Drilling Engineer (Working At Ho Chi Minh City)

Provide drilling engineering planning and daily operational support to CuuLong Joint Operation Company through, but not limited to the following:

1. Prepare well plans, cost estimates, drilling programs for Jack-up drilling rig based development, exploration, and appraisal wells. Well design / drilling program Drilling Engineer responsibilities include but not limited to the following:

• Selection of casing points and sizes

• Casing & cementing design

• Drill string design

• Directional drilling

• Pore pressure / fracture gradient analysis

• Drilling fluid program

2. Prepare technical specifications; participate in preparing the ITB package, bid evaluation & updating the contract document for drilling contracts. Monitoring & ensuring that all long lead materials / rental tools and equipment for drilling operations are fit for purpose and available in a timely manner.

3. Ensure compliance of operations with approved procedures, safety, and government / JOC organizational requirements.

4. Continuously monitor drilling activity, related operations, and safety issues. Forecast in advance incremental expenditure as operations require.

5. Make recommendations to improve operations for increased efficiency and to overcome operational difficulties. Ensuring lessons learned are recorded and distributed as appropriate.

6. Conduct post project end of well reviews recording the history / description of the well and identify / recommend areas for improved operational efficiencies and design. Monitor historical and current performance to benchmark progress. Prepare the end of well report

7. Work closely with Geology / Reservoir department to ensure that the Cuulong JOC goals and objectives are met.

8. Spend time at the Vung Tau logistics base and offshore to improve operational knowledge and support drilling operations as required

9. Provide technical support to the Drilling Superintendent, Drilling Supervisors, Lead Drilling Engineers, and Senior Drilling Engineers & Operation Managers.

10. Check and process invoice payments to service Contractors.

11. Others assignment by Supervisors/ Manager

1. University Degree

2. Operations experience in the upstream oil and gas industry

3. Minimum of (3) years in drilling technology

4. Good interpersonal skills

5. Fluency in oral and written English

6. Commitment to teamwork

7. Good computer skills