Digital Drilling Analyst at NR Consulting in Houston, TX

Job description

• Job Title: Digital Drilling Analyst
• Location: Houston, TX, 77077
• Duration: 12+ Months
• Pay rate: $40.00/hr - $45.00/hr on W2 without benefits
• The Digital Drilling Analyst role is aligned to the Drilling Hub mission of driving the growth of drilling excellence across D&I for our customers. The Digital Drilling Analyst is responsible for the implementation of the service, deliverables, and customer support of Digital Drilling Products and Services.
• The Analyst provides support to end users to achieve the defined deliverables as per the scope of work of each project between Digital Operations Solutions GeoUnit (DOS GU) and the client.
• The employee is expected to give onsite and/or remote technical, drilling product, and application support to the customer in accordance with best practices. * Responsible for creating reference documents as per projectâ€TMs scope of work and ensuring all onboarding checklist/gates are fulfilled before the start of the operation.* Deliver the project by; executing automated data loading procedures, computation of Rig states / Drill states and all relevant well construction KPIs, checking results of the computations and configuring computation parameters, configuring new drilling KPI on demand in accordance with the agreed scope.* Execute drilling performance analysis of wells in drilling and offset wells analysis, identify improvement potential, make recommendations, provide final reporting and presentations for each customer project.* Assist DOS
• Portfolio in maximizing user adoption, solution utilization and system/solution availability with minimal interruption.* Remain current on new technologies and participate in testing and acceptance of digital technology workflows and features.* Collect and manage end-user requirements for software and services, identify main features required for drilling performance analysis and reporting, workflow description, usability recommendations; acquire consultation from drilling domain perspectives.* Act as first point of contact for incident escalation, resolution, and investigation to ensure a process of continuous improvement.* Participate in service quality meetings and investigations when required.* Develop demo workflows, presentations, and other supporting technical materials; perform demonstration to internal and external customers in pilot/proof of concept engagement.* Conduct solution training for drilling engineers (internal/external) and give input in keeping solution training materials up to date.* Work collaboratively with other Divisions, BLs and within DOS GU partners in maximizing the value of service and technology solutions.* Engage actively in knowledge sharing to share best practices, lessons learned, and technical knowledge within technical community.
• The Digital Drilling Analyst is a field-based drilling technology and operations support role responsible for deploying, supporting, training, and optimizing digital drilling solutions at customer rig sites. The position serves as the primary field-facing resource for Digital Drilling products, supporting both onshore and offshore drilling operations while working directly with rig crews, drilling personnel, and clients.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• 5+ years of drilling/downhole experience.
• Directional Driller or MWD background.
• Strong client-facing communication skills.
• Experience generating operational reports.
• Comfort working in remote field environments.
• Basic IT and troubleshooting capability.
• Ability to train and coach end users.
• Strong collaboration and flexibility.

Responsibilities

• Field Deployment & Support
• Manage drilling technology hardware installations.
• Configure users, permissions, and workstations.
• Serve as the primary field contact for digital drilling solutions.
• Troubleshoot hardware, software, connectivity, and process issues.
• Manage software updates and IT infrastructure at rig sites.
• Customer Support & Training
• Provide onsite training and coaching to rig personnel.
• Support customer adoption and utilization of digital drilling solutions.
• Conduct solution training for internal and external drilling personnel.
• Assist customers with technical and application support.
• Drilling Operations Support
• Configure drilling automation settings.
• Support drilling programs and well planning activities.
• Monitor and optimize drilling automation parameters.
• Work closely with drillers, directional drilling personnel, well engineers, and customers.
• Generate daily, section, and performance reports.
• Performance Analysis
• Analyze drilling performance and KPIs.
• Conduct well and offset well analysis.
• Identify operational improvements and value creation opportunities.
• Deliver reports, presentations, and recommendations to customers.
• Incident & Escalation Management
• Act as first point of contact for incident escalation.
• Support investigations and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Capture software enhancement requests and operational feedback.

Requirements

• Minimum Experience
• 5+ years of drilling and/or downhole experience required.
• Experience in drilling rig environments is essential.
• Must-Have Skills
• Downhole drilling experience.
• Drilling operations knowledge.
• Client-facing communication skills.
• Report generation and documentation experience.
• Ability to work independently in field environments.
• Flexibility and adaptability to changing assignments.
• Collaborative and proactive working style.
• Technical Skills
• Drilling software and digital solutions.
• Basic IT and computer skills.
• Hardware/software troubleshooting.
• Data analysis and KPI monitoring.
• Drilling performance analysis.
• Technical application support.
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
• Required certifications and training will be provided by the company as needed.
• Directional Driller (DD)
• Measurement While Drilling (MWD) Engineer
• Well Engineer
• Drilling-focused field personnel
• Rig Engineer
• ACE Engineer (GSS/D&M)

Skills

Required

• Downhole drilling experience
• Drilling operations knowledge
• Client-facing communication skills