Senior Specialist, Production Optimization
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About the Role
ADNOC Group seeks a Senior Specialist in Production Optimization to provide expert guidance on technology management, technical challenges, and knowledge sharing. The role involves supporting subsurface and surface teams, evaluating new technologies, and developing production optimization frameworks.
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Responsibilities
- Support and participate in the implementation of Technical Center (Subsurface &DM) strategy
- Participate in the identification of ADNOC Onshore technical challenges and evaluate new technologies, tools, techniques and software solutions
- Provide asset teams with expert advice and consultation in all Production Optimization activities and related studies
- Provide technical insights and leadership to design and implement high level Production Optimization frameworks
- Review and assure Production Optimization activities are executed safely and cost effectively
- Provide technical expertise and guidance to design, develop and conduct specialist Production Optimization programs
- Advise, guide and review the development of Production Optimization performance frameworks and KPIs
- Capture Production Optimization related lessons learned / best practices and ensure communication across Assets
- Promote knowledge sharing between teams through forums, workshops, etc.
- Coordinate with ADNOC HQ, shareholders and other OPCOs on relevant Production Optimization activities
- Promote Production Optimization learning across petroleum engineering community and mentor other staff
Requirements
- Bachelor degree in Reservoir/Petroleum/Chemical Engineering or equivalent
- 15 years in Petroleum production optimization/related activities
- 5 years as specialist role related to production optimization
- Strong background in all Production Optimization aspects, with focus on subsurface activities at well and field levels
- Wide expertise in Petroleum Engineering including drilling, completion, stimulation, well testing, workover and rigless activities, artificial lift
- Broad and deep engineering understanding of the whole production system (reservoir, wells, networks, plants)
- Knowledge of standard industry software tools e.g. PVTSim, Multiflash, Prosper, Pipesim, OLGA
- Knowledge of industry standard enterprise solutions (data management, visualisation)
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Job Purpose
- Provides specialised advice and guidance related to Production Optimization matters to support Subsurface and Surface Teams to achieve their objectives in the areas of Technology Management, Technical Challenges, Standard Practices and Knowledge Sharing.
- Provides functional support to petroleum engineers within Assets to assure compliance with ADNOC Onshore specifications and standards.
- Ensures the effective adoption and implementation of new methodologies and technologies to enhance production, optimise productivity and mitigate risks.
Key Accountabilities
- Supports and participates in the implementation of Technical Center (Subsurface &DM) strategy in line with the vision, mission and Technical Center’s mandate and objectives.
- Participates in the identification of ADNOC Onshore technical challenges. Evaluates new technologies, tools, techniques and software solutions and decide on their suitability to address Production Optimization challenges.
- Provides asset teams with expert advice and consultation in all Production Optimization activities and related studies. Promotes effective integration of the key aspects of Production Optimization with other disciplines related to Petroleum Engineering.
- Provides technical insights and leadership initiatives to design and implement high level Production Optimization frameworks that incorporate processes and expertise to maximise Asset values.
- Reviews & assures Production Optimization activities are executed in a way that satisfies the Asset and ADNOC Onshore requirements in a safe and cost effective manner.
- Provides technical expertise and guidance to design, develop and conduct specialist Production Optimization programs to build world class capabilities within ADNOC Onshore.
- Advices, guides & reviews the development of Production Optimization performance frameworks, relevant key performance indicators. Promotes continuous improvement, results oriented culture, feedback loops and group peer reviews.
- Captures Production Optimization related lessons learned / best practices and ensures their communication across Assets. Promotes knowledge sharing between teams through forums, workshops, etc.
- Coordinate with ADNOC HQ, shareholders and other OPCOs on relevant Production Optimization activities to ensure best practices are captured and implemented at corporate level.
- Promotes Production Optimization learning across petroleum engineering community within ADNOC Onshore. Technical mentor to other Production Optimization staff and fresh graduates, and deliver inhouse Production Optimization training courses.
Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge & Skills
- Bachelor degree in Reservoir/Petroleum/Chemical Engineering or equivalent.
- 15 years in Petroleum production optimization/related activities of which 5 years as specialist role related to production optimization.
- Strong background in all Production Optimization aspects, with a focus on subsurface activities at well and field levels.
- Wide expertise in Petroleum Engineering including drilling, completion, stimulation, well testing, workover and rigless activities, artificial lift (especially Gas Lift and ESP), well performance analysis, diagnostic, troubleshooting and optimisation.
- Broad and deep engineering understanding of the whole production system (reservoir, wells, networks, plants).
- Knowledge of standard industry software tools e.g. PVTSim, Multiflash, Prosper, Pipesim, OLGA), knowledge of industry standard enterprise solutions (data management, visualisation).
- M.Sc. or Ph.D is preferred.
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