Petroleum Engineer Job at Department of the Interior, Houma, LA

  • Department of the Interior
  • Houma, LA

Job Description

Duties

Performs technical reviews of applications for permit to drill, approval to change plans, alter casing programs, and plug and abandon new wells.

Provides technical reviews and assessments on new and/or revised welding and burning plans pertaining to drilling operations for compliance with the regulations and submits completed plan to the supervisor for approval.

Participates in inspections involving the full range of operations such as drilling, workover/completion, plugging and abandonment, environmental quality, H2S and sulphur operations, and activities on the OCS that often include facilities with known safety and environmental problems or hazards.

Assures that leases under suspension of production are conducting operations in accordance with the approved activity schedule.

Visits oil & gas leases under District supervision on a regular basis to determine that proper operating practices are followed, particularly where unusual or unique problems have developed, and analyses of such drilling operations are beyond the scope of the inspectors, lower graded engineering staff, and platform operators.

Mentors and provides technical leadership, expertise and guidance to lower-level engineers and other staff in the conduct of day-to-day operations, investigations, inspections, and audits.

Presents testimony as an expert witness on complex petroleum issues concerning drilling operations

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