RESPONSIBILITIES

• Production Optimization and daily well surveillance/monitoring.
• Daily well surveillance and hydrocarbon accounting ´ Well test review and validation.
• Co-ordinate the Maximum Efficient Rate (MER) testing of all producer wells and request for technical allowable from regulators. Look out areas for improvement on existing processes while ensuring regulatory compliance on MER tests.
• Daily well by well production allocation (back allocation).
• Management of production database. Requires regular update with accuracy. Some skill level in any programming language will be of great help Python or Javascript.
• Design for gas lift start-up and continuous monitoring of gas lift operations in conjunction with RE.
• Monitoring water injection programme and voidage replacement ratio in conjunction with RE.
• Building and managing Prosper/Pipesim well models.
• Interfacing with Finance and Crude Lifting for crude export scheduling.
• Process downtime analysis and production deferment tracking.
• Skilled in OFM software for well surveillance and monitoring as well as production analysis
• Regular liaison with field production chemists towards daily chemical injection optimization to ensure maximum oil recovery from process systems.
• Design of upper completion to ensure optimal outflow performance

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related field.
• A minimum of six (6) years experience in the upstream oil industry
• Well Modeling & Performance (PROSPER, GAP, MBAL, OFM, PIPSIM, etc.).
• Production System Optimization
• Water shut off techniques, GSO opportunity identification.
• Well Integrity Management and Determining Well Operating Envelope.
• Planning & Design of Well Intervention Activities.
• HSE considerations in well management and completion operations.
• Completion Design.