Production Engineer
Core
Diagnose, model, and resolve well production issues to improve deliverability and operational reliability across producing assets.
Role type
Senior IC production engineer (upstream oil & gas)
Builds
Field execution plans, production optimization initiatives, and well intervention candidates
Domain
Upstream oil & gas production
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | physical/clinical work
Required skills
well performance analysis, nodal analysis, production system modeling, artificial lift evaluation, production surveillance, field production engineering, well intervention planning, production optimization, naturally flowing well diagnostics, artificially lifted well diagnostics
Preferred skills
reservoir engineering collaboration, facilities coordination, flow assurance coordination, technical justification preparation, risk assessment, post-job evaluation
Technologies
nodal analysis software, well modeling tools, production system modeling tools, artificial lift evaluation tools, production surveillance workflows
Responsibilities
Analyze well performance issues including production decline, liquid loading, artificial lift underperformance, water/gas breakthrough, sand production, scale formation, emulsion challenges, and integrity constraints. Build and maintain well, network, and nodal analysis models to evaluate inflow performance, outflow constraints, artificial lift behavior, tubing performance, and production system bottlenecks. Translate production modeling and engineering analysis into actionable operational work programs including well intervention candidates, production optimization initiatives, artificial lift adjustments, surveillance requirements, and field execution plans. Integrate well test data, production trends, pressure data, artificial lift parameters, intervention history, and field observations to validate models and identify improvement opportunities. Collaborate with reservoir engineering, production operations, well services, facilities, and flow assurance teams to align recommendations with operational requirements and asset priorities. Support production optimization by identifying opportunities to improve well deliverability, reduce downtime, optimize artificial lift performance, debottleneck production systems, and restore or increase production output. Prepare technical justifications, expected production impacts, implementation risks, surveillance plans, and post-job evaluation criteria for production enhancement activities.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC