The Role
Supports drilling, completions, and production engineers in 24/7 rotational operations. Responsibilities include geo-steering horizontal wells, monitoring drilling performance, troubleshooting operational issues, conducting offset and performance analysis, developing technical studies, supporting well planning and regulatory processes, performing directional and anti-collision planning, and providing torque and drag recommendations. The role also uses multiple operational data platforms and requires field visits and night-shift availability.
Summary Generated by Built In
JOB DESCRIPTION
Rotational position responsible for supporting drilling, completions and production engineers. Participate in multi-disciplinary teams to ensure operations are executed efficiently to meet all goals.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Responsibilities
- Work closely with geologists to geo-steer horizontal wells and place wellbores effectively in zone
- Provide daily operational updates on drilling performance, including technical recommendations based on offset analysis
- Assist engineers in trouble shooting operational issues and provide recommendations to increase operational efficiency
- Perform in-depth analysis of drilling performance to ensure continuous improvement
- Initiate technical studies and make recommendations to improve performance, reduce costs and overcome challenges
- Support Engineering teams in well planning and regulatory processes
- Perform directional well planning, including Anti-collision analysis for permitting purposes
- Provide technical recommendations based on Torque and Drag modeling for horizontal wells
- Stay current with emerging technologies, tools, and frameworks, including AI ML/LLM
- Use multiple sources of data including but not limited to Pason, AI Driller, Landmark (WellPlan/Compass/Stress Check), Petra, WellView, XSPOC, Merrick, eVIN, Zedi to track and monitor operational performance
Schedule
- Work 7 days on & 7 days off for 12 hour+ shifts to support Matador 24/7 operations
JOB BENEFITS
Compensation includes industry competitive salary commensurate with experience, performance incentives, plus medical and dental benefits, 401(k), etc. Details are available upon application.
Education and Experience
- B.S. degree in Engineering
- Working knowledge of Excel, Powerpoint, Word, Tibco Spotfire
- Good written and verbal communication skills a must
- Ability to work in a fast-paced setting, process work rapidly, set priorities, work under pressure and follow through with assigned tasks with limited supervision
- Willing to make on-site field visits
- Willing to work night shifts
- Permian Basin and/or Delaware Basin field operations experience is a plus
Skills Required
- Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel
- Working knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Word
- Working knowledge of TIBCO Spotfire
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced setting, process work rapidly, set priorities, work under pressure, and follow through with limited supervision
- Willingness to make on-site field visits
- Willingness to work night shifts
- Permian Basin and/or Delaware Basin field operations experience
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The Company
What We Do
Matador Resources Company (“Matador”) is a Dallas-based, well established, publicly traded.
