Operations Center Operator II

Job Reference 1247299

Location Kenedy, TX, United States

Industry Oil & Gas - Onshore Oil

Function Operations & Production

Job Type Contract

Date Added August 15, 2024

Our major client, in the Oil & Gas industry, is seeking a Operations Center Operator II to work within their facilities located in Kenedy, TX for a 6-month assignment.

Responsibilities:

• Monitor wells and facilities for alarms, trips, and operational issues, investigate/troubleshoot remotely with SCADA data, and communicate with field personnel to drive resolution.
• Monitor gathering and processing facilities to ensure meeting gas nominations to each offtake partner across the field.
• Support on-site field work to assist with production troubleshooting and restart ramp up after shutdown.
• Evaluate system capacity to manage compression HP utilization at central facilities as production volumes change.
• Utilize SCADA and data tools to assess overall field performance and help identify uplift opportunities.
• Optimize uplift through adjusting chokes and managing ramp up targets based on available facility and infrastructure capacity.
• Monitor wells for offset impacts from fracs.
• Perform production validation and loss coding.
• Field calls from operations personnel and third-party vendors to answer questions regarding current operational status of facilities, compression, tank levels, well status, etc.
• Field calls from internal and external sources regarding emergencies, gather information, and take appropriate action based on the event, as per IOC emergency protocols.
• Learn roles and responsibilities of all IOC operations functions (dispatch, well operations, Mainline, including obtaining DOT certification for Mainline console).
• Support and comply with the policies, goals, efforts, and programs of the Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) Management System.

Basic/Required:

• 3+ years of experience in unconventional field operations.
• Proficiency in Cygnet/SCADA.
• Basic level knowledge of production facilities, compression, gas processing, gas lift, ESP, and other artificial lift systems.
• Basic proficiency with Microsoft O365 applications: Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams and Word
• Good communications skills, both verbal and written.
• Currently reside or be willing to relocate within a 40-mile driving radius of Kenedy, TX

Preferred:

• Knowledge of data analytics programs (MS Excel, Spotfire, Power BI, etc.).
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.