Wellsite Engineer - CTD

Performance Energy

As a Wellsite Engineer, you will act as the key technical authority on site, responsible for planning, monitoring, and optimising coiled tubing drilling operations. You will work closely with field crews and subsurface teams to ensure safe, efficient, and technically accurate execution of underbalanced drilling programmes.

Key Responsibilities

Act as the on-site engineering lead for coiled tubing drilling (CTD) operations

Execute and oversee drilling activities in line with operational procedures

Perform calculations and simulations for underbalanced CTD operations

Analyse and interpret well flow data and operational parameters

Monitor flow rates, production rates, injection rates, and gas production

Act as the interface between field crews and wider project stakeholders

Collaborate with subsurface teams to optimise drilling performance

Ensure compliance with industry safety and operational standards

Essential Requirements

Proven experience as a Wellsite Engineer or equivalent drilling engineering role

Strong background in coiled tubing drilling (CTD) operations

Experience with underbalanced drilling (UBD) environments

Ability to work as a standalone engineer onsite

Experience using well flow modelling or similar engineering software

Strong analytical and real-time decision-making capability

Desirable Experience

• Recent experience within CTD projects

• Background in conventional drilling with UBD exposure

• Experience supporting gas-related or complex well environments

• Previous involvement in long-term onshore drilling campaigns

Project Overview

• Onshore coiled tubing drilling operations

• Underbalanced nitrogen-assisted drilling systems

• Re-entry drill-outs (2 3/8" CT)

• Long-term campaign (12+ months)

• Mobilisation from Q3