Senior Production Engineer: Field Optimization & Lift

Permian Resources Management, LLC; Midland (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Permian Resources is seeking a Production Engineer in Midland, Texas to join the Production Operations team. You will manage producing assets from cradle to grave within the Delaware Basin, focusing on gas lift, ESP, and rod pump, while collaborating with field, reservoir, drilling, completions, and facilities teams.

You will optimize production, oversee chemical programs, and prepare AFEs for flowbacks and workovers, traveling weekly to field sites and leading well reviews with engineers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Petroleum preferred).
• 5+ years of experience in production engineering.
• Experience with horizontal wells and artificial lift systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage an assigned production area in the Delaware Basin with gas lift, ESP, and rod pump.
• Collaborate with field operations, reservoir, drilling, completions, facilities, geology, land, and regulatory groups.
• 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 drill flowbacks, workovers, recompletions, and well maintenance.
• Coordinate with wellsite supervisor and service providers for workovers.
• Lead well reviews with field operations and reservoir engineers.
• Analyze well failures and implement run-time improvements.
• Track LOE and capex to ensure budgets.
• Demonstrate Health, Safety & Environmental leadership.

Skills

Production engineering

Field operations

Communication skills

5+ years experience

Education

Bachelors in engineering (Petroleum preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Spotfire

P2 Carte

Well View

Inspatial

Rod Star

Job description

Permian Resources is seeking a Production Engineer in Midland, Texas to join the Production Operations team. You will manage producing assets from cradle to grave within the Delaware Basin, focusing on gas lift, ESP, and rod pump, while collaborating with field, reservoir, drilling, completions, and facilities teams.

You will optimize production, oversee chemical programs, and prepare AFEs for flowbacks and workovers, traveling weekly to field sites and leading well reviews with engineers.