Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competencies: Industrial Training Report

This report documents the author's industrial training experience at Deleum Oilfield Services Sdn. Bhd., focusing on the practical application of engineering knowledge and skills to meet the Stage 1 Competencies for Professional Engineers as defined by Engineers Australia. The internship involved working in the slickline department, gaining experience in areas such as schematic interpretation, simulation development, and operational activities. The report details the author's understanding of engineering fundamentals, specialist knowledge within the oil and gas discipline, and the application of resources and tools used in engineering. It also reflects on the development of professional and personal attributes, including leadership, communication, and ethical conduct. The author emphasizes the importance of continuous learning, teamwork, and effective communication in a professional engineering environment, and the role of the internship in solidifying their engineering skills and professional development. The report concludes that the internship was a valuable experience that enhanced the author's engineering knowledge and leadership attributes.

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction............................................................................................................................3
2. Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competencies for Professional Engineers................................4
2.1 Knowledge and Skill Base...............................................................................................4
2.2 Engineering Application Ability......................................................................................6
2.3 Professional and Personal Attributes...............................................................................7
3. Reflection and Conclusion.....................................................................................................9

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1. Introduction
I successfully completed my internship in industrial training with the DOSSB:
Slickline Department at the Deleum Oilfield Services sdn.bhd in Malaysia. This company
was established in 1982 and it was one of the major markets of Bursa Malaysia in 2007.
Deleum Berhad is an investment holding company that is responsible for providing diverse
range of the supporting services and products specialized in the oil and gas industry in
addition to the production and exploration sector. It is one of the PETRONAS Licensed
Service Provider. The major focus of this company is on the three core business segments
including Power and Machinery (P&M), Oilfield Services (OS) and Integrated Corrosion
Solution (ICS). The company is responsible for providing the services such as Slickline
routine work, Non-routine work and rental services, and integrated wellhead maintenance.
Other than these services, the company is also responsible for delivering the best services in
Well Integrity Evaluation, Production Optimisation Logging, Well Intervention services and
Cased Hole Formation Evaluation. The major shared values with the company include
Integrity, Professionalism, Excellence and Health, Safety & Environment. The mission of the
organization is to support the sustainable growth and enhance the values of the stakeholders
with a vision of staying at the top=-ranked company in the same industry.
I was appointed as the intern in the slickline department under the supervision of Mr.
Mohd Hairudi Md Jani for 60 days. I was an intern and hence, the internship helped me in
gaining the experience related to the learning and defining schematic/ diagram, developing
the simulations and other operational activities based on the available information made
available from the clients’ side using the conveyance methods including the types and
respective services, slickline operations, attending for meeting to the Client Office for Job
Coordination and field training at Kemaman Supply Base (KSB). I was following the

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syllabus introduced by the operational manager or the supervisor throughout the entire
internship period. During the same period, I was allowed to develop the liaising with the oil
and gas companies including such as ExxonMobil, EnQuest, Petrofac and many more in
regard to the equipment that the department was looking after. I worked at Deleum from 26th
November 2018 to 15th February 2019 for a total of 60 days.
2. Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competencies for Professional Engineers
2.1 Knowledge and Skill Base
2.1.1 Comprehensive, theory-based understanding of the underpinning natural and physical
sciences and the engineering fundamentals applicable to the engineering discipline.
I was doing my intern as the Petroleum Engineer at the Deleum Berhad where I
applied my engineering knowledge and skills in manner to take the best-suited decision-
makings. I practiced my knowledge and experience within the industry that embraced my
existing experience and also allowed me in gaining better understanding of the operations and
functioning of the oil and gas industry. My role was to convince oil companies that Deleum
Berhad is the best provider of wide range of the supporting specialized services and products
to the oil and gas industry. Therefore, before I convince other companies to take our contract,
first I need to learn all the tools that my company provides which also includes the size and
function of each tool, the type of packages and the man power. Since I have completed
Petroleum Economics, Petroleum Design Project and Drilling Operation courses, this work
was quite similar to what I have learned. It was easy for me to understand and apply the
correct engineering principles. I have to research and learn the Oil Cycle, the Production
Sharing Contract (PSC) in Malaysia under PETRONAS, block and fields that have been
developed by which oil company and many more.

