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Rahul Das

Duliajan

Summary

Accomplished and results-driven manager with 25+ years of experience in the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry, specializing in production management. Currently Deputy General Manager (DGM) - Production at OIL INDIA LIMITED, overseeing the production of 37,700 BBLS of oil and 106 MMSCFD of gas daily. Expertise in HPHT well, well integrity management, well intervention, well testing, and project planning for exploratory well testing. Skilled in coordinating service providers, mitigating risks, and resolving operational challenges. Extensive experience in well workover planning, recompletion, production testing, and contract lifecycle management. Known for technical knowledge in specifying contracts and procuring oil field equipment to drive operational excellence.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Work History

Deputy General Manager

OIL INDIA LIMITED
DIGBOI
05.2021 - Current
  • Working as Head and responsible for Managing Producing Field having daily production of 7000 KL per day oil and 30,00,000 SCMD of associated and Non associated gas
  • Responsible for overall field Management, Dealing with Operational issues of well, Well integrity Management, HSE issues
  • Responsible for all statutory reporting, compliance of safety standards, monitoring of all flowing wells and Routine maintenance
  • Determine production performance in wells with multi-pay zones by reservoir to anticipate recompletion operations to alternate sands
  • Monitored production rates, and plan rework processes to improve production Analyzed production data to optimize production
  • Monitors performance of each producing well in Baghjan and Barekuri field and prepares technical reports for management
  • Makes recommendations on good production practices to enhance optimum recovery and safe operation of surface production facilities
  • Supervised well modification and stimulation programs to maximize oil and gas recovery
  • Monitored the completion and evaluation of wells, well testing, or well surveys
  • Developed annual field business plans that included capital and operating budgets, production history and forecast, production variances, reserve updates, workover inventory, and drilling location inventory
  • Designed, initiated, and coordinated well procedures for completion, workover, and well maintenance

DGM PRODUCTION

OIL INDIA LIMITED
KG BASIN PROJECT
01.2019 - 04.2021
  • HPHT Project In-charge responsible for coordinating with multiple service companies - for DST-TCP, FSA, SWT Services, Wireline service, Downhole Completion Service, Well Activation Service, Completion Fluid system, Bridge plugs, Packers, Well bore clean up tools etc
  • Lead engineer for Planning Testing of exploratory wells in the KG Basin, Service requirement Projection, Scheduling of activities, Preparation of Well Testing Program, Well flow-back and activation plan
  • Preparation of all Pre completion programs like Tubulars Running in and pulling out operation, Sand and cement cleaning, Well-bore cleanup etc
  • Prepare Overall HPHT Well Testing plans, Operational steps and Programs: Program for Well Completion Activity- Lower & Upper completion, Well Perforation, Well flow-back, Activation and Testing program
  • Prepare Job Safety Assessment (JSA) program before execution of any critical operations in site like Well Killing, Perforation, Packer setting, X Mass Tree Installation, Hydro fracturing, High Pressure pumping, landing of tubing, running in and pulling out of completion, Running in of DST and TCP tools etc
  • Reviews down-hole testing BHA comprising DST-TCP string, Completion tools and finalize the operational steps and procedures and JSA prior to commencement
  • Prepares and execute plan for Well Completion programs like Packer Setting, Bridge Plug Setting, Well bore clean up
  • Prepares JSA Well activation program and execute Well activation with Coil Tubing and Nitrogen Pumper unit
  • Prepare JSA for well bore clean- up operation and witness running in and pulling out of Well bore clean up tools
  • Witness critical running in operations at site like DST tools, TCP, Packer etc
  • Execute at site Well completion jobs like Hydraulic Packer Setting (Baker Model-FB-3), Space out calculation and stabbing in of LTSA, Mechanical Packer /Hook wall packer setting (Baker model: R3)
  • Execute at site X Mass Tree Installation, Hydraulic Pressure Testing of XMT, Cavity testing of X Mass Tree, Testing of Tubing hanger seals, Adapter Flange connection testing etc
  • Execute and operate at site DST tools comprising Tubing tester valve, Single shot Hydrostatic reversing, Pump through Flapper Safety Valve
  • Execute at site TCP firing at site for well perforation and make operational steps for well perforation
  • Monitor and Implementing Well Integrity compliance during entire Production Testing and Workover activities
  • Forecast and plan requirement of various services, materials and equipment for execution of Well Testing and Completion

Dy. Chief Engineer (Surface Production & Well Integrity)

OIL INDIA LIMITED
DULIAJAN
01.2010 - 04.2015
  • Lead Production in-charge of identifying the Sick wells, Shut in wells and Plan for Remedial solution for meeting Production target
  • Accountable for Well performance so that production targets are fulfilled
  • Co-ordinate activities of Work over of wells and Rigless Intervention program in onshore fields, achieving seamless service execution with no incidents
  • Responsible for analyzing well problems and prepare preventative maintenance plans
  • Organize and monitor all preventive & major maintenance based on the inputs from fields
  • Monitor all wells and well activities to ensure full compliance with the Well Integrity Management System related to Wellhead, X Mass Trees, Downhole Equipment, Safety valves and Annulus Gas Lift Equipment, etc
  • Ensure long term reliability and integrity of upstream surface and subsurface equipment including Wellhead, X- Mass Trees, Gas Lift Valves, Packers, SSD, etc
  • Within the guidelines of OIL standards
  • Ensures proper monitoring of the wells annulus pressure behavior and manages sustained annulus pressure planning including program preparation or conducting annulus pressure bleed off surveys, evaluation of survey results and concludes way forward
  • Oversee daily wire-line well intervention activities for production wells tubing scrapping, FBHP measurement, hole probing, fish recovery etc and CT intervention for sand cleaning, de-waxing, well activation
  • Reviews and interprets logs (e.g
  • Cement bond and corrosion logs) and evaluates barrier envelop and production casing condition
  • Review time to time availability of critical long lead items and maintain minimum inventory for uninterrupted operations

