Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Declaration
COMMISSIONING EXPERIENCE
Well Head Operation
Well Control Pneumatic Panel Board operation
OIL AND GAS GATHERING STATIONS
ARTIFICIAL LIFT SYSTEMS:
CENTRAL PRODUCTION FACILITY AND TANK FARM:
DISTRIBUTED CONTROL SYSTEM(DCS):
GAS COMPRESSION AND GAS PLANT OPERATIONS:
GAS DEHYDRATION UNIT:
GAS SWEETENING UNIT:
WATER TREATMENT & INJECTION PLANT:
PIGGING OPERATIONS&CHEMICAL INJECTION:
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Arun Prasanth Rajendran

Arun Prasanth Rajendran

Oil/Gas Commissioning/ Startup / Production Supervisor
Chennai

Summary

To associate with an organization which progresses dynamically and gives me a chance to explore my knowledge and enhance my skills, in the state of Commissioning & Start up / Operation and be a part of the team that excellence in work, the growth of organization and my satisfaction thereof. As an Process Commissioning supervisor, Lead Control Room Operator, lead the team to operate Oil/Gas Facilities, Offshore Platform, Early Production Facilities, Temporary Production Facilities in a safe and efficient manner to achieve the company's production target. Ensure all the operations are complied to the company operating procedures and HSE policy. I believe my Engineering qualification & multi country work experience will make me a competitive candidate to this position.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
5
5
Languages

Work History

Commissioning & Startup Supervisor

SGS Oman (OQEP)
07.2024 - Current
  • Leading a team of Shift Technicians/Operators to planned production target with compliance of HSE regulations and in a timely manner with cost control. Process involves oil/gas separation, Desalting Unit, Produced water treatment unit, Potable water system. Process control through (HONEYWELL PLC) and Process emergency shutdown through Allen Bradley Siemens PCS7 control system. Ensure safe operation of the asset and operability of the plant. Participates in HAZOP analysis & Engineering changes /MOC for process optimization. Valve LO/LC, P&ID, Cause & effect, Risk Assessment, Providing training for Local operators/technicians.
  • Project- Early Production Facility OQEP Block 60, Oil & Water Handling unit
  • Capacity- 10K BOPD & 5 MMSCFD Gas, & Water Injection 30K BWPD With High PTB Salinity wells.

PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR & CONTROL ROOM OPERATOR

OiLSERV( EXXON MOBIL & Chevron Project)
10.2018 - 06.2024
  • Leading a team of Shift Technicians/Operators to planned production target with compliance of HSE regulations and in a timely manner with cost control. Process involves oil/gas separation, Desalting Unit, Produced water treatment unit, Gas turbine driven power generation (Capstone 1000 microturbines with 1 Mega watt capacity) and utilities like air compressor, Potable water system. Process control through (HONEYWELL PLC)and Process emergency shutdown through Delta fze control system. Ensure safe operation of the asset and operability of the plant. Participates in HAZOP analysis & Engineering changes /MOC for process optimization. Valve LO/LC, P&ID, Cause & effect, Risk Assessment, Providing training for Local operators/technicians.
  • Project- Early Production Facility EXXONMOBIL-OILSERV Mobile oil train & Desalting Unit.
  • Capacity- 60000 BOPD & 30 MMSCFD Gas. With 25000 PTB Salinity wells.

PROCESS/ PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

EXPROGROUP
12.2016 - 09.2018
  • Lead a team of Shift Technicians/Operators to planned production target with compliance of HSE regulations and in a timely manner with cost control. Process involves oil/gas separation, water injection,water treatment, Gas compression, Gas turbine driven power generation and utilities like air compressors and nitrogen generation and cooling water . Process control through DCS and Process emergency shutdown through Siemens Symatic PCS7 system. Ensure safe operation of the asset and operability of the plant
  • New project commissioning and Start-Up/Operation
  • PTW procedures for maintenance isolation and tagging
  • Ensure product quality specifications and delivery volume requirements are met
  • Train and mentor subordinate operations personnel
  • Write operating procedures / guides for various processes, equipments and shutdown. Write training manual for each operating unit for national employees with specific methodology
  • Conduct HSE meeting, participate Facility inspection meeting, new project meeting and annual turn around meetings
  • Emergency response management and prevention of loss management.Fire fighting and safety operation
  • Project - HOEC-Modular Gas Processing Plant
  • Capacity - 1200 BPD Condensate & 35 MMSCFD Gas.

