Diamondback Energy Inc

Senior Wellbore Reliability Engineer

Diamondback Energy Inc$120K — $145K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related mathematics/statistics field
  • Minimum 7 years of engineering experience, including at least 2 years in oil and gas
  • Experience with deviated or horizontal wells, including drilling, completions, or remediation
  • Corrosion training or certification (e.g., NACE, AMPP)
  • Proficiency in CBL/VDL interpretation and reliability analysis methods
  • Experience with data analytics and visualization tools (e.g., Spotfire, Power BI)
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain root cause analysis datasets for water influx and wellbore integrity issues
  • Analyze water influx data for failure modes, trends, and systemic risks
  • Evaluate corrosion and erosion-driven failure mechanisms and assess risk factors
  • Develop and guide corporate mitigation strategies for water influx and wellbore integrity
  • Lead implementation and project management of approved mitigation measures with vendors
  • Provide technical guidance on well construction and workover practices
  • Support and monitor cathodic protection and other wellbore integrity systems

Benefits

  • Opportunity to influence company-wide wellbore reliability practices
  • Engage with a multidisciplinary team including Production Engineering and Drilling
  • Lead initiatives in wellbore integrity that impact long-term asset performance
  • Access to advanced data analytics tools and methodologies
Full Job Description
The Wellbore Reliability Engineer leads the documentation, auditing, and root cause analysis of water influx mechanisms in horizontal wells, assessing wellbore integrity risks that impact economic life and developing mitigation strategies to ensure long term reliability. This senior individual contributor role influences company wide wellbore reliability practices across Midland and Delaware Basin assets and is responsible for managing and implementing selected mitigation measures to ensure effective execution. The role works as part of a multidisciplinary team, partnering closely with Production Engineering, Workover, Production Operations, Drilling, and Completions.

Job Responsibilities:

Include but are not limited to
  • Develop and maintain structured root cause analysis datasets for water influx and wellbore integrity issues to inform mitigation strategies
  • Analyze water influx data to identify repeat failure modes, trends, and systemic risks impacting well economic life
  • Evaluate corrosion- and erosion-driven failure mechanisms and apply reliability analysis methodologies to assess risk factors and expected well life
  • Develop and guide corporate mitigation strategies to prevent or manage water influx and wellbore integrity degradation
  • Lead implementation and project management of approved mitigation measures, including vendor engagement
  • Provide technical guidance on well construction, workover, and remedial design practices related to wellbore integrity
  • Support and monitor cathodic protection and other wellbore integrity systems


Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related mathematics/statistics field
  • Minimum 7 years of engineering experience, including at least 2 years in oil and gas
  • Experience with deviated or horizontal wells, including drilling, completions, or wellbore remediation
  • Corrosion training or certification (NACE, AMPP, or similar) with proficiency in CBL/VDL interpretation and reliability analysis methods
  • Experience with data analytics and visualization tools (Spotfire, Power BI) and strong written and verbal communication skills


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience with SQL Server and Python

About Diamondback Energy Inc

Diamondback Energy is an independent oil and natural gas company headquartered in Midland, TX. Diamondback’s growth strategy is focused on the acquisition, development, exploration and exploitation of unconventional, long-life, onshore oil and natural gas reserves in the major oil producing Permian Basin in West Texas. The Company’s operations are directed primarily at the large acreage areas of the Clearfork, Spraberry, Wolfcamp, Cline, Strawn and Atoka formations, collectively known as the Wolfberry Trend.

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Learn more about Diamondback Energy Inc
Size
870 employees
Market Cap
$23.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$4.5 billion
Founded
2007
5 Year Trend
+66.8%
Revenue
$2.8 billion
NASDAQ

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