Engineer IV, Completions

Overview

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A Completions Engineer is responsible for ensuring the safe and efficient completion of oil and gas wells using in-depth knowledge of completions design and theory. Success in this position involves coordination between a multitude of internal and external departments to thoroughly plan and execute high value completions projects.

• Maintain daily operational efficiency and safety through coordination with field personnel
• Ensure all field costs are tracked and recorded appropriately to verify on budget performance
• Negotiates and finalizes a wide variety of pricing agreements
• Develop and continually improve the completions designs for all wells by leveraging data and inputs from subsurface, drilling, regulatory and reservoir departments
• Utilize strong reservoir and production skills to conduct well performance reviews to provide recommendations for new completions projects
• Write detailed procedures for all completions activities including but not limited to toe prep, hydraulic stimulation, drillouts, wireline plug and perf, and fishing operations
• Provide advanced analysis and testing plans for new completions technologies and techniques
• Responsible for maintaining all project documentation within Wellview and other databases
• Successfully manages a multitude of on-going activities in the office and field
• Builds accurate project AFEs for upcoming completions jobs
• Expert analysis of completions data, including pressures, flow rates, and production data to evaluate well performance, identify potential issues, and recommend corrective actions
• Provide relief for team leadership during their absence
• Must be inspired to ensure a safe, effective operation with all internal and external staff and able to motivate people to perform to their highest level
• Undergo continuing education classes relating to oil and gas as a means of advancing current knowledge base and keeping up with industry changes
• Participation in Industry Organizations is encouraged
• Other Duties as Assigned

• In-depth knowledge of the rules and regulations of the RRC and NMOCD
• Excellent negotiation skills
• In-depth experience with all aspects of completions operations including pressure pumping, wireline, coil tubing, and workover rigs
• Expert knowledge in all aspects of completions design including hydraulic fracture theory, stage design architecture, chemical selection, pressure pumping diagnostics, and frac modeling
• Advanced skills in reservoir and production engineering to be used in analysis of completions techniques
• Strong writer of agreements, reports, summaries, and correspondence
• Proven facilitation skills for individuals/groups to bring divergent opinions into focus on specific technical and project management issues

• Strong planning and judgment skills to enable independent evaluation, selection, interpretation, organization, execution and coordination of assignments
• Strong ability to work with individuals within and outside of the organization with responsibility to act independently regarding matters pertaining to the project/assignment
• Advanced interpersonal, written, and analytical skills, combined with strong organizational, problem-solving, and consultative abilities, and a thoughtful approach to recordkeeping
• Ability to build relationships with land, drilling and production operations staff
• Must be willing to participate in a team environment
• Willingness to be fully responsible and accountable for the timely performance of all specified job duties

• Bachelor’s degree in petroleum, mechanical, or civil engineering related field
• Minimum 8 years of experience in completions operations in a fast-paced, multi-demand operation with the ability to multi-task while ensuring accuracy and quality standards

• Location:
  
  Work is performed at a CIVI location Monday through Thursday with the option of working remotely on Fridays
• Schedule:
  
  traditional 40-hour workweek or alternative schedule of 9-hour workdays Monday through Thursday and 4-hour workdays on Friday, as business needs…