Senior Petroleum Engineer: Well Testing & Completion

Anton; Kuwait City; On-site; KWD 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Anton is seeking a Consultant - Petroleum Engineer specialized in Well Testing & Completion in Kuwait. You will provide expert petroleum engineering advice across testing, completion, stimulation, workover, and production optimization for conventional and unconventional reservoirs.

You will coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, plan programs for exploration to new wells, evaluate data, and support long-term testing, artificial lift, and offshore/onshore operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Petroleum Engineering or related field. Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum 21 years of international Upstream Oil & Gas experience with extensive well testing, completion, stimulation, and production engineering experience.
• Experience with conventional and unconventional reservoirs including exploration, appraisal, development, and reservoir management.
• Extensive experience in completion, well testing, stimulation, workover, and production optimization programs.
• Strong experience with HPHT wells and complex onshore/offshore operations.
• Advanced knowledge of cased-hole logging (PLT, CBL, corrosion logs) and well surveillance.
• Ability in nodal analysis, multiphase flow, artificial lift, and production optimization.
• Experience with coiled tubing, slickline, perforation, acid stimulation, hydraulic fracturing, PTA, and other rigless interventions.
• Experience evaluating service company performance, technical deliverables, and invoices.
• Strong analytical, planning, communication, and teamwork skills.
• International experience with E&P companies or research institutions is preferred.
• Middle East onshore/offshore experience is an advantage.
• Publications in recognized journals are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist petroleum engineering advice on well testing, completion, stimulation, workover, and production optimization for conventional and unconventional reservoirs.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams on well completion, testing, and production activities.
• Plan and implement programs for exploration, appraisal, development, and new discovery wells.
• Develop and review completion, testing, stimulation, and workover programs for onshore and offshore HPHT wells.
• Analyze well test and production data and prepare comprehensive reports.
• Plan and support Long-Term Testing (LTT), early production, production monitoring, water injection, and artificial lift activities.
• Provide technical support for coiled tubing operations and related activities.
• Plan and supervise rigless well interventions including PLT, TDT, perforation, acid stimulation, hydraulic fracturing, PTA, and slickline.

Skills

Petroleum engineering

Well testing

Production optimization

Nodal analysis

Multiphase flow

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Petroleum Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

PLT

CBL

Slickline

Coiled tubing

Hydraulic fracturing

Job description

Anton is seeking a Consultant - Petroleum Engineer specialized in Well Testing & Completion in Kuwait. You will provide expert petroleum engineering advice across testing, completion, stimulation, workover, and production optimization for conventional and unconventional reservoirs.

You will coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, plan programs for exploration to new wells, evaluate data, and support long-term testing, artificial lift, and offshore/onshore operations.