Field Engineer III- MPD

Overview

Weatherford is a leading global energy services company. Our world-class experts partner with customers to optimize their resources and realize the full potential of their assets. Across our operating locations, including manufacturing, research and development, service, and training facilities, operators choose us for strategic solutions that add efficiency, flexibility, and responsibility to any energy operation.

We are focused on technology development, digital solutions, and defining our footprint in the new energy space. Our ability to provide integrated solutions across our segments will be critical to growth in our core operations and the energy transition.

Energy producers face unique challenges every day, so it is our job to create solutions that enhance safety, streamline operations, and sustain uptime to meet or exceed their targets. We operate across the global energy landscape employing some of the best diverse talent in the industry. At Weatherford, we understand the value each individual brings to the table. We celebrate diversity in all its forms and are immensely proud of our workforce. We invite you to join our passionate, talented, world-class team.

When you join Weatherford, you instantly feel connected to something bigger – a community that is grounded by our core values and driven to create innovative solutions for our customers. We celebrate each other’s successes, grow together, and learn from each other constantly. Individually, we are impressive. Together, we are unstoppable. We are One Weatherford.

Weatherford offers competitive compensation, a comprehensive benefits program and provides you a challenging and enriching career path, with a healthy balance of structure and flexibility to chart your own course.

Weatherford is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Responsibilities

This Field Engineer llI is focused on applying skills and knowledge in order to safely perform any Managed Pressure Drilling (Managed Pressure Drilling) functions as a field engineer. The expectation at this level is for the individual to be proficient in all aspects related to Managed Pressure Drilling and Rotating Control Devices (RCD), Downhole Deployment Valve (DDV), Underbalanced Drilling (UBD), Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD), and Air drilling (AD) working independently, and being the primary technical and engineering support on the rig site, if required.

• Support our Health Safety and Environment policies. Safety Always - Rules to Live By.
• Provide onsite engineering support for Managed Pressure Drilling and to the client.
• At the discretion of Product Line Management (such as the Engineering Manager, Operations Manager, or their designee) will be responsible for working in the shop. This will include but not limited to green tagging, preparing, and/or assisting with shipping equipment to job site.
• Rig up, operate and perform troubleshooting when necessary of the Managed Pressure Drilling and Rotating Control Devices equipment with minimal to no supervision from the Wellsite Supervisor. Ensure all paperwork and HSE requirements are met and complied according to Weatherford Global Safety Manual and Global Business Unit requirements.
• Demonstrate and apply knowledge and understanding of all matters related to Managed Pressure Drilling and Rotating Control Devices and accessories under minimal to no supervision.
• Responsible for connecting sensors to the main data acquisition system, collecting the data, and performing data interpretation and system troubleshooting.
• Lead a team in green tagging, equipment maintenance and all documented procedures for Managed Pressure Drilling.
• Know and understand Weatherford Quality Policy and comply with all requirements of the Quality Systems Manual, Operating and Technical Work Instructions, Procedures and Workplace Safety guidelines/practices.
• Manage single phase and multiphase, steady state and transient and hydraulic simulators. Support operators with well balancing, surge/swab, torque and drag, directional drilling, and casing running calculations.
• Responsible for connecting our sensors to our main data acquisition system, collecting data, and providing data interpretation and system troubleshooting.
• Operate the semi-auto and/or manual Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) systems under supervision. Underbalanced Drilling (UBD), Choke, Downhole Deployment Valve (DDV), Land Rotating Control Devices (RCD) and multiphase separator operation will have to be monitored by the engineer.
• Interact with the rig crew and advise driller and client of events or potential problems identified during the operation.
• Responsible for the updating the daily report, records of events, proper database management of all well data, drilling programs, procedures, and End of Well report.
• Attend and support Hazard Operability Analysis (HAZOP), drill and well planning meetings.
• Complete all HSE training in order to meet the minimum certification and technical requirements required to perform their jobs and that has been identified by Global and regional Management team.
• Evaluates offset well data from client site.
• Review and modify drilling procedures.
• Provides client training.
• Authors/co-authors technical papers.
• Complete training required to become Qualified Competency Assessor and performs competency assessments on junior personnel when required.
• Perform engineering simulation and enforce best operational practices on rig site.
• Responsible for ensuring Weatherford best practices are adhered to in all drilling proposals and programs.
• Recommend, refine, or establish documented procedures required to enhance operational procedures and systems.
• Support Field Specialist, Field Engineer of a higher level or Project Engineer of higher level on performing rig inspection and assist in writing related report.
• Support Field Specialist, Field Engineer of a higher level or Project Engineer of higher level on performing jobs audits.
• Support on preparing operating procedures in accordance to type of operation and help to optimize P&ID’s.
• Monitor, collect, plot, and analyze downhole data, focused on process optimization.
• Support on providing to rig/operator crew with technical presentation for training purposes.
• Complete all competency requirements identified by Global and Regional Management.
• At the discretion of management (Regional and/or Global), may be required to complete training required to become Qualified Competency Assessor and perform competency assessments on Managed Pressure Drilling personnel when required.
• Keep them updated on other Weatherford products from the Service Company that could help the operator to optimize their drilling/completion process.
• Must understand and comply with all safety rules and company policies of Weatherford.
• Perform various other tasks, regarding Managed Pressure Drilling and Weatherford assigned by management or supervisors within the physical constraints of the job.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree (Earth Science preferable)
• 4 years experience in MPD and in drilling operation. 
• Experience in Panel Panel operation (perform pipe connection, create displacement charge and understand kick detection and control) understand the concept of well control
• Certification required of well controlled supervisory level 4 is preferred
• Experience in running mpd software (micro flux /victus) is required