# Abandonment Engineer

*/JobTypes/Abandonment_Engineer*

## Neighborhood

### Related (signature role)

- [Well Plugging Service Companies](/CompanyTypes/Well_Plugging_Service_Companies) — signature role · CompanyTypes
- [Well Decommissioning Contractor](/CompanyTypes/Well_Decommissioning_Contractor) — signature role · CompanyTypes

### Related (delivered by)

- [Contract for plug and abandon (P&A) of wells and facilities](/Processes/Contract_for_plug_and_abandon_(P&A)_of_wells_and_facilities) — delivered by · Processes

### Perform

- [Design Well Abandonment Programs](/Tasks/Design_Well_Abandonment_Programs) — perform · Tasks
- [Verify Barrier Integrity Through Pressure Testing](/Tasks/Verify_Barrier_Integrity_Through_Pressure_Testing) — perform · Tasks
- [Review Well Histories and Casing Integrity Records](/Tasks/Review_Well_Histories_and_Casing_Integrity_Records) — perform · Tasks
- [Prepare Abandonment Permit Applications for Regulators](/Tasks/Prepare_Abandonment_Permit_Applications_for_Regulators) — perform · Tasks
- [Specify Cement Barrier Placement and Verification Methods](/Tasks/Specify_Cement_Barrier_Placement_and_Verification_Methods) — perform · Tasks
- [Compile End of Well Abandonment Reports](/Tasks/Compile_End_of_Well_Abandonment_Reports) — perform · Tasks
- [Estimate Abandonment Costs and Liabilities](/Tasks/Estimate_Abandonment_Costs_and_Liabilities) — perform · Tasks
- [Close and seal wells no longer in use.](/Tasks/Close_and_seal_wells_no_longer_in_use.) — perform · Tasks
- [Assess Well Integrity](/Tasks/Assess_Well_Integrity) — perform · Tasks
- [Design Well Barrier Placement](/Tasks/Design_Well_Barrier_Placement) — perform · Tasks
- [Plan Plug And Abandonment Programs](/Tasks/Plan_Plug_And_Abandonment_Programs) — perform · Tasks
- [Review Cement Bond Logs](/Tasks/Review_Cement_Bond_Logs) — perform · Tasks
- [Supervise Plugging Operations](/Tasks/Supervise_Plugging_Operations) — perform · Tasks
- [Assess Well Integrity for Abandonment](/Tasks/Assess_Well_Integrity_for_Abandonment) — perform · Tasks
- [Calculate Cement Plug Placement](/Tasks/Calculate_Cement_Plug_Placement) — perform · Tasks
- [Design Well Plugging Programs](/Tasks/Design_Well_Plugging_Programs) — perform · Tasks
- [Estimate Decommissioning Costs](/Tasks/Estimate_Decommissioning_Costs) — perform · Tasks
- [Prepare Regulatory Abandonment Filings](/Tasks/Prepare_Regulatory_Abandonment_Filings) — perform · Tasks

### Required knowledge

- [Well Construction and Casing Design](/Knowledge/Well_Construction_and_Casing_Design) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Cementing Chemistry and Placement Mechanics](/Knowledge/Cementing_Chemistry_and_Placement_Mechanics) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Wellbore Pressure and Fluid Behavior](/Knowledge/Wellbore_Pressure_and_Fluid_Behavior) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Geology of Producing Formations](/Knowledge/Geology_of_Producing_Formations) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [HSE Standards for Well Operations](/Knowledge/HSE_Standards_for_Well_Operations) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Oil and Gas Decommissioning Regulations](/Knowledge/Oil_and_Gas_Decommissioning_Regulations) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Well Abandonment Procedures](/Knowledge/Well_Abandonment_Procedures) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Cementing Engineering](/Knowledge/Cementing_Engineering) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Petroleum Geomechanics](/Knowledge/Petroleum_Geomechanics) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Well Construction](/Knowledge/Well_Construction) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Cementing Operations](/Knowledge/Cementing_Operations) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Oilfield Regulations](/Knowledge/Oilfield_Regulations) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Decommissioning Regulation](/Knowledge/Decommissioning_Regulation) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Petroleum Well Integrity](/Knowledge/Petroleum_Well_Integrity) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Well Plugging and Abandonment Standards](/Knowledge/Well_Plugging_and_Abandonment_Standards) — requires knowledge · Knowledge

### Requires ability

- [Attention to Detail](/Ability/Attention_to_Detail) — requires ability · Ability
- [Spatial Reasoning](/Ability/Spatial_Reasoning) — requires ability · Ability
- [Visualization](/Ability/Visualization) — requires ability · Ability
- [Deductive Reasoning](/Ability/Deductive_Reasoning) — requires ability · Ability
- [Mathematical Reasoning](/Ability/Mathematical_Reasoning) — requires ability · Ability
- [Problem Sensitivity](/Ability/Problem_Sensitivity) — requires ability · Ability

