Petroleum engineer - Apapa

Job Details

Our client, a Oil and Gas industry, is in need of qualified individuals for employment with their companies:

Responsibilities:

liaising with geoscientists, production and reservoir engineers and commercial managers to interpret well-logging results and predict production potential;
compiling detailed development plans of reservoir performance using mathematical models;
selecting optimal tubing size and suitable equipment in the well for different functions;
designing the completion - the part of the well that communicates with the reservoir rock and fluids;
designing systems that help the well to flow, for example using submersible pumps;
managing problems of fluid behaviour and production chemistry;
evaluating and recommending flow rate enhancement by using, for example, hydraulic fracturing (to force fluid into a well and fracture the rock) and acid treatment (to erode the rock and improve flow path);
managing and controlling wells with branches at the bottom (horizontal and multilateral wells);
using well and reservoir remote sensing technology and surveillance data to manage the value of the reservoir and decide on appropriate engineering interventions;
understanding and managing how a set of wells interact;
managing contractor relationships in relation to health, safety and environmental performance;
supervising well-site operations personnel and managing staff at all levels, including the training and supervision of crew members, to ensure that everyone works as a team in order to meet deadlines to clients' satisfaction;
liaising with separate departments to ensure correct progress with projects;
taking responsibility for the maintenance of equipment;
liaising with clients to keep them informed of progress

Candidate Requirements

Engineering Degree and IWCF