Field Production Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

General description of main / primary duties and responsibilities of the job, aptitude, level of complexity, span of control, autonomy, decision making and judgement. It is central and necessary to the satisfactory performance of the job. Includes the following and other duties as assigned.

Under general supervision, this position will :

• Conduct well surveillance for variance in flow rate and pressure, and assist with production optimization activities and programs at the field level, including all forms of artificial lift to help maintain and enhance production rates from the wells.
• Ensure all activities at Production pads and other field activities are performed in accordance with Health, Safety, Security and Environmental (HSSE) policies.
• On a regular basis, provide guidance and help build safe work habits with the Field Production teams when operating equipment and performing tasks. Develop safe work procedures associated with production operations so it follows all safety and regulatory requirements and guidelines.
• Provide technical and engineering support to the Production Superintendent, Production Foremen, Construction and Flowback Supervisors, Production Operators and Control Room Operators, such as interpreting graphs and data, identifying areas of concern and answering questions.
• Monitor production to identify problems and maintenance requirements of production wells by data analysis of monitoring systems and reports from Field operators. Troubleshoot the issues, then develop and collaborate with the team to find practical solutions.
• Control, monitor and adjust production parameters to optimize gas production.
• Regularly provide input to the Production leadership team, other supervisors and Midstream teams regarding timelines, coordination and the improvement of operations and maintenance matters related to Production.
• Liaise with other teams, such as Civil Construction, Drilling & Completions and Midstream to ensure the most reasonable and concurrent operations (ConOps) on production pads.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education, Experience, Licensure (minimum level required)

CORE COMPETENCIES

List and describe the required factors (i.e. knowledge, skills, abilities, software programs), that are needed for this role.

SAFETY SENSITIVE RELATED

If applicable. For designation above and field related positions.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Excludes occasional visitation to the field – reference Travel section.

Office Related :

HOURS / SHIFTS

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

TRAVEL

Approximate amount of time.

The above declarations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job.