Production Engineer - Permian Basin

Job Summary

This is an OKC based engineering position responsible for providing engineering support for the Permian Basin Production Operations team. This role will work closely with field personnel, engineering staff, and asset team to troubleshoot and solve problems, identify opportunities to enhance production, and review expenditures to lower costs with an ultimate goal of driving industry-leading financial, operational, safety, and environmental performance.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support for operations and asset team.
• Collaborate with field personnel and engineering staff on projects and corporate initiatives.
• Monitor operations, well performance, cost control, and profitability in assigned areas.
• 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 and hazard evaluations.
• 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 and Competencies

• Ability to perform economic analysis and justification.
• Proficient computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite, Spotfire, & Wellview
• Knowledge and application of nodal analysis.
• Knowledge of well control principles.
• Ensures accountability - Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
• Instills trust - Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
• Collaborates - Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Demonstrates self-awareness - Using a combination of feedback and reflection to gain productive insight into personal strengths and weaknesses.
• Action oriented - Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
• Nimble learning - Actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder.
• Self-development - Actively seeking new ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels.
• Communicates effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical or Petroleum Engineering from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum of two (2) 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum one (1) year field experience.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Requires prolonged sitting, some bending and stooping.
• Occasional lifting up to 25 pounds.
• Manual dexterity sufficient to operate a computer keyboard and calculator.

Continental Resources, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities and access for all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other category protected by law.