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MANISH KUMAR GUPTA

Superintending Engineer(Production)
Navi Mumbai,MAHARASHTRA

Summary

Results-driven energy professional with approximately 12 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. Demonstrates a proven track record of leading collaborative projects, optimizing field performance, and driving process improvements. Currently seeking a challenging role to leverage expertise in project management, field performance optimization, production enhancement, and operational excellence. Highly accomplished in managing multimillion-dollar projects in the oil and gas industry for both offshore and onshore operations. Possesses strong expertise in conceptual engineering, facilities design, flow assurance, nodal analysis, artificial lift design, and process optimization. Skilled in handling multimillion projects from reservoir to surface facilities, ensuring steady long-term production profiles. Proficient in utilizing industry-standard software tools and delivering innovative solutions. Plays a crucial role as a member of multi-disciplinary teams (MDT) for planning and development of brown and green fields. Leads the design and optimization of process plant installations and artificial lift systems for oil and gas wells to ensure maximum efficiency and production output. Collaborates seamlessly with multidisciplinary teams, including reservoir engineers and production teams, to integrate artificial lift designs into field operations. Utilizes simulation software and modeling tools to predict well performance and assess the impact of artificial lift systems on overall production. Implements cost-effective solutions considering equipment specifications, material selection, and operational constraints.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
21
21
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Certifications
1
1
Language

Work History

Installation Manager

ONGC
Navi Mumbai
04.2024 - Current
  • Commissioning of GAGD project- a new state of the art Oil & Gas Installation
  • Directed teams in installation, testing, start-up and system commissioning tasks.
  • Well monitoring, production optimization, DCS
  • SIMOPS-BHS Study, Well scrapping, CTU, Workover operation
  • Safety Operation of Installation-Hot & Cold Permit, TBT, JSA

Superintending Engineer (Production)

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation India Limited
Navi Mumbai
05.2012 - 04.2024
  • Handled Redevelopment project of MH Asset, N&H Asset, B&S asset of ONGC-Offshore
  • Pipeline surge analysis of offshore risers in OLGA during pigging
  • Developed flow line network analysis in PIPESIM of entire MH Asset, N&H Asset of producer, water injector and gas injection lines containing more than 200 wells
  • Developed an integrated model from well head to surface facilities in both steady and dynamic state model after adding controllers, control valve, equipment performance curve, instrument tunning parameters in Aspen HYSYS to analyze and optimize the field performance
  • Estimation of liquid generation during pigging from 8” x 23 km Trunkline of Tripura Asset
  • A transient analysis of process gas compressor have been modelled in ASPEN Hysys to increase the efficiency of compressor
  • Dynamic Modelling of Wax Deposition in B-193 Platform to BCPA to MUT Pipe, line, B&S Asset
  • An innovative chemical free system for sweetening of H2S from both oil and gas have been developed and installed at offshore platform which is being used at B-193 platform and reducing H2S from more than 5000 ppm to less than 10ppm
  • Developed integrated modelling of Offshore field to analyze the performance of field in PIPESIM and PROSPER
  • A pipeline transient network containing more than 60 wells, which are in intermittent artificial lift modes, connected with oil and gas installation have been designed to find out the reason of liquid carryover from separator leading to frequent closure of shut down valves
  • It was mamooth task feeding more than 10,000 data in OLGA to match the results with field data obtained from DCS
  • Pipeline surge analysis during pump tripping was analyzed for Ankleshwar Asset of ONGC in OLGA, which was crucial for HAZAOP study
  • Simulation of oil spillage from leakages in MUT, HUT and ICP-Heera Oil, Pipelines
  • An active member in development of brown and green field-Linch Redevelopment, Bechraji Commercial Polymer Injection plant, Rudrasagar Assam Field Development, MBA field development and many more: Major work includes, Analyzing the lifecycle of field production performance, artificial lift selection, design philosophy of process and surface facilities, vertical lift performance analysis, scheme conceptualization, P&ID, PFD, Data sheet preparation
  • Process Package which includes conceptual engineering, process flow diagram, process and instrumentation diagram(P&ID), heat and material balance, equipment list, instrumentation list, ball park cost economics, layout of Tichna GGS at Tripura
  • Identified and troubleshooted the plant of ONGC wherein it was difficult to identify the cause of frequent shutdown of plant
  • We have modelled the entire plant and well head which consist of more than 50 wells lies in intermittent gas lift wells
  • The task was mammoth and an integrated model was developed in OLGA to troubleshoot the issue
  • Process Package which includes conceptual engineering, process flow diagram, process and instrumentation diagram(P&ID), heat and material balance, equipment list, instrumentation list, ball park cost economics, layout of Gojalia GGS at Tripura
  • Conceptual engineering of ONGC’s largest upcoming polymer injection plant at Bechraji of Mehsana Asset of ONGC
  • Study includes, process flow diagram, basis of study, material balance, effluent treatment plant for use of effluent water for polymer preparation and injection
  • Facilities engineering design of Brown and Green field development project of various asset of ONGC such as Mehsana, Silchar, Assam
  • Debottlenecking study of entire offshore and onshore process platform, carried out debottlenecking study of slug catcher, flow lines, separators, pumps, compressors
  • At Bombay High by carrying out debottlenecking study capacity was enhanced by more than 50 % by changing internals of separators
  • A tank degasser assembly has been designed which is installed at ONGC which provide safe conduce during workover and well testing operation
  • A debris filtration Assembly has been designed and implemented at Heera process complex which removes various sizes of sand/debris particles
  • Developed proprietary software tools for process design and equipment sizing, resulting in time and cost savings
  • Filed patents for Debris Filtration Assembly and Improved Indirect Bath Heater designs