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2.1.2 In-depth understanding of the specialist knowledge within the engineering discipline’s
bodies
I carried out some theoretical and practical research that helped me in understanding
the mathematics and scientific aspects behind the operations and simulations. In the
following Table, the information related to the basic sizes of tools used and offered for oil
and gas well in this company is provided.
OIL WELL
Tubing Outer Diameter 2 – 3/8” 2 – 7/8” 3 – ½”
Tool Outer Diameter 1 – ¼” 1 – ½” 1 – 7/8”
Wire 0.092” 0.108” 0.108”
Pressure Control
Equipment
3 – ½” 3 – ½” 3 – ½”
GAS WELL
Tubing Outer Diameter 4 – ½” 5 – ½” 7”
Tool Outer Diameter 2 – 1/8” 2 – ½” 2– ½”
Wire 0.108” 0.125” 0.125”
Pressure Control
Equipment
5 – ½” 5 – ½” 7”
Table 1: The Basic sizes of tools used in Oil and Gas wells

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I also used and learnt about the standard tool string and tools that are used to run in
the well to perform an operation are showed in Figure 1 below:
Figure 1: Standard Tool String and Tools
I made sure that the engineering knowledge and the experiences could have better
results on the ongoing ways of the operation delivery throughout the lifecycle of the
company. I was well focused towards gaining better and enhanced capabilities and
knowledge related to the engineering practices in Australia. It helped me embracing my
existing knowledge of the engineering practices and problem-solving attributes that can be
utilized in future.
2.2 Engineering Application Ability
2.2.1 Fluent application of the resources, tools, and techniques used in engineering

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I was also responsible for the inventory management at the Deleum Berhard during
my internship and I had to make sure that the equipment and the tools being delivered or
returned are of the same quantity and there is not any misleading in the inventory. I made
sure throughout my internship that the preventative maintenance on the slickline equipment
have been carried out. I carried out two types of the operations for the management and
maintenance of the inventory that includes Non-Routine Operations and Routine Operations.
Routine Operations includes Tubing Clearance Check (TCC), Tubing Integrity Test (TIT),
Zone Change and many more whereas Non-Routine Operations includes Install Tubing Pack
off, Production Logging (MPLT) /Multi-finger Imaging Tool (MIT) and
workover/completion/well test. Moreover, my job includes estimating the cost based on the
packages and the number of units. The cost depends whether it’s a delicate slickline package
or call out slickline package which depends on the time period and also manpower services.
In addition to the above knowledge experiences, I developed well-schematic using the
Cerberus in manner to estimate and determine whether the well could be drilled as per the
plan or there are the possibilities of certain complexities. It was a modelling software that
could support the accurate prediction and analysis of the cumulative forces throughout every
stage of the wireline, coiled tubing, jointed or slickline pipe job. In some of the cases, the
error can be minimized or removed by using different tools or different size of the same tools
and in other cases, the well schematic has to be repeated with different equipment.
2.3 Professional and Personal Attributes
2.3.1 Application of the design processes and synthesis in systematic engineering
I already adapted the attributes of the leadership and management that I applied
throughout the internship. I am well introduced with the code of ethics in accordance to the
engineers Australia that I effectively applied throughout the project. I am always humble with

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all my colleagues and also my clients. I always act on the basis of a well-informed conscience
and obey the company rule such as always wear covered shoes when coming to the office,
not using phone while walking or climbing the stairs, formal attire and etc. As an engineer, I
focus on ways to improve myself to be a better person, developing my skills and upholding
the reputation of the engineering practice. I am confident in my skills however I am not afraid
to ask questions when required. I am a person who likes to learn new skills. Each day at work
I learn something new about the company and my engineering field either through
observation or through some form of interaction. This was a fundamental method of learning
as I able to catch a lot of knowledge that enables me to work more effectively and improve
my engineering skills. By meeting and interacting with my clients and suppliers from
different oil and gas companies helped to improve my confidence level and my
communication skills.
2.3.2 Effective written and oral communication in the lay and professional domains
My internship required me to have a high level of interpersonal and communication
skills. I had to give a presentation of the work that I have completed to my supervisor almost
every week. I also need to communicate with other clients regarding the oil services and
packages. It was a huge opportunity for me to improve my presentation skills and my
confidence level to speak in front of my clients and supervisor. I have also learned how to
deal with a wide variety of people and address each situation in a manner suited to that
particular scenario. Besides that, I able to improve my Malay language skills as most clients
speak in Malaysian language. It was one of the major challenges that I had to face as I had
difficulty in communicating in their language. I adjusted my presentation to suit the wider
audience. During my presentations, I will present my work in English and then highlight
some of the key points in Malay so that all of us are in the same page. As days passed by, I
able to communicate better in their language and bond with the people I work with. During

