Head of Drilling Engineering Section

Status

POSITION                    : Head of Drilling Engineering Section 

REPORTING TO             : Head of Malaysia Well Operations Department  

DIVISION / DEPARTMENT : PLS/PLW/PLW/DE – Malaysia Wells Operations Department  

1. KEY OBJECTIVES

Work on an integrated development team with Drilling, Subsea, Subsurface and Construction.

2. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

Be accountable for well planning and execution in accordance with WMS Well Delivery Project Process (WDPP 1-5) including MR process with optimization and continuous improvement on cost efficiency, integrity and reliability, and complied with SSHE MS and Well Management System (WMS) by:

• Manage drilling project from phase 1 to 5
• Review phase - 1 offset, lesson learned, and inventory data
• Develop and select the best concept (drilling, completion, well testing and abandonment), and deliver phase-2 BOD/FID
• Issue request for procurement stage-1 (long lead items and associated Drilling Services as agreed upon department procurement plan)
• Issue MOC for deviation from Phase-2 BOD/FID as well as propose for approval.
• Carry out phase 3A preliminary engineering, validate assumptions, register risk/mitigation, and issue request for procurement stage-2
• Engage stakeholder/contractors, conduct detail engineering/program, perform DWOP, and deliver phase-3B well AFE and Detail Program

2.1 PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Support Drilling Operations team to conduct and supervise drilling and completion activities in phase-4 (Execution), deliver results and hand over a well to Exploration/Development/Production function or via Well Services function (as & when applicable)
• Ensure After Action Review (AAR), update lesson learned database and completion final well report as required.
• Validate MOC in case of deviation from standards and approved detail program
• Support the preparation and documentation and execution of the ADP/FDP/FFR, FIR and FIA for all Development Project submissions.
• Prepare and manage procurement and contracts for drilling activities.
• Prepare and monitor WPB and budget proposal AFE. Verify expenditure against WPB, justify deviation as necessary.
• Ensure technical and commercial part of the procurement document are specified to cover all requirements of drilling engineering.
• Complete technical bid evaluation (TBE), commercial bid evaluation (CBE), recommendation to award (RTA) and manage contractor Performance. 

3. WORKING RELATIONSHIP

• Reporting to Head of Malaysia Well Operations and advising on operational progress, safety issues, and operations forecast for Well Engineering matter.
• Liaise with Drilling Operations to discuss, evaluate and support drilling execution.
• Liaise with other Development Team members and extended team members in drilling, facilities, subsurface, sub-sea and other disciplines.
• Liaise with PTTEP corporate, MPM and JV partner on all process related to Well Engineering matter.

4. QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Degree in Engineering 
• Have detailed knowledge with a minimum of 15 years experience of Drilling Engineering of that a minimum of 5 years of Deepwater Drilling Engineering experience.
• Minimum 5 years on GoT (Gulf of Thailand) factory drilling operation including batch drilling and offline activities.
• Experience preparing various type of well design such as HPHT, deepwater, MPD, monobore, etc.
• Experienced participation in Major Capital Project process
• Experience with contracting and tendering processes
• Knowledge of Reservoir Engineering
• Experience in international operation is a plus
• Self-motivated, Strong computer literacy, strong organizational skills and strong interpersonal skills.