Contract Petroleum/Reservoir Engineer

Hunt

$125K — $150K *
Energy & Utilities
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering or a related field required.
  • At least 10 years of experience in petroleum/reservoir engineering with a focus on international conventional assets.
  • Strong foundation in reservoir engineering fundamentals including PTA and RTA.
  • Experience with EOR techniques such as waterflooding and gas injection.
  • Working knowledge of reservoir modeling and simulation tools like Petrel RE and Eclipse.
  • Familiarity with industry engineering software like ARIES and PHDWin.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office; knowledge of AI and data visualization tools is advantageous.

Responsibilities

  • Attend the Dallas HQ office an average of 3 days per week.
  • Provide integrated engineering support for international conventional assets with some exposure to unconventional projects.
  • Apply reservoir engineering principles to optimize production across various assets.
  • Evaluate fields for development potential and provide strategic analysis.
  • Recommend exploitation strategies for oil and gas reservoirs, including EOR, and ensure proper monitoring.
  • Contribute to reservoir characterization and simulation efforts to assist in planning.
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure cohesive project execution and decision-making.

Benefits

  • Free specialty coffee at the Dallas HQ.
  • Onsite breakfast and lunch area at the Dallas HQ.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Position Summary & Responsibilities:
  • The ideal candidate will be in the office an average of 3 days per week.
  • Provide integrated petroleum engineering support across international conventional assets, with exposure to unconventional projects on a limited basis.
  • Apply reservoir engineering and management principles to optimize production and recovery across operated and non-operated assets.
  • Evaluate greenfield and brownfield fields and provide fit to purpose development analysis.
  • Evaluate and recommend oil and gas reservoir exploitation strategies including enhanced oil recovery (EOR) and monitor their application and performance.
  • Contribute to reservoir characterization and simulation efforts, including building and running static and simulation models, in support of development planning.
  • Collaborate with geoscience, drilling, facilities, production and operations teams to ensure integrated subsurface solutions and field-level decision-making.
  • Support asset operations, reserves estimation, well performance analysis, and model project economics as required.
  • Engage with field operations personnel and in-country teams to bridge technical and operational activities.
  • Travel internationally on an as-needed basis to interact with operations teams primarily in South America and the Middle East.

Required Skills:
  • Strong foundation in reservoir engineering fundamentals: material balance, decline curve analysis, pressure transient analysis (PTA), and rate transient analysis (RTA).
  • Demonstrated knowledge of enhanced oil recovery techniques including waterflooding, gas injection, chemical EOR, and related surveillance and optimization practices.
  • Working knowledge of reservoir modeling and simulation; experience with industry-standard tools (Petrel RE, Eclipse, Intersect, T-Navigator or similar).
  • Understanding and application of petroleum geology and petrophysical principles as they apply to reservoir characterization and development.
  • Field-level operations experience with the ability to integrate production engineering and operational insights into reservoir management strategies.
  • Proficiency with industry engineering tools such as ARIES, PHDWin, Petex (Prosper/MBAL/Gap/Resolve), Kappa, IHS Harmony, or similar packages.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite; experience with AI, analytical and data visualization tools (Copilot, Claude, Spotfire, Power BI, or similar) is a plus.
  • Ability to work effectively within integrated project teams (IPTs) spanning reservoir engineering, geoscience, drilling, and operations disciplines.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills in English; proficiency in Spanish or Arabic is a plus.

Required Experience:
  • Bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering or closely related engineering discipline (required).
  • Minimum of 10 years of petroleum/reservoir engineering experience, with meaningful exposure to field operations.
  • Demonstrated experience working on international conventional assets.
  • Experience with unconventional reservoirs is a plus, though not the primary focus of this role.
  • Proven record of applying reservoir engineering methods and EOR in field development or operations context.
  • Experience or strong interaction with facilities design, production and operations is a plus.

Company Highlights:
  • Free specialty coffee bar in the Dallas HQ
  • Onsite breakfast and lunch area in the Dallas HQ


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