Production Engineer

About the role

This individual will be responsible for maximizing production and profitability of oil and gas properties through assessing the associated costs and estimating the production capabilities and economic value of oil and gas wells. The position reports to the Production Engineering Manager and is based in downtown Houston, TX. Hybrid work schedule is an option for remote work on Mondays and Fridays.

Responsibilities

• Actively practice and support company EHS and operating policies
• Monitor daily production for variances
• Minimize deferred production and reduce operating expenses by working closely with the production team
• Witness teardown of failed artificial lift equipment and work with vendors to enhance equipment designs to reduce failure frequency and maximize production
• Identify root cause of failures and recommend improvements
• Work with chemical specialist and chemical providers to ensure protection and optimized execution of chemical treatments of artificial lift wells
• Maintain artificial lift information databases including written documentation and tracking of failures
• Apply statistical models, including survival analysis and run-life cohort comparisons to evaluate artificial lift performance, support equipment selections, and quantify the value of operational practices
• Develop and maintain equipment design and selection models informed by well history and environment
• Utilize XSPOC software to identify wells that need intervention or assistance and proactively work towards optimization of all wells
• Engineer expected to be on-call nights and weekends for workover questions from field staff

Requirements

• Engineer expected to be on-call nights and weekends for workover questions from field staff

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering discipline
• 1-5 years of industry experience
• Experience with Microsoft office
• Strong statistical reasoning skills: ability to identify and account for sampling, selection & survivorship bias
• Basic knowledge of Python & SQL
• Detail oriented and organized
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and fluid environment; flexible with the demands of a growing company
• Ability to meet deadlines

Skills

• Knowledge of production operations
• Artificial lift experience
• Experience with S Rod/Rodstar, XSPOC, and Echometer software

Benefits

Level and salary commensurate with background and experience.

Pay

Level and salary commensurate with background and experience.

Schedule

Hybrid work schedule is an option for remote work on Mondays and Fridays.