Operations Engineer

at  ConocoPhillips

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

Alaska Overview
ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc. is Alaska’s largest crude oil producer and largest owner of exploration leases, with approximately 1 million net undeveloped acres at year-end 2023. The company produced an average of 195 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day (MBOED) in 2023. ConocoPhillips Alaska holds major ownership interests in two of North America’s largest legacy equivalent per day conventional oil fields, both located on Alaska’s North Slope: Kuparuk, which the company operates, and Prudhoe Bay. Additionally, ConocoPhillips Alaska owns and operates several fields on the Western North Slope. The company also has an ownership interest in the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System and owns and operates the Polar Tankers fleet.
Description
The Operations Engineer works to support the priorities of the Wells Support Center (WSC) by focusing specifically on a single rig line to help drive decisions, transfer the engineered plan to execution, measure performance and identify opportunities and optimizations.

• Support the Well Superintendents and the field teams in achieving HSE targets by actively participating in all town and field HSE processes
• Ensure compliance of operations with approved procedures, safety, environment, and legislative requirements. Engage with regulatory bodies during Wells Operations
• Drive the transfer of an engineered plan on paper / approved drilling program to actual execution in the field through the development, review, and approval of signed Section Plans. Clearly communicate with ops team members and set expectations for execution in collaboration with Well Superintendent and Rig Advisor
• Drive collaboration and develop plan forward between operations and engineering if deviations from the approved D&C procedure and section plan occur
• Review operations forecasting with Rig Site Supervisor. Support Rig Advisor and vendors to ensure logistics are in place
• Set up and QC Torque/Drag and hydraulic models ahead of section execution including model adjustments. Lead Wells Surveillance and Analytics Technicians in monitoring and trend analysis
• Work with Wells Surveillance & Analytics Technicians to execute Operations Roadmaps, monitoring trends and deviations from plan
• Perform final review of all MPD and hydraulics modeling, Cementing modeling and other vendor programs prior to execution
• Capture weekly lessons learned, participate in event based After Action Reviews, and generate Service Improvement Opportunities utilizing global Wells Knowledge Application platform (SIO/WKA)
• Examine performance and optimization opportunities in collaboration with Wells Engineering team and Well Surveillance and Analytics Technicians
• Responsible for Regulatory Body notifications during Well Operations