Job Details

Well Planner

Remote role

Compensation: $45 - $68 per hour

3-month contract with potential for extension

ABOUT THE ROLE

Our client is seeking an experienced Well Planner for a remote, 3-month contract position with the potential for extension. Under general supervision, the Well Planner will provide critical support to both office and field operations, focusing on well planning and Bottom Hole Assembly (BHA) design and operation. This role is responsible for delivering well plan design solutions, following anti-collision processes, and generating design-of-service documentation. The Well Planner will work closely with customers to receive land surveying data, confirm targets, and understand design requirements, with a particular emphasis on SAGD (Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage) well planning. The position also involves survey management, maintaining well planning and BHA design databases, and updating well information as drilling progresses. Strong communication skills, technical consulting abilities, and the capacity to thrive in fast-paced, dynamic environments are essential.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Support office and field operations in well planning and Bottom Hole Assembly (BHA) design and operation under general supervision
• Deliver well plan design solutions, adhering to anti-collision processes and BHA design modeling requirements
• Interface directly with customers to gather land surveying data, confirm targets, and understand design requirements, including those specific to SAGD well planning
• Build well trajectories using third-party software and integrate offset well data
• Apply survey management principles to well planning and maintain well planning and BHA design databases
• Update well information as drilling commences and deliver final design-of-service documentation and reports upon well completion, including post-job analysis as needed
• Develop and maintain relationships with the technical customer base, consulting to determine specific needs and advising on equipment capabilities and technical complexity
• Operate effectively in fast-paced environments with shifting priorities

WHAT YOU BRING

• Undergraduate degree in a STEM discipline, preferably Engineering
• Minimum 5 years of relevant industry experience in well planning, including well site experience
• Experience with SAGD (Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage) well planning
• Proficiency with Compass Software (Well Planning)
• Familiarity with AER & MER board requirements
• Ability to deliver well plan design solutions and follow anti-collision processes
• Experience building well trajectories using third-party software and offset well data
• Strong customer interface and consulting skills
• Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced environments with shifting priorities
• Previous Halliburton experience (nice to have)

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