Senior Well Intervention Engineer / Well Integrity Focal Point at TotalEnergies EP Nigeria Limited

TotalEnergies is a global multi-energy company producing and supplying energy: oil and biofuels, natural gas and green gas, renewables and electricity. Over 100,000 employees are committed to energy that is ever more affordable, clean, reliable and accessible to as many people as possible. As a company with over 500 professions in more than 130 countries, TotalEnergies places sustainable development in all its dimensions at the heart of its projects and operations to contribute to the well-being of populations by offering high safety and environmental standards, strong ethical values, an innovation culture and wide-ranging career development.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Well Intervention Engineer / Well Integrity Focal Point

Location: Trans Amadi, Port Harcourt - Rivers
Type of contract: Fixed term position
Domain: Maintenance / Inspection / Technology

Activities:
Senior Well Interventions Engineer:
Co-ordination:

• Mentors Junior Engineers and Supervisors, shares experience and best practices, reviews documents and provides constructive feedback.
• Ensures risk assessments and HAZID/HAZOP are carried out prior to all Intervention related operations. 
• Leads IWOPS and risk assessment sessions for intervention operations. 
• A leader of LEAN, 3C, cost rationalization and continuous improvement culture within the Intervention & Integrity team throughout the well delivery cycle: 
  • Ensures lessons learnt and best practices are communicated to service company and other stakeholders. 
  • Follows wells’ KPI and CPI databases, and benchmarks operations against best performance. 
  • Actively participates in monthly performance meetings. 
  • Follows up and closes out any highlighted improvement actions
• Ensures and follows up financial and personnel utilization reporting by the offshore supervisors. 
• Manages the well cost follow up and contracts to ensure there is sufficient value in the contract for upcoming operations. 
• Spearheads the preparation, planning, optimization and follow-up on offshore execution of intervention aspects of well operations. 
• Provides oversight and technical support during operations and ensures procedures are followed by offshore supervisors. 
• Where applicable ensures MOCs are written, and risk assessments are carried out and communicated to the offshore team in a timely manner. 
• Technical Administrator (TADM) for all Deepwater Asset Well Intervention Contracts (Coiled Tubing, Pumping and Stimulation, Slickline, E-Line, Well Tractor Services) 
• Prepare budgets/AFE for Deepwater intervention scope and cost follow-up. 
• Is accountable for operational excellence: 
  • Reviews job programs and guidelines, ensuring compliance with Company rules. 
  • Drives a continuous improvement culture within the team (LLs and KPI/CPI implementation, LEAN behaviors, cost responsibility culture, innovation mindset etc). 
  • Ensures pre job and post job reviews are routinely carried out with the team and contractors. 
  • Develops engineering knowledge database to capture learnings, best practices and tracks performances for well operations. Organisation (In relationship with Technical Services, GSR, and Assets) 
• Liaises with GSR, ECP, FOPs and Contractors to ensure optimization of well operations program and well intervention, integrity and XMT/wellhead maintenance equipment preparation. 
• As part of the well delivery process, coordinates with GSR, FOPs., HQ and other relevant entities to ensure well objectives are defined. 
• Prepares & reviews CFT docs., performs CFT technical assessments and makes recommendation to C&P teams. 
• Prepares and reviews well-handover documents and communicates same (including well parameters and non-conformances) to Field Ops. 
• Act as DOA for Intervention & Integrity Manager as and when required. 

Technical:

• Has in-depth knowledge and experience of intervention tools, technologies, and techniques. Has good knowledge of all D&W functions i.e., Drilling, Subsea and Wells.
• Prepares and verifies stimulation and intervention designs in line with SOR requirements. Performs and reviews studies relating to production-restoration, enhancement, safeguarding and well integrity. 
• Reviews well programs, ensures intervention equipment is prepared, is fit for purpose and meets well timelines. 
• Ensures risk assessments and HAZID/HAZOP are carried out prior to the completion operations. 
• Proposes new ideas and innovations to improve well performance, well operations performance, reduce risk and/or cost. 
• Attends weekly Well Performance Group (WPG) and planning meetings and other technical presentations. Drives planning sequence priorities and ensures no operational delays. 
• All programs, MOCs and relevant documents filed accordingly in relevant repository. 

