Production Engineer - Oil & Gas Optimization (NW)
Placements24
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Placements24 in South Africa seeks a Production Engineer to optimize oil and gas extraction near Rustenburg. You will analyze well performance, implement artificial lift, and troubleshoot issues to improve hydrocarbon recovery.
The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Petroleum or Mechanical Engineering and at least six years in upstream production engineering, with strong knowledge of surface and subsurface systems and production software.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Petroleum or Mechanical Engineering.
- Minimum 6 years of upstream production engineering experience.
- Strong understanding of surface and subsurface production systems.
- Experience with well testing and fluid sampling is advantageous.
Responsibilities
- Monitor and optimize well performance and facility uptime.
- Design and operate artificial lift systems to maximize production.
- Troubleshoot production-related issues and optimize recovery.
- Develop workover and intervention programs to restore production.
- Conduct economic evaluations for production enhancement projects.
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Placements24 in South Africa seeks a Production Engineer to optimize oil and gas extraction near Rustenburg. You will analyze well performance, implement artificial lift, and troubleshoot issues to improve hydrocarbon recovery.
The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Petroleum or Mechanical Engineering and at least six years in upstream production engineering, with strong knowledge of surface and subsurface systems and production software.
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