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Halliburton

Global oilfield services provider across lifecycle

Directional Drilling Senior - ROC Professional DD

Design EngineeringPosted on Oct 7

Full-timeCunduacán, Tabasco, MexicoNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

Completion of an undergraduate degree in a STEM discipline is required.
At least three years of experience is required.
Proficiency in directional drilling computer software is required.
The role requires knowledge of client well-clearance, proximity, and surveying procedures.
The role requires the ability to ensure bottom hole assemblies are correctly configured, assembled, inspected, and handled.
The role requires the ability to perform survey, well-to-well clearance, ellipse-of-uncertainty, well-path projection, bottom hole assembly, torque-and-drag, and vibration analyses.

Responsibilities

Provide remote supervision of the directional drilling process, including projecting the well path to predetermined target coordinates.
Serve as the lead person on select jobs and provide technical and operational expertise to external customers.
Advise clients on bottom hole assembly selection and all aspects of directional drilling performance.
Ensure bottom hole assemblies are assembled as planned, including correct make-up torque and handling.
Provide advice and analysis to the client representative at the work site, including survey calculations, well-to-well clearance calculations, ellipse-of-uncertainty calculations, well-path projections, bottom hole assembly analysis, torque-and-drag modeling, and vibration analysis.
Keep well-profile plots up to date and provide directional survey data to the client representative.
Complete daily directional drilling reports and distribute them to the client’s offshore and onshore drilling teams and the directional drilling coordinator.
Complete a full bottom hole assembly performance report for each run, including accurate dimensions, expected versus actual performance, conclusions, and recommendations.
Ensure service tickets and related paperwork, including well-data spreadsheets, lessons learned and best practices, end-of-job customer surveys, and key performance indicator forms, are completed and signed by the client representative.
Ensure directional drilling aspects of the well comply with the client-approved drilling program; obtain client authorization for any deviation and advise the directional drilling coordinator of deviations and their reasons.
Inspect company equipment delivered to the work site to verify the required quantity, configuration, connections, crossovers, parts, spares, and documentation are present and correct for the work scope.
Interface with the measurement-while-drilling engineer to confirm bottom hole assembly compatibility, operating parameters within specification, and correct tool-face references.
Maintain records of directional drilling equipment at the well site, including dimensional data and condition.
Ensure equipment is laid out after use according to company procedures and manifested for return shipment at job completion.
Submit accurate daily directional drilling service costs when required.
Participate in company performance-improvement initiatives and peer reviews as required.
Assist in evaluating onsite directional drilling personnel.
Assist in training and developing junior directional drilling personnel.
Foster teamwork among personnel involved in delivering the service.

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Job Duties

Under broad direction, provides remote supervision of the Directional Drilling (DD) process including projection of well path to pre-determined target coordinates. Serves as the lead man on select jobs. Provides technical/operational expertise to external customer in a professional manner. Advises client on Bottom Hole Assembly (BHA) selection and all aspects of DD performance. Ensures that BHA&aposs are assembled as planned including correct make-up torque and handling. Proficient in the use of DD computer software and provides advice and analysis to the client representative at the work site to include all survey calculations, well-to-well clearance calculations, ellipse of uncertainty calculations, well path projections, BHA analysis, torque and drag modeling and vibration analysis. Ensures well profile plots are up-to-date and provides client representative with directional survey data. Fully conversant with client&aposs requirements regarding well clearance, proximity and surveying procedures. Ensures a daily DD report is completed and copied to client&aposs offshore/onshore drilling teams and DD Coordinator (DDC). Ensures a full and proper BHA performance report is completed for each BHA run to contain detailed and accurate BHA dimensions and expected vs. actual BHA performance, conclusions and recommendations. Ensures all service tickets and relevant paperwork (i.e., well data spreadsheet, lesson learned/best practice, End of Job Customer Survey (EJCS) and Key Performance Indicator (KPI) forms) is fully completed/signed by the client representative. Ensures that DD aspects of the well being drilled comply with client&aposs approved drilling program. If a deviation from the well plan is required, obtains authorization from client. Advises the DDC of the deviations and the reasons therefore. Ensures that all company equipment for use in the directional portion of the work is inspected when delivered to the work site (i.e., checks the correct number, configuration, connections, crossovers, parts, spares and documentation) are present and correct to satisfy the work scope. Interfaces with the MWD engineer to ensure BHA compatibility, planned operating parameters are within specification and correct tool face references are applied. Maintains records of all DD equipment at well site including dimensional data and condition. Ensures that all equipment is laid out after use according to company procedures and manifested for backload at the end of the job. Where required, responsible for submitting an accurate daily cost for the DD Services. Participates in performance improvement initiatives/peer reviews as required by the Company. Assists in the evaluation of individual performance of onsite DD personnel. Assists in training/development of junior DD personnel. Fosters teamwork among all personnel involved in the performance of the service. Completion of an undergraduate degree in STEM discipline and at least three years of experience is required.

Qualifications

Halliburton is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, sex/gender, sexual preference/ orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, national origin, or any other status protected by law or regulation.

Location

Av.Circuito Tabasco Oriente S/N, Cunduacán, Tabasco, 86693, Mexico

Job Details

Requisition Number: 212183
Experience Level: Experienced Hire
Job Family: Operations
Product Service Line: Sperry Drilling Svcs
Full Time / Part Time: Full Time

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Compensation Information
Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience.

About the Company

Halliburton

Global oilfield services provider across lifecycle

Halliburton provides services and products for the oil and gas industry across the reservoir lifecycle, from discovery to production. It performs locating hydrocarbons, managing geological data, drilling, formation evaluation, well construction and completion, and production optimization, plus consulting and project management. It differentiates itself through its global scale, end-to-end lifecycle capabilities, and a focus on sustainability and innovation, including initiatives like Halliburton Labs. Its goal is to help clients maximize resource value, improve operational efficiency, and reduce environmental impact through technology, expertise, and project management.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Houston, TX
Founded: 1919

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