Description
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES:- Provide strategy and solutions for completions issues / operations
- Coordinate the project completions plans and schedules closely with all other departments
- Report project progress and highlight completion plan issues / deviations
- Identify critical needs and issues to develop specific well completion designs and alternatives for consideration
- Identify hazards, best practices, evaluates state of the art equipment and practices, and incorporates sound engineering practices for the design and construction of all new well completions and recompletion candidates
- Manage design and well completion changes as determined by internal control standards, and effectively communicate all well completion changes to the regional team
- Provide input to the team on where to locate wells and facilities, how to mechanically configure completions and the size and type of stimulation
- Provide AFE cost estimates for facilities and completions plans
- Prepare written procedures to stimulate wells
- Supervise execution of well completion procedures to ensure safety, quality and control costs
- Analyze completions database and offset production to predict Non-Op well performance and preparing written AFE justification
- Develop good relations with and effectively manage equipment contractors and suppliers
- Support Business Development and Reservoir engineering in the preparation of scoping cost estimates for acquisitions and the budget and planning processes
- On call support, including nights and weekends may be required for field locations
- Conduct business with the highest ethical standards; demonstrate decision-making skills that ensure the safety of all persons associated with SM facilities
- Other duties as assigned
EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION:
- B.S. degree in Petroleum (preferred), Mechanical, Chemical Engineering is required
- Minimum of 12 years of applicable Petroleum / Completions engineering experience
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
- Proficient level of skill in Microsoft Office
- Experience with WellView and other commonly used industry software
- Comprehensive understanding of onshore land, unconventional resource plays in regards to completion design and execution
- Deliver functional well designs that account for the entire life-cycle of the producing asset
- Strong technical knowledge and operational experience required in horizontal well completions engineering
- Strong technical knowledge and operational experience with coiled tubing operations in horizontal wells
- Highly skilled in engineering economic evaluations
- Driven, organized and detail oriented
- Strong project management skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks with competing demands on resources
- Ability to collaborate effectively in a team a team environment and manage/mentor engineers
- Applies specialized knowledge in the completion of projects
- Actively transfer knowledge to colleagues and management
Excellent communication skills including: written, verbal and formal presentation