At Elk Petroleum, we have a number of strengths that we believe help us successfully execute our strategy. First and foremost, our success is driven by our employees. Our experienced management, engineering, and field operations team members have an extensive track record in Enhanced Oil Recovery and development of the Greater Aneth field. Elk Petroleum’s field operations staff consists predominantly of members of the Navajo Nation who live in the area and have supported this field for many years.
Elk proudly supports Navajo employment interests and strives to be involved in local community and education interests when possible. We are always open to talking to interested parties about our company, the work we do and the skills required to run our operation. Feel free to contact us at any time.
Elk Petroleum actively advertises all field job openings in area newspapers, including The Navajo Times and KTNN, the local Navajo radio station, to be sure the local area knows when we are looking for new team members.
Elk is actively recruiting the following positions in the Montezuma Creek UT area:
Operations Engineer
This position provides surveillance and management of production systems, designs workovers, re-completions and artificial lift systems and generates optimization projects. Qualified candidates must have a related Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (petroleum preferred) with a minimum 7 years experience providing technical production operations engineering support to oil & gas facilities in a comparable position with preference to CO2/Waterflood experience. Knowledge and experience must include:
- Strong understanding of CO2 flood operations and WAG technologies
- Proven skills in monitoring and optimizing production in a field or geographic area to assure that producing properties operate at a maximum economic rate, including proficiency in well and pattern management and optimization, artificial lift selection, design and optimization and workover design
- Management of a large group of wells to ensure wells and related equipment comply with governmental and contractual requirements
- Advanced user of petroleum based software with experience in well and pattern monitoring, cost modeling, root cause analysis and systems optimization
- Proven technical skills in analyzing failure, reliability and lifecycle performance of artificial lift and other completion types to establish data driven basis of design for each well type
- Experience providing estimates for AFE process with strong proficiency in cost tracking and reporting
- Ability to perform all duties in accordance with OSHA and company EHS compliance standards; work in all weather conditions and be able to move quickly, reach, squat, bend, climb and lift up to 50 lbs.
- Position requires driving; must have a valid driver’s license and pass a driving background check
Plant Technician
This position performs all plant production duties. This includes operating reciprocating compressors, screw compressors, heat medium units, RO water units, cooling towers, propane refrigeration unit, glycol dehydration unit, electrical equipment and motors, CO2 pumps, water injection pumps, various circulating and chemical pumps ancillary to plant function and various automated controls/functions, instruments and measurement units. Qualified candidates must have a two-year degree in Industrial Process Operations (preferred) or a minimum of three years’ experience in process plants or related oilfield processes as an Operations Technician or Plant Operator. Knowledge and experience must include:
- Demonstrate training on the following OSHA elements: PPE, Energy Isolation, Confined Space Entry, CPR/First Aid/Bloodborne Pathogens, Hearing Conservation, Respiration Protection, Carbon Dioxide Safety, H2S Safety Awareness, PSM regulations
- Demonstrate how screw and reciprocating compressors work
- Demonstrate working knowledge of PLCs and Automated Control System
- Demonstrate working knowledge of Instrument Air Systems
- Describe the Process Flow of a Natural Gas/CO2 compression/reinjection facility from Inlet to Discharge with vessels, scrubbers, compression ratios, normal versus abnormal temperatures, pressures, liquid levels, safety valves, ESD, etc. and the rationale behind the process
- Demonstrate how each mechanical unit functions in a process flow path and explain the various functions of Dehydration Unit, Refrigeration Unit, Heat Medium Oil Unit, Cooling Water Units and Heat Exchangers, Screw Compressors and High Pressure Reciprocating Reinjection Compressors and Reverse Osmosis Water Supply Unit
- Must have at least intermediate computer skills to include applications such as Excel, Word, Power Point and historical use of other data gathering systems
- Ability to perform all duties in accordance with OSHA and company EHS compliance standards; be able to move quickly, reach, squat, bend, climb and lift up to 50 lbs.
- Requires shift work, including nights and weekends following a 12-hour schedule. Work beyond regular schedule may be required. Responding to callouts required.
If you hold the qualifications and experience listed in these roles, we encourage you to apply. Interested candidates should send a letter of interest with their resume by email to careers@elkga.com.
Elk Petroleum is an equal opportunity employer and supports Navajo employment preference in all Greater Aneth field jobs.