COMMISSIONING & STARTUP LEAD OPERATOR

ENI-Weatherford Oiltools Middle east Limited.
07.2015 - 11.2016
  • Lead a team of Operators to guarantee the safe execution of commissioning, start-up, operation, maintenance, shutdown and emergency procedures during the course the 24 hours operation
  • Execute commissioning, and start-up activities as required by the execution plan
  • Oversee Operational activities with other disciplines and departments at the Project
  • Served as backup to Lead Operator
  • Ensure product quality specifications and delivery volume requirements are achieved
  • Project - Eni - Zubair Oilfield Development
  • Capacity - 200000 BOPD & 55 MMSCFD Gas.

SENIOR PRODUCTION OPERATOR

WOODGROUP IRAQ
04.2014 - 05.2015
  • Involved in EPF, Commissioning startup and Operations phase.
  • Execute the startup procedures as part of the commissioning and start up team
  • Organize and control operation of process plant, CCR and relevant utility systems.
  • Operate and monitor process plant, relevant utility systems, CCR. Perform troubleshooting.
  • Operate and monitor safety control systems.
  • Operate, monitor and troubleshoot Hydraulic well control systems
  • Project : Early Production Facility-Oryx Petroleum.
  • Field: Damirghid
  • Owner: Oryx Petroleum
  • Operator: Exprogroup
  • Capacity: 25,000 bpd Crude oil & Associated Gas.

SENIOR PRODUCTION OPERATOR

Weatherford/Kuwait Oil Company
08.2011 - 03.2014
  • Heavy Oil Plant Operation, Daily Gas Oil Ratio Test through 3 Phase Test Separator, Wellhead Operation, Well testing
  • Performs routine operations on Integrated Control and Safety System such as inspection, shut-down, during the working shift. Adjusts loops controls, valves settings, and switches and valve controls as necessary to maintain CPF facilities process operations within required specifications
  • During the shift, inspects process plant operating conditions. Monitor assigned section plant operations and record data from control systems
  • Participates in the Emergency Response Actions on the shift in an emergency event

OFFSHORE PRODUCTION OPERATOR

Aban Offshore Limited/Hardy Oil Plc.
06.2007 - 06.2011
  • Testing oil/gas wells through test separator to estimate the well production rates
  • Collecting well head/station discharge sample for analysis
  • Take part in daily production meetings to enhance productivity with safety
  • Reporting operational abnormalities and implementing and corrective measures through link management
  • Monitoring and adjusting chemicals like demulsifier, corrosion inhibitor, bio-cides, injections and update lube oil and chemical stocks
  • Make regular routine checks of all equipment and units to ensure that they are functioning correctly in accordance with the standard operating procedure (SOP)
  • Report all equipments and instrument defects and leaks immediately to the production supervisor and take possible corrective action
  • Check and record in the plant log book each and every hour, and make several recordings such as oil and gas flow, temperature and pressure and record usual occurrences, take emergency prevention steps and report them to the production incharge
  • Start, check and stop pumps locally according to instructions or in case of emergency
  • Assist in carrying out the routine or weekly run test of equipments like emergency diesel generator, diesel and electrical pumps
  • Participate under instruction in launching pigs into pipelines, prepare pig stations, remove the pig and inspect it for damages along with the production incharge
  • Maintain LO/LC register ,blind list & interlock bypass register for safe plant operation
  • Collect oil, gas and water samples and measure that water cut in oil, salt concentration in the produced water and send the samples to the laboratory for analysis
  • Assist in the maintenance of production equipment

Education

Bachelor's Degree - Mechanical engineering

St. Joseph's College Of Engineering
Chennai, India
01.2007

Skills

Crew management

Process Optimization

Control Room Operation includes SIEMENS pcs7, DELTA-V, Allen Bradley

Local national mentoring & Training

Declaration

I hereby declare that all the information given above is true and correct to the best of my Knowledge.

