Production Operations Technician Lead

Specific Responsibilities

The USON Chemical Lead for Apache Corporation will be a member of the Production Chemical department reporting to the Water Resources & Production Chemical Department Supervisor. This role will be field-based and responsible for overseeing production area chemical programs for Apache Delaware Asset’s North and West production areas located in Eddy and Lea Counties, NM, and Reeves and Loving Counties, TX. This role will indirectly report to their production operations foremen and treat them as their customer.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Support production operations by managing respective production chemical program by, at minimum, the following:
  • Manage daily activities of chemical company personnel to ensure effective treatmentMonitor chemical usage throughout operations to ensure correct applications and dosages are applied (i.e. corrosion/scale inhibitor, paraffin, emulsion breaker, H2S scavenger, and biocide treatments)
  • Attend well failure meetings and participate in failure root cause determination
  • Implement chemical-related corrective actions to reduce future failures
  • Monitor and reduce high frequency failure well counts
  • Review and approve chemical company analytical testing to ensure correct chemistries are applied, working in conjunction with field leadership and production engineering
  • Attend and inspect downhole equipment during failure well pulls
  • Assist production foreman with developing annual chemical budget
  • Review monthly program usage and costs with field leadership
  • Ensure compliance with safety regulations, company policies, and industry standards
  • Review and approve chemical company invoice
• Collaborate with other departments including drilling, completions, facilities, and production engineering to assist with any production chemical related issues that may arise

Qualifications & Experience

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum of 10 years of experience working in oil and gas production chemicals
• Proven track record as a production chemical account manager or equivalent 
• Bachelor of Science in chemistry or engineering preferred but not required
• Strong knowledge of production chemistry lab testing, field application, and safety
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong computer skills, proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, and Excel
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels
• Proven track record of success in chemical management, optimization and safety
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
   

Competencies

The successful candidate should demonstrate and exhibit the following core competencies:

• Communication: Writes, speaks, and presents information effectively and persuasively across communication setting;
• Results: Pursues work with energy, drive, and results orientation to positively impact Apache's business success;
• Collaboration: Works in partnership with others and encourages different perspectives, while building and maintaining trust; and
• Culture: Willingness and ability to align one's behavior with the needs, priorities, and goals of Apache.

Company Overview

Our primary product is energy, and where there is affordable, abundant energy, people are given greater opportunities to elevate their families to higher standards of living. We are committed to providing oil and natural gas in more innovative and sustainable ways to help meet the world's energy needs.

Apache Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of APA Corporation (NASDAQ: APA). Apache and other affiliated subsidiaries have operations in the United States, Egypt and the United Kingdom's North Sea and exploration opportunities offshore Suriname and elsewhere.

For additional information about APA Corporation, please visit: www.apacorp.com.

Apache Statement on Hiring

To provide genuine equal opportunity to all people, it is the policy of Apache Corporation and its subsidiaries to base all employment-related decisions and actions exclusively on employment-related criteria. To provide genuine equal opportunity to all people, it is the policy of Apache Corporation and its subsidiaries to provide broad dissemination of job opportunities, as consistent with the nature of the positions. To provide genuine equal opportunity to all people, it is the policy of Apache Corporation and its subsidiaries to review its employment-related policies and actions on a regular basis to ensure that their application is consistent with their intent.

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