Senior Petroleum Engineer
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC)
Total years of experience :17 years, 11 Months
Work in AL Dhafra Petroleum part of ADNOC in Abu Dhabi, in the WRFM (Well, Reservoir, and Facility Management) team. Main responsibilities to follow up the well surface production network performance and well interventions planning. Also develop production optimisation strategy, align with reservoir simulation and Field Development Plan.
Key Contributions:
• Provide all the PVT inputs needed to assist the well, reservoir and facilities modelling and to be used in any flow assurance or integrities studies.
• Create all the well-reservoir-network models and perform all the necessary history matching and calibration exercises for the all the Haliba field wells and its 3 reservoirs.
• Assist reservoir simulation team with all the inputs to a better calibration of the three reservoirs (Thamama A, B, and F),
• Prepare all the PLT, MPLT, Acid, Water Shut Off, and ESP design program prior the execution in the field.
• Pressure Transient Analysis (PTA) for reservoir pressure estimation that in turn will feed back to all well calibration and the Field Development Plans (FDP).
• Perform all the well test analysis based on either the classic separators or MPFM (Multi-Phase Flow Meters), then reconcile all the rates based on the field total measurement (Back Allocation).
• Compute the field monthly allowable align with the filed target and ADNOC production guidelines.
• Coordinate and plan all well intervention activities with the operation team, such as well Tie-in, downhole gauge installations, and ESP installations for oil producing, and water injection wells.
• Prepare and deliver Monthly, Quarterly and Yearly technical meetings and reports such as TCM (Technical Committee Meeting) and ARPR (Annual Reservoir Performance Report) for ADNOC HQ and different Share Holders.
Working in Petroleum Experts Ltd HQ and deliver/support business of oil companies around the globe by liaising with the consultancy team. Devise and implement effective strategies to manage field production within oil and gas fields across various regions.
Key Contributions:
• Conduct production optimisation studies that includes modelling, calibration and optimisation approaches, which resulted production growth by 5% for Kuwait Oil Company in the North field.
• Carried out well-reservoir-network modelling and history matching, such as: GulfKeystone Shaikan Oil field to assist oil companies to understand their field’s performance.
• Led Sand management engineering workflow for Angsi oil field in Petronas, Malaysia, that reduced the sand production by 20% and protected the wells and facility integrity.
• Developed engineering modeland digital oilfield platform for Fahoud oilfield E-station that increased the predictability of GOR increase in all wells, and reduced well test frequency by 10%.
• Forecasted production using integrated models (well-reservoir-facility), to support management to create right field development strategies. i.e., Culzean Gas Condensate Field, North Sea.
• Improved functional efficiency of staff by delivering effective training on project management and ensured implementation of highest standards of digital oilfield project delivery.
• Liaised with reservoir, production, and petroleum team for production technology evaluations to achieve all engineering objectives and ensured highest standards of petroleum engineering.
• Mentoring/Coaching a group of young/fresh engineers in different aspect of petroleum engineering such as: PVT, nodal analysis and artificial lift.
• Organised and steered consultancy workshop for various clients to develop a new mature oilfield and ensured maximisation of hydrocarbons production while minimising the energy used.
• Participated in events and forums and presented project results in ADIPEC, ATCE, and Petex user group meeting.
Provided technical/engineering support to different companies, deliver engineering trainings/workshops, and execute consultancy activities such as field development plans.
Key Contributions:
• Generated models in all types of wells including naturally flowing and artificially lifted systems and ensured ongoing optimization as well as accomplishments of set objectives.
• Carried out production forecasting study for Chevron Indonesia that enhanced the field development, while maintained the CO2 limits.
• Integrated field modelling (well, reservoir, network) using IPM suite (Prosper, Mbal, GAP), for use of production forecasting and optimisation.
• Oversaw fluid characterizations to understand the behaviour of different oil/gas field behaviours.
• Recommended effective solutions to resolve issues related to complex optimization and control strategies on various fields.
• Delivered engineering training sessions and step by step problem solving to younger engineers.
Managed the technical sales of the gas lift business of Weatherford in the Algeria market to boost the usage of the latest gas lift technology and increase the company revenue.
Key Responsibilities:
• Provided Gas Lift technical assistance to the clients in North Africa.
• Led gas lift business development in North Africa.
• Conducted several gas lift design to achieve an optimum well production.
• Delivered technical & marketing events for most clients in North Africa.
Led various products of key clients by delivering effective training and technical support and ensured smooth running of all operations. Held full management accountability for oil field project from initial phase to final execution and ensured successful delivery within set time and budgetary constraints. Created artificial lift design, developed strategies for continuous optimization, and prepared technical and marketing presentation for various client.
Key Contributions:
• Managed a variety of production technology projects, such as mature field development plans, and production enhancement.
• Perform well modelling for all types of wells using PIPESIM and ensured network optimization for production and injection network.
• Investigated and monitored solution for TFT Gas condensate field, and ensured the utilisation for the well closing/start up based on the seasonal gas/LPG demand.
• Delivered more than 15 training/workshop sessions successfully on OFM and Pipesim, to assist user perform the best production allocation and production optimisation approaches.
• Executed several consultancy projects on different aspects of petroleum engineering / technology for various clients, such as: BP, and Total. Work was over different locations: Algeria, UK, and Gabon
• Managed field production surveillance, monitoring, and allocation using OFM and ensured wells and production network modelling, artificial lift design, and optimisation PIPESIM.
• Wells and production network modelling and optimisation PIPESIM.
• Mentored 5 younger engineers (Petroleum and Reservoir) on different aspect of Petroleum engineering.
• Assisted different Oil & Gas field operations including drilling, well completion, cementing, fracturing, perforating, Vx Well test, well clean up, and gas processing.
• Completed two months internship to attain indepth knowledge on introduction to the oil and gas industry and consolidated all the theoretical understanding.
Master in Petroleum Engineering. Thesis: "Analyses des performances des puits horizontaux et puits verticaux fractures du champ gazier T.F.T”