Lead Completions Engineer

2 weeks ago


Houston Texas, United States Sanchez Energy Corporation Full time

Position Overview:
As a Lead Completions Engineer, you will be responsible for the development of completion designs and cost assessments that are crucial for business planning. Your expertise will be essential in collaborating with subsurface, production, and drilling teams, as well as vendors, to create detailed completion procedures that adhere to industry regulations and company standards.


Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with Production and Subsurface teams to formulate stimulation programs aimed at addressing issues such as scale build-up and water blockages.
- Oversee the operational execution of these programs, ensuring efficiency and safety.
- Supervise coiled tubing N2 jetting operations for wells experiencing liquid loading.
- Work closely with asset teams to identify and mitigate production risks related to downhole scale formation and completion deterioration.


- Provide oversight during the execution of completion activities, ensuring compliance with the Company's Management System and Management of Change requirements.
- Conduct casing and tubing design, analysis, and integrity modeling to guarantee isolation and integrity throughout the production lifecycle.


- Assess completion equipment requirements, engage in vendor selection, and monitor vendor performance.
- Generate well/project-specific Authorizations for Expenditure (AFEs) and track performance variances.


- Maintain regular communication with the global supply chain team, drilling, production, reservoir engineers, geoscientists, data scientists, and HES personnel.


- Execute monthly accounting tasks, including cost tracking, equipment inventory management, accruals, and variance analysis.


- Prepare and present technical reports for management reviews, peer evaluations, and technical committee meetings.


- Accept accountability for both successes and failures, communicating insights to enhance operational efficiency and HES performance.


- Provide leadership in safety throughout completion operations, participating in or leading incident investigations, vendor assessments, and safety meetings as necessary.


Qualifications:
- Education: A degree in Petroleum or Mechanical Engineering is preferred; however, an alternative engineering degree may be considered based on relevant work experience.
- Experience: 7-12 years in conventional completion engineering or well servicing, with a minimum of 3 years in an operator role.
- Technical Skills: Strong background in casing and tubing designs, completion equipment, cased hole logging/diagnostics, and well servicing using wireline and coiled tubing.
- Familiarity with completion and well servicing workflows and software tools (e.g., SAP, WellCat, WellView, Nodal Analysis).
- Proficiency in downhole/conveyance modeling software such as Cerberus.
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Project, Access).


Additional Skills:
- Exceptional verbal and written communication abilities, capable of managing and prioritizing multiple tasks effectively.
- A self-motivated individual with a strong drive for improvement, demonstrating excellent teamwork, collaboration, planning, and organizational skills.



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