Retired Oil & Gas Production Optimization Engineer

• Nov 2019 - Present

Technical Consultant

• Dec 2015 - Nov 2019

Staff Engineer - Integrated Field Modeling

• Apr 2007 - Oct 2015

Staff Engineer; Production Engineering & Technology; ConocoPhillips Center; Houston. Responsible for production optimization and field modeling support to all BU to ensure maximize production. • Completed first ever gas lift application in Rockies business unit (BU) Niobrara unconventional shale well; helped through Watkins 19-1H well and 4-well pad gas lift design, witnessed gas lift mandrel pressure testing, gas lift well unloading procedure development, slick-line coordination, well barrier and pressure isolation procedure, tubing selection, gas lift compressor startup, well commissioning, on-site supervision during initial well unloading and lift gas optimization. • Created a full field China Bohai Bay integrated production model (IPM). Model was developed using Weatherford – Resource Optimizer (ReO) software. • Suggested a new interface development for a semi-automatic routine to update ESP wells data from Life of the Well Information System (LOWIS) into ReO model, saving engineers’ time in China BU. • Achieved efficient lift gas allocation to wells and helped reducing operating cost in Norway BU. Norway Ekofisk ReO model was upgraded with detailed compressor models. Also assisted Norway Ekofisk flow optimization team slugging wells optimization study. • Provided ReO training; many in-house user level 1 day, 3 days and 5days courses to production engineering teams in Norway, Indonesia, China BU and production engineering academy participants. • Provided one on one mentoring and technical support to business unit engineers on production enhancement, lift gas optimization and well trouble shooting. • Completed Magnolia wells artificial lift options study JIP and Ursa P-04 deep water well gas lift evaluation. • Created well models both in WellFlo and SNAP software for gas lift design validation and understand uncertainties in unconventional shale well inflow performance (IPR). Show less

Production Optimization Engineer

• Dec 1985 - Mar 2007

Offshore well operations, Gas-lift Design, Slick-line management, Lift gas allocation, individual well and field optimization are the key areas. 1/ 1/2002 - 4/ 1/2007 Production Optimization Engineer; Production Engineering; Dubai Petroleum Company; Dubai Achieved 2~3% production uplift and saved 15~20% lift gas; responsible for Field wise lift gas allocation of about 1bcfpd gas-lift gas and optimizing production from 450+ wells in 4 producing fields using most advanced Weatherford software suite WellFlo and ReO (Resource Optimizer). Monitored Water flood optimization; interacted with reservoir and development teams. Initiated CO2 tracer technology to evaluate gas lift valve leak and tubing leak detection. 10/ 1/1997 - 12/31/2001 Supervisor Gaslift Operations; Dubai Petroleum Company; Fateh – Offshore Field Reduced number of valve changes by effective valve designing and proper valve selection by 5 ~ 25% starting from year 1998 to 2001 gradually improved every year. Controlled and managed slickline operating cost effectively under the budget. In charge of production optimization, lift gas allocation and gaslift operations of producing wells and lead the team. Main areas of responsibilities are lift gas allocation and optimization, production enhancement, new well gaslift design, slickline planning, scheduling and supervision, assist work over operations in field implementation, reservoir data gathering, scale squeeze, acid wash supervision and flowing gradient survey analysis. 12/24/1985 - 9/30/1997 Production Specialist; Dubai Petroleum Company; Fateh - Offshore In charge of offshore oil field operation, maintain oil production, well testing, safety equipment maintenance, crane operation and maintain platform safety equipment. Planning, scheduling and allocate daily activities to lease operators. Show less

Shift In Charge (Production)

• Oct 1977 - Nov 1985

Lignite processing and briquetting plant shift in charge responsible for meeting production target and safe operation. Lignite processing and briquetting plant shift in charge responsible for meeting production target and safe operation.