Artificial Lift Engineer – Gas Lift
Location: Oman, Site based
Start: ASAP
Duration: 4 years
Salary: Negotiable
Rotation: 14 / 14 days
Working Week: 12 hrs p/day – 7 days p/week
The Artificial Lift Engineer (Gas Lift) overall responsibility of all artificial lift issues. This includes artificial lift design, monitor and optimize performance of all artificial lift wells in the Safah and Wadi Latham area fields. The types of artificial lift now utilized are (Gas Lift) GL and (Plunger Lift) PL. A responsibility includes managing artificial life contractor, equipment, personal & performance all the related service agreements.
The Artificial Lift (GL) Engineer responsibilities include but not limited to:
Daily monitoring of wells and working with Well Analysts to validate well test, troubleshoot the well and adjust gas lift rate for optimum operation.
Monitor Artificial Lift well actual performance against Artificial Lift well potential (Performance matching).
Design down hole gas lift installations to maximise well potential.
Record and update GL valve data base for all valves records in all the well‘s.
Generate monthly optimization report.
Support the production engineers in redesigning down hole gas lift completions to maximize well potential using Prosper model.
Quality check all the recommended GL designs and equipment selection made by RMT production Engineer.
Coordinate down hole remediation work with well services and contractors.
Scheduling of preventive maintenance and other services for each well as per the industry standard, safe and trouble free.
Check GL surface network performance, including finding bottlenecks and recommending engineering solutions.
Focal point for the LOWIS and performance matching program.
Manage all contracts and service orders of the Gas lift systems.
Act as company site representative for GL services and equipment contracts.
Manage and optimize inventory levels to ensure enough stock levels to execute new installations and replacement jobs.
Ensure contractor allocate enough resources to support field operations.
Support field stuff and operation engineers in important trouble shootings of problematic wells
Participate is well review sessions.
Ensure all AL working procedures are in place.
Provide training on Gas Lift systems design, optimization and troubleshooting to field personnel.
Requirements
Bachelor‘s Degree in Engineering.
A minimum of 5 years‘ experience working directly with GL (Gas Lift) design, valve setting, troubleshooting and failure analysis.
Knowledgeable in Prosper, Winglue or equivalent surveillance application tool.
Knowledgeable in LOWIS or equivalent surveillance application tool is desired.
Other Artificial lift experience is an advantage.
Good working knowledge of personal computer applications and software for engineering purposes.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.