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Production Engineer

Location: 

The Woodlands, TX, US, 77380

Req ID:  2234

Western Midstream is a master limited partnership formed to own, develop, acquire, and operate midstream assets. We are engaged in the business of gathering, compressing, treating, processing, and transporting natural gas; gathering, stabilizing, and transporting condensate, natural gas liquids (NGLs), and crude oil; and gathering, transporting, and disposing of produced water for our customers.

We operate or own equity interests in assets in the Rocky Mountains, North-central Pennsylvania, and Texas, including approximately 16,000 miles of petroleum and natural gas pipelines and over 100 gathering, treating, and processing facilities.

Job Summary         

This position is in The Woodlands, TX, and will be a part of the Midstream Operations Team.

Coordinates and manages planning and execution of salt water disposal well activities including new development and maintenance on existing wells.  Supports day-to-day operations by analyzing and troubleshooting performance on existing salt water disposal wells, ensuring compliance with regulations, and protecting the safety of our people and the integrity of our systems.

 

Qualifications

  • Minimum of twelve (12) years experience in the oil and gas industry with salt water disposal systems experience preferred
  • Minimum of six (6) years experience in well completion design, well operations and injection well maintenance
  • Knowledge and experience with industry standards for well completions design
  • Knowledge and experience with industry standards for completions and workover operations
  • Knowledge and experience with state and federal salt water disposal well regulations
  • Knowledge and experience with well location planning and permitting
  • Working knowledge of drilling engineering and drilling operations  

 

Responsibilities

  • Leads the salt water disposal drilling and completion efforts
  • Assists with salt water disposal well location planning and permitting
  • Maintains general knowledge of salt water disposal well specific permits and compliance
  • Provides initial design engineering, scope, timelines, and cost estimates for the development of new salt water disposal wells and workovers/maintenance on existing wells
  • Creates and manages preventive maintenance programs on the salt water disposal wells
  • Coordinates with planning, operations, project management, construction crews, vendors, etc. to manage the execution on the desired scope of work
  • Recommends and maintains budget/forecast for capital and maintenance projects associated with the salt water disposal wells
  • Responsible for data analysis and collaboration with others to find solutions to technical or operational problems related to the salt water disposal wells
  • Regularly interacts with field operations leadership and field personnel to analyze operational problems, develop alternatives, and recommend optimal solutions
  • Seeks and identifies opportunities to optimize wells, save costs, improve our operations, and maximize operating performance & value
  • Follows all Company policies and develops and applies appropriate operating and maintenance practices and procedures
  • Acquires knowledge of and complies with requirements for safe and efficient operation of wells/equipment, execution of tasks, protection of community, personnel, environment, and assets
  • Researches new and emerging technology trends and recommends incorporation into Company systems and practices as appropriate
  • Researches and analyzes other salt water disposal well operations in the basin

 

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering.

 

Relocation

This position is not eligible for relocation

 

Travel Requirements

Travel will be required up to 25%.

 

Work Schedule      

This position is on a 40 hour/ week hybrid work schedule Monday - Friday

Western Midstream does not offer sponsorship of employment-based nonimmigrant visa petitions for this role.

Western Midstream is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in recruiting, hiring, developing, compensating and promoting applicants and employees.  All employment decisions are made without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected categories.  This includes providing reasonable accommodation for employee's and applicant's disabilities or religious beliefs and practices.  

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