Lead Production Technologist

Job Title: Lead Production Technologist – Opportunity Development.

Job Level: 7

Department: Opportunity Development.

Location: Lagos (with travel to field location as required)

Directly Reports to: Opportunity Development Manager.

JOB SUMMARY

The Lead Production Technologist (Well Interventions) will an interface between the technical department disciplines (Production Engineering, Subsurface and Portfolio Management) and the Well Intervention Execution Team. They will be responsible for working with the WRFM teams in well intervention opportunity, by providing technical assurance of the intervention proposals. They will ensure that well intervention requirements are technically and operationally feasible and can be conducted safely. Additionally, they are responsible for the maturation of the intervention opportunity funnel through to execution, ensuring that all resources and requirements (including regulatory approvals) are provided and met optimally, in order that short and medium-term production growth plans are fulfilled.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Develop scope of well interventions with focus on technical and operational feasibility
• Contribute input to develop, maintain and optimize the well intervention sequence, ensuring production growth targets are met
• Plan for execution of intervention of intervention activities
• Provide PT input to well intervention proposal approvals and other statutory submissions
• Provide input to the design of service (DOS) by service provide
• Participate in pre-job QA/QC of vendor equipment and capabilities and develop contingencies as may be required
• Participate in well intervention operations audits, including service providers and personnel competence to ensure best-in-class practices
• Maintain awareness of compliance with all relevant Statutory and Company HSE and well integrity standards.
• Provide well interventions operations support by proffering engineering and technical solutions to well intervention challenges.
• Interface proactively with other Company functions (Contracting & Procurement, HSE, Production Engineering, Community Relations, Finance, etc.) to ensure Well Intervention requirements are provided for promptly
• Monitor well intervention performance and issue technical reports accordingly
• Ensure post-jobs reports are compiled, and relevant data and databases are updated accordingly (e.g. well status diagrams, well books, etc.)
• Contribute input to well intervention AAR's
• Present technical justification for well intervention activities to JV partners
• Support the formulation of field development plans, including identifying key well management strategies and lifecycle well/reservoir surveillance and flow assurance requirements
• Production Technology input to proposals for new production growth opportunities, workovers and new wells. Actively participate in decisions on well targeting, well development and production strategies based on comprehensive data analysis
• Deliver conceptual well completion designs for new developments and support well engineering in delivering detailed designs
• Ensure completions are designed to maximize recovery while minimizing operational risks and costs
• Provide production technology input to completion programs and support well operations
• Prepare new well/workover completion proposals development and approvals.
• Prepare new well start-up programs
• Provide input to Basis for Design for integrated projects
• Seek out, oversee and implement cutting-edge technologies and strategies for improved well performance, monitoring, and enhanced recovery.

QUALIFICATION:

Key qualifications for this role are:

• Bachelor's in engineering or other related fields.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience as a Production Technologist in the oil and gas industry, with a broad understanding of other E&P disciplines. Service Company/Operator field experience in well interventions is an advantage
• Skill in the key production technology specialities: well inflow/outflow modelling, well inflow/outflow enhancement, well integrity management, sand management, well and completion design, etc.
• Ability to provide technical support of well operations, including all aspects of well interventions: well stimulation, well testing, well integrity, etc. and application of state-of-the-art technologies. It is also required to have strong technical understanding of coiled tubing, electric-line and slickline conveyance operations.
• Intensive Industry Training including subject matter certifications (e.g. IWCF Level 4) is desirable
• Experience of working within multidisciplinary teams and across business functions
• Strong communication skills, with experience in presenting technical findings and recommendations to management and stakeholders

Results oriented with strong interpersonal skills to manage variety of interfacesKey qualifications for this role are:

• Bachelor's in engineering or other related fields.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience as a Production Technologist in the oil and gas industry, with a broad understanding of other E&P disciplines. Service Company/Operator field experience in well interventions is an advantage
• Skill in the key production technology specialities: well inflow/outflow modelling, well inflow/outflow enhancement, well integrity management, sand management, well and completion design, etc.
• Ability to provide technical support of well operations, including all aspects of well interventions: well stimulation, well testing, well integrity, etc. and application of state-of-the-art technologies. It is also required to have strong technical understanding of coiled tubing, electric-line and slickline conveyance operations.
• Intensive Industry Training including subject matter certifications (e.g. IWCF Level 4) is desirable
• Experience of working within multidisciplinary teams and across business functions
• Strong communication skills, with experience in presenting technical findings and recommendations to management and stakeholders

Results oriented with strong interpersonal skills to manage variety of interfaces