Lead Production Technologist

Job: Lead Production Technologist

Department: Production Engineering.

Reports to: Production Engineering Manager

JOB SUMMARY

In the role of Lead Production Technologist, the Candidate will be sharing knowledge and collaborating with many top specialists in implementing solutions to enhance production and optimise the Well stock. The Lead Production Technologist role is an operational position that gives broad insight into Wells and Reservoir management operations. In this role within the Production Engineering Team, the candidate will have the opportunity of being a focal point for Production Technology in assigned Assets/Fields and will be responsible for managing the Wells and Reservoirs potentials, Technical Limits, Operating envelopes and Well Integrity of the Well stock.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Solve complex well problems with little supervision or guidance from Supervisor or more experienced engineers.
• Use Prosper to model and calibrate wells, run prediction, and run diagnostics.
• Understand well completion basics and down hole equipment and their functions and diagnosis of problems.
• Able to run integrated production models including reservoir and flowlines and optimize for production and reserves. Show creativity and innovation in optimizing production.
• Recommend wells for intervention or solutions to increase production.
• Prepare detailed work programs for execution.
• Must be able to supervise intervention work - wireline, coiled tubing, etc
• Support or supervise field operations by ensuring quality control of well testing and surveillance programs (e.g., BHP, logging, wellhead sampling, measurements, etc)
• Consistently observe, identify, and recommend optimisations to production facilities for production optimisation.
• Generate, supervise and QC flow lift curves for simulation, ensure fit for purpose and flawless curves.
• Provide petroleum engineering support for workover and slickline operations in the field.
• Must be an adherent and promoter of safety practices in operations.
• Skilled in the design, execution, and optimization of artificial lift systems including gas lift and ESP design/diagnosis.
• Must have a good understanding of oil field Operations.
• Mentoring of younger engineers and providing guidance in solving fundamental well problems.
• Able to lead small project teams to deliver production engineering solutions.

SKILLS AND COMPETENCES

• Production Technology core skills
• Well Modeling & Performance
• Production System Optimization

• Sand Control and Management
• Well Integrity Management and Determining Well Operating Envelopes
• Wells, Reservoir, and Facilities Management.
• Planning & Design of Well Intervention Activities
• HSSE considerations in well management and completion operations
• Completion Design and supervision
• Knowledge in Production Operations
• Results oriented and commercially focused.

QUALIFICATION

▪ As a Lead Production Technologist, the incumbent should have a broad understanding of other E&P disciplines and skills in all key Production technology specialties.
▪ A university degree in Engineering or equivalent with 6 to 8 years relevant experience, including a minimum of 5 years PT work experience in an Oil and Gas producing company.