A graduate BS Engineering Bachelor, with 22 years’ experience in wireline and well services activities-including experience with H2S operations and petroleum engineering. Oilfield services experience starting with Schlumberger Wireline logging School 1996 . Oil & Gas experience has been with world class engineering firms such as Schlumberger, Baker Hughes, Geoservices, Expro ,Falcon and NPS, predominantly in North Africa and Middle East with Operators (Aramco) and service companies.
I have gained confidence making operational decisions based on methodical analysis and meticulous attention to detail. Team leadership and supervisory experienced.
Involved in all aspects of wireline well logging, Slick-line operation & Coiled Tubing including operation well planning and technical studies, with a significant amount of onshore and offshore field wireline experience. Currently seeking an engineering role within a development team or a sub-surface Oil & Gas team with an Operating company in the Middle East.
In-depth knowledge of oil industry practices and specification such as API standards and recommended practices
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1. Yahia Sidi Ben Ali
Oil & Gas Engineer with Wireline & Slickline Services Experience
Mobile: +974 33882935
Email:yahia.sidibenali@gmail.com
Nationality: Algerian
Currently Resident: Doha, Qatar
Summary
A graduate BS Engineering Bachelor, with 22 years’ experience in wireline and well services
activities-including experience with H2S operations and petroleum engineering. Oilfield services
experience starting with Schlumberger Wireline logging School 1996 . Oil & Gas experience
has been with world class engineering firms such as Schlumberger, Baker Hughes,
Geoservices, Expro ,Falcon and NPS, predominantly in North Africa and Middle East with
Operators (Aramco) and service companies.
I have gained confidence making operational decisions based on methodical analysis and
meticulous attention to detail. Team leadership and supervisory experienced.
Involved in all aspects of wireline well logging, Slick-line operation & Coiled Tubing including
operation well planning and technical studies, with a significant amount of onshore and offshore
field wireline experience. Currently seeking an engineering role within a development team or a
sub-surface Oil & Gas team with an Operating company in the Middle East.
In-depth knowledge of oil industry practices and specification such as API standards and
recommended practices
Professional Experience
Wireline & Slickline Operation and Technical Engineer
NPS, Qatar, Doha, Jan 2016 to Present.
National Petroleum Services (Qatar based company with worldwide good reputation, delivering
service to Oil & Gas companies from North Africa to Asia and across Middle East).
My main client is Qatar Petroleum and I also oversee other Oil & Gas operator requirements
and challenges for any Wireline operation starting from job design proposal and execution,
Technical and financial bidding.
Introducing NPS Wireline portfolio to Qatar Market and exploring way of developing new
technology helping solving Oil & Gas companies’ challenges and problems.
Attended my first cementing job at Dukhan.
Leaded NPS first DAS & DTS fiber optic job coil tubing deployed QP was really happy about the
result.
2. Supporting NPS region in wireline and Slickline tendering process in Algeria , Iraq , Kuwait and
India.
Baker Hughes , Saudi Arabia, Wireline Account Manager Mar 2013 to Jun 2015
Looking after Aramco Wireline operation requirements starting from job design proposal and
execution, Technical and financial bidding, 1.2 M USD account monthly revenue covering 42 Oil
& Gas onshore sites. This was a managerial and leadership role. Organized and coordinated
2013 BHI Technology Events at ARAMCO presented solution for each challenges our partner
are facing.
Conducted the first corrosion operation at South Field, introduced new service for horizontal
three phase production logging “PhaseView”.Wireline Gas qualification, started first gas
operation at HZEM field unconventional plug and perf operation. Following logging operation
and plans with production and drilling department.
Schlumberger, Field Services Manager for Slick-line Mechanical and Measurement
Services. April 2007 to Dec 2012.
Managing the Slickline Business at Hassi-messaoud, Algeria , serving 7 Client Accounts with a
total of 11 Slickline units, 2 Memory PLT cell, some Memory gauges and 01 Fiber Optic.
Managing a full team of 46 Employees, forecasting monthly revenue, reviewing P&L, planning
CAPEX for next year growth, coordinating jobs assigning supervisors and engineers to each
location for job execution, reviewing job log and post job report before delivering to client.
Following tools maintenance status and readiness, daily client contact and visits. I was the main
coordinator for the BBK-1 HPHT project. I conducted audits and performed rig audit visit. Total
of 1.4 M USD average revenue for my department.
In 2008 achieved outstanding performance revenue for Memory PLT,
In April 2011 transferred to Tunisia as British Gas Slickline Services Account manager.
Summary of Engineering experience from 1995 - 2007
Expro-Group Ltd, Algeria , General Field Engineer, Cased-Hole Services
Aug 2006 to March 2007
Falcon Oilfield Services, Oman, Senior Field Engineer, Cased-Hole Services
Sep 2005 to Jul 2006
Geoservices, Libya ,Senior Field Engineer, Cased-Hole Services
April 2004 to Sep 2005
Schlumberger, Algeria, Field Engineer, Cased-Hole Services
Dec 1995 to Feb 2003
Education
4. Languages & Software Skills
Arabic - Native
French – Fluent
English - Full professional proficiency
Spanish - Working Knowledge
Office software: fluent Microsoft office and following engineering software:
Warrior, Memlog ,SLB OP 10,Tool Planner ,Visio, Therma for Distributed temperature, PL Win,
Emeraude and Cerberus
References: Would be provided upon request