CIW Superintendent
Genel Energy, Iraq

Position Title: CIW Superintendent

Line Manager: In-Country Drilling Manager. Must work well with Drilling Superintendents and Senior Completion Engineers.

Direct Reports: 2-4 depending on operations

Location: Kurdistan office in Erbil with visits to wellsites

4 weeks on and 4 weeks off

Genel Energy Plc is an Anglo-Turkish exploration and production company with a focus on the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. We are one of the largest London listed independent oil producers, primarily through our interest in the Tawke Production Sharing Contract, which contains the world-class Tawke field and promising Peshkabir discovery. Our growth aspirations are supported by a robust balance sheet and strong cash flow generation. The Genel Drilling Department is taking a long-term view toward developing a performance drilling team to optimize drilling and completion efficiency and drive down trouble time and costs in very challenging drilling environments. The CIW Superintendent in Kurdistan will work closely with the KRI Drilling and Production Teams and lead all intervention/testing planning and execution work.

Requirements

Key Accountabilities

• Show strong HSE leadership during the well intervention/testing planning and execution phases.
• Lead all aspects of well intervention and testing operations in Erbil office.
• Supervise well test/interventions operations on as needed basis.
• Daily work with the Senior Completion Engineer(s), Superintendents, and in-country Drilling Manager.
• Follow up on daily basis the completion and intervention operations and plan ahead in order to ensure efficient operations with minimal downtime.
• Lead the team to ensure activities are safe, comply with regulatory requirements and Company directives as well as industry standards with minimal environmental impact / footprint.
• Follow up of the performance of the well with respect to established KPIs and making recommendations for operational improvement. Tracking service company performances and review reports of non-conformance events.
• If needed, develop technical scope of works for contracting completion, well testing, workover, etc. services. Participate in technical and commercial evaluations if required.
• Support and organize peer assists and technical reviews.
• Generate well test/interventions scoping costs and AFEs.
• If needed, responsible for performing well testing engineering studies to ensure optimum well design.
• Prepare Basis of Design (BOD) for Well Test Programs.
• Prepare Well Intervention Programs.
• Ensures all work within the area of responsibility is adequately documented and lessons learned are captured for the benefit of future operations worldwide.
• Ensure well material and service providers comply with specified quality assurance requirements
• Meet subsurface and production well test/intervention objectives and requirements.
• Build effective relationships and interact professionally with internal / external stakeholders and service companies.
• Conduct TWOPs.
• Provide input during the intervention and well test job execution and perform post job analysis as needed.
• Plan for future intervention and well tests and ensure required materials and services are available in country and allocated as required.
• Management of Change: ensure stakeholders clearly understand the proposed change and that the advice given is relevant and accurate.
• Provide daily office and engineering support to the Drilling Manager(s) including updating well test plots, developing and maintaining daily well test electronic records and notebooks, other activities as needed.
• Develop quarterly well test statistics for senior management performance review meetings and QPRs with service companies.
• Develop detailed end of well test report(s).
• Coordinate special projects and studies, internal investigations, peer reviews, audits, insurance claims, NPT and invoice issues, etc.
• Track and adhere to the drilling exploration and development Well Delivery Process.
• Work close with HSE department to ensure all HSE requirements are in compliance. Work with security personnel.
• Work with accounts payable system (EAM, Proactis or similar system) and associated personnel to ensure system used correctly with invoices paid in a timely fashion. Review invoices for accuracy, credit adjustments for NPT, etc.
• If needed, maintain and update tangibles inventory list and coordinate with appropriate departments involved with tangible assets.
• Provide 24 hours per day / 7 days per week oversight with well test and intervention operations.
• Other responsibilities as assigned. Note the respon

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