Production Engineer (Artificial Lift Engineer)

Eni

Main responsibilities 

• Liaise with Drilling & Completion, Reservoir and Production teams to optimise artificial lift system installations
• Continuously monitor ESP performance (actual performance vs design) and detect any decline or potential issues before they escalate (e.g. sand ingress, scale formation, etc.)
• Keep track of the latest technologies available on the market and recommend the most promising solutions to improve quality and reduce time
• Participate in all artificial lift failure analyses to identify ESP failure root causes and propose and implement improvement actions in design, operating practices and downhole injection programmes
• Continuously update the PROSPER model for each artificial lift well to ensure systems operate within the recommended range
• Prepare, follow up and technically evaluate proposals during the tendering process for artificial lift and completion activities
• Prepare equipment forecasts, delivery plans and place material orders accordingly
• Coordinate start-up, restart and troubleshooting operations, providing technical support to field personnel
• Regularly report to and update the Artificial Lift HQ team on ongoing and planned activities through periodic reports
• Ensure the company database tool ALCE (Artificial Lift Census) is kept up to date

br> Skills and experience required

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant engineering discipline
• Extensive experience in completion and artificial lift engineering
• Completion Activities: Completion and workover operations, well testing, gravel pack, gas lift, submersible pumps, dual completion, perforating techniques, and completion & workover experience
• Economics (General): Cost estimating, budgeting, cost analysis and cost control
• Contracting: Definition of contract strategies, variations and claim resolution
• Technical Specifications & Bidding: Technical specification preparation, understanding of technological market evolution, knowledge of specific suppliers and contractor markets, development of technical standards, and technical evaluation of tenders