Sr. Drilling Engineer - Houston, Texas (USA)

K&M Technology Group provides a systematic approach to performance improvement solutions for Complex Wells and Extended Reach Drilling (ERD) for clients in the oil and gas drilling industry. Services offered include: Planning (Engineering), Training (Engineering and/or Operational) and Execution (Hole Condition Monitoring). The Planning and Training services are provided by the K&M Engineering Staff. K&M's client base includes Major, Independent, and National Oil Companies throughout the world.

Responsibilities: 

• Provide Engineering and Design Evaluations and Reviews, Analysis of Deployment Strategies, Feasibility Studies, Technical Training Courses, and Operational Service Proposals to our clients for the purpose of successful drilling and completion of wells.

• Provide specific recommendations including: Rig equipment, well trajectory, drillstring design, BHA design and directional strategy, casing design (including specialty tools and equipment), wellbore stability/rock mechanics, fluid properties/type, T&D management tools, new technologies and/or alternative completion techniques to maximize revenue and minimize risk for clients.

• Evaluations will include analysis of trajectory, hole/casing sizes, mud program, geological and pressure prognosis, BHA/drillstring, reports, local geohazards, casing and drillpipe wear, T&D management, ECD management, hole cleaning, rig reliability, directional performance, and vibration.

• Instruct customized technical training courses for clients.

• Traveling to/from: client offices, wellsite location and training facilities. Minimum travel 20% with trips typically lasting 1-3 weeks in duration.

• Must be able to comply with all company policies and procedures as well as applicable laws and regulations where we operate.

Primarily office based, but occasionally visiting clients’ locations to provide K&M Technology Group’s Planning and Training services to major, independent, and national oil companies throughout the world.

Experience, Aptitude and Qualifications:
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or science equivalent from an accredited university
• A solid grounding in basic physics and engineering first principles
• Proven technical problem solving skills
• A minimum of 5 years Drilling Engineering experience, 10 years minimum if negligible ERD work in that time.
• A comprehensive understanding of all the regular Drilling Engineering disciplines. - i.e. thorough understanding of Operational and Well Planning aspects of Drilling engineering e.g. (Wellhead selection to rig selection,
• Casing design to cementing design, and completion and Intervention philosophies to drilling fluid selection and maintenance etc.)
• NB: Expertise solely in one service industry sector (DD, fluids or LWD etc.) will not provide sufficient expertise.

Other Requirements:
• Exhibit excellent customer service/client relationship skills
• Advanced computer skills (MS Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) with a track record of using Drilling Engineering software
• Must be fluent in English
• Have the legal right to work in the USA without sponsorship
• Up-to-date health assessment, vaccinations, and be medically fit to work at rig sites as well as in the office without restrictions
• Be willing and able to travel domestically and internationally and willing to work in isolated field locations
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills
• Strong project management abilities
• Open minded “Self-Starter” attitude with a strong desire to learn