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Sen. Drilling Engineer - Offshore/Onshore West Coast $160-175 17 Nov 2008

One of my hiring employers seeks this Senior Drilling Engineer offshore /onshore..
with min 5 years experience. will consider anyone with up to 20 years experience with .
Salary according to recent earnings history. Reports To: VP, Asset Development

SUMMARY Responsible for offshore and onshore drilling and workover activities. IIndividual .
must have platform experience and a minimum of 5 years of drilling engineering experience.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned..
Coordinates production, drilling, pump installations, and workovers. Develops and/or researches new .
techniques and approaches related to drilling, completion and recovery. Analyzes reservoir engineering .
recommendations for placement of well in oil field. Develops cost estimates, permits, and well drilling .
plans for management approval, specifying factors including drilling time, casing design, mud selection, .
bit selection, hydraulics, cementing, directional drilling, stimulation, testing, and material requirements. .

Provides technical consultation during drilling operations to resolve problems such as bore directional .
change, unsatisfactory drilling rate or invasion of subsurface water in well bore. Advises substitution of .
drilling mud compounds or tool bits to improve drilling conditions. Inspects well to determine that final casing .
and tubing installations are completed. Applies knowledge of petroleum engineering to solve problems .
concerned with environment. Overtime is regularly required/ expected.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES Supervise Drilling Foremen. QUALIFICATIONS perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE Master's degree (M. A.) or equivalent; or four to ten years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS Registered Professional Petroleum Engineer helpful. but not required.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations. Understands financial and economic concepts such as net present value, rate of return, payout, and profit to investment ratio.

LANGUAGE SKILLS Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical and financial reports, and published governmental regulations. Ability to write reports and business correspondence in a clear and concise manner. Ability to effectively present information and respond to inquiries from senior management, business partners, regulatory and environmental agencies, and royalty and land owners. REASONING ABILITY Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems. Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, etc.,) in its most difficult phases. Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables. Ability to define problems, identify and collect required data, and develop plan options for problem resolution.

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