, and document changes for future operations.
• Wellwork Scheduling : Assist in scheduling well work, tracking artificial lift installation timing, materials scheduling, logistics coordination to meet expense workover timelines and save revenue on rig moves.
• Wellsite Supervisor Management : Assist in scheduling Wellsite Supervisors, managing Wellsite Supervisors, acquiring talented and likeminded Wellsite Supervisors, ensuring Wellsite Supervisors are performing to standard and meeting expectations.
• Rig Maintenance : Assist in ensuring proper rig maintenance occurs on proper intervals. Work with key vendors to ensure total spread maintenance is being maintained at appropriate frequencies.
• Rig Selection and Management : Assist in ensuring rigs are outfitted per Verdun standard and work with rig contractor to make any rig changes as needs arise. Ensure proper ancillary equipment is being utilized.
• Vendor Selection : Work with Workover Superintendent, Wellsite Supervisors and Production team to source vendors that drive down cost and drive-up efficiencies, safely.
• Cost control : Come up with creative and innovative ways to control costs and reduce creep, Monitor trends and be able to anticipate future constraints.

Fishing Operations : Directly assist with BHA selection, thoroughly assist in planning and strategy, assist in fishing SOP and execution, assist in fishing hurdle rate economics and knowing when to pull the plug.

Qualifications & Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required.

Education / Experience

Computer Skills

Full knowledge of MS Office, Spotfire, Wellview, Cygnet and Aries.

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