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Senior Production Completions Engineer
Employer:
Controls 99
Updated: Mar 16 2012
Desired Expertise: Drilling Engineering, Workover or Completion, geology, multiphase fluid flow, wellbore hydraulics
Experience: 10+ years
Minimum Education: Bachelors/3-5 yr Degree
Salary: 150k to 200k, bonus
Location: Santa Barbara, CA, US
Employment Type: Full Time Salaried Employee
Job Status: Closed - No longer accepting applications
Job Description:
Senior Completions Engineer

We are seeking a Senior Completions Engineer for a Santa Barbara Office.  

RESPONSIBILITIES

This position is based in our Santa Barbara office and the position will conduct a broad scope of subsurface and production engineering in conjunction with involved teams in order to maximize the profitability of company assets.  The job requirements extend from the office to the field (about 50/50) and include the following duties:

    • Applies knowledge of geology, and mechanical and petroleum engineering to provide technical support to operations.
    • Applies a broad range of production engineering to complete complex assignments such as maintaining producing properties at a maximum economic rate within governmental and contractual requirements.
    • During workover or completions, provides onsite technical support to ensure quality control during critical operations such as logging, perforating, cement squeezing, or stimulation. Provides onsite supervision of all special well work operations from beginning through completion.
    • Prepares well workover and completion procedures, cost estimates, project economics, and AFE documentation for submission to management.
    • Maintains project management control over well equipment installation, well completion and workovers. Provides technical guidance to operators and mechanics.
    • Develops and/or researches new techniques and approaches related to reservoir development including infill wells, workovers, secondary recovery, etc.  Provides interpretations and conclusions to other team professionals and management to maximize cash flow and NPV.
    • Coordinates production, drilling, pump installations, and workovers with Engineering, Asset, or Operations Managers.
    • Oversees permit applications, reservoir surveillance, well work procedures and technical review of studies, designs and reports.
    • Develops and implements processes for optimum artificial lift and natural flow in wells; accountable for inflow performance of wells, and diagnostic techniques such as production logging, pressure transient analysis and well tests.
    • Recommends supplementary processes to enhance recovery-involving stimulation of flow of hydrocarbons from the reservoir by use of processes, such as pressurizing or heating in subsurface regions.
    • Acts as a liaison for Operations personnel on chemical programs for wells.
    • Conducts economic and risk evaluation of projects.
    • Performs periodic well reviews with Operations and Asset teams.
    • Prepares and presents technical and financial information relating to current operations and proposed projects for assigned fields to senior management, partners, government agencies, banks, and/or potential investors.
    • Monitors production rate of gas or oil from established wells and plans.
    • Long work hours are frequently required.
    • Travel is frequently required to various field locations and occasionally to the Denver headquarters.

QUALIFICATIONS  

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the above duties satisfactorily. Must have a BS or MS in Petroleum Engineering or related Engineering degree and over ten years of experience in oil and gas production. Solid understanding of completions, multiphase fluid flow, wellbore hydraulics, reservoir characterization, well stimulation and economic analysis.

This Position Is Closed to New Applicants

This position is no longer open for new applications. Either the position has expired or was removed because it was filled. However, there are thousands of other great jobs to be found on Rigzone.

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