Production Engineer Job at Diablo Convoy, Spring, Montgomery County, TX

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  • Diablo Convoy
  • Spring, Montgomery County, TX

Job Description

Summary:
The Production & Facilities Engineer is responsible for daily surveillance, optimization, and maintenance of upstream production systems and surface infrastructure. The engineer integrates real-time data analysis, field visits, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure safe, reliable, and cost-effective production across multiple assets. The position combines technical design, operational troubleshooting, and regulatory compliance with hands-on support in the field.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

Production Surveillance & Optimization:
  • Monitor real-time production data via SCADA and production dashboards.
  • Identify underperforming wells, decline trends, and anomalies in fluid volumes, pressures, or ratios.
  • Collaborate with operations to adjust choke settings, lift parameters, and flowback strategies.
  • Troubleshoot daily operational issues—e.g., slugging, separator upsets, fluid carryover.
  • Participate in morning operations calls and lead daily/weekly performance reviews with field team.

Artificial Lift and Equipment Management:

  • Manage performance and run-life of artificial lift systems (rod pump, ESP, gas lift, plunger).
  • Recommend and design lift optimization strategies based on well performance diagnostics.
  • Coordinate well interventions and liaise with service providers for lift repairs or upgrades.
  • Maintain pump cards, vibration trends, and fluid level data for optimization.

Facility Engineering and Maintenance:

  • Oversee design and integrity of tank batteries, separators, heater treaters, and flowlines.
  • Coordinate and troubleshoot equipment failures (compressors, control valves, instrumentation).
  • Initiate MOCs (Management of Change) and ensure P&ID updates are accurate.
  • Generate facility sizing calculations and recommend debottlenecking solutions.
  • Assist with new facility tie-ins and project execution:

Cost and AFE Management:

  • Track daily lease operating expenses (LOE) and optimize field cost drivers.
  • Create or review AFEs for recompletions, workovers, compression installs, and facility upgrades.
  • Approve invoices, confirm field work scope completion, and coordinate with procurement.

Safety, Regulatory, and Compliance:

  • Ensure field operations comply with internal safety standards and federal/state regulations.
  • Participate in safety audits, HAZOP reviews, and risk assessments.
  • Support environmental compliance efforts (e.g., vapor recovery, flare monitoring, SPCC plans).
  • Oversee incident reports, conduct root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

  • Work closely with field foremen, pumpers, automation techs, and lease operators.
  • Coordinate with reservoir, completions, and drilling engineers for full asset optimization.
  • Support planning and scheduling for facility construction and field development.
  • Serve as the technical liaison between office engineering and field execution teams Daily Tools & Platforms Used.
  • SCADA Systems: CygNet, XSPOC, Weatherford ForeSite, Peloton.
  • Data Analysis: Spotfire, Power BI, Excel dashboards, PHDWin.
  • Design Tools: AutoCAD, Aspen HYSYS, PipeSim, Flaresim.
  • Documentation Systems: OpenWells, WellView, SAP, Maximo.

Qualifications:

  • 3–7 years of upstream oil & gas experience, preferably in production and surface facilities.
  • Strong working knowledge of artificial lift design and facility engineering.
  • Experience in field troubleshooting, failure analysis, and facility operations.
  • Proficient in technical reporting, safety documentation, and regulatory requirements.
  • Strong field presence with the ability to lead by example and communicate clearly with non-engineering field staff.

Job Tags

Full time, Work at office, Day shift,

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