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EMPLOYER: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. - Job Title: Field Prof-DD, Genl - Job Location: 4607 Hwy 90 E, Broussard, LA 70518

Responsibilities include: Advises client on Bottom Hole Assembly (BHA) selection and all aspects of Directional Drilling (DD) performance. Ensures that BHA's are assembled as planned including correct make-up torque, doping and handling. Ensures well profile plots are kept up to date and provides client representative with directional survey data. Ensures a daily Directional Drilling report is completed and copied to client’s offshore and onshore drilling teams, and to the Directional Drilling Coordinator (DDC). Ensures a full and proper BHA performance report is completed for each BHA run. Ensures all service tickets and relevant paperwork (well data spreadsheet, lesson learned/best practice, End of Job Customer Survey (EJCS) and Key Performance Indicator (KPI) forms) is fully completed and signed by the client representative if required prior to leaving work site. Ensures that the Directional Drilling aspects of the well being drilled comply with client’s approved drilling program. Ensure that all company equipment for use in the directional portion of the work is inspected when delivered to the work site to check that the correct number, configuration, connections, crossovers, parts, spares and documentation are present and correct to satisfy the work scope. Interfaces with the Measurement While Drilling (MWD) engineer to ensure BHA compatibility, planned operating parameters are within specification and correct tool face references are applied. Responsible for maintaining records of all Directional Drilling equipment at well site including dimensional data and condition. Ensures that all equipment is laid out after use according to company procedures and manifested for backload at the end of the job. Where required be responsible for submitting an accurate daily cost for the Directional Drilling Services. Participates in performance improvement initiatives and peer reviews as required by the Company. Assists in the evaluation of individual performance levels of onsite directional drilling personnel. Assists in training and development of junior offshore directional drilling personnel. May work at various unanticipated locations throughout U.S.

Employer will accept 7 years of experience in the job offered or in a Field Prof-DD, Genl-related occupation.

Position requires experience in the following:

1. Experience verifying maps and coordinate systems used to define surface locations, drilling targets, Geological Zones and Drilling Hazards.
2. Experience with Anti-collision policy, collision indicators, and Anti-collision scanning methods.
3. Experience planning and exacting multilateral directional drilling, sidetrack, and horizontal drilling.
4. Experience applying principles of Bottom Hole Assembly (BHA) selection and aspects of DD performance to ensure that BHA's are assembled as planned including correct make-up torque and handling BHA with rig persona.
5. Experience with tool-string WOB/RPM limits, BHA selection of Drill collars, HWDP and drilling jars required for maximum WOB, BHA, Rig surface equipment, motor, rig specifications and limitations.
6. Experience with DD computer software such as survey calculations, well-to-well clearance calculations, ellipse of uncertainty calculations, well path projections, BHA analysis, torque and drag modeling and vibration analysis.
7. Experience determining oil and gas tool operating limits, flow rate, pressure, temperature and mass flow rate match the requirements for the BHA.
8. Experience with drilling parameters and procedures such as weight on bit, Top Drive rpm, pressures, pump outputs, type and expected life of bit, mud characteristics, manage pressure drilling and underbalanced drilling with Nitrogen for well bore control.

Wage offered: $181,440/year

Contact: Scott Belgard – Scott.Belgard@halliburton.com

To apply, visit jobs.halliburton.com and enter #209053 in “search by keyword” field. If offered employment, must have legal right to work in U.S. EOE, including disability/veterans.