Production Engineer – Permian Conventional

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Crescent is a differentiated U.S. energy company committed to delivering value through a disciplined, returns-driven growth through acquisition strategy and consistent return of capital. Our long-life, balanced portfolio combines stable cash flows from low-decline production with a deep, high-quality development inventory.

Crescent is a top three producer (by gross operated production) in the Eagle Ford basin. Crescent’s leadership is an experienced team of investment, financial and industry professionals that combines proven investment and operating expertise. For more than a decade, Crescent and our predecessors have executed on a consistent strategy focused on cash flow, risk management and returns.

Through disciplined and accretive investments, we have successfully tripled the size of our company since going public in December 2021 while maintaining a strong balance sheet.

We are seeking a highly motivated
** Production Engineer
** to join our team to support and optimize conventional oil and gas production operations within the Central Basin Platform (CBP) of the Permian Basin. This role focuses on maximizing production, minimizing operating costs, maintaining asset integrity, and ensuring safe, compliant field operations across a mature, multizone asset base. This position requires strong technical expertise in production surveillance, artificial lift system design and optimization, workover/well interventions, as well as strong collaboration with field operations, subsurface, land, and regulatory teams.
** Responsibilities**
* ** Drive daily production optimization
** and downtime reduction across a portfolio of conventional Central Basin Platform wells, including water flood EOR projects, through close collaboration with field operations providing technical support and leadership in the field
* ** Perform production surveillance, decline curve analysis, and forecasting
** to identify underperforming wells, quantify production uplift opportunities, and support capital allocation and long-range planning
* ** Analyze production chemistry, corrosion, scale, and failure trends**; manage vendor relationships and optimize chemical treatment programs to mitigate integrity risks and reduce failure frequency and operating costs
* ** Design, select, and optimize artificial lift systems** (rod pump, ESP, gas lift, plunger lift), including equipment sizing, failure analysis, operating envelope definition, and life-cycle cost optimization
* ** Plan, justify, and execute well intervention programs
** for producers and injectors, including economic screening, AFE development, procedure creation, and field execution support
* ** Create economic evaluations and business case development
** for production enhancement, reliability improvements, and LOE reduction while tracking results against forecast and communicating value delivered
* ** Lead implementation of cash-flow-focused optimization initiatives**, including operating parameter changes, debottlenecking, artificial lift optimization, and cost structure improvements
* ** Develop and manage production and intervention budgets**, track AFE spend, and ensure alignment with corporate capital and operating plans
* ** Collaborate cross-functionally with multi-disciplinary teams
** to evaluate development opportunities, support reserves, and execute value-accretive projects
* ** Ensure full compliance with HSE, regulatory, and company standards**, promoting a strong safety culture and adherence to operating procedures
** Required Experience & Education
*** Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year university with a degree in petroleum, mechanical, or chemical engineering
* Minimum of three (3) years of experience working as a production/operations engineer for an upstream oil and gas operating company
* Experience with conventional oil and gas assets, preferably in Central Basin Platform or similar mature basins
* Proficiency with production surveillance and engineering software (SROD, Spotfire, Power

BI, Cygnet, XSPOC, Aries, Harmony, Well View, Rig View, etc.)
* Strong problem-solving, critical thinking, analytical, and communication skills
* Crescent Energy is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender/pregnancy, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Crescent Energy is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status. If you require accommodation to complete the application process, please let us know by contacting rec
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