- Company: IOTA Group
- Location: Lagos
- Job type: Full-time
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About the role
IOTA Group is recruiting on behalf of a global client in the oil & gas and energy sector. We are looking for an experienced In-House Drilling Engineer to join our team in Lagos. This position is open to Nigerian Nationals.
Responsibilities
- Perform directional well planning, including trajectory design based on reservoir targets and local constraints.
- Calculate well positioning uncertainty and manage geodetic coordinate systems.
- Conduct anti-collision calculations and prepare directional maps such as vertical section and plane view plots.
- Calculate non-magnetic spacing requirements and prepare spider plots with no-go areas.
- Provide documented analysis of predicted directional behavior, torque and drag, critical buckling, and hydraulics.
- Recommend Bottom Hole Assemblies (BHA) and drilling assemblies to meet directional requirements.
- Perform hydraulic simulations and Run Torque and Drag analysis.
- Optimize jar placement in the BHA using dedicated software.
- Provide technical support and advice to the drilling department on optimum techniques.
- Keep the survey database up-to-date and perform Bit TFA calculations for Steerable Motor applications.
- Use BHA tendency prediction models for planning and post-well analysis.
- Predict critical harmonic rotary speeds to minimize downhole failure risks.
- Assist the Directional Driller on-site in collision-risk environments to ensure wellpath realization.
- Provide the Directional Drilling Program and End-of-Well Report.
- Validate, QC, and sign off final trajectories and provide daily trajectory plots.
Requirements
- University Degree in Engineering or a related field.
- 5-10 years of experience in onshore or in-house drilling engineering.
- Proficiency in the following software: WellArchitect, JewelSuite Well Engineering, DOX, DrillPlan, Perform Toolkit Pro, Compass, and WellPlan.
How to apply
Interested and qualified candidates should click here to apply online.
