Diego Estupinan

About Diego Estupinan

Senior Production Engineer with 15+ years’ experience in production optimization and artificial lift design (ESP, Sucker rod pumps, progressive cavity pumps, jet pumps, gas lift) workovers, well surveillance and production optimization across mature and unconventional assets. Proven background in AFE preparation, cost tracking, LOE control, RCFA and DIFA, production trend analysis. Experienced coordinating cross functional teams (operations, facilities, reservoir, completions, HSE, regulatory, accounting) to deliver safe, timely well connections and production increases. Recognized for building SOPs, mentoring engineers, and deploying digital surveillance (SCADA, ForeSite, Avocet) to sustain performance in high gas/solids, scale/corrosion, and flow assurance challenges. Proactive problem-solver who streamlines workflows and improves operational efficiency by developing practical engineering tools and automation (including software solutions) to standardize analysis, accelerate decision making, and optimize field processes. Current Permian Basin experience supporting ESP design, start-up, optimization, and well performance monitoring to maximize oil recovery and minimize downtime

Experience

1. Application Engineer

   SLB

   Apr 2025 — Present · Мидланд, TX, US

Education

• Universidad de America

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Petroleum Engineering

  2004 — 2009