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Sonal Agarwal

Dehradun

Summary

Results-driven petroleum engineer with 3 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, specifically focused on ESP Surveillance Engineering. Proficient in data analysis using tools like Excel and Power BI. Seeking to leverage my skills to contribute to organizational success in a challenging role within the petroleum engineering domain, with a particular emphasis on optimizing Electrical Submersible Pump (ESP) performance and enhancing operational efficiency.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Optimization Engineer

ChampionX
Chennai
11.2024 - Current
  • Monitor and analyze the performance of 1700+ ESP wells using tools such as LOOKOUT, XSPOC, and Zendesk to track flow trends and optimize well operations for 40+ clients.
  • Support customer engagement teams and clients by providing actionable artificial lift recommendations to enhance both downhole and surface operations, driving increased production efficiency.
  • Actively participate in client meetings, remote support engagements, and continuous improvement initiatives to optimize well performance and maintain strong customer relationships.
  • Serve as a key liaison between internal support teams and client personnel, ensuring effective communication of operational concerns and solutions, and facilitating timely issue resolution.

Associate Field Engineer

Halliburton Offshore Services Pvt Ltd
Kakinada
05.2023 - 10.2024
  • Executing maintenance, pressure testing, and operations for Testing & Subsea, achieving optimal functionality of DST downhole tools and Subsea safety systems.
  • Conducted operations and maintenance for mechanical and electronic gauges, overseeing testing, recording, and data extraction for downhole reports.
  • Led the preparation of Design of Service (DOS), demonstrating proficiency in downhole calculations for testing.
  • Applied SAP knowledge for creating and closing work orders, efficiently tracking inventory, and managing orders.
  • Developed and maintained strong personal relationships with the technical customer base.

Engineer

QuEST Global Engineering Service Pvt. Ltd
Bengaluru
01.2021 - 04.2023
  • Monitored and optimized Electrical Submersible Pumps (ESPs) to ensure they operated within specified parameters.
  • Developed recommendations to enhance ESP run life, supporting asset teams in successful implementation.
  • Continuously monitored and managed risks associated with Drill Cuttings Re-Injection (CRI) Operations.
  • Led root cause failure analysis for wells under the sucker rod pump (SRP). Provided actionable recommendations based on thorough analysis, contributing to improved well reliability and performance.
  • Collaborated with clients, regularly communicating insights and updates based on analysis.

Summer Training

Sud Chemie India Pvt. Ltd.
Vadodara
06.2019 - 07.2020
  • Validated the design conditions of a spin flash dryer system including a hot air generator, dryer, bag filter, and blower using material balance, energy balance by mathematical modelling

Winter Training

Oil & Natural Gas Corporation
Dehradun
12.2017 - 01.2018
  • Designed a drilling fluid of certain specifications for high pressure high temperature wells
  • To study the challenges that may be encountered during application in field

Education

B.Tech - Applied Petroleum Engineering

University of Petroleum & Energy Studies
Dehradun
09.2020

Skills

  • Microsoft Office
  • Data analysis
  • Automation
  • Power BI
  • Trend Analysis
  • Artificial lift
  • Engineering Support
  • XSPOC
  • Lookout Monitoring
  • Communication skills

Certification

  • Halliburton MPD ACADEMY Dubai, 2024
  • Enhanced ESP Surveillance held on 30th January 2023 to 3rd February 2023 at ExxonMobil Bangalore Technology Centre, Bangalore, India
  • Power BI Essential Training certification course completed through Linkedin Learning platform, 2022.
  • Attended the Petrotech Youth Forum 2019 held on 9th & 10th January 2019 at New Delhi.

Timeline

Optimization Engineer

ChampionX
11.2024 - Current

Associate Field Engineer

Halliburton Offshore Services Pvt Ltd
05.2023 - 10.2024

Engineer

QuEST Global Engineering Service Pvt. Ltd
01.2021 - 04.2023

Summer Training

Sud Chemie India Pvt. Ltd.
06.2019 - 07.2020

Winter Training

Oil & Natural Gas Corporation
12.2017 - 01.2018

B.Tech - Applied Petroleum Engineering

University of Petroleum & Energy Studies
Sonal Agarwal