COMMISSIONING EXPERIENCE

  • Carrying out of pre commissioning activities like, Leak and Pressure Test Perform Witness, Equipment Inspection, Flushing, Chemical, Mechanical Cleaning Perform Witness, Temporary Screens, Strainers and Blinds Perform Witness, Purging and Inserting Perform Witness, Drying out Perform Witness, Instrumentation Verification Perform Witness.
  • Overseeing all areas of the plant and commissioning new equipment, regularly attend the meeting regarding the Safety, Environmental and Production targets in all fields as well as trouble shooting. Sampling and placing of work orders.
  • Gas testing, chemical handling, confined space entry and atmospheric monitoring.
  • Responsible for the successful commissioning of the three phases and two phase separator, Crude Oil storage tanks, Boilers.
  • Commissioning and operation of actuators, regulators, petitioners, control systems, pipes, filters, relief valves, temperature and PH control, dual stage pressure drop designs, instrument air to gas conversion skids. Carried out piping and process commissioning sour process platform, perform piping leak test activities, operation test plan. Etc

Well Head Operation

  • Inspection and operation of Christmas tree and flow line check up for leaks.
  • Changing or Adjusting of choke to regulate flow and to give back pressure to reservoir.
  • Observe the annulus pressure build up & Annulus pressure bleeding operations.
  • Well activation and Optimization of gas injection wells and well head panel board operation.
  • Well equalization in case of SCSSV unable to open because of high shut in pressure and operation of SSV.
  • Pig launching and Pig receiving activities.
  • Testing and maintaining the unmanned well head platforms.
  • Shut down and normalizing the wells through Pneumatic Control Panel board namely Baker and Autocone.
  • SCSSSV, SSV &Safomatic safety valve operation and Storm choke operation.
  • Methanol injection in wells flow lines to prevent Hydrates formation.
  • Hand over the wells to Rig and giving ESD connection.
  • Making wells ready for Acidisation, Reservoir and Wire line jobs.

Well Control Pneumatic Panel Board operation

  • Check Panel board Supply Pressure and Control Pressure.
  • Charging and checking ESD Pressure.
  • Checking for 60% LEL & H2S actuation and Low Hydraulic control Pressure.
  • Checking PSHL position of all main lines XSDV. Checking Hydraulic oil level in tank.
  • Operations of Primary and Startup hydraulic pumps.
  • Open the wells through SSSV & SSV.
  • Observe SSSV hydraulic Pressure, SSV Pneumatic Pressure and PSHL position of individual wells.

OIL AND GAS GATHERING STATIONS

  • Operation and control of well through different Headers for optimum production. 011 Manifolds, Gas lift Manifolds, Surge Tanks, Separators (Two Phase/Three Phase), Dehydration Tanks, Water disposal Pumps, Crude Transfer Pumps, Chemical Injection, Gas 1 Oil Line Pigging Operations, Well Testing, etc.
  • Gas Compressors, Inter-Stage Scrubber, gas Treatment, Glycol Contractors, Glycol Regeneration Unit, Gas Exports, Routing Sampling of Oil, Gas, Glycol and Condensate. Isolation and de-isolation of equipments, Vessels and tanks for maintenance. Familiar with work permit systems, Gas Testing, Mechanical and Electrical isolation Procedures and Co-ordination with maintenance Crew, Trouble shooting, Reporting, handled Station Capacity 40,000 BBLS/Day Oil and 1 MM3/Day Gas.

ARTIFICIAL LIFT SYSTEMS:

Operations of high pressure gas injection system, high pressure gas injection wells, operation of artificial gas lift wells (Intermittent & continuous Lift). Operation of Gas lift compressors, casing depressurizing, water injection manifolds, water injection pumps.

CENTRAL PRODUCTION FACILITY AND TANK FARM:

Receiving Crude from different Gathering Station, Gas Boot and Free Water Knockout tank, Dehydration tank, desalination Tank, produced water tank, skimmer tank, and storage tank operations, emulsion treatment by electrostatic heater treater, emulsifier’s injection pumps, and injection rate calculations. Desalting crude through electric desalters, crude transfer pumps, LACT (Lest Automotive Custody Transfer) – unit water injection pumps. LACT Meter proving, shipping Pumps, Trouble Shooting as per cause and effect Logics, Operation of Gas Turbines for Generator, Compressors. Pumps and Fire Water Pumps.PIG launching and Receiving, Preparation of production reports, well-test data entry.SCADA operations. Well aware of plant safety equipments, Emergency procedures, etc. Conversant in Handling Crude Stabilization unit, Vacuum Separator, Vacuum Compressors.Also successfully operated Central Production Facility Capacity of 1, 50, 000 bbls/day.

DISTRIBUTED CONTROL SYSTEM(DCS):

  • Handling of all types of control system. Pneumatic controls, SCADA systems, distribute control system (DCS),Siemens Simatic Pcs 7,Honeywell,Allen Bradley PLC. All control valves like LCV, ILCV, FCV, and TCV And motor operated valves (MOV), remote operated valves (ROV), and gas detectors. All solenoid valve operations and pilot operated safety valve, field’s local systems. All transmitter like level transmitter, pressure transmitter, flow transmitter, temperature transmitter and turbo meter.
  • Start up Operation, Shut down operation, normal routine operation, Emergency shutdown philosophy. Maintenance override under PTW. Daily Production report, Shift Handover report.

GAS COMPRESSION AND GAS PLANT OPERATIONS:

Worked in gas gathering stations, gas compression facilities, gas plant etc. handled different types of gas compressors (Reciprocating and Centrifugal) Thomson, Dresser Borsig, Energy, BPCL &Demag. Sweet gas purging of H2s Gas compressors, isolation and de-isolation of compressors start-stop logics, scrubbers, auxiliary pumps heat exchangers, etc.Handled Gas Compressor capacity up to 1 MM3/day at 80 BAR Pressure.

GAS DEHYDRATION UNIT:

Very good working and troubleshooting knowledge with Gas Dehydration Startup & shutdown, Glycol Pump Operation – TEG inlet scrubber level maintenance-TEG conductor handling –TEG circulation rate – TEG regeneration system operation – TIC operation –Thyrister panel operation – Flash Drum operation – Sock filters, Charcoal filter change over operation and normalize – Reflux condenser temperature control- Rebolier temperature control – Dew point, PH value, Foam maintenance, Stripping gas etc.

GAS SWEETENING UNIT:

Very good knowledge with Startup & shutdown of unit, Amine Circulation Pump aeration – Inlet Scrubber, Sweet Gas Scrubber Handling, – TIC operation Rebolier Operation Startup – Flash Drum operation – Charcoal filter operation and isolation – Reflux accumulator and still column temperature maintenance – Reflux condenser – Amine Concentration (about 50%), Foam maintenance, etc, Sweet gas H2S Conc. <100 ppm.

WATER TREATMENT & INJECTION PLANT:

Operation and maintenance of water treatment and injection plant capacity 1, 25,000 bbls/day. The process consists of water filtration deaeration through mechanical and chemical process. Controlling and monitoring down whole injection operating and monitoring single loop and cascade PLC Charge pumps – Transfer Pumps etc.

PIGGING OPERATIONS&CHEMICAL INJECTION:

Oil, Gas and Water pipe line Pig Launching and Pig Receiving operation. Handling varies type of pigs. Injection of various types of chemicals to oil, gas and water pipe lines. To prevent corrocion.To control crude pour point. Emulsifier, OCI, OSI, GCI, WCI, WSI, O2S, Bio-cide, and etc…Using metering pumps

Timeline

Commissioning & Startup Supervisor

SGS Oman (OQEP)
07.2024 - Current

PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR & CONTROL ROOM OPERATOR

OiLSERV( EXXON MOBIL & Chevron Project)
10.2018 - 06.2024

PROCESS/ PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

EXPROGROUP
12.2016 - 09.2018

COMMISSIONING & STARTUP LEAD OPERATOR

ENI-Weatherford Oiltools Middle east Limited.
07.2015 - 11.2016

SENIOR PRODUCTION OPERATOR

WOODGROUP IRAQ
04.2014 - 05.2015

SENIOR PRODUCTION OPERATOR

Weatherford/Kuwait Oil Company
08.2011 - 03.2014

OFFSHORE PRODUCTION OPERATOR

Aban Offshore Limited/Hardy Oil Plc.
06.2007 - 06.2011

Bachelor's Degree - Mechanical engineering

St. Joseph's College Of Engineering
Arun Prasanth RajendranOil/Gas Commissioning/ Startup / Production Supervisor