Senior Completions Engineer

Overview

QB Energy is a Denver-based upstream natural gas company committed to delivering value through responsible acquisition, development, and production that benefits both shareholders and stakeholders by operating efficiently, sustainably, and with cutting-edge technology. QB Energy operates in the Piceance Basin of Western Colorado, currently operating about 400,000 net acres. The company develops and operates upstream gathering, compression, processing, and fractionation assets, with a focus on safety, environmental stewardship, and community engagement.

Initiatives such as zero-flaring, methane emissions reduction, water recycling, and wildlife mitigation help minimize footprint while maximizing long-term value.

The Completions Engineer is responsible for the execution of completions projects as assigned, including hydraulic fracturing design, surface completion equipment selection, and implementation of the well completion process. The Completions Engineer oversees recompletion operations as necessary and, when directed, may be assigned oversight of workover and/or well repair operations. This position reports directly to the Director of Drilling & Completions.

• Develop and execute completions plans for assigned wells and well pads.
• Track estimated field costs in Well View accurately and timely.
• Involvement in D&C well pad plat approval process.
• Design, plan, and coordinate stimulation activities including perforating and pumping services with the field completions supervisor.
• Responsible for stage selection and perforation designs.
• Plan and coordinate well flowback activities with field completions supervisor.
• Plan and coordinate recompletion activities as directed.
• Provide technical review of workover and well repair procedures when necessary.
• Vendor management.
• Coordinate water transfer activities to and from completions pad with the water superintendent.
• Track and report on completions capital activity spend on all wells on a weekly and monthly basis.
• Develop and use written logistics plan reports for all completion activities.
• Review daily morning activity reports for accuracy.
• Evaluate options and prepare cost estimates and economic justification for completions.
• Perform open hole and cased hole log evaluation.
• Explore additional completion technologies to enhance production and/or reduce capital expenditures.
• Review and evaluate offset well performance and completion designs in analysis of upcoming well completion work activity.
• Work closely with geology and reservoir engineers and those in other disciplines.
• Responsible for verifying that completions operations meet State and Federal regulatory and environmental compliance and deliver professional testimony if needed.
• Permitting duties as required from regulatory and development plans.

• Collaborate with all company employees and contractors and with the local service companies.
• Provide engineering leadership and identify opportunities to improve operations in terms of safety, integrity, reliability, and optimization.
• Communicate effectively with all levels of the organization, including timely written reports of activity, as requested.
• Analyze various completion techniques and their effectiveness in each basin.
• Monitor and analyze offset operator’s techniques and results.
• Continually improve completions techniques and practices.

• Responsible for directing work performed by contract personnel as assigned on a well pad or project.
• Responsible for directing the work of completions supervisors and completions techs as assigned.

Education

• A minimum of a B.S. in petroleum, mechanical or chemical engineering required.

Experience

• 5+ years of completions engineering experience with an oil and gas operator required.

Skills & Abilities

• Expertise in completion design and implementation.
• Process improvement.
• Ability to work within a multi-disciplined team environment where technology and individual responsibility are emphasized.
• Working knowledge of Well View and the MS Windows Office Suite.
• Excellent communication skills, written and oral.
• Highly organized, resourceful and efficient self-starter willing and able to manage and prioritize multiple activities simultaneously.
• Flexibility to travel and work long, irregular hours when required.
• Ability to think creatively in solving engineering and business problems.
• Ability to think clearly in stressful situations and manage frequent interruptions.
• Leadership, poise, integrity and excellent interpersonal skills.

• Current well control certificate required.

The base compensation for this role in this location is targeted between $151,000 and $245,000 annually. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including candidate experience and expertise, and may vary from the range listed above.

As an employee of QB Energy, you’ll enjoy an impressive benefits package:

• Medical Plan: QB…