Drilling & Wells Well Integrity Focal Point (WIFP):

• Liaises with Well Integrity Lead Engineer (WILE), providing technical assessment, analysis and follow-up to identified wells anomalies. 
• Diagnoses and recommends appropriate Workover or Well intervention solutions for existing integrity problems and/or modifications/addendum in line with Management of Change and Company Rules requirements. 
• Responsible for the planning and execution of all Well Integrity related Well Intervention operations for all TEPNG (Deepwater & JV) Assets. These activities include both downhole (tubing leak, DHSV repair etc.) and surface (Wellhead & Xmas tree) related integrity problems. 
• Prepares budgets/AFE for integrity scope and cost follow-up. 
• Technical Administrator (TADM) for all Wellhead and Xmas tree related contract. 
• Assures Wellhead and Xmas tree components stocking level management for all TEPNG JV Assets. 
• Initiates the preparation and launch of Call for Tender process for relevant Wellhead & Integrity operations with Contracts department and Well Intervention Managers. 
• Participates in technical and commercial evaluations and establishes recommendations. 
• Accountable to ensure FP well register is established and maintained for both Deepwater & JV Assets. 
• Ensures regular testing, maintenance and inspection of FP wells are implemented. 
• Builds framework for Well Integrity management system of FP wells. 
• Prepares and implements procedures/routines to support the framework of FP wells. 
• Develops well integrity knowledge database to capture learnings, best practices and performance tracking across TEPNG
• Participates in technical and other decision-making meetings on behalf of D&W department. 
• Ensures adequate mentoring and coaching of engineers. 
• Liaises with Superintendents for problem solving during preparation or execution of well activities. 
• Is accountable for: 
  • Ensuring all aspects of the well operating envelope of FP wells are maintained as per the Well Integrity Management System. 
  • Ensuring delivery of the planned XMT & WH maintenance routines. 
  • Management and update of the well integrity management system for any activity/ maintenance performed by Drilling & Wells. 
  • Planning and delivery of periodic well examination schemes. 
• Proposes technological innovations that provide well integrity solutions. 
• Contributes to improving skills and know-how by providing technical guidance and coaching for younger engineers and interns. 
• Conducts studies and oversees projects that improve performance of the Affiliate. 
• Manages well intervention improvement plan with HQ and service providers.

Context & Environment:

• Key operations in deepwater (up to 1600m operating water depth) and on 6th generation drillships ($1.5MUSD daily cost) and on intervention vessels (500KUSD per day). 
• Manages multiple culturally and professionally transverse personnel. 
• Significant financial involvement ($150M contract value management, operational cost oversight of approx. $100M per annum).
• Significant value creation role (intervention operations contribute up to 10Mboe per annum). 
• Safety critical role (Training and certification allows direct involvement in major risk prevention – blowout). 
• The position requires ability to make firm decisions based on well condition assessment - thus it requires high availability, operational experience, and sound technical knowledge.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Safely and efficiently deliver multimillion dollar well intervention operations, which includes proposing and reviewing job designs that allow production and well integrity objectives to be achieved.

Deepwater Senior Well Interventions Engineer:

• This role ensures personal commitment to TotalEnergies’ policies, standards, codes of conduct and HSE requirements. 
• As key technical focal point in the deepwater well intervention and integrity team, contributes to the affiliates production and financial objectives by designing, reviewing and overseeing well production-restoration, well safeguarding and production enhancement operations. 
• First line reviewer and verifier of well stimulation and intervention designs. 
• Delivery of up to 30K BOEPD (over 10MBOE restored, safeguarded, or added/enhanced annually).
• Supports the manager in $100M annual spend on operations (Riserless and Rig-based operations). 
• Over 30 -40 people managed per operation (service provider personnel). 
• Works with other departments and assets (JV, HSE, GSR, FOPS, Asset integrity, HQ, C&P, ARAC, Finance, Logistics, etc.) and with external parties (NAPIMS, NUPRC, NCDMB etc). 
• Prepares and reviews the Intervention and integrity related aspects of the Deepwater Drilling & Wells budget (100M USD per annum). 
• Prepares and reviews Well intervention & Well Integrity operations programs (Wireline, Coiled Tubing, Pumping & well test operations) and/or modifications/addendum following Management of Change and Company Rules requirements. 
• Manages multimillion dollar subsea related contracts ($150M contracts value). 

Drilling & Wells Well Integrity Focal Point (WIFP):

• The role is safety critical and key in the well integrity assurance organization, as the Focal Point for TEPNG (Drilling & Wells) Well Integrity related issues covering all Deepwater, Conventional Offshore and Onshore wells. 
• Accountable for issuance of Well Operating Envelope for all wellstock across TEPNG Assets. Lead the design, monitoring, procedure & studies to rectify Integrity issues in both Deepwater and JV Assets. 
• Up to 100 Wellhead & integrity operations (for onshore and offshore wells) per year. 
• Up to $5M annual spend (XMT – Wellhead & Downhole integrity operations). 
• Up to 20KBOEPD production restored or safeguarded per year.

Candidate Profile

• Candidates should possess a Bachelor of Engineering. 
• Minimum of 10 years relevant technical experience in onshore and offshore Well Engineering roles. 
• Good experience in Contracts Management and basic Finance. 
• Extensive knowledgeable of Drilling Engineering/ Operations, Subsea Engineering/ Operations, Well Interventions Engineering/Operations, Reservoir and Well Performance fundamentals. 
• Knowledgeable and experience in Personnel Management.

Application Closing Date
15th October, 2024.