Production Engineer

Primary purpose:

A Yates Engineer is responsible for providing engineering support enabling production of the Yates Field safely and to its maximum potential by optimizing and maintaining producing wells, gathering systems, central batteries, compression stations, pumping units and various other surface equipment. 

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Maintain, foster, and support a safe work environment, safe work practices, and environmental stewardship.
• Assist in the preparation, updating and execution of operating budgets.
• Identify opportunities to maximize oil recovery from the reservoir and lower operating costs.
• Collaborate with team members in generating workover/repair operations of wells
• Provide input into the execution of production and compression projects.
• Daily production tracking and troubleshooting.
• Support reservoir data collection and reservoir management.
• Support and provide guidance in optimizing production and compression facilities.
• Participate in “on call Supervisor” rotation.
• Achieve individual EHS metrics.
• Fulfill individual operational and technical training requirements.
• Participate in ICS drills/training and be able to provide support in emergency situations.
• Special projects as required.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum requirements:

Education:

• Bachelor of Science degree in engineering/geosciences

Experience / specific knowledge:

• 0-3 years experience in the oil and gas industry.

Certifications, licenses, registrations:

• Valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record may be required.

Competencies, skills, and abilities:

• Knowledge of basic Engineering principles
• Performs routine Engineering tasks to expand knowledge and experience
• Provide straightforward solutions to problems
• Follows prescribed policies and procedures and conducts analyses to develop design options or recommendations
• Acts as Project Manager for smaller projects
• Works under direct supervision, but displays initiative and moves toward requiring less supervision
• Demonstrates strong teamwork and communication skills
• Familiarity with Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, PPT)

 Physical demands:

• Significant travel to field sites as needed.
• Work outside in all weather conditions as needed
• Live within a 30 min response time to the field (Iraan, Sheffield, McCamey or Rankin)

Working conditions:

• 50/50 office and job site (outside) work locations
• Working after hours, nights, weekends, holidays and “on-call” as scheduled or needed

Preferred education, experience, certifications, competencies, skills, and abilities:

Above the minimum requirements; not required but advantageous in this position:

• >3 years experience in the oil and gas industry.
• Masters of Science degree in engineering/geosciences.  Professional Engineering license.

Kinder Morgan is a large energy infrastructure company operating in North America. Access to reliable, affordable energy is a critical component for improving lives around the world. We are committed to providing energy transportation and storage services in a safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible manner for the benefit of the people, communities, and businesses we serve.

Kinder Morgan provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, gender (including gender identity and expression), sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, family status, status as an individual authorized to work in the U.S., or any other status protected by law.

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