Production Engineer - Field Ops & Lift Optimization

Permian Resources Corporation; Midland (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Permian Resources is seeking a Production Engineer in Midland, Texas, reporting to the Lead Production Engineer. You will work with the asset team to manage producing assets from cradle to grave, including flowback management, initial lift install, surveillance, optimization and LOE stewardship.

You will partner with field operations, reservoir, drilling and facilities teams to optimize base production, design artificial lift systems, and manage chemical programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Petroleum preferred).
• 5+ years in a Production Engineering role.
• Experience with horizontal well production in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience in artificial lift, production, workover operations and project economics.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Spotfire.
• Willing to work in-office in Midland, TX.

Responsibilities

• Manage an assigned production area within the Delaware Basin, with emphasis on horizontal wells producing on gas lift, ESP, and rod pump.
• Collaborate with field operations, reservoir, drilling, completions, facilities engineering, geology, land and regulatory groups.
• Coordinate with field operations teams to optimize base production and reduce downtime; spend time in the field weekly.
• Design, optimize, and troubleshoot artificial lift systems (gas lift, ESP, rod pump, jet pump, plunger lift).
• Manage and optimize chemical programs treating scale, corrosion, H2S, etc.
• Create AFEs and procedures for new drill flowbacks, workovers, recompletions, and well maintenance operations.
• Coordinate with wellsite supervisor and service providers to execute workover operations.
• Lead regularly scheduled well reviews with field operations and reservoir engineers.
• Analyze well failures to formulate and implement optimization and runtime improvements.
• Track LOE and capex to ensure budgets compliance.
• Demonstrate Health, Safety & Environmental leadership.
• Ad hoc projects as assigned.

Skills

Production engineering

Horizontal well experience

Team collaboration

Field operations coordination

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Spotfire

P2 Carte

WellView

Inspatial

Rod Star

Job description

Permian Resources is seeking a Production Engineer in Midland, Texas, reporting to the Lead Production Engineer. You will work with the asset team to manage producing assets from cradle to grave, including flowback management, initial lift install, surveillance, optimization and LOE stewardship.

You will partner with field operations, reservoir, drilling and facilities teams to optimize base production, design artificial lift systems, and manage chemical programs.