Engineer, Geosteering

Your tasks

Provides professional reservoir navigation/geosteering support to operational sites to ensure all drilling operations are carried out successfully in line with the well prognosis and plan. Acts as a technical expert for operations regarding geosteering, horizontal well planning, and its applications. The position includes providing operational and technical support for ADNOC Drilling GeoSteering Services as required. This will include, but is not limited to, performing pre-job modeling/feasibility studies, geosteering operations during the drilling phase, end-of-well analysis with recommendations, and any support needed to satisfy the client’s requirements and needs. The main objective is to ensure proper placement of the borehole within the client’s specifications. This position will have more direct contact with the client regarding operations, oversee onsite operations during the execution phase, and assure that all geosteering deliverables and quality assurance are supplied to the client.

Job specific

• Provides technical support for reservoir navigation/geosteering operations including pre/post well 2D interpretation/modeling and log production/quality control (QC).
• Functions as a customer liaison and conducts presentations on reservoir navigation/geosteering operations.
• Responsible for office supervision of 2D reservoir navigation/geosteering operations.
• Liaises with drilling services and customer personnel.
• Participates in post-well closeouts.
• Manages special projects as assigned.
• Provides technical expertise for the planning, execution, and post-well analysis of wells where GeoSteering Services are being utilized or have the potential to be implemented.
• Models offset data to determine the feasibility of geosteering within reservoirs under given geological and physical constraints and recommends best applications for success.
• Monitors real-time data, provides real-time interpretation, and executes directional decisions to ensure proper placement of the borehole within a specific target.
• Integrates with client geology and geophysics (G&G), drilling, and completions teams for the planning and execution of their horizontal well programs.

Requirements

Minimum qualification

• Bachelor's degree in geosciences or a related earth science discipline.

Minimum experience & knowledge & skills

• 6 years of experience in drilling services.
• 5+ years of relevant professional experience with an oil company or well logging service company (drilling and/or logging preferred).
• 2+ years experience as an LWD engineer, wireline engineer, or log analysis (openhole).
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills including presentation skills and English language fluency.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with a drive for results.
• Knowledge of applicable software programs.
• Broad knowledge of LWD and wireline logging technologies and applications.
• Good understanding of drilling operations.
• Experience with real-time operations.