Senior Production Engineer

Alaska-Santos • Anchorage, AK

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About The Position

Through its merger with Oil Search, Santos has acquired and assumed operatorship over a world-class portfolio of oil leases on the Alaskan North Slope, USA.
Our focus in Alaska is advancement of our Pikka Phase 1 project, which includes a single drill site, an oil processing facility, and other infrastructure to support production of 80,000 barrels of oil per day. First oil is anticipated by June, 2026.
Pikka has been identified as being among the top quartile of oil and gas development projects for greenhouse gas emissions performance. Pikka is poised to play an important role in the energy transition and is aligned with our company goal of managing climate change risk.
The Pikka Unit is one of the largest conventional oil discoveries made in the United States in the last 30 years, and the Pikka Phase 1 Project is the most significant development on Alaska's North Slope in more than 20 years.
The permitted Pikka development project includes two additional drill sites for future development phases. The Alaska assets also include discoveries made from both the Mitquq and Stirrup exploration wells drilled in 2020. These opportunities combine to offer a clear path to long-term growth in Alaska.
Reporting to the Production Surveillance Team Lead, the Senior Production Engineer will be a member of the Subsurface Production Surveillance Team. This team is responsible for the day-to-day surveillance of all Pikka production and injection wells. The team works closely with the Production Operations group to ensure Pikka production and injection are optimized daily and that monthly allocations are completed accurately. Close collaboration with Drilling & Completions is also required to identify and develop well intervention opportunities, procedures, and economic justifications.
The Senior Production Engineer is a key member of the Subsurface Team, which is primarily tasked with the development of the Nanushuk Field on the Alaska North Slope. The Nanushuk Field, located adjacent to several giant producing oil fields, was discovered in 2013. Nineteen exploration and appraisal wells have been drilled in the field which, combined with full 3D seismic coverage, have delineated a giant oil resource. Santos Alaska expects the initial development to target approximately 500 million barrels of oil, with first production anticipated in 2026 and plateau production rates of 80,000 BOPD (gross). Twenty-three development horizontal wells have also been drilled, with 20 frac'd, flowed back, and analyzed. This data has been key in supporting and updating initial production forecasts.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in an engineering discipline.
• Applicants must be eligible and authorized to work in the United States and must have their employment eligibility verified by a completed Form I-9.
• Extensive experience as a petroleum engineer with an Operator, preferably with exposure to a wide range of development and production projects and reservoirs.
• Operational experience (production, well testing, stimulation, well work design, subsurface data acquisition, etc)
• Substantial experience in multiphase well modelling and nodal analysis, and PVT modelling.
• Experience in horizonal and high angle well completions, operations, and stimulation technologies.
• Familiarity with production forecasting techniques
• Familiarity with pressure and rate transient analysis
• Familiarity with related disciplines reservoir engineering, geology, geophysics, and petrophysics
• Ability to work independently but also work effectively within a multi-discipline team environment to develop clear, business-focussed recommendations and appropriate work programmes.
• Familiarity with stage-gate project management process and ability to deliver projects to time and budget.
• Clear and concise written and oral communication skills. Strong business sense and commercial skillset. Ability to build consensus across the organization.
• 8+ years of oil and gas industry experience as a Production Engineer.

Nice To Haves

• Ideally, candidates should have experience working on field development projects, preferably with an Operator.
• Experience with data analytics and programming (SQL, Python/R, Power BI/Spotfire/Tableau, etc) would be a plus

Responsibilities

• day-to-day surveillance of all Pikka production and injection wells
• ensure Pikka production and injection are optimized daily
• ensure monthly allocations are completed accurately
• identify and develop well intervention opportunities, procedures, and economic justifications

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level