Job Description
Division: EP Direction: Operations
Job Title : DRILLING & COMPLETION SENIOR SUPERVISOR
Situation in organization
Reports to Drilling & Completion Superintendent. Direct management of 5-10 persons and indirect of 50-150 persons under services contracts
Job dimensions
The job holder is responsible of:
- Representing the company on rig site
- Responsible for safety and environment on site.
- Application of the validated operational program and coordination of all the parties during operations.
- Managing site personnel (Contractor and Service Companies)
Activities
HSE & REGULATORY
- Assume the responsibility of RSES: Responsible for Safety and Environment on Site
- Ensure Safety specifications for wells and well operations are assured and maintained in compliance with company and statutory standards
- Adopt and demonstrate exemplarity towards HSE rules with associated enforcement and control within his area of responsibility.
- Maintain awareness of and ensure compliance with all relevant Statutory and Company HSE standards
- Actively participate in Company safety awareness and initiative schemes
- Analyze Stop Cards and follow up actions. Report and analyze incidents, and follow up corrective actions
ACTIVITIES
- Ensure procedures are implemented (drilling program, referential, SIMOPS dossier, BOCP, bridging document, oilfield good practices…)
- Supervise & coordinate the conduct of drilling & completion/workover operations as the D&W representative
- Write instructions and directly supervise sensitive operations
- Prepare operations (tallies, cement calculations, kill sheet...).
- Initiate and participate in various meetings with all entities involved (Pre-spud, DTM, TBT, SIMOPS specific instructions, etc).
- Ensure contractors preparation and equipment readiness & conformity in line with the contracts
- Follow up contractors on wellsite: technical performances, invoicing, maintenance, etc
- Support drilling and completion superintendent to perform rig and equipment acceptance. Follow up the Rig Action List.
- Validate daily drilling reports prior to dispatching same
- Validate operational reports (HSE, cost control, end of well report…) prior to dispatching them
- Lead morning conference calls with drilling team in office
- Analyze data and prepare comprehensive report for drilling team in office
- Anticipate/solve technical problems and minimize NPT (Non-Productive Time). In case of unplanned event, support and propose an alternative program and prepare a « management of change ». Support drilling team in office to plan necessary equipment/procedures
- Actively participate in the Drilling & Wells Improvement Process (DWIP) - After operation review and lesson learned, Cause Tree Analysis for technical incidents... Have a critical mind to bring technical solutions: standardization, time savings, etc.
- Lead, guide and coach directly Junior Drilling Supervisor and Assistant Drilling Supervisor
Context and environment
The position is in rotational basis (4/4) based in Basra.
Ratawi is an onshore field, in a remote area circa 60-90 minutes by land transportation from Basra city. 53 legacy wells already exist. The field produces light or heavy oil from several reservoirs with presence of CO2 and H2S. The major challenges are to ensure a smooth campaign preparation & startup and to develop the company’s culture within a new affiliate.
Accountabilities
- Prevent any major incident (well blow out, fatality…) and pollution
- Adopt and demonstrate an exemplary behavior with regards to HSE rules with associated implementation and control within his area of responsibility.
- Actively participate to risk assessments on operational options, well remediation and well integrity situations.
- Participate in crisis response training and take critical role in emergency response as part of the D&W Chain of command.
- Ensure any hazard or incidents are reported immediately and in compliance with the company’s procedures
- Deliver wells on time, budget and productivity. Optimize Drilling and Completion Operations costs
Qualifications/Experience required
- Higher education diploma
- The job holder should have a minimum of 10 years of experience in drilling and completion/workover operations, including 5 years as Senior Supervisor
- Valid well control certificate (IWCF level 4 or equivalent)
- Knowledge of the company’s referential and the company’s “Chain of Command” certificate is a plus
- Dynamic, proactive, very organized and detail oriented
- Fluency in English is mandatory, Arabic is appreciated