Upstream Our Client in The Caribbean (Trinidad, Guyana and Suriname) is looking for Directional Drillers to work across all 3 locations.
Senior Field Engineer – DD is responsible for delivering safe, efficient, and reliable Directional Drilling services to customers while ensuring operational excellence and superior service quality. The role provides technical leadership during complex drilling operations, utilizing advanced directional drilling expertise to achieve well objectives safely and efficiently. The successful candidate demonstrates strong safety leadership, customer focus, problem-solving skills, effective communication, teamwork, continuous improvement mindset, and a commitment to mentoring and developing field personnel.
- Lead and execute complex Directional Drilling and Extended Reach Drilling (ERD) operations, ensuring accurate well placement, trajectory control, and achievement of drilling objectives.
- Perform anti-collision monitoring and survey management, maintaining wellbore separation integrity and minimizing operational risks throughout all phases of drilling.
- Optimize drilling performance through the application of motor drilling technologies and Push-the-Bit / Point-the-Bit rotary steerable systems, providing real-time recommendations and technical support.
- Collaborate closely with customers, engineers, MWD personnel, and rig teams to deliver safe, efficient, and high-quality services while maintaining strong communication and customer relationships.
- Support operations in remote and challenging environments, leveraging Arctic drilling experience (preferred) and MWD expertise or advanced MWD knowledge (preferred) to enhance decision-making, operational performance, and service delivery.
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