Well Management Engineer – RTP & PA

Job Title: Petroleum Engineer II (Well Management Engineer – RTP & PA)

Compensation: $120/hr; flexibility based on experience

Location: Midland, TX — 3617 N Big Spring St; onsite, full-time

Schedule: 5/2, Monday–Friday; approximately 7am–5pm, with on-call support as needed. Listed hours: 8 hours/day and 40–50 hours/week.

Contract Duration: One year, renewed annually

Scope

• Design, plan, and provide engineering execution support to post-completion wellwork operations, including remedial workovers and plug and abandonment.


• Liaise with Production Engineering to provide cost estimates and scope for opportunity evaluation.


• Develop procedures and provide design input for artificial lift systems.


• Interface with Operations for rig scheduling, execution support, and troubleshooting.


• Liaise with specialist contractors and suppliers regarding costs and equipment readiness.


• Monitor daily wellwork progress, track daily costs, and recommend cost-effective changes when necessary. Travel to company-designated sites as needed.


• Support wellwork spend forecasting and budget preparation.


• Track, analyze, and continually improve wellwork execution efficiency; manage contractor performance and steward WellView data quality.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in engineering from an accredited university.


• Minimum of five years of oil and gas experience, including at least three years of direct wellwork experience.


• Self-motivated and capable of integrating within multidisciplinary teams.


• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills.


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.


• Willingness to travel to well locations to oversee operations when necessary.


• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, and WellView.

Preferred Experience

• Candidates already based in Midland are preferred.


• Wellwork, operations, and plug and abandonment (P&A) engineering experience is strongly preferred.


• Permian Basin wellwork experience.


• Strong preference for direct experience working for an operator, such as PNR, EOG, OXY, Diamondback, Endeavor, or Permian, over service company experience such as Halliburton, SLB, Baker, or ProPetro.


• Specifically seeking hands-on wellwork experience in workovers and completions, rather than drilling or frac.


• Exposure to Spotfire, Power BI, or other analytics tools.

Meet & Greet

• Location: Onsite — 3617 N Big Spring St, Midland, TX.


• Duration: 45 minutes.