Airswift is looking for a Geomechanics Specialist to join a leading energy company in Trinidad & Tobago on a 1 year temporary contract.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Integrate multiple indicators and observations of pressure and fracture gradients in a geological context to generate pre-drill pore pressure and fracture gradient (PPFG) forecasts. Collaborate with the multi-disciplinary well planning team to optimize well design, including drilling fluid selection, casing string design, setting depths, and geo-hazard mitigation. Communicate technical work, risks, and mitigation strategies to a wide range of stakeholders, including drilling teams, operations teams, leadership, and regulatory bodies. Provide operational support for pore pressure detection on complex wells in collaboration with the Real-Time Collaboration Center. Perform real-time model calibration, kick analysis, gas and breathing analysis, and loss investigations during well execution. Develop wellbore strengthening models and implementation plans for drilling through depleted reservoirs. Create wellbore stability models to recommend minimum mud weights for safe and efficient drilling and completion. Contribute to Reservoir Development Operating Limits, zonal isolation assessment, alternate well design, and risk assessments. Participate in non-productive time analyses related to subsurface operations. Develop and implement a world-class PPFG and Geomechanics toolkit. Coach and mentor less experienced team members.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum 5 years of experience in relevant oilfield (drilling PPFG/geomechanics) with operator or service company.  Strong communication skills with the ability to distill complicated technical work to a variety of stakeholders. Ability to work with cross-disciplinary teams and competing priorities to deliver challenging wells. The candidate must be familiar with PPFG, geomechanics, drilling and subsurface aspects of Well Planning and Execution. Previous PPFG experience with an operator; previous geomechanics experience such as wellbore stability and formation pressure integrity tests, strong geology and geophysics background and experience with well planning. Experience generating pre-drill PPFG forecasts for offshore wells in both development and exploration settings. Awareness of Geology, Petrophysics, Basin Modelling, Processing Geophysics, Reservoir Geomechanics, Drilling Engineering, Rig Systems, and Well Control. Software proficiency and coding capability (e.g., VBA, Python, Techlog and Petrel). Fluent English.