Flow Assurance Engineer
Core
Design oil and gas production systems and assess operability to prevent, mitigate, and remediate vulnerabilities like gas hydrate formation, wax deposition, and solids blockage.
Role type
Senior IC flow assurance engineer (multiphase flow analysis)
Builds
Production systems, flow lines, risers, injection systems, and pipelines for oil and gas fields
Domain
Oil and Gas Upstream / Multiphase Flow Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
thermodynamic simulation, multiphase flow modeling, fluid characterization, transient flow analysis, solid deposition prediction, erosion/corrosion assessment
Preferred skills
OLGA transient modeling, gas hydrate blockage prevention strategies, subsea engineering knowledge
Technologies
OLGA, PIPESIM, Prosper, GAP, PVTSIM, HYSYS
Responsibilities
Conduct technical studies to assess system operability; model PVT behavior of produced fluids; size gas/water injection systems and pipelines; design production systems with functional requirements; assess thermal and hydraulic transients during rate changes; predict solid formation and deposition behavior; guide material selection for erosion/corrosion
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC