About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Production Chemist to support production optimisation, well interventions and value realisation initiatives within a major upstream oil and gas operation.

This is a hands-on technical role suited to a production chemist with robust upstream experience who can quickly integrate into an established multidisciplinary team and deliver immediate value.

Occasional site visits to Chinchilla may be required.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead delivery of chemistry-related production optimisation and value realisation opportunities.
- Design and support well intervention programs, including foamer, solids control, scale, corrosion, microbial control and water treatment programs.
- Diagnose production performance issues using field, laboratory and production data.
- Lead Product Stewardship activities, including chemical approvals and compliance requirements.
- Provide Production Chemistry input into well, reservoir, facilities and production intervention planning.
- Develop intervention strategies, treatment designs and post-job evaluations.
- Work collaboratively with Operations, Wells, Reservoir, Facilities and Development teams to deliver integrated solutions.
- Provide technical assurance for chemistry programs and intervention execution.




- Support contract management activities across chemical supply and laboratory services.
- Identify opportunities to improve production performance and reduce operating expenditure.

Skills & Experience

- Degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or a related discipline.
- Minimum 10 years' experience within the Oil & Gas industry.
- Extensive upstream Production Chemistry experience supporting production optimisation and well interventions.
- Demonstrated experience across WRFM, chemical treatments and production enhancement programs.
- Strong technical understanding of corrosion, scale, microbiology, produced water chemistry and solids management.
- Proven experience delivering chemistry-based production uplift and OPEX reduction initiatives.
- Experience with laboratory testing, technical assurance and interpretation of production and laboratory data.
- Experience working within multidisciplinary asset teams.
- Experience with Production Chemistry modelling, including OLI and/or STIM2001.
- CSG and unconventional gas experience highly desirable.

For further information or to apply, please contact Cameron Anderson at [email protected] .

📌 Production Chemist (Brisbane)
🏢 Nes Fircroft
📍 Brisbane