Production Allocation Engineer

Repsol•Houston, TX

37d•Hybrid

About The Position

At Repsol, we are committed to equality and do not request personal information. We believe that diversity contributes to innovative ideas and provides added value that enables us to benefit from mutual learning and perform our best work. Here, what counts is your experience and your ability to create value. We offer you the opportunity to grow professionally, develop your career with challenging projects and collaborate with talented people worldwide. As a company committed to diversity and inclusion, we encourage all professionals who meet the job description requirements to apply. Repsol is seeking a Production Allocation Engineer to join the Asset Control team for the Unconventional Business Unit, to be based out of our office in The Woodlands, TX. Summary The Allocation Engineer’s mission is to ensure the proper allocation of the production back to the individual wells and will be the Unconventional Business Unit point of contact in the allocation methodology. The Allocation Engineer will learn the QA/QC processes and ensure methodology is calculating correctly. The UBU produces gas and condensate at the wellhead, which is subsequently processed into dry gas, natural gas liquids and stabilized condensate. The Allocation engineer will work in a multi-disciplinary team that includes operators and accountants to achieve the objective of accurate allocation.

Requirements

Must be fully authorized for full time employment in the US by any employer without the need for sponsorship now or in the future. Additionally, we are not authorized for employment under OPT/CPT/F1 visa programs.
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or engineering related discipline.
Minimum 3+ years direct experience in production engineering design, process modeling, and production allocation methodologies.
This position is open to internal and external candidates who are permanently based in the United States and authorized to work here, provided they meet all requirements.
Experience with hydrocarbon sampling processes and laboratory analysis.
Strong understanding of EOS and thermodynamics for multiphase hydrocarbon streams.
Proficient in Microsoft Office suite, Energy Components (or other production allocation programs such as Merrick, Avocet, Quorum)
Self-motivated, organized, and thrives in fast-paced environments.
Balances innovation and critical thinking.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a bias for results.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively across multi-disciplinary teams
Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
Position must be supported onsite from our office in The Woodlands, TX following a hybrid schedule.
Position does not include relocation assistance for external candidates. Non-local external candidates may be considered only if open to self-relocation.

Nice To Haves

Experience in HySys modelling, Python, and Power Automate is a plus.

Responsibilities

Be the local reference of the production back allocation process and validate allocation in hydrocarbon accounting system to analyze daily closing production figures.
Establish the daily and monthly QA/QC tools and processes for data entry and the resulting production allocation.
Track and drive progress of new functionalities/methodologies within hydrocarbon accounting system.
Validate existing allocation setups and provide guidance to Production Accounting team and IT when questions arise.
Be able to work closely with a variety of groups to understand actual field set up to ensure correct implementation in hydrocarbon accounting system.
Management of the sampling program, laboratory analyses, and recombination process for the purposes of allocation. Including QA/QC of sampling analyses (GOR Analysis, Hoffman plot, composition plot).
Utilizing the analyses, oversee the required HySys runs to determine the appropriate factors for allocation on new wells and validate the factors for existing production.
Maintain PVT tables in hydrocarbon accounting system – QAQC, Upload, Validation
Identification of any meter discrepancies and facilitation of resolution actions.
Identify and categorize for management the production forecast changes and explain reconciliation on a weekly and monthly basis
Theoretical vs Allocated production monitoring – variance oversight (wells, midstations)
Become the main point of contact for the NonOperated production and Operating expenses
Ability to effectively work within a multidiscipline team and matrix organization.
Ability to establish strong communication channels with the field personnel.