Production / Operations Engineer - Deep Water

Location: Houston

Brief Description  

• Responsible for production operations and surveillance for producing fields in deepwater Gulf of Mexico.


• Develop and implement production optimization strategies, oversee initial well completions, work over and recompletion programs, management of construction projects, production engineering support for property acquisitions, and work with production foremen and field personnel on a daily basis.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION  

Essential Functions:

• Prepare Production and LOE budget for deepwater producing properties and manage LOE with Area Production Foreman


• Provide Long Term Operations Plan for Producing Properties. Set Expected Rates, Target Costs and Performance Criteria


• Provide cost estimates for well work, production facility construction and abandonment


• Optimize the Utilization of Assets including Wells, Equipment, Platforms, Pipelines, etc.


• Take lead role in the safety and environmental compliance and ensure that the Company’s Safety and Environmental Management Plan objectives are met


• Work with Land/Legal on negotiating production handling, operating and equipment lease agreements


• Evaluate and recommend production enhancement operations


• Manage production facility engineering, procurement, installation and removal


• Provide production surveillance and recommend required operations to meet production and OPEX targets

Knowledge, skills and abilities

• Working knowledge of petroleum reservoir and drilling engineering and geology


• Ability to work in a multi-discipline team environment where technology and individual responsibility are emphasized.


• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal. Must adapt interaction with a variety of contacts, both internal and external.


• Interface with asset team providing input to prospect evaluations, well design and development options.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for oversight/supervising both company and contract personnel performing field operations

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Normal office environment – casual but driven


• Occasional travel to field production and contractor locations offshore


• Disciplined, goal-oriented workforce

JOB REQUIREMENTS  

• A minimum of a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering


• 10-15 years of experience in deepwater production engineering


• Demonstrated achievements in generating value