Light Oil Production Engineer – Field Optimization

Obsidian Energy; Calgary; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement savings plan

Attractive annual bonus plan

Long term incentive plans

Attractive personal time-off plan

Job summary

Obsidian Energy is seeking a Production Engineer – Light Oil in Calgary, Alberta. You will manage day-to-day production operations, monitor well performance, and support safety and environmental practices while optimizing artificial lift and reducing operating costs.

Collaboration with development, drilling, and completions teams will be essential as you design and implement workovers and facility improvements.

Qualifications

• Must be a registered Professional Member with APEGA.
• 5+ years of light oil industry experience related to light oil pumping and flowing wells.
• Experience with drilling, completions, workover and production operations.
• Strong knowledge of downhole failure mechanisms and methods of mitigating failures.
• Analytical skills to evaluate asset performance and identify cost reduction opportunities.
• Strong communication and presentation skills; ability to work independently and in a team.
• Ability to travel to various field locations and hold a valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Manage day to day production operations; monitor and report well performance versus budget.
• Support safety and environmental practices.
• Justify and evaluate economics on routine and non-routine workovers and well interventions.
• Prepare well servicing programs for all required workovers; optimize artificial lift systems to reduce OPEX and increase runtime.
• Collaborate with development, drilling, and completions teams for new well design and production initiation.
• Work with field operations to manage service rigs and rod rigs.
• Manage area optimization capital; ensure projects justify and exceed economic hurdles.
• Work with operations engineers to optimize facilities and pipelines.
• Lead area measurement initiatives; ensure area compliance.
• Manage inactive well compliance program; coordinate abandonment as required.
• Analyze OPEX categories to identify cost-reduction opportunities.
• Support field staff to minimize downtime and optimize production.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication & presentation

Travel ability

Independent work

Time management

Education

APEGA Professional Member

Tools

Microsoft Office

GeoScout

ValNav

ProdView

WellView

Verdazo

Job description

Obsidian Energy is seeking a Production Engineer – Light Oil in Calgary, Alberta. You will manage day-to-day production operations, monitor well performance, and support safety and environmental practices while optimizing artificial lift and reducing operating costs.

Collaboration with development, drilling, and completions teams will be essential as you design and implement workovers and facility improvements.