Well Engineer, Cementing Job at Shell Nigeria

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Job Title: Well Engineer, Cementing      

Job ID: F36168

Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers, Nigeria

Organisation: Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited

Responsibilities:

• Ensure suitable,non-damaging and cost effective drilling/completion fluids are designed and programmed.

• Evaluate proposals from vendors for introduction of new systems and products into our operations.

• Follow up/monitor to highlight and technically evaluate problem areas for improvement in cost effectiveness of drilling fluids.

• Resolution of problems beyond the immediate capacity of the mud consultants involved in the day to day monitoring of drilling fluids performance.

• Introduce new fluids technologies in for extended reach horizontal,multi-lateral and HPHT wells.

• Review and update of SPDC drilling/completion fluids and cementing standards,whenever necessary.

• Participate actively in the preparation and award of drilling/completion fluids contracts.

• Work ahead of HSE legislation to develop mud systems that comply with existing and pending legislation.

• Continually explore effective and economic ways of increasing use of local products in our contracts.

• Work with Environmental and Waste Management Departments to ensure that current practices meet regulatory requirements.

Requirements:

• University degree in Engineering or the Sciences.

• Round 2 Certified.

• Minimum of 7 years experience in the oil industry especially in Well Engineering.

• Strong knowledge in well planning, well design and programming, drilling/completion fluids chemistry, borehole stability and failure mechanisms.

• Conversant with Group and SPDC drilling and completions standards including local requirements.

Shell companies have been finding and producing oil and gas around the world for over a century. Today, we have interests in exploration and production ventures in more than 80 countries and employ approximately 90,000 people.

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