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SalaryWelcome to ConocoPhillips, where innovation and excellence create a platform for opportunity and growth. Come realize your full potential here.
Who We Are
We are one of the world’s largest independent exploration and production companies, based on proved reserves and production of liquids and natural gas. With operations and activities in 13 countries, we explore for, develop, and produce crude oil and natural gas globally. We are challenged with an important job to safely find and deliver energy to the world. Our employees are critical to our success, and with them we power civilization.
We’re grounded by our SPIRIT Values – safety, people, integrity, responsibility, innovation, and teamwork. These values position us to deliver strong performance in a dynamic business – but not at all costs. We believe it’s not just what we do – it’s how we do it – that sets us apart.
We strive to make a significant difference in the communities where we live and operate. We create an inclusive environment that values all voices and opinions. Together, the different backgrounds, experiences, ideas, and perspectives of our employees drive our success.
Job Summary
Job Description
Delaware Basin Overview
Spanning West Texas through Southeast New Mexico, ConocoPhillips holds approximately 709,000 total net acres in the Delaware Basin, which includes approximately 699,000 unconventional net acres. ConocoPhillips began exploring and appraising the basin’s stacked pay potential in 2012 and has gained extensive technical expertise to optimize development. Entering 2023, the company now operates over 2,800 wells throughout the Basin.
In 2022, the company operated an average of 10 drilling rigs, including one electric rig, and 153 new operated wells were brought online. Net production in 2022 averaged 321 MBOED.
Quality of Life Incentives
ConocoPhillips offers additional benefits to support employees living and maintaining a primary residence in the Loving/Carlsbad, NM area. For more details visit: Living in Loving/Carlsbad and view the A Diamond in the Desert video.
Description
If you are selected as the Production Specialist, you will be in a leadership role that will provide mentorship to multi-skill operators (MSOs) and provide support to the team for the purpose of optimizing production for both down hole and surface operations.
This is a Safety Sensitive position.
Responsibilities may include:
- Represent operations by participating in the project activities
- Assist with enforcing proper policies and procedures
- Provide support to team as needed for preparing recommendations; beam pump designs, and down hole configurations, i.e., collecting data, fluid levels, weigh wells
- Serve as liaison between support team (PE, RE, FE, Projects, I&E) and Operations. Effectively communicate Operation’s questions/concerns to the support team
- Ensure MSOs are adequately trained as per curriculum and address technical training needs
- Cygnet, XSPOC and Avocet for monitoring well performance data
- FDM opportunities and objectives
- Loss production reporting system (LPRS) ensuring accuracy and address downtime reduction opportunities
- Well optimization/chemical meetings to maintain an optimum fractional flow reserve (FFR)
- Lease reviews to identify and track optimization opportunities
- Handover processes and pre-startup safety review (PSSR)/commissioning of wells and facilities as needed
- Safety leadership, stand downs, safety programs
- Assist in the development of the SOPs (safety operating procedures)
- Promote SPIRIT values in all dealings with Ops and Project teams
- Field Specialist shall be trained to assist PE's and Engineering Tech in writing pre pulls
- Responsible for trouble-shooting operations problems, housekeeping and record keeping
- Monitor daily production inputs into electronic data gathering software and comparing input data with output data for correctness
- Monitor and optimizing production and costs within area of control for new wells and facilities
- Minor hands on production equipment repairs
- Operating a company-provided vehicle to perform job duties.
- Adhere to all safety, environmental, and company policies and procedures outlined in the ConocoPhillips Management System
Basic/Required:
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer
- Current/Valid Driver's License
- 5+ years of experience in upstream field operations
- Intermediate proficiency in Pre-Safety Start-Up Review (PSSR) and Management of Change (MOC) processes
- Currently reside or be willing to relocate within a 40 mile driving radius of Loving, NM
- Willing and able (with or without reasonable accommodation) to perform/align with following: Work in temperature extremes or adverse weather conditions, Work in several different geographic locations every single day, Work both in and out of a company-owned vehicle, Wear appropriate special safety equipment, Climb heights up to 24 feet to gauge tanks, Walk, bend, stoop, lift, push, and pull, Use hand tools to make minor repairs, Work weekends and be on call
- Willing and able (with or without reasonable accommodation) to travel 10% of the time on a yearly basis
Preferred:
- Associate's Degree/Trade Certification or higher in Production Technology, Process Technology or related technical field or foreign equivalent
- Proficient with Word, Excel, SAP, and Outlook
- Knowledge in Cygnet, Well View, Rod Star, XBALANCE, XSPOC
- Comprehensive knowledge of oil and gas operations
- Working knowledge of project processes and workflow
- Ability to use laptop PC and applicable software programs
- Ability to prepare accurate and legible reports
- Ability to read and understand production and financial reports
- Ability to follow verbal and/or written instructions
- Inclination and interest in training and mentoring others
- Constantly searches for and implements new ways of doing business better
- Mentors, coaches and develops others to bring out their full potential
- Team Building - Strong teammate; needs to be committed to safety, environmental and regulatory compliance
- Responds inventively, flexibly and positively when faced with challenges and demands
- Takes ownership of actions and follows through on commitments by holding others accountable and standing up for what is right
- Delivers positive results through realistic planning to accomplish goals
- Builds effective solutions based on available information and makes timely decisions that are safe and ethical
