Nishant Chandra
Agartala
Summary
PROFILE
Experienced Well Operations Engineer with 12+ years of expertise in well construction phases, fluid management, hydraulics modelling, kick tolerance evaluation, and operational risk management. Proven success in supporting real-time well operations, optimizing execution efficiency, enhancing wellbore integrity, and leading digital transformation initiatives. Transitioning into a broader Well Engineering role with strong technical acumen, field leadership, and a commitment to continuous improvement.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Superintending Engineer-Drilling Department
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd
10.2012 - Current
- Delivered operational support and project leadership across the full well lifecycle, optimizing critical activities.
- Led execution of high-value well construction campaigns, managing budgets exceeding $140 million, ensuring adherence to quality, safety, and timeline targets.
- Prepared look-ahead plans to plan and ensure readiness of services/materials to ensure Zero rig time loss.
- Optimized wellbore conditions during critical operations through hydraulics modeling, displacement analysis, and torque/drag modeling.
- Carried out trip speed planning, kick tolerance evaluations, Pressure, Torque & drag, and other real-time operational parameter monitoring to enhance efficiency and minimize operational risks.
- Managed operational tracking, Time vs Depth analysis for performance improvement for 100+ wells annually across multiple drilling campaigns, building robust monitoring and optimization frameworks.
- Introduced field-driven innovations like enhanced slurry design and optimized manpower deployment to achieve 7% higher operational success rates and 13% cost savings.
- Led self-verification initiatives and post-job analysis reviews and made every well better than the last.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams comprising of GnG, reservoir engineers, Well completion team and CMT in daily operational check-ins, ensuring proactive risk identification and escalation.
- Procurement activities like Scope of work preparation, tendering, Technical/Commercial Evaluation of bids, and Issuing NOA. Equipment allocation planning & Logistics Support to ensure timely delivery.
- Ideated and launched a Digital Well Monitoring System for real-time tracking of 3000+ wells, facilitating centralized data analytics and decision-making; later integrated into SAP under the ISR initiative.
- Experienced Well Operations Engineer with 12+ years of expertise in well construction phases, fluid management, hydraulics modelling, kick tolerance evaluation, and operational risk management.
- Proven success in supporting real-time well operations, optimizing execution efficiency, enhancing wellbore integrity, and leading digital transformation initiatives.
- Transitioning into a broader Well Engineering role with strong technical acumen, field leadership, and a commitment to continuous improvement.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Petroleum Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT ISM)
06.2008 - 05.2012
Skills
Hydraulics Modeling
Selected Achievements
- Spearheaded India's first Cyclic Steam Stimulation (CSS) pilot for heavy oil wells, managing operations at 352C, resulting in a ~20% production increase (580 TPD). These wells were completed with the latest technologies like extremely high-performance cement slurries, vacuum-insulated tubing (VIT), Nitrogen blanketing, and thermal packers (325C)., INR 600 Cr for the pilot project of 12 CSS wells.
- Led multi-stage hydraulic fracturing operations (the second of its kind in India), targeting a 30% revenue gain, managing a project valued at $24 million.
- Recognized with ONGC CMD's Innovation Award (2021) for technology leadership in wellbore integrity improvement.
- Twice awarded Best Operations Engineer (India-wide) for outstanding contributions to well operations and project delivery.
- Featured among the top 3 executives out of ONGC's 34,000+ workforce on ONGC's career page.
Certification
IWCF (Supervisor Level), 2021
Relevant Experience
- Extensive hands-on experience supporting drilling, completion, and production enhancement projects, with field leadership across HPHT wells, thermal recovery wells (CSS, ISC), and horizontal wells.
- Supervised well integrity assurance activities, including cement placement optimization as part of integrated well delivery programs.
- Mechanical troubleshooting and problem-solving under operational pressure.
- Leadership and management of large operational teams in high-stress environments.
- Active sports participation: Represented ONGC Agartala Club Cricket Team in ONGC Cup (2014, 2018, 2022).
Timeline
Superintending Engineer-Drilling Department
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd
10.2012 - Current
Bachelor of Technology - Petroleum Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT ISM)
06.2008 - 05.2012
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