### Engage in

- [Verify Barrier Integrity Through Pressure Testing](/Activities/Verify_Barrier_Integrity_Through_Pressure_Testing) — engage in · Activities
- [Design Well Plug and Abandonment Programs](/Activities/Design_Well_Plug_and_Abandonment_Programs) — engage in · Activities
- [Specify Cement Barrier Placement and Verification Methods](/Activities/Specify_Cement_Barrier_Placement_and_Verification_Methods) — engage in · Activities
- [Design Well Abandonment Programs](/Activities/Design_Well_Abandonment_Programs) — engage in · Activities
- [Design Well Barrier Placement](/Activities/Design_Well_Barrier_Placement) — engage in · Activities
- [Plan Plug And Abandonment Programs](/Activities/Plan_Plug_And_Abandonment_Programs) — engage in · Activities
- [Assess Well Integrity](/Activities/Assess_Well_Integrity) — engage in · Activities
- [Assess Well Integrity for Abandonment](/Activities/Assess_Well_Integrity_for_Abandonment) — engage in · Activities
- [Prepare Regulatory Abandonment Filings](/Activities/Prepare_Regulatory_Abandonment_Filings) — engage in · Activities

### Uses software

- [Landmark WELLPLAN](/Software/Landmark_WELLPLAN) — uses software · Software
- [WellView](/Software/WellView) — uses software · Software
- [AFE Cost Tracking Software](/Software/AFE_Cost_Tracking_Software) — uses software · Software
- [Cement Job Simulation Software](/Software/Cement_Job_Simulation_Software) — uses software · Software
- [WellPlan](/Software/WellPlan) — uses software · Software
- [Petrel](/Software/Petrel) — uses software · Software
- [Well Engineering Software](/Software/Well_Engineering_Software) — uses software · Software
- [AutoCAD](/Software/AutoCAD) — uses software · Software
- [Microsoft Excel](/Software/Microsoft_Excel) — uses software · Software

### Required skills

- [Regulatory Submission Preparation](/Skills/Regulatory_Submission_Preparation) — requires skill · Skills
- [Risk Assessment](/Skills/Risk_Assessment) — requires skill · Skills
- [Well Engineering Design](/Skills/Well_Engineering_Design) — requires skill · Skills
- [Cementing Program Design](/Skills/Cementing_Program_Design) — requires skill · Skills
- [Field Operations Supervision](/Skills/Field_Operations_Supervision) — requires skill · Skills
- [Decommissioning Program Design](/Skills/Decommissioning_Program_Design) — requires skill · Skills
- [Operations Supervision](/Skills/Operations_Supervision) — requires skill · Skills
- [Well Integrity Analysis](/Skills/Well_Integrity_Analysis) — requires skill · Skills
- [Cost Estimation](/Skills/Cost_Estimation) — requires skill · Skills
- [Operations Planning](/Skills/Operations_Planning) — requires skill · Skills
- [Regulatory Documentation](/Skills/Regulatory_Documentation) — requires skill · Skills
- [Well Engineering](/Skills/Well_Engineering) — requires skill · Skills

### Type of

- [Petroleum Engineers](/Occupations/Petroleum_Engineers) — type of · Occupations

### Problems this exposes

- [sustained casing pressure diagnosis that determines whether a section-milling cut-and-pull is required before plugging](/Problems/sustained_casing_pressure_diagnosis_that_determines_whether_a_section-milling_cut-and-pull_is_required_before_plugging) — exposes problem · Problems
- [sequencing multi-well platform abandonment to share rig/vessel spread without stranding interdependent wells](/Problems/sequencing_multi-well_platform_abandonment_to_share_rig%2Fvessel_spread_without_stranding_interdependent_wells) — exposes problem · Problems
- [designing cement-plug placement that meets regulator barrier-verification rules across uncertain legacy wellbore conditions](/Problems/designing_cement-plug_placement_that_meets_regulator_barrier-verification_rules_across_uncertain_legacy_wellbore_conditions) — exposes problem · Problems
- [reconciling decades-old as-built wellbore diagrams against current annulus and casing integrity logs](/Problems/reconciling_decades-old_as-built_wellbore_diagrams_against_current_annulus_and_casing_integrity_logs) — exposes problem · Problems
- [estimating P&A cost and rig-time exposure when downhole condition data is incomplete](/Problems/estimating_P&A_cost_and_rig-time_exposure_when_downhole_condition_data_is_incomplete) — exposes problem · Problems
- [verifying cement-bond log isolation behind casing where the original cement job is poorly bonded](/Problems/verifying_cement-bond_log_isolation_behind_casing_where_the_original_cement_job_is_poorly_bonded) — exposes problem · Problems
- [documenting barrier-acceptance evidence to satisfy decommissioning regulators and transfer residual liability](/Problems/documenting_barrier-acceptance_evidence_to_satisfy_decommissioning_regulators_and_transfer_residual_liability) — exposes problem · Problems