Well Planning Specialist

Company

Sasol is a global integrated chemicals and energy company with a 70-year heritage. Through our talented people, we use our expertise and selected technologies to safely and sustainably source, manufacture and market chemical and energy products globally. When you join Team Sasol, you are joining a company that puts people at the center of everything we do. Sasol invests in its employees along every stage of the career path and offers development opportunities to help you cultivate your career in a culture that embraces diversity and inclusion.

Requisition Identification

13442

Closing date

06 November 2026

Operating Model Entity

Integrated Gas & Ekandustria 

Location

Temane

Purpose of Job

To contribute to well planning, design and programming and provide planning support during execution of Sasol rig and rigless campaigns.

Key Accountabilities

• Rig campaign
  • Preparation
    • Contribute to Field Basis of Well Design specifying well types in terms of drilling, wellhead and Xmas tree, cementing, fluids, lower completion, upper completion, well testing, and well lifecycle considerations – in close collaboration with Subsurface Well Services, Surface Facilities and Early Civils
    • Compile Well Operations Manual incl. drilling, completions, well testing operations per well type
    • Provide technical input in tendering for all equipment and services
    • Prepare FR2, FR3, FR4, FR5 submissions and specify LLIs for all wells
  • Execution
    • Participate in campaign mobilization planning and execution
    • Contribute to developing and optimizing rig schedule
    • Run / support well operations as per Functional Outputs (see below)
    • Act as Contract Holder for assigned contract(s) – manage supplier performance
    • Closeout campaign with EOWRs and AARs capturing Lessons Learnt
• Rigless campaign
  • Preparation
    • Review all shut-in wells to identify candidates for rigless workovers and P&As in close collaboration with Subsurface
    • Compile technical scope for tendering a long-term rigless solution (unit or spread)
    • Assist in tendering and awarding the rigless solution contract(s)
  • Execution
    • Participate in campaign mobilization planning and execution
    • Contribute to developing and optimizing rigless schedule
    • Run / support well operations as per Functional Outputs (see below)
    • Act as Contract Holder for assigned contract(s) – manage supplier performance
    • Closeout campaign with EOWRs and AARs capturing Lessons Learnt

Functional outputs

• Protection of the Environment, Health and Safety in accordance with Company policies and procedures;
• Specify and select all equipment to meet the well needs in compliance with company standards and subsurface and asset objectives;
• Work in a manner which ensures good, open communication and collaboration, promoting a culture of involvement and participation by all parties concerned;
• Provide technical engineering support during operations;
• Monitor and measure operations performance to identify and implement improvement initiatives and monitor their effectiveness;
• Monitor service delivery performance of assigned drilling contracts;
• Maintain Well Delivery project plans in coordination with the Project Execution Plan and contribute to weekly and monthly reports;
• Utilise lessons learnt system and performance improvement initiatives;
• Prepare the final well report include performance and lessons learnt analysis;
• Prepare and coordinate workshops and milestone meetings in accordance with Well Delivery Process;
• Manage well documentation and data in line with Company policy;
• Support Well Delivery service and equipment tender process including preparation of scope of work and technical evaluation of submitted Tenders.

Formal Education

• National Senior Certificate (M&S);
• National diploma or Trade certificate in a technical subject.

Working Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a broad range of job functions covering drilling, completion, well testing, well integrity, and well operations;
• Upstream petroleum industry experience; well engineering experience essential, but also knowledge of production, geology, reservoir engineer disciplines desirable;
• Operational experience in drilling, completions, testing, workovers, and rigless operations;
• Experience of operations in locations with challenging logistical issues;
• Experience working in geographically dispersed teams;
• Operational experience of exploration and development projects in remote and developing African countries.

Certification & Professional Membership

• Shell Round II or equivalent e.g. RPG Well Engineering Competence programme;
• IWCF Level 4 certification in drilling or intervention;
• IWCF Level 5 certification;
• SPE membership highly desirable.

Required Personal and Professional Skills