Drilling Engineer

Location: US-CA-Bakersfield
Category: Engineering/Drilling

Essential Job Duties:

Primary responsibilities include actively participating within a multi-disciplined team responsible for identifying and developing additional reserves; Develop and implement innovative and efficient Drilling and Completion Programs (both office engineering and field implementation) in accordance with proactive health, environmental and safety goals; Assist with contracting and procurement strategies for logistics, materials and third party services.

Required Qualifications:
Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering or related field
• At least 5 years of drilling engineer experience with a major or independent oil company.
• Planning and implementation of drilling and completion programs for vertical, deviated and horizontal wells in fields with flowing wells, water and gas injection, and various forms of artificial lift
• Self-starter, with a strong desire to deliver superior results
• Proven ability to develop & assist in implementing creative engineered drilling, completion & workover plans
• Knowledgeable in a wide range of drilling, completion and artificial lift technologies
• Cost effective/efficient attitude and approach
• Proven team player capable of working in a multi-discipline, multi-company, multi-national team environment to select and apply appropriate technologies for the effective development of additional reserves
• Willingness to work on a long-term assignment in California with the possiblity of relocating domestically and/or internationally for future assignments

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