Production Technologist - HLP at WTS Energy

Job Summary

• This HLP role is designed to provide hands-on field and office-based exposure to well optimization, production surveillance, and operational support, with the goal of developing the successful candidate into a rounded production technologist. In this role within the Production Engineering team, the candidate will be introduced to the fundamentals of Production Engineering in the Oil and Gas industry.

Key Accountabilities

• Assist in monitoring and analysing production performance of wells, flowlines, and facilities across OML-30 mature onshore fields.
• Support production optimization activities, including artificial lift design (e.g., gas lift), well interventions, and stimulation campaigns.
• Participate in field operations, well testing, and troubleshooting of production upsets and equipment failures.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams (reservoir, drilling, surface operations, HSE) to enhance production efficiency and minimize downtime.
• Use petroleum engineering software (e.g., Prosper, GAP, WellFlo, OFM, WellView) to model and diagnose well and system behaviours.
• Collect, validate, and interpret field production data for performance reporting and decision-making.
• Contribute to workover and recompletion planning and assist in cost estimation and technical justification.
• Ensure all work complies with NUPRC regulations, company policies, and HSE standards.

Skills and Competences

• Reservoir Performance Analysis
• Production-Rate-Decline Curves Analysis
• Inflow/Outflow Performance
• Choke Performance and Well Performance History
• Basic knowledge of Formation Evaluation
• Fundamentals of Gas Lift Valves and String Design
• Pressure Transient Analysis
• Basic Knowledge of Drilling and Completions Engineering
• Working Knowledge of Production Economics
• HSE considerations in well management and completion

Qualification

• B.Eng. in Petroleum Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field from an accredited university.
• Registered or eligible for registration with COREN or NSE as an Engineer-in-Training (E.I.T).
• 3 - 5 years of relevant work experience (internship or NYSC in the Oil & Gas sector is advantageous).
• Strong analytical and communication skills, with attention to detail and safety-conscious mindset.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite of Software and technical software. Exposure to oilfield databases or SCADA systems is a plus.
• Willingness to travel to remote field locations within the Niger Delta for hands-on well-related activities.