Well performance Method Senior Engineer

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  • Date posted

    26 January 2026

  • Closing date

    18 March 2026

  • Hiring location

    Kampala, Uganda

  • Quantity

    1 person

Description

JOB DETAILS: Context & Environment The Tilenga oilfields are partly situated in a protected National Park, partly beneath the river Nile wetlands area, and within densely populated area in a rural and remote part of Uganda. Activities exposed to the risk of major incidents with severe potential consequences due to local environment and important presence of NGO’s. Factory Drilling with a well delivered every 4 days using 3 drilling rigs simultaneously will necessitate standardization of equipment and procedures, strict enforcement of Drilling & Well instructions, safe and efficient logistic management on site. The project is focused on delivering the lowest possible cost, which requires challenging TotalEnergies design concepts as well as substantially challenging the TotalEnergies referential. Multicultural environment: Contractors are anticipated to be located in various parts of the world. Ugandan rules and regulations, administrative requirements and technical authorizations as well as International codes for onshore plant will apply. The project is aiming for FID end 2020 with a start of drilling operations circa Q2 2022 and a Ready For Start-up (RFSU) target 45-50 months after FID. Activities Main Duties and Responsibilities: HSE Adopt and Demonstrate exemplary behavior with regards to HSEQ rules, Company Ethics & « Code of Conduct Policy. Participate and assist in the development & implementation of Environmental and Energy Management System.; Apply company rules regarding safety of wells, prepare and follow up all well derogation/waiver. Ensure data confidentiality regarding wells and production profiles of the Area. Assist Integrity Engineer in following wells integrity. Drilling & Start-up / Ramp-up Period : ESP Management. In collaboration with drilling / completion, Field Ops start-up manager and Well Perf teams optimize and guarantee the ESP efficiency and MTTF continuous improvement. Productivity determination: from petrophysical parameter evaluation after each well being drilled, evaluate the well’s productivity. ESP Selection: Pump / motor - Gas handling system - Surface equipment. ESP Implementation and Pre-Commissioning: Spin test procedure & implementation Ramp-up Period & Production Plateau: ESP Management. In collaboration with dedicated Well Perf Team and ESP contractors Supervise the wells ramp-up at 1st oil till reaching an optimized PI on each well + validate the ramp-up of the other Well Perf Eng. supervising other wells. Continuous Trouble shooting, Failure cause analysis – Post Mortem. Corrective actions. During production plateau: Follow the performance of the affiliate in terms of deliverable production. Contribute to reach the production objectives of the affiliate. Propose and/or participate actively to high technological added value studies to increase production or lower the shortfalls. Monitor the follow-up of these projects and their implementation in the affiliate on schedule according to HSE rules.

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