Senior Engineer, Production

About the role

ADNOC Onshore is hiring a Senior Engineer, Production in Abu Dhabi. The role plans, supervises and carries out rigless operations, testing and stimulation to optimise oil and gas producing wells, water supply wells and water/gas injection wells, while providing technical support to field operations and the efficient use of water and gas injection systems.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare programmes for rigless operations, perforation, kick-off operations, stimulation and well testing to be carried out by service companies.
• Prepare programmes for multi-rate production/injection tests and isochronal/modified isochronal tests, coordinate and supervise testing operations, and carry out preliminary interpretation and evaluation of test results.
• Follow up and supervise wireline work by contractors, verify reports and forward them to Asset Development for review and action.
• Supervise production logging and carry out preliminary log interpretation and evaluation of test results.
• Monitor the performance of oil/gas producing and water injection wells, diagnose well problems, recommend workovers with prognosis and justification.
• Coordinate and supervise downhole equipment testing and maintenance.
• Review and evaluate water injection cluster performance and discuss long-term injection tests with engineers from other departments.
• Monitor the performance of installed production equipment and participate in technical studies on water/gas injection, artificial lift, facilities optimisation or modification.
• Maintain a database on well history, oil/gas production, water production/injection and gas injection statistics.
• Take part in developing operating, reporting and recording procedures for oil, gas and water production and injection performance.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Petroleum, Chemical or Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent.
• 8 years of experience in petroleum engineering, including workover, completion, well testing and production operations.