Job Title: Project Well Planner
Duration: 12 months (possibility of extension) Schedule: 5/40 Location: Midland, TX
This opportunity supports a Permian-based drilling programme focused on complex well planning within an unconventional upstream environment. The role offers involvement in multi-discipline project development, horizontal drilling operations, collision avoidance analysis, and regulatory compliance, with direct impact on well delivery, operational integrity, and cost-effective performance. This company is seeking a technical professional with strong expertise in Landmark EDM (Compass), AutoCAD, and well planning best practices.
Required Education: - Bachelor's degree preferred in a related field
Required Experience: - 5 years of well planning experience in the upstream industry
- 1+ years of experience working directly for an oil and gas operating company
- 1+ years of experience in unconventional reservoir plays
- Experience supporting multi-well and multi-pad drilling programmes
Required Skills: - Ability to design complex well plans aligned with stated well and project objectives
- Knowledge of survey programmes to support wellbore positioning accuracy
- Ability to gather and interpret offset well data for collision avoidance analysis
- Experience generating anti-collision reports and corresponding plots for project review
- Knowledge of state and federal regulatory agencies and applicable regulations for permitting and execution
- Ability to communicate with planning teams and core disciplines throughout project development
- Ability to track project progression from conception to execution
- Expert-level use of Landmark EDM (Compass), including database management for accuracy and consistency
- Proficiency in AutoCAD
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
- Ability to participate in benchmarking studies and apply best well planning practices and new technology
- Ability to work outside standard working hours when required
Preferred Qualifications: - Ability to pursue continuous improvement and evaluate new well planning techniques to improve performance
- Knowledge of WellView software
- Knowledge of ArcMap and Global Mapper software
- Well-developed project management skills
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