Deepwater Completion Engineer - Gulf of Mexico

Deepwater Completion Engineer - Gulf of Mexico

Job title Deepwater Completion Engineer - Gulf of Mexico
Req ID 27844BR
Job category Drilling & Completions
Sub-category Drilling & Completions
Countries (State/Region) United States - Texas
Location Houston
Role synopsis BP is the largest US domestic oil producer and proven reserves holder. BP is the largest lease holder in the Gulf of Mexico. We are one of the top producers of oil in the Gulf of Mexico and are on track to increase our activity in this region over the next few years. Our diverse portfolio includes some of the industry's biggest technical challenges as we are the industry leader in ultra-deepwater, ultra-high-temperature high-pressure (HPHT) environments, and deliver some of the world's biggest wells. BP is committed to developing our people in a world class environment while delivering wells in a safe and compliant manner using the latest technology and leading edge capability.

Currently, we have several Completion Engineer opportunities open in the US Gulf of Mexico. Completion engineers are accountable for the engineering activity covering design, planning, program generation and execution of completion operations within the wells team.

Success here is dependant on leveraging the collective efforts of some of the most experienced technical completion experts in the world. Joining us and working with multi-disciplinary teams you will deliver detailed completion engineering guidance, program preparation, and operational support on new and existing wells.
Key accountabilities Key responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

. Strong commitment to deliver safe and compliant completions with long term reliability
. Strong commitment to HSSE and operational safety while delivering wells.
. Responsible for basis of design, planning and executing completion programs including inflow performance, production/injection optimization modeling, equipment/material specification and selection, cost estimates, and post appraisals.
. Prepare testing/completion programs, including equipment specification and selection, flow modelling, stress analysis.
. Prepare cost estimates and cost control for completion activities.
. Awareness of and involvement in new completions technologies, with appropriate incorporation into designs and work programs.
. Ensure completion programs, program amendments are aligned with internal and industry standards, policy, and regulatory requirements are appropriately risk assessed.
. Liaise with sub-surface and production operations teams to ensure completion design is fit for purpose and life-of-field performance and integrity.
. Monitor and support all aspects of completion operations.
. Onsite support for key completion operations.
. Provide engineering support for completion operations.
. Implement best practices as identified in engineering & operational studies.
. Perform post-analyses and benchmarking studies, incorporate documented key learning's into future completion programs.
. Assure adequate third party Quality Assurance and Quality Control.
. Recommend and conduct engineering studies to enhance completion design and operational performance.
. Prepare end of well reports.
. Ensure appropriate assurance and review of the completion design and work plan.
. Coach and mentor completion engineers to ensure appropriate technical and professional development.
Essential Education . A Bachelors degree in relevant engineering discipline.
Essential experience and job requirements To be considered for the role of Deepwater Completion Engineer (Gulf of Mexico) applicants must have:

. Legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis for anyone other than your current employer.
. A minimum of 10 years of Completions Engineering experience, with at least 5 years of deepwater completions experience.
. Experience with open hole or cased hole sand control and associated equipment. Broad experience with the design and execution of deepwater completions for oil or gas wells for an operator or major service provider.
. Experience working with third party service providers.
. Experience with specification and selection of completion equipment including materials requirements.
. Excellent English communication skills.
. Personal commitment and proactive approach to Health, Safety and the Environment.
. Personal commitment and proactive approach to process safety and operational risk mitigation.
. Demonstrated experience working with multi-disciplinary teams.
. Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate at all levels.
. A willingness and ability to travel up to 25% for working at offshore field locals; able to ride in a helicopter or boat over water and be transferred via personnel basket to offshore operations. Ability to work in small, confined places, on high platforms, walk on high elevation grating over water, and walk up and down steps.
Desirable criteria & qualifications . IWCF Well Control certificate or equivalent.
. Experience working for an operator creating a completion design for HPHT deepwater oil and gas wells.
. Ability to innovate and be open to new ideas.
. Competence with Landmark well engineering software packages (OpenWells, Wellcat, Prosper, etc.).
. Participation in continuous improvement processes.
. In addition to the required qualifications the successful candidate is likely to be able to demonstrate competencies in:
. Sand control knowledge.
. Knowledge of flow assurance issues.
. Understanding of inflow performance.
. Experience of working with third party service providers.
. Participation in continuous improvement processes.
. Experience working with pore pressure and fracture gradient.
. Experience designing a completion utilizing fracture stimulation gravel packs.
. Experience designing and executing sub-sea completions.
Relocation available Yes - including international/expat
Travel required Negotiable
Is this a part time position? No
About BP Our business is the exploration, production, refining, trading and distribution of energy. This is what we do, and we do it on a truly global scale. With a workforce of 80,000 employees, BP operates with business activities and customers in more than 80 countries across six continents. Every day, we serve millions of customers around the world. We are continually looking for talented, committed and ambitious people to help us shape the face of energy for the future.

BP's Upstream segment focuses on finding reserves of oil and gas, developing the means to extract and process it and then consistently producing and transporting it to market. This involves using cutting edge technology to find the energy reserves, the ability to drill thousands of meters under the ground, designing, building and operating some of the world's largest most complex production onshore / offshore facilities and finally being able to transport these fluids, in order to provide energy to the world.

Through Technology we have designed industry leading solutions to drive business delivery and are continuously extending the limits of what we can do. We attract, inspire and retain a diverse talent pool with world class development, deployment and connectivity. Common processes and practices define the way we work, where we strive to make every well better than the previous one.
Disclaimer If you are selected for the position, your employment will be contingent upon submission to and successful completion of a post-offer/pre-placement drug test (and alcohol screening if required by the role) as well as pre-placement verification of the information and qualifications provided during the selection process.BP is an equal opportunity employer.
Removal Time 23:59 (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Removal Date 31-Dec-2011