Adexen Recruitment Agency Recruits Production Engineer

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Adexen Recruitment Agency is mandated by an indigenous exploration and production company to recruit a Production Engineer.

Job Title: Production Engineer

Job reference n°: NGA1186
Location: Lagos
Function: Engineering

Job description

• The Production Engineer will support production in the assigned fields in OML-42 by applying sound petroleum engineering knowledge, skills and best industry practices to maximize wells and facility production.
• The Production Engineer will report to the Petroleum Engineering Team Leader.
• The position is based in Lagos.

Responsibilities

• Develop up to date understanding of wells pertinent data and performance history in areas of assignment
• Routinely monitor daily well performance, identify changing well conditions and provide recommendations to optimize production
• Maintain up-to-date well models and possess the ability to model changing well conditions and be able to provide recommendations for production improvement
• Collaborate with reservoir engineers to maintain representative integrated production model of assigned fields, reservoirs andwells
• Provide support to Asset Team and Operations staff to maintain wells in optimum producing conditions.
• Routinely review shut-in wells to ascertain causes of shut-in and proffer solutions to restoring well back on production
• Develop procedures for intervention and slick line activities and ensure contractors adhere to safe procedures and practices
• Provide engineering support in well design, sand control, sizing and selection of down hole equipments
• Competent in the design and optimization of artificial lift systems including gas lift and ESPs.

Qualifications and Experience

• Must have a degree in B.Sc/B.Eng in Petroleum Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Chemical Engineering.
• Minimum of 5-7 years experience in an oil producing environment on a similar role.
• Good knowledge of well modelling and nodal Analysis
• Knowledge of intervention procedures (slick line operations) including well site supervision.
• Knowledge of well monitoring, well testing design and execution, bottom hole pressure data analysis.
• Analytical and problem solving mind
• Excellent Communication skills
• Proactive approach
• Attention to detail