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Eng Advisor Prod Ops

Oxy
Houston, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 2/24/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/22/2025
Oxy is an international energy company with assets primarily in the United States, the Middle East and North Africa. We are one of the largest oil and gas producers in the U.S., including a leading producer in the Permian and DJ basins, and offshore Gulf of Mexico. Our midstream and marketing segment provides flow assurance and maximizes the value of our oil and gas. Our chemical subsidiary OxyChem manufactures the building blocks for life-enhancing products. Our Oxy Low Carbon Ventures subsidiary is advancing leading-edge technologies and business solutions that economically grow our business while reducing emissions. We are committed to using our global leadership in carbon management to advance a lower-carbon world. Visit oxy.com for more information.

Occidental strives to attract and retain talented employees by investing in their professional development and providing rewarding opportunities for personal growth. Our goal is to meet the highest employer standards by ensuring the health and safety of our employees, protecting the environment and positively impacting our communities where we do business.

Occidental strives to attract and retain talented employees by investing in their professional development and providing rewarding opportunities for personal growth. Our goal is to meet the highest employer standards by ensuring the health and safety of our employees, protecting the environment and positively impacting our communities where we do business. Our greatest asset has been, and will continue to be, our people. We are looking for an experienced and motivated

individual to fill the position of Production Engineer for our Onshore Resources & Carbon Management (ORCM) Enhanced Oil Recovery Business Unit.

This position will be located in our Houston, Texas office. The Production Engineer position is responsible for managing operations in our leases and units through the optimization of our artificial lift, injection and surface facilities. The Production Engineer will coordinate execution of new capital or well enhancement projects involving drilling, completions and downhole workovers, including cost evaluations and economic justification. The job requires supervising service company representatives involved with various acid treatments and fracture stimulations.  The Production Engineer also manages contractors and helps direct field operations staff in the execution of artificial lift projects as well as making technical and financial decisions. 

Responsibilities & Expectations

  •          Work closely with Development and Asset team members for optimization of Field Development Plans (FDPs) for Permian EOR assets to meet business needs. Manage capital programs including tracking of drilling, completions and new technologies on existing wells from planning to execution and post-audit of performance.
  •         Coordinate and participate in periodic well performance lookbacks and determine optimal completion, stimulation, conformance, and artificial lift for CO2 projects.  Evaluate and makee decisions on optimization of artificial lift and change out of equipment.
  •         Accountable for knowledge and compliance with all applicable regulations and company HES training requirements and policies.
  • Evaluate and propose fit-to-purpose well conversions, conformance solutions, artificial lift changes, novel surveillance techniques, completion designs and stimulation treatments for CO2 EOR projects for the assigned assets.
  •         Identifying incremental capital/expense workover opportunities, preparing AFE’s, and providing economic analysis and justification for proposed projects.
  •         Display an understanding of formation damage, identification and remediation.
  •         History of performing job post audits to monitor capital spending efficiency.

Qualifications



  •         Bachelor’s degree in Petroleum Engineering or related field required.
  •         Minimum of 8 years of oil and gas industry experience including experience with CO2 EOR operations is required.
  •         Proficiency in production and facilities engineering best practices, including artificial lift, well interventions, workovers/recompletions, well surveillance, and field operations.
  •         Experience leading successful teams and ability to interact and work effectively with cross-functional teams and working interest partners.
  •         Strong written and oral communication skills, including presentations.
  •         Knowledge of OFM or DSS to perform base reservoir surveillance and estimate well performance potential.
  •         Experience in performing rig site supervision is a plus.
  •         Knows how to use PEEP to calculate reserves and economics.
  •         Knowledge of oilfield chemistry as it relates to corrosion scale and paraffin deposition.
  •         Understands how to use enhanced oil recovery as a % of original oil in place versus CO2 injected as a % of hydrocarbon pore volume plots to optimize water and gas (WAG) injection schemes for individual WAG injectors.

Recruitment Fraud

It has come to our attention various individuals and/or organizations are contacting people falsely pretending to recruit on behalf of Oxy. Please be aware that these recruiting scams and communications do not originate nor are they associated with our recruitment process. All Oxy job postings and offers will require a completed application through our company website.

Oxy does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruiting process. We will never:

  • Ask you to pay for applications, interviews, meetings, processing, training or for any other fees
  • Use recruiting or placement agencies that charge candidates an advance fee of any kind or
  • Request personal information such as passport and bank account details at an early stage of our recruitment process.

We recommend against responding to unsolicited business propositions or offers from people you don't know. Do not disclose your personal or financial details. If you believe you have been the victim of a recruiting scam, please contact your local police department.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.

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