Senior Production Engineer Job at Kaizen Lab Inc. in Denver

Date Posted: June 4, 2024

Position: Sr. Production Engineer

Location: Denver, CO

Summary: Crowheart Energy, LLC is an independent oil and gas company with an operational focus on the Green River Basin in southern Wyoming. The Company has a low-decline legacy production base with development opportunities across its 1.3 million net acre operated position. Crowheart is privately held and governed by long-term energy industry investors. Crowheart prioritizes Safety, Compliance, Production and Profits and we strive to live our core values of Safety & Environment, Accountability, Profitability, Integrity, Courage, and Community.

Crowheart Energy, LLC is conducting a search for a Sr. Production Engineer. This position is responsible for daily surveillance and optimization of operated wells, coordinating with field staff to optimize and monitor operating expense and management of workover rig operations. As an extension of the surveillance and optimization responsibilities, the Sr. Production Engineer is further responsible for daily, weekly, and monthly reporting to management on production performance and optimization efforts. The Sr. Production Engineer will have primary responsibility for managing the LOE budget and optimizing OPEX spend. This position reports to the Production Manager.

Salary Range: $140,000 - $175,000 per year, depending on experience level and qualifications.

Benefits: 401(k), 401(k) Matching, Dental, Vision, STD, LTD, GTL & PTO

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

· Monitor the production rate of gas and oil from producing wells, diagnose and identify corrective actions to well production problems

· Analyze, interpret, and optimize the performance of individual wells

· Monitoring and validating LOE for operated assets

· Monthly LOE tracking and accrual preparation in conjunction with Accounting

· Monitor LOE budget and report performance on a monthly basis

· Monitoring and tracking production downtime

· Identify and justify potential well repairs and workovers on candidate wells

· Plan and coordinate well repair, workover activities, and facility and construction operations

· Identify facility bottlenecks and underperforming/underutilized equipment

· Work with the Production Manager to prepare cost estimates and economic justification for various production enhancement, facilities optimization and LOE control projects

· Work professionally and respectfully with landowners, regulators, and coworkers while representing Crowheart Energy, LLC

· Support field staff and engineers as they troubleshoot challenging wells

Qualifications

· Well Control Certificate preferred

Education

· A minimum of a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering, Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering or similar field of study

Specialized Knowledge

· Artificial lift design, implementation, and optimization

· Gas gathering/compression optimization

· Surface facilities design, optimization, maintenance and troubleshooting

· Knowledge of and experience with workover operations and downhole intervention (tools, procedure design)

· Knowledge of and experience with plugging and abandonment operations (design, execution, and management/troubleshooting)

· Knowledge of local, state, and federal health, safety, and environmental reporting laws

Skills & Abilities

· Strong organizational and time management skills

· Good communication skills to interact effectively with co-workers

· Experience with Microsoft Office and ability to use the internet/e-mail

· Self-discipline and strong work ethic

· Strong leadership ability

· Position requires full ambulatory

· Valid driver’s license - MVR subject to review and insurability

Industry Experience

· 7 - 10 yrs. Production/operations experience (strong preference for recent Rockies/dry gas experience)

Working Conditions

· Some field travel will be required (20% - 30%), normal office environment (70% - 80%)

· Occasional location supervision responsibilities (workover or P&A operations)

· Some overnight travel required