About this role
Job Description Well Planner Trajectory Designer
Location: Remote in Mexico
Hiring Mode FTE
Salary: 90,000 MXN Before taxes plus benefits
Client: BPX Production Company
Function Drilling Well Engineering
Experience 7 years
Role Type Managed Services
Role Summary
The Well Planner Trajectory Designer will be responsible for designing and maintaining directional and horizontal well trajectories performing anticollision analysis managing survey requirements and supporting highvolume well planning activities The role requires strong expertise in wellbore positioning trajectory optimization survey QAQC and drillability assessment while working closely with Drilling Engineering Subsurface Survey and Directional Drilling teams
Key Responsibilities
Design horizontal and directional well trajectories including buildandhold Scurve modifiedS and catenary profiles
Calculate and optimize builddropturn rates dogleg severity landing geometry and lateral placement
Perform anticollision analysis using ISCWSA error models Separation Factor SF Ellipse of Uncertainty EOU and closestapproach assessments
Develop survey programs and perform survey QAQC including MultiStation Analysis MSA
Evaluate requirements for geomagnetic corrections and gyroscopic surveys
Update trajectories based on geological target changes drilling constraints and anticollision risks
Support trajectory drillability assessment using torque drag hydraulics casing wear and BHA considerations
Maintain validated definitive surveys and offsetwell information
Prepare trajectory survey anticollision and engineering handover packages
Manage multiple concurrent well plans in multiwell pad highvolume drilling environments
Maintain plan version control and engineering documentation
Technical Skills Tools
Landmark COMPASS or equivalent well planning anticollision software
KM ERA or equivalent well engineering tools
Landmark WellPlan or equivalent torque drag hydraulics applications
Strong knowledge of ISCWSA error models and wellbore positioning
Understanding of Minimum Curvature Method DLS Separation Factor EOU MWD surveys gyro surveys and survey uncertainty
Excel Power BI Spotfire and documentmanagement tools
Python VBA automation experience is an advantage
Qualifications Experience
Bachelors degree in Petroleum MechanicalGeosciences or a related technical discipline
7 years of experience in well planning trajectory design directional drilling or wellbore positioning
Handson experience designing horizontal and directional wells
Experience with anticollision analysis and survey management
Experience supporting multiwell pad or highvolume drilling programs preferred
Field exposure to directional drilling MWDLWD BHA behavior and survey operations is desirable
Strong analytical technical documentation and communication skills
Key Competencies
Trajectory Design Wellbore Positioning AntiCollision Survey QAQC Directional Drilling Torque Drag Drillability Assessment MultiWell Planning Technical Documentation