Sr/Staff Well Integrity & Abandonment Engineer

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Job Summary

Description

If you are selected as the Sr/Staff Well Integrity & Abandonment Engineer, you will support the execution and continuous improvement of the Lower 48 Well Integrity Program (WIP). In this role, you will partner with personnel in other disciplines to ensure the WIP requirements are met during the entire well lifecycle with the ultimate goal of reducing enterprise risk exposure. The candidate will additionally assist evaluations of P&A candidates, including prioritization and risk assessment exercises with the Asset Organization. The selected individual will have a high level of involvement, partnership and exposure to the Wells, Production, Operations, Asset and Regulatory teams. This position will aid priorities to routinely review and communicate well integrity health metrics, advise peers and leaders on well issue corrective actions, address concerns from regulatory bodies, assist the Subsurface Containment Assurance (SCA) program and evaluate/lead the roll out of new technologies and innovations.

Job Description

Responsibilities may include:

• Collaborate with Global Wells and BU Discipline Engineers in preparing procedures to address well integrity issues
• Build and maintain strong relationships with the Production & Operations organization
• Partner with Discipline Engineers to conduct well integrity risk assessments, prepare well integrity risk management plans, communicate with regulatory authorities and evaluate the effectiveness of well integrity risk management practices
• Advise Operations and Discipline Engineers to support their responsibilities in the WIP elements including pressure monitoring, wellhead & tree inspection, testing and maintenance programs and well integrity data capture
• Serve on the team managing the BU Subsurface Containment Assurance Program
• Work with IT and the Global APS team to develop and implement a new Global Well Integrity Platform, using WellView, Teradata/Snowflake and SAP databases
• Compile data from asset-level well integrity reviews to conduct BU-level Quarterly reviews and annual assessments
• Serve as the BU well integrity Subject Matter Expert (SME), providing guidance to Development Teams evaluating infill/refrac activity and subsurface SIMOPs
• Serve as BU well integrity SME, for BU and HSE & Wells Management Standard (WMS) audits in collaboration with the BU Chief Wells Engineer
• Serve as BU well integrity SME, for review and approval of Corporate Standards, Practices and Manuals
• Serve as GCR BU representative on the Well Integrity Network of Excellence (NoE)
• Participate in industry-wide well integrity knowledge sharing forums
• Engage industry on the latest technology related to life of the well integrity and evaluate their feasibility and applicability for GCR operations

Basic/Required:

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Petroleum Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, other related technical field, or foreign equivalent
• 5+ years of experience in the oil and gas industry
• 3+ years of experience in Wells or Production Engineering working for an operator

Preferred:

• 10+ years of experience in the oil and gas industry
• 3+ years of Well Intervention and/or Integrity experience with an operator
• Basic understanding of well design & construction fundamentals
• Awareness of well failure mechanisms and prevention (casing failure modes, corrosion, cement integrity, wellhead equipment & maintenance, equipment metallurgy)
• Experience collecting, managing and digitizing large datasets, developing KPIs, quantifying progress and influencing change with data
• Strong team player with demonstrated ability to thrive in multi-discipline teams, internally and externally, to achieve consensus and alignment
• Uncompromising alignment and commitment to ConocoPhillips SPIRIT Values (Safety, People, Integrity, Responsibility, Innovation and Teamwork)
• Encourages new ways of looking at problems, processes or solutions
• Passion around building strong relationships and influencing change
• 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

Apply Before: March 31, 2024

Sponsorship:

ConocoPhillips’ sponsorship for employment authorization in the U.S. is NOT available for this position.

EEO:

In the US, ConocoPhillips is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.