Summary
Date Posted: Friday, November 04, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

2 Drilling & Completions Engineer
4.1 Reports To: Drilling & Completions - Specialist
4.2 Job Purpose: To design and monitor cost-effective drilling and well completions and
devise methods to improve oil and gas well production.

4.3 Essential Duties
• Develop cost and schedules for exploration, appraisal and development wells.
• Prepare Authorization for Expenditure for the works, review invoices and obtain
appropriate approvals.
• Explore and recommend well design and new technology applications, provide
associated risk and economic analyses of their implementation where appropriate.

• Design well trajectories, completions, and perforations.
• Work with stakeholders to develop best fit technical solutions for life of well, which
considers full expected operational envelope.
• Prepare and monitor drilling, completions, workover and fluid programs to ensure
that operations are conducted in compliance with industry standards, regulations
and UNOC policies.
• Supervise the removal of drilling equipment and wastes from UNOC operated assets.
• Provide post well support by working with the integrated project team and external
stakeholders to compile end of well documentation.
• Identify the need for change of the drilling and completion program, operation or
contract system and initiate the Management of Change (MOC) process for any
deviations.
• Collaborate with an integrated team of production engineers, reservoir engineers,
geologists and other technical disciplines to ensure that well designs for UNOC and
non-operated projects comply with UNOC Policies and Standards.
• Evaluate partners’ drilling and completions proposals and participate in meetings
with Partners and Authorities.
• Any other duties as may be assigned.

4.4 Qualifications, Experience & Attributes
• BSc (Hons) in Drilling, Petroleum, Structural, Mechanical, or
Manufacturing/Production Engineering or related engineering field.
• Minimum five (5) years relevant experience in Oil & Gas industry and must be well
versed in all aspects of drilling, well completion and workover operations.
• Must possess working knowledge of Drilling and Completions Software suites
• Ability to work independently, but also work effectively within a multi-disciplinary
team environment.
• Strong communication skills.
• Excellent analytical skills

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
UNOC will ONLY consider online applications submitted through her website on the careers
portal at https://www.unoc.co.ug/career-opportunities/ 
All applications should be submitted not later than Friday 25th November 2022 by 17:00
hours (5:00pm EAT).
NOTE:
• Applicants are required to scan and attach CERTIFIED copies of the required
academic documents only e.g. Degree, Transcript, Diploma, A-level and O-level
certificates
• Please forward any enquires regarding this advert to recruitment.unoc@unoc.co.ug 
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UGANDA NATIONAL OIL COMPANY

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