What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Operations Engineer position at Citation Oil & Gas Corp.?
Citation is one of the largest privately-held independent oil and gas acquisition, development and production companies in the United States. Founded in 1981 by Forrest E. Harrell, Sr., Citation has built a significant portfolio of mature, long-life producing properties through a combination of disciplined acquisitions, focused operations and subsequent development. The Company has an enviable track record in attracting and retaining high-quality talent. This is the result of a stable, long-term business model and a corporate culture that emphasizes working smart, doing business the right way, and rewarding both performance and technical achievement. We are looking for talented and driven individuals to join our team, where you will have the opportunity to make a tangible impact helping to shape the future of our company and industry.
Responsibilities:
- Functions as a technical associate to the Region Operations Manager, providing technical guidance and assistance to the area field personnel.
- Prepares and reviews Operating Budget forecasts and revisions for assigned properties.
- Monitors individual well and lease economics. Prepares workover recommendations in a timely manner in accordance with prudent practices and appropriate economic parameters.
- Closely monitors workover operations, consults and advises the Region Operations Manager, Production Foreman and Region Superintendent during the operation. Provides on-site supervision during the operations as required.
- Monitors production and waterflood injection on assigned properties to maintain maximum efficient oil and gas production rates.
- Evaluates existing well completions and designs new well completions to determine most efficient production design at minimum installation and operating costs.
- Recommends stimulation treatments to improve producing rates.
- Reviews wells for workover and recompletion potential and prepares P&A recommendations.
- Supervises workover, stimulations, completions, installations of producing equipment, testing of wells, installation and replacement of flowline and injection lines, etc.
- Prepares drilling prognoses, AFEs, and procedures for drilling and deepening operations.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering
- 10 years of industry experience in equivalent roles.