Production Engineer III

Overview:


Evaluates and enhances well performance by identifying production optimization/expansion opportunities.  Evaluates base and new wells to identify best artificial lift applications, optimize gathering system compression, select well intervention, and implement chemical treatment applications. Evaluates well lease operating expenses for optimization or for abandonment.





Responsibilities:


Prepares procedures and Approval for Expenditure (AFE) packages for well intervention activities such as, production logging, artificial lift, well remediation, acid jobs, slick line, coiled tubing clean outs, etc.





 





Reviews field facility design and optimization from the wellhead to custody transfer points for oil and gas streams.





 





Works on assigned projects and reviews completed work projects to enhance efficiency and success of future projects.





 





Identifies opportunities to apply new technology and improve performance.





 





Reviews existing work processes to expose problems and apply engineering techniques to solve problems and recommends updates to processes.





 





Collaborates with Facilities Engineers and the Construction Manager ensure facility construction plans meet requirements to produce new wells.





 





Provides guidance to field operations staff to address production challenges.





 





Supports HSE initiatives and ensures compliance with company HSE procedures and practices in all areas and activities.





 





Monitors and analyzes well performance and makes recommendations to optimize production and/or enhance production through maintenance or intervention.





 





Conducts well surveillance to identify production improvement and loss prevention opportunities.





 





Applies knowledge of artificial lift, natural gas compression, well recompletion & workovers, well control, saltwater disposal, corrosion control, etc.





 





Performs simple economic evaluations for recompletion and mechanical workovers, compression installation, facilities and saltwater projects, etc.





 





Supervisory Responsibilities                                                    





This job has no supervisory responsibilities.





 





Qualifications:


Qualifications





To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.





 





Education and/or Experience                                                  





Four-year Engineering degree in a Petroleum, Chemical, or Mechanical discipline and five to eight years related experience.





 





Skills                                                              





Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.  Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.  Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.





 





Mathematical Skills                                                     





Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations.  Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.





 





Reasoning Ability                                                          





Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.





 





Computer Skills                                                             





To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Microsoft Office.





 





Certificates, Licenses, Registrations





N/A





 





 





Other Skills and Abilities                                                           





Ability to work well with others. 





Strong verbal and written communication skills.





Strong organizational and time management skills.





 





Other Qualifications                                                    





N/A





 





Physical Demands





The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.





While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.





 





Work Environment





The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.





While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions and extreme heat. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals and extreme cold. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate