Tullow Oil Job Vacancy in Kenya : Operations Reservoir Engineer – Extended Well Test

Tullow Oil Job Vacancy in Kenya : Operations Reservoir Engineer – Extended Well Test


October 31, 2014


Job Description


Rotational Position

Employment Type:Contractor

Job Title: Operations Reservoir Engineer – Extended Well Test, In-Field

Department: Petroleum Engineering

Business Unit/Team: Kenya-Ethiopia

Reports To:Subsurface Manager, Kenya & Ethiopia

Location: Kenya, in field

Rotational position, 28/28

Interacts and works with:

Internal: In-field well supervisors

Office based operations Petroleum Engineer

Kenya Subsurface team

Kenya Well Engineering team

London Well Engineering team

External: In-field service companies

Supervises:

Job Purpose:

• Ensure all subsurface data is captured effectively and accurately in the field
• Assist on-site welltest supervisors with Subsurface related decision making
• Engage office based Senior Petroleum Engineer and London based subsurface team in Subsurface related decision making as required
• Daily operations call and daily reporting
• Initiate sampling log to track logistics

Responsibilities / Key Objectives:

• Supervise sampling operations by vendors
• Ensure all samples are appropriately labelled and shipped
• Initiate sample log as samples are taken for further tracking in the sampling tracking database
• Ensure all on-line data transmission is functioning and trouble shoot with vendors as needed. Submit daily check list of all data transmission
• Conduct daily QC on P/T and DTS data from the wells
• Conduct initial PTA analysis in the field and update daily PTA plots for long term monitoring, Hall plots for injection etc
• Engage PTA support from Subsurface team as needed
• Assist welltest supervisors and vendors with any chemical test plans as advised by London
• Assist welltest supervisors with well start up, well/zonal shut-ins, bean-ups, pumping operations and ensure operations do not risk subsurface objectives
• Assist welltest supervisors with temperature management to mitigate wax
• Attend daily operations call
• Provide input to the welltest and EWT daily report in a fixed format: Sampling log, data transmission checklist

Financial Responsibility:

N/A

Person Specification

Education:

Tertiary Degree – Petroleum Engineering or equivalent

Skills:

• Experienced with well testing operations on-site and knowledge of surface based well testing equipment
• Experienced with completion components, well and logging operations
• Sampling technology and procedures
• PTA analysis in Saphir
• Water injection testing, Hall plots, step rate tests
• Business Behaviours:
• Able to work effectively as part of a team, and to lead when required
• Ability to work in remote operational team
• Builds relationships with other functions and vendors
• Self Starter, takes a proactive approach, uses initiative & accepts responsibility

How to Apply

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