Senior Production Engineer 101-253 – Calgary, Alberta
Our Client is searching for a Senior Production Engineer to work in the rapidly growing Princess oil field near Brooks, Alberta.
The Princess field was purchased by our Client in August of 2008, and since that time production has increased from 2000 boe/d to 5000 boe/d through drilling and production optimization.
Production is characterized as slightly sour, high water cuts and in some cases high GOR wells.
Roles and Responsibilities include:
• Report to Production and Operations Manager
• Daily interaction with production foreman and field optimization techs to address problems and provide technical support.
• Monitor daily/monthly well and system performance (producers and water injectors) using a range of surveillance techniques.
• Enhance well productivity, maximize production system deliverability and manage well integrity
• Optimize cashflow on a daily basis; maximizing production, minimize OPEX for fields of responsibility.
• Complete and distribute production report identifying underperforming wells.
• Diagnose, measure, improve and control the operation of artificial lift systems including rod pump, hydraulic jet, PCPs and ESPs.
• Mentor Junior Production Engineer.
• Responsible for preparing failure analysis history for every well in fields of responsibility.
• Report near-term field activities at weekly meetings and coordinate with organizational goals.
• Coordinate analytic work required for waterflood pilot activities as well as full waterflood and/or tertiary recovery implementation
• Prepare all material transfers for equipment in field of responsibility.
• Drilling, recompletion, and wellwork recommendations.
• AFE cost estimation, justification and cost reconciliation.
• Travel to field locations.
• High level of confidence and reliability in thought processes and results.
• An understanding of the importance of production accounting, regulatory and HSE.
• Strong computer skills.
• To assemble nodal analysis model for each well and update models when new welltest &/or pressure (THP/BHP) data obtained.
• To use above well performance model in addition to other well surveillance techniques to identify opportunities for improving well performance.
• Recommend data acquisition to clarify identified optimization opportunities.
• Coordinate with HSE manager concerning releases, reporting and permitting.
• Ability to handle confidential information.
Qualifications/Experience:
• Bachelor degree in Petroleum or related engineering required.
• 10 years minimum relevant experience.
• Positive attitude and effective communicator with all levels internally and externally.
• Team player, willingness to support 24/7 field activities, able to multi-task.
• Familiarity with chemical methods and processes for treating scale, iron sulfide and corrosion.
• Understand how cost controls and production levels impact overall business success; use project economics for best decision-making.
• Performance Management- Sets goals, priorities and deadlines and holds self and others accountable.
• Focus on Innovation/Improvement, find more effective ways of doing work.
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