Production Technologist

Oman

Purpose To coordinate the Production Technology aspects of the execution phase of the LNG project. Key PT aspects include optimization of the completion design, designing/optimizing the fracture stimulation and clean-up phases and ensuring smooth commissioning and production optimization of the high number of required LNG wells (15 wells per year). This should be executed at the lowest cost, while delivering the required gas volumes and at the same time ensuring appropriate well integrity and safety standards.

Accountabilities * Coordination and optimization of all PT activities in LNG wells to ensure sufficient gas/condensate capacity is delivered against departmental plans.
* PT Focal point for the LNG project wells towards drilling, stimulation, testing, production and surface engineering staff.
* Updating of (and ensuring adherence to) production technology - related LNG well design-, operations- and integrity standards and continuous improvement of relevant performance indicators identified in these standards.
* Design of completion updates and stimulation operations for all LNG gas wells and verify design against actual conditions and results.
* Supervision and development of junior production technologists at JG 5 and at times JG 4 levels.

Dimensions Optimizing the completion, stimulation, testing, commissioning and early production of the LNG wells is required to keep a good handle on the available budget, especially in the light of a large number of concurrent operations and the tight gas production deadlines. As an illustration budget for fraccing and testing alone of the LNG wells is $ 40 million per year for 2002 and 2003. Cost of completion materials in the same wells is $12 million per year.

The technical complexity and scale of the LNG project encourages the LNG PT team to become a centre of excellence of deep well stimulation, completion design and HPHT fracced well operation.

The LNG team leader will head a team of 3 production technologists, including 2 field-based staff and is focal point for the drilling department, deep well stimulation/testing departments, and the gas production and engineering departments on all PT-LNG matters.

Special
challenges * Optimization of completion, stimulation, testing and commissioning operations to reduce total LNG development cost as much as possible, while at the same time delivering the required volumes of gas.
* Ensure full cooperation from petroleum engineers, well stimulation and test personnel and production operations & surface engineering staff to deliver sound LNG project wells in the cheapest possible way against fixed gas team production capacity deadlines.

Development
opportunities Mentoring and supervision of 3 staff.
Building up expertise in hydraulic fracturing and deep gas developments.


Experience & Qualifications required * University degree in science.
* 4-8 Years experience in Production Technology within a Gas company or unit.
* Good working knowledge of all phases of well construction, operation and abandonment
* Experience in at least one (preferably more) of the following areas:
- gas well completion technology and tubing stress analysis
- hydraulic fracturing stimulations in gas reservoirs
- gas inflow and vertical flow performance
* Must be able to discuss and understand petroleum engineering, drilling, production and surface engineering matters with relevant specialists such that execution of LNG development project proceeds in a smooth manner from drilling through to production optimization.
* Must be able to maintain a good working relationship with other company staff, with officials at the Ministry of Oil and Gas and with SIEP/SEPTAR and industry experts such that there is a common understanding and support of the planned activities and optimum use is made of available expertise.
* Should have good presentation skills, be a good communicator and able to harmonise activities across functional boundaries by diplomacy.
* Fluent in written and spoken English