Staroxa Technology

Job Description

Petroleum engineers apply technical skills and knowledge to solve engineering challenges. They function as integrators, connecting subsurface and topside engineering activities to bring oil or gas from the reservoir to the surface. They aim to do this economically, safely and with minimum damage to the reservoir and facilities.
Petroleum engineers acquire expertise in a wide range of areas, including:
• petrophysics;
• drilling and product operations;
• reservoir engineering;
• production geology;
• production technology;
• field development economics.

Other activities range from managing material resources and contractor relationships, to supervising drilling personnel.
They work in multidisciplinary teams alongside other engineers, scientists, drilling teams and contractors.
Typical Work Activities

Typical work activities include:
• liaising with geoscientists, production and reservoir engineers, and commercial managers in interpreting well-logging results and predicting production potential;
• compiling detailed development plans of reservoir performance using mathematical models to ensure maximum economic recovery;
• selecting optimal tubing size and the variety of suitable equipment within 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 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.