Principal Completion Engineer
About The Position
CNPC USA is seeking a Principal Completion Engineer to lead the design and implementation of completion strategies for unconventional plays, with the goal of optimizing production and environmental safety. The role uses multidisciplinary subsurface data, reservoir and fracture modeling, and wellbore architecture to develop completion designs for CNPC assets. It also involves refining practices in response to emerging technologies, collaborating across disciplines, mentoring engineers, supporting technical reviews, and managing project resources. The position reports to the GEI group manager. It is based in a professional office environment and requires international and domestic travel, including local travel between CNPC USA locations. The role has no supervisory responsibilities.
Requirements
- Master’s or doctoral degree in Petroleum Engineering or a related engineering field.
- At least 15 years of experience in completion engineering and/or stimulation design engineering, particularly in unconventional reservoirs.
- In-depth knowledge of advanced completion technologies and practices.
- Proficiency with simulation and modeling tools for completion design.
- Excellent understanding of rock mechanics and reservoir engineering.
- Strong leadership and project management skills.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, and critical-thinking abilities, including the ability to work through significant ambiguity.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills, including communicating effectively with diverse stakeholders.
- Ability to multitask, analyze situations, and recommend effective solutions.
- Ability to work collaboratively with teams and other departments, with openness to new ideas and a positive, collaborative approach.
- Proficiency in fracture modeling and integrated fracture-design workflows using GOHFER, StimPlan, ResFrac, or similar industry-standard software.
- Ability to deliver on time, on target, with quality and sustainability.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in North American unconventional reservoirs.
- Experience with on-site fracture stimulation.
- Experience in reservoir engineering in unconventional settings.
- Advanced programming skills, especially in Python, and familiarity with the Pandas library.
- Competency in Spotfire, managing large datasets, and creating data visualizations to support business decisions.
Responsibilities
- Develop fracture stimulation designs and completion strategies for CNPC assets using multidisciplinary subsurface data, reservoir and fracture modeling, and optimized wellbore architecture.
- Enhance completion designs to improve key productivity factors.
- Keep current on emerging technologies in operations, modeling, and hydraulic fracturing diagnostics and refine practices accordingly.
- Collaborate with drilling, production, and other cross-disciplinary teams to support seamless project execution.
- Mentor junior engineers and oversee technical teams on completion-related projects.
- Ensure compliance with environmental regulations and safety standards.
- Manage project budgets and timelines and allocate resources efficiently.
- Participate in peer reviews and assist with geomechanical analysis and reservoir engineering support.
- Use industry software applications and platforms.
- Conduct business activities in accordance with CNPC USA core values.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
