Senior Production Engineer – Permian Basin Operations

Continental Resources; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Continental Resources, Inc. in Oklahoma City, OK, is seeking a Senior Production Engineer to provide engineering support for the Permian Basin Production Operations team.

You will troubleshoot issues, work with field leadership and asset teams to optimize production, and review expenditures to reduce costs while maintaining high safety and environmental standards. The role provides technical guidance on artificial lift, facilities, workovers, and well interventions while aligning decisions with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical or Petroleum Engineering from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum of five (5) years related experience.
• Ability to provide 24/7 availability to assist with field-related issues or constraints and act decisively to eliminate production disruptions.
• Ability to travel to Permian Basin at least once a month, more frequently if needed.
• Valid driver’s license with an acceptable MVR.
• An acceptable pre-employment background and drug test.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support for operations and asset team.
• Collaborate with field personnel and engineering staff on projects and corporate initiatives.
• Monitor area operations, costs, and profitability; review LOE and identify cost‑reduction opportunities.
• Generate and review capital/expense AFE’s for facility, workover, and regulatory expenditures.
• Diagnose downhole and surface equipment problems, support root cause failure analysis process, and recommend intervention or design changes as needed.
• Develop plans for product recovery and treatment (artificial lift, facilities, pipelines, utilities, chemical treatment, etc.).
• Investigate new technologies and implement when appropriate.
• Review lease operating expenditures and identify opportunities to lower costs.
• Analyze well production performance and make recommendations for improvement. Work with other disciplines including facilities engineering, SCADA, I&E, and measurement to improve production facility operation, design, and reduce cost.
• Support/lead HSE incident investigations, ensure regulatory and policy compliance, and provide regulatory testimony when needed.
• Ensure compliance with governmental requirements and company policy.
• Travel to Permian Basin at least once a month, more frequently if needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Economic analysis

Nodal analysis

Well control principles

Accountability

Collaboration

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical or Petroleum Engineering

Tools

Spotfire

Wellview

Rodstar

XSPOC

Cygnet

ARIES

Job description

Continental Resources, Inc. in Oklahoma City, OK, is seeking a Senior Production Engineer to provide engineering support for the Permian Basin Production Operations team.

You will troubleshoot issues, work with field leadership and asset teams to optimize production, and review expenditures to reduce costs while maintaining high safety and environmental standards. The role provides technical guidance on artificial lift, facilities, workovers, and well interventions while aligning decisions with