Completions Engineer
- Reference Number
- BRA0345
- Closing date for applications
- 1 February 2015
- Country
- Brazil
- City
- Rio de Janeiro
- Function/Discipline
- Well Engineering
- Employment Category
- This is a permanent role
- This role is offered on local or expat conditions
- Working Hours
- Full/Part-Time
- Full Time
- Number of Roles Available
- 1
- Salary
- Competitive
Completions Engineer
Position Summary
BG Brazil based Principal Completions Engineer to provide well completion, stimulation, testing and well integrity engineering design & operational support and Technical Assurance to the Non Operated BG/Petrobras JV activities. Liaise with in-country well engineering operations teams and work in close collaboration with the JV.
Provide technical expertise & lead engineering planning & design work on Operated Exploration DST activities.
Provide technical expertise & lead engineering planning & design work on Operated Exploration DST activities.
Key Accountabilities
- Provide technical support, perform technical reviews, and focus on Assurance and process safety within Completion operations in the JV;
- Support, challenge and provide direction to all completion engineering related activities within the JV asset team;
- Support, challenge and provide direction to all completion engineering related activities within the JV asset team;
- Work with the JV to challenge, influence and optimise the Conceptual Completion Designs for new wells projects;
- Work and collaborate with BG internal Stakeholders;
- Lead the Planning, Design and delivery of DST operations safely and effectively for Operated portfolio;
- Initiate, manage and perform Functional Reviews and Readiness Reviews as per the BG Value Assurance Framework Process;
- Monitor & report on progress & performance;
- Ensure well completion and test designs and programmes meet BG standards, in particular with respect to well integrity, operational effectiveness and environmental policies;
- Look to introduce new technologies, methods and solutions to actively pursue continuous improvement both within the JV and BG operated activities.
Every individual has a duty to both themselves and those around them to ensure that safe practice is adhered to at all times. In addition to any specific accountabilities for HSSE, all employees are accountable for ensuring that they take care of themselves and adopt exemplary safe behaviours.
Unique Knowledge, Skills, Experience and Attribute
Experience Needed:
• University degree required. Master degree (or equivalent) strongly preferred;
• Genuine HSSE commitment and behaviours.
• Minimum 15 plus years of industry experience, with operator experience preferred but not essential;
• Completion and Well Testing design & operations experience in Deepwater;
• Exploration DST experience in Deepwater;
• Able to run Wellcat in Multi tube mode;
• Familiar with QRA in well operations (production);
• Able to carry out a FTA (fault tree analysis);
• Able to carry out a FMECA (Failure Mode and Consequence Analysis);
• Experience in detailed completion & testing designs and reviews from a Statement of Requirements
• Stimulation techniques & practices;
• Intervention techniques and practices;
• Fluid selection during well completion & interventions;
• Scale/asphaltene removal;
• Exposed to Field development planning and the role of Completion/well interventions throughout field life.
Qualifications and skills:
• Exemplary personal HSSE leadership behaviours;
• Extensive knowledge and experience across completion, stimulation, testing and intervention scope;
• Advanced knowledge of industry normal practices associated with testing, work-over, wire-line and completion operations;
• Be able to influence others within their discipline and in the broader Well Engineering field, both internally and externally;
• Energy to strive for completion top quartile wells without compromising HSSE and well objectives;
• Technical track record with experience in a wide variety of operating environments including offshore operations;
• Using specialist completions knowledge to provide technical lead on projects with area of expertise;
• Knowledge of drilling, production, geology, reservoir engineer disciplines desirable;
• Knowledge in one of the following fields, pre-salt carbonate formations, hydraulic fracturing, deepwater and intelligent completions;
• Good understanding of production applications;
• Understanding of well control techniques and tubing stress analysis;
• The engineering criteria associated with completion, testing and production operations;
• The engineering criteria associated with completion, testing and production operations;
• Familiar with API & other recognized industry standards & recommended practices;
• Understanding of Geological and Petroleum Engineering priorities and well associated requirements;
• Internationally mobile, travel as required.
Other attributes:
• Build strong relationships with key contractors and drive completion TQF performance;
• Portuguese language skills strongly preferred.
Additional Information for External Candidates
BG Group values diversity and is committed to equal opportunities; applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates.
Please note that after the closing date you will no longer be able to apply for the vacancy. The specific time of closing is midnight UK time on the date displayed. BG Group also reserves the right to close vacancies before the advertised closing date without prior notice.
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