Senior Petroleum Engineer

Department: Engineering

Contact: Cliffe Killam (email)

Responsibilities could include:

• Prepare AFE's and assist in economic justification for well work
• Track and meet goals related to LOE and production
• Analyze and interpret well, field, and economic data and provide control measures
• Review well data and provide the engineering prospective with charts, maps, schematics, etc.
• Design, initiate, and coordinate well procedures for completion, workover, and well maintenance
• Provide engineering perspective with drilling & completions, formation evaluation, wireline, cementing, reservoir stimulation, artificial lift, facilities & pipelining
• Evaluate, recommend, and justify artificial lift
• Provide at-site supervision and well control, and ensure safety is implemented
• Interpret formation geology, well and field potential, and economics
• Act as documenting liaison with State of Texas RRC Oil & Gas division
• Research inactive wells to locate new potential
• Design Plug and abandon procedures
• Manage service companies and evaluate performance, pricing and contracts, and efficiency
• Design enhanced oil and gas recovery and fluid disposal projects
• Maintain leases in accordance with surface and mineral owners

Desired Skills and Experience

• BS in Petroleum engineering
• Experience with field operations either through similar position or with oil field service company
• 10+ years of experience within production engineering
• Ability for advancement and over time taking on a leadership role
• Must be able to be a team player and work with field hands, engineering managers, service companies, and executive team
• Strong work ethic and drive
• Problem solver and ability to solicit solutions from engineering and non-engineering (but experienced in running workovers rigs) staff in the field
• Organziation skills, timely handling of paper work, and communication to all relevant parties in the organization is critical