Drilling Supervisor

Requisition ID 2975 - Posted 03/20/2025 - Dragon Oil (Turkmenistan) Limited - DOTL-Hazar

Job Purpose

• Implement approved Drilling programs through wellsite management of Drilling rig operations.
• Ensure that operations are carried out in a safe, efficient and cost-effective manner, in accordance with company policies and procedures, regulatory requirements and industry best practices.
• Work as Issuing Authority signatory as per approved PTW Standard in assigned work area.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide input into the Drilling program based on practical experience, technical expertise and knowledge of local conditions, and ask for clarifications where needed.
• Work with site contractor and service company representatives to achieve safe, timely and efficient move-in, rig-up, rig-down and move-out operations.
• Evaluate drilling parameters, well trajectory information and wellsite geological data to determine whether operations are on track with well plan.
• Recommend operational modifications as needed to optimize Drilling performance.
• Study bit, bottom hole assembly, mud system and hydraulics performance and recommend areas for improvement.
• Provide on-site supervision of critical operations, such as fishing, logging, coring, running and cementing casing, and perforating, well testing or well control procedures.
• Oversee well control activities, including installation and testing of blowout prevention equipment, maintaining pre-recorded well data, generation of mud weight schedules and weighting material requirements, conducting pit drills and implementation of shut-in and well killing procedures.
• Monitor well expenditures and contractor and service company performance.
• Assist in controlling well costs.
• Manage service contracts by monitoring and reporting on the performance of contractors and service companies.
• Ensure that Contractor’s equipment is well maintained and properly operated, that personnel are competent and that operations are carried out safely and efficiently.

Education

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Minimum 12 years of experience in Rig operations including 5 years in Drilling super visionary role. Demonstrated experience working in remote areas and dealing with logistics challenges.

Job Requirement

• Company HSE Policy
• Completion Fluids
• Directional and Horizontal Drilling
• Drilling Bits
• Drilling Fluids and Circulating System
• Drilling Problems and Optimization
• Drilling, Completion and Workover
• HSE Audit
• Review of Contractor and Supplier Invoices
• Rotary Drilling
• Simultaneous Operations (SIMOPS)
• Waste Management - Drilling
• Well Completion Design and Equipment
• Well Control (Drilling)
• Well Control (Workover)
• Well Preparation
• Well Programming and Drilling Procedures
• Wireline Operations
• Cementing Operations

Certifications

• Certificates: IWCF Well Control Certification (Supervisor, surface stack)

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