Dy. Suptdg. Production Engineer (Workover & Well Integrity)

OIL INDIA LIMITED
DULIAJAN
04.2007 - 12.2009
  • Responsible for new well completion, design of down-hole completion tubular, initial production testing of Exploratory and Development wells
  • Selection, installation and testing of the well head assembly
  • Well site supervision for technical jobs like New Well completion, Casing Test, Landing Base (Well head spool) testing, Packer setting (Hydraulic and Mechanical), Well Killing and Enlivening Operation, etc
  • Providing technical support for carrying out operations like Coil Tubing Operations, Water Shut Off, Well stimulation, Perforation and logging operation and Echo-meter survey
  • Responsible for regular maintenance and servicing of X mass tree and Well Head spool/Landing Base like replacement of wear out/sand cut parts, replacement of valve seat, energizing secondary seal of Well head spool in case of communication in the annuli etc
  • Assists in developing the workover program for wells, develop all necessary inspections required to rectify ithe failure, and plan on attending critical workover operations
  • Participates in well delivery process meetings and advises well integrity requirements for work-overs and new Drilling wells
  • Participate in Procurement process of the surface and sub-surface completion equipment
  • Selection of Wellhead, X- Mass Trees, Gas Lift Valves, Packers, SSD, etc
  • Working knowledge of all Subsurface equipment like packer, Gas lift Mandrel, Gas Lift Valves, Tubing, Blast Joint, Pub Joint, DST tools (Tubing tester valve, Single shot Hydrostatic reversing, Pump Through Flapper Safety Valve) TCP tools (Hydraulic Delay firing head, Hydraulic firing gun, Drop bar gun etc.)

Sr. Production Engineer (Surface Production & Well Integrity)

OIL INDIA LIMITED
DULIAJAN
04.2002 - 03.2007
  • Surveillance of Self-flowing, Artificial lift and Formation water disposal wells
  • Optimization & Trouble shooting of Gas Lift Wells
  • Monitoring of Self-flowing wells- Well head Pressure and Annulus Pressure Monitoring
  • Tubing-Casing Annular (TCA) and Casing Casing Annular (CCA) Pressure Management
  • X-Mass Tree, Well head and Downhole Integrity Testing
  • Wellhead Valves Greasing
  • Landing Base Inspection
  • Cavity Testing
  • SSV and SSSV function testing
  • Well Rate Measurement and Analysis
  • Well Allocation and Production Forecast
  • Execution of Well Servicing jobs- De-Scaling, Wire Line Scrapping, BHP measurement, Hole Probing etc
  • CTU- De-waxing, Sand Cleaning, Unloading, Backwashing, Activation etc
  • Well site supervision for Nitrogen and Coil Tubing Unit Operation for well bore intervention
  • Well Service Business Plan/ Work Over Business plan - Work-over scheduling, Well maintenance and Production Testing
  • GOSP Head / Plant Foreman for 3 onshore Production Installations with Oil Production rates of 8000 Barrels/Day, 5000 Barrels/Day and 2000 Barrels/Day
  • Maintain and monitor the process workflow for crude oil and gas quality
  • Manage formation water production and disposal system- water disposal wells
  • Manage plant and equipment reliability
  • Review procedures for plant operation, daily work permit evaluation and approval
  • Evaluate the production envelope and well construction integrity for all new and old wells and risk rank them (e.g
  • High risk) for further remedial actions
  • Implement severity ranking analysis for all non-integral wells for prioritization in the Rig bar Chart for workover and remedial actions

Production Engineer (Surface Production)

OIL INDIA LIMITED
DULIAJAN
04.1999 - 03.2002

Education

MBA - Oil & Gas

UPES
Dehradun, India
01.2016

B. E - Mechanical Engineering

NIT
Silchar, Assam, India
01.1996

Skills

  • Well Testing & Intervention in Tight gas well reservoir
  • HPHT Well Testing
  • Well Integrity Management
  • Abandonment & Decommissioning
  • Workover Operations
  • Well Completions
  • Well Intervention
  • Flow Assurance
  • Risk Assessment
  • Project Planning & Execution
  • Tendering & Procurement
  • WELLFLO
  • GRPC
  • SAP- PM
  • MM
  • Production Module
  • Windows
  • MS Office

Timeline

Deputy General Manager

OIL INDIA LIMITED
05.2021 - Current

DGM PRODUCTION

OIL INDIA LIMITED
01.2019 - 04.2021

Dy. Chief Engineer (Surface Production & Well Integrity)

OIL INDIA LIMITED
01.2010 - 04.2015

Dy. Suptdg. Production Engineer (Workover & Well Integrity)

OIL INDIA LIMITED
04.2007 - 12.2009

Sr. Production Engineer (Surface Production & Well Integrity)

OIL INDIA LIMITED
04.2002 - 03.2007

Production Engineer (Surface Production)

OIL INDIA LIMITED
04.1999 - 03.2002

MBA - Oil & Gas

UPES

B. E - Mechanical Engineering

NIT

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