Senior Artificial Lift Engineer

About the role

Geo-Jade Petroleum's South Basra Integrated Project (SBIPRO) is looking for an experienced Senior Artificial Lift Engineer with 8 years of solid oil and gas experience. The engineer leads artificial lift engineering for producing wells, working with the Production Department on a rotation basis and based in Basra, Iraq.

Key responsibilities

• Select and optimise lift systems to sustain production, improve equipment run life and reduce downtime, within well and facility operating limits.
• Screen artificial lift options and design or resize systems using well test data, fluid properties, inflow performance and operating constraints.
• Monitor well and equipment performance, diagnose production losses and recommend operating adjustments or remedial work, then verify results after implementation.
• Prepare technical scopes and equipment specifications; review vendor proposals and coordinate installation, commissioning and start-up with field operations, maintenance, well services and service contractors.
• Lead root cause investigations for lift failures, track run life, failures, downtime and production impact, and follow up on corrective actions.
• Plan lift installations and replacements with the Production team, maintain design records, operating envelopes and performance reports, and coach field staff on surveillance and troubleshooting.
• Apply company HSE, well integrity and management of change requirements when planning and executing artificial lift work.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Petroleum Engineering or a closely related petroleum discipline.
• At least 8 years of artificial lift engineering experience within an oilfield Production Department.
• The majority of prior artificial lift experience must have been gained in Iraq.
• Demonstrated experience in lift design or selection, production surveillance, troubleshooting and field implementation.
• Proficiency in English listening, speaking, reading and writing for day-to-day work and technical communication.

Preferred qualifications

• Hands-on experience with electrical submersible pumps (ESPs), including sizing, start-up, optimisation and failure analysis.
• Experience with other lift methods such as gas lift or rod pumping, and with nodal analysis or lift design software.