Senior Production Engineer
Job purpose
Plans, supervises and/or carries out a variety of duties relating to rigless operations, testing and stimulation to ensure optimization of oil/gas producing wells, water supply and water/gas injection wells. Provides technical support to field operations in the production of hydrocarbons and the efficient use of water and/or gas injection systems.
Job specific accountabilities
- Prepare programs for rigless operations, perforation, kick-off operation, stimulation and well testing to be carried out by service companies.
- Prepare programs for various well tests such as multi-rate production/injection tests and isochronal/modified isochronal tests. Coordinates and supervises testing operations and carries out preliminary interpretation and evaluation of test results.
- Follow up and supervises all wireline work carried out by contractors. Verify various reports and send to Asset Development for further review and action.
- Supervises production logging and carries out preliminary log interpretation and evaluation of test results.
- Monitors oil/gas producing and water injection wells performance. Investigates and diagnoses well problems and proposes action requirements. Recommends workover for specific wells giving prognosis of each well and workover justification.
- Coordinates and supervise down hole equipment testing and maintenance.
- Reviews and evaluates water injection clusters performance and discusses the long term injection test with concerned engineers of other departments.
- Monitors and discuss the performance of installed production equipment.
- Participates in technical studies concerning water/gas injection and artificial lift projects, oil and gas operations, facilities optimization or modification, as assigned.
- Maintains comprehensive database on well history, oil/gas production, water production/injection and gas injection statistics.
- Participates in the development of operating, reporting and recording procedures for oil, gas and water production/injection performance.
Minimum qualification
Bachelor degree in Petroleum, Chemical or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent degree.
Minimum experience, knowledge & skills
8 years of experience in Petroleum Engineering including workover, completion, well testing and production operations.
Revenues / budget
As per approved financial budget
Direct reports
As per organization chart
Indirect reports
As per organization chart
Professional certifications
As applicable