Diamondback Energy
Senior Reservoir Engineer
Midland, TX · Senior
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 51 days ago
SQLMachine LearningData AnalysisForecastingCommunicationMentoringPetroleum EngineeringReservoir Engineering
About the role
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- The Senior Reservoir Engineer is a recognized technical authority responsible for leading advanced reservoir engineering evaluations and shaping development strategy for unconventional assets.
Responsibilities
- Lead advanced RTA and diagnostics to evaluate DSU optimization, interference, depletion, