Sr. Staff Production Engineer
About The Position
Our core values — Stewardship, Character, Collaborate, Learn, Disrupt — are the lens through which we evaluate every business decision. As a dynamic, growing company that offers extremely competitive compensation and benefits, our employees are our most valued assets and the foundation of Expand's performance among our E&P competitors. We seek applicants from all backgrounds to ensure we get the best, most creative talent on our team. We realize that, historically, underrepresented groups feel the need to be 100% qualified in order to apply. If you meet any combination of our requirements, we encourage you to apply. We strive to hire people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. Job Summary This senior level position is considered a team lead that performs detailed aspects of engineering assignments in order to provide technical and specialized solutions to petrotechnical engineering challenges.
Requirements
- Advanced knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology including applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of the oil and gas industry
- Advanced knowledge and ability to integrate well performance/nodal analysis, pressure transient analysis, material balance, volumetric and decline curve analyses in the evaluation are essential
- Advanced knowledge and practical application of volumetric calculations, decline curve reserve determinations, appropriate analogue techniques and material balance assessments
- Expertise in economic evaluation and reserve assessment for exploration programs, development drilling programs, work overs and production optimization opportunities
- Advanced knowledge of high pressure/high temperature environments
- Advanced knowledge and application of fit-for-purpose equipment design
- Advanced knowledge of formation evaluation
- Advanced knowledge and application of reservoir simulation techniques
- Advanced knowledge of unconventional experience associated with tight gas reservoirs, CBM development, and shale gas resource work
- Ability to use rigorous logic, critical thinking skills and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions
- Minimum: 8 years related work experience
Responsibilities
- Evaluates costs and estimates the production capabilities and economic value of oil and gas wells, to evaluate the economic viability of potential drilling sites
- Trains and mentors less experienced engineers
- Develops plans for oil and gas field drilling, and for product recovery and treatment
- Directs and monitors the completion and evaluation of wells, well testing, or well surveys
- Analyzes data to recommend placement of wells and supplementary processes to enhance production
- Monitors production rates, and plans rework processes to improve production
- Interprets drilling and testing information
- Specifies and supervises well modification and stimulation programs to maximize oil and gas recovery
- Assists engineering and other personnel to solve operating problems
- Confers with scientific, engineering, and technical personnel to resolve design, research, and testing problems
- Coordinates the installation, maintenance, and operation of oil field equipment
- Performs field and screening studies of existing assets and potential acquisitions, including associated economic analyses
- Recommends, acquires, and analyzes the necessary test data used to define accurate reservoir characterization.
- Conducts exploration project evaluations to include probabilistic analyses
- Provides monitoring and surveillance programs for reservoir performance, and coordinates these programs to determine if the development plan is congruent with management strategy
- Performs other duties as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
