Sr. Production Chemist

Support, coordinate, supervise or lead Petroleum Engineering Projects primarily with Production Chemistry issues for Field Operations staff but often involving multiple departments to achieve business plan targets in a safe and environmentally sound manner. Typical challenges include:

• - Mitigation of organic and inorganic scales, H2S & CO2, corrosion, oxygen, emulsions, hydrates and biological activity.
• Optimization of fluid separation and produced water treatment systems.
• - Performing Stimulation design and Post Stimulation Job analysis for offshore and onshore operations.
• - Implementation of new technologies and initiatives to ensure high QAQC in current water flooding systems and future EOR projects.
• - Implementing technical reviews and feed conclusions into continuous improvement projects in all operations and secure cross learning across CLIENT assets related to production chemistry challenges.
• - Selection, implementation and evaluation of production chemicals and monitor treatment performance.
• - Active participation in field trials thus ensuring that optimum chemical rates are being used in the fields.
• Management of contracts to support production chemistry activities.
• Coach and mentor younger engineers.

• Minimum of an accredited BSc Engineering Degree (Applied Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or similar).
• Minimum 15 years post graduate technical experience in Upstream Oilfield chemistry.
• Vast experience in development and application of lab protocols and procedures for chemical BIC (Best in Class) process and data analysis.
• Completed minimum 5 best in class process related with inhibition treatments (organic and mineral scales), be involved in at least 3 formation damage projects covering technical studies and implementation.
• Expert in Stimulation and Core flooding design and analysis.
• International work locations.
• Fluency in verbal and written English.
• Knowledge in Petroleum Engineering standard software tools:
  Prosper, GAP, and OFM.
• Strong teamwork multicultural skills.
• Communicate effectively with peers, less experienced staff, field staff, and management.

• Experience using Production Chemistry software tools:
  Scale Chem, PVTsim, Stim Pro, Stim Plan, Stim
  2001, Reveal.
• Employment with major IOC or ISC.
• Work experience in GCC.
• ls drilled on assigned rigs and use the indicators to improve performance on a continuous basis
• Technical knowledge in contracting strategies to achieve drilling objectives.