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Salman Khan

Chemical Engineer
Chhindwara

Summary

5 Years of diversified experience in Petroleum Engineering activities like Production operations management, Execution and commissioning of new projects, Surface facility operations, Artificial lifts, Well Integrity, Flow assurance and Project management.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Production Engineer

Cairn Oil & Gas, Vedanta Limited
04.2023 - Current
  • Production Operations Management: Good hands-on experiences in managing field production activities, which includes overseeing operations and management of various process installations (Wellhead operations, Fluid Separation, Early production Systems, Water Injection Stations, Re-Injection Central Tank Farm, Intra field and trunk line pipeline maintenance, Chemical Enhanced oil recovery, ASP operation, etc.)
  • Currently working as control room in-charge responsible for handling operations of 120 artificial lift flowing wells, 75 injector wells including 35 polymer injectors and produced water re-injection facility (PWRI) which includes operation of three and two phase separators, high pressure pumps.
  • DCS panel operations with Yokogawa Centum.
  • Monitoring of wells with Artificial lifts ( PCP, ESP, JP).
  • Project Management: Extensively involved in project planning, scheduling, progress tracking for key development project. Being a part of commissioning team have commissioned various project which includes commissioning of 14 in-fill wells with surface facilities and artificial lifts.
  • EOR (Enhance Oil Recovery) – Development of Modular skid-based polymer facility managing 22KBPD concentrated polymer preparation, Dedicated CS and RTP pipeline network of 30 KM for polymer injection across Reservoir of 12 Sq.KM using 34 Wells.
  • Played a key role in erection and commissioning of BPWRI project worth ~3.2 million USD and Bhagyam degassing project worth ~2.6 million USD for enhancement of crude of oil production and eater injection by 30% that includes technical solution, resource management & vendor.

Production Engineer

Cairn Oil & Gas, Vedanta Limited
07.2019 - 03.2023
  • Working closely with Reservoir, Projects team for well and surface system delivery to optimize production and handling well integrity issue.
  • Being a part of project team Organizing and holding contractors, Vendor's pre-award/ post-award clarification & kick off meetings for Engineering / delivery packages, preparing agenda of the meeting and necessary coordination with the disciplines
  • Responsible for overall planning and execution of Production operation activities which includes Surface as well subsurface related Planned and breakdown maintenance activities
  • Supervise daily production planning, de-bottle necking and management of field operations.
  • Review and prepared SOP for new operation and existing changes.
  • Coordinate with Artificial Lift and reservoir team for planning of surface and subsurface intervention activities.
  • Successfully implemented Digital Oil field implementation in Bhagyam asset of Cairn.
  • Implemented automated Well test selection real time MPFM data, well test validation and model update, well test priority and Production Allocation.
  • Involve in Safety studies like HAZOP, HAZID, QRA etc
  • RCA analysis w.r.t well failure or tripping of down hole pump
  • MASSP and MAWOP study.
  • Automated production surveillance dashboard for PCP Wells and Chemical EOR facility
  • Coordinate with Well Services, Reservoir & Facility Operations team in planning of Rig fewer well interventions with slick line/E-Line for BHP survey, JP change out, MPLT.
  • Prepare SOW, TBE.
  • Analysis of Oil, Gas and Water quality parameters like Pour point, BS&W, viscosity
  • Surface flow testing (SWT) of producing wells to identify flow parameters and well behaviors & verify through MPFM.
  • Responsible for Control room operation, DCS panel.
  • Yokogawa CS3000/centum VP.

Education

Bachelor Of Technology - Chemical Engineering

Laxminarayan Institue of Technology
Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
06.2019

Skills

Project Management (IMPA LEVEL-D)

Process Design Engineering

Production Real Time Data Analysis- with DOF (P2 Explorer)

SAP PM Module

Power-BI

Data Analytics with Excel

Accomplishments

  • Enhancing polymer injection by replacing less bore flow control valve which generated high DP with upsized one to reduce DP and subsequent increased injection (15K BPD), accolades with CAFE Award.
  • Successful implementation of Production Data Management and Reporting System.
  • Recognized as Top Talent Pool within the organisation.

Timeline

Senior Production Engineer

Cairn Oil & Gas, Vedanta Limited
04.2023 - Current

Production Engineer

Cairn Oil & Gas, Vedanta Limited
07.2019 - 03.2023

Bachelor Of Technology - Chemical Engineering

Laxminarayan Institue of Technology
Salman KhanChemical Engineer