Education

M. Tech -Chemical Engineering -

IIT Kanpur
Kanpur
04.2010 - 07.2025

B.Tech -Chemical Engineering -

BIT Sindri
Dhanbad
05.2006 - 04.2012

Skills

  • Project Management

  • Conceptual Engineering

  • Process Optimization

  • Flow Assurance Analysis

  • Pipeline Design

  • Nodel analysis

  • Simulation & Modelling of pipeline network

  • facilities

  • Well design and troubleshooting

  • Team Leadership

  • Training & Mentoring

  • Well design

Certification

Equipped with a strong foundation in Process Design & Engineering through intensive training from M/S EIL.

Awards

  • Received the highest individual award in the innovation category for optimizing OPEX in oil and gas installations at the 2023 Innovation Challenge.
  • Honored with the prestigious Innovation Award in the Individual Category by the Chairman of ONGC (CMD Award)-2017.
  • Acknowledged for exceptional individual contributions for significantly enhanced production and improved process efficiency by ED-HOI of IOGPT, ONGC Panvel in 2019.
  • Received group accolades for ensuring the impeccable quality of gas lift equipment in 2017.
  • Garnered group recognition for pioneering efforts in marginal field development and the implementation of energy-efficient solutions in 2016.
  • Acclaimed for outstanding contributions in the complex and critical task of nodal analysis for the Mumbai High Phase-III redevelopment project and Assam redevelopment project in 2014.

Publications

  • Techno-Economic Analysis of GTL, LNG, CNG and GTW for Monetizing Marginal Remote Gas Field: A Case Study, ADIPEC, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 10/01/23, SPE-216324-MS
  • Design of Tank-Degasser Assembly for improvement in safety during workover operation, Federation of Indian Petroleum Industry(FIPI), 2022
  • A Case Study on Chemical Free System for Crude Sweetening: A first in Indian Offshore; Design Challenges and Post Installation Performance Evaluation, International Petroleum Technology Conference (IPTC), 03/13/21
  • A Case Study on Enhancement of Separation Capacity at an Offshore Process Complex, Society of Petroleum Engineers(SPE), 04/11/19, SPE-194645-MS
  • A Case Study on Identification & Mitigation of Surges in a Cluster of Composite Well Flow Line Network, Society of Petroleum Engineers(SPE), 04/11/19
  • A Holistic Approach for Mitigation of HS from Crude Oil and Gas in an Offshore/Remote Environment, Society of Petroleum Engineers(SPE), 04/11/19
  • Roughened Zn-Doped RuTi Oxide Water Oxidation Electrocatalysts by Blending Active and Activated Passive Components, WILEY-VCH, CHEM-ELECTRO-CHEM, 07/20/15

Patents

  • Improved Indirect bath heater for optimum heat utilization, 495859
  • Debris Filtration Assembly, 496758

Timeline

Installation Manager

ONGC
04.2024 - Current

Superintending Engineer (Production)

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation India Limited
05.2012 - 04.2024

M. Tech -Chemical Engineering -

IIT Kanpur
04.2010 - 07.2025

B.Tech -Chemical Engineering -

BIT Sindri
05.2006 - 04.2012
MANISH KUMAR GUPTASuperintending Engineer(Production)