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meetings, my supervisor will take me along to learn other information about the company
such as Health, Safety and Environment plan, company finance related issues, contract and
tender agreements, and many more.
I was appraised by everyone of making a better relationship with the team members as
I was well connected to every individual of the team. I used to have group meeting with
everyone and had a better relationship with every individual within the project premises and
outside of the project premises. I had certain difficulties in the language however; it was not a
barrier in making better relationship with the individuals. I was a better information collector
and distributor with a better and emphasizing communication skills. I made sure that the
syllabus is completed within the specified timeline and every course is completed within that
through approaching both the interns and the supervisor. I used to take the follow up of the
plan suggested by the professor and made sure that every individual in the team of the
internship is on the track as per the plan. Due to certain causes, if any individual lags behind
the schedule, I used to spend my extra time in making sure that he gained all the related
information that was not introduced to him. I established a group of the interns who could
help others if anyone is not understanding the facts that was alternatively a better approach of
saving time and assuring the timeline of the internship. One side, I played a better leader
among the team and other side, I also played a better team mate under the supervision of the
operational manager.
3. Reflection and Conclusion
Finally, the enthusiastic experience can be concluded as I successfully completed my
internship Deleum as my first professional job. It was a great experience and better field
where I embraced my existing engineering knowledge and leadership attributes those are
definitely going to help me in my professional and personal life. I contributed myself in

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assuring that the internship is of worth some values and I could possibly, embrace my future
in contributing to the Australian engineering sector through good deeds. So, I felt really lucky
to have Deleum as my first job experience. I was not aware of the challenges that I would be
facing after stepping my foot into the professional world. For me, the job was overwhelming,
but I did my level best to develop the value for the organization of which I was associated in
addition to my professional development. This opportunity had taught me how to apply the
information and knowledge that I have learned at the University transfers over to the
workplace.
Other than the practical knowledge and experience, I also get to know that managing
a team is highly complex system than just speaking of team management. I managed to
develop better learning and environment adaptability for assuring that the team members with
whom I am working can have reliability on me. I made sure that everyone listens to me
through informing all the small points and objectives to them. Besides that, another major
aspect of my training was teamwork and communication with my colleague. I always had
trouble communicating and making friends as I always been a less spoken person since
young. After working in this environment, I am able to appreciate how engineers work
together to achieve a common goal. I learned a lot about professional communication, how to
discuss as a team and compromise when conflicting ideas or opinions arises. I learnt how to
cope up with these certain problems and make sure that every course of action meets the
ethical aspects of the engineers Australia. I always followed the Codes of Ethics of Engineers
Australia throughout the internship in manner to make sure that every decision being made is
better for every individual involved in that internship. But at the end of the day, decision will
be made as a team. From this journey, I have learnt how to be more out spoken, confident,
independent, team player and many more.

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I would like to acknowledge and show my gratitude to my supervisor, Mr. Mohd
Hairudi Md Jani and my fellow colleagues in my department, especially Mrs. Mariatul
Qibthiya Binti Abdul Ahmad for always being my back support in the office and giving me
motivation. They have always encouraged me and helped me in providing assistance to
complete the task that was given to me. They always spare time to help me out in making me
understand how things work in this field and elaborate more in detail to get the concepts
right. Finally, my special gratitude goes to my family and friends for being there for me and
supporting me all the way through especially my mum and dad. Even though my company is
about an hour to an hour and a half drive from my home, my dad never fail to drop me to
work and fetch me back from work whereas my mum was my backbone in supporting and
encouraging me when I had some stressful moments at work. My parents supported my
education from the beginning and they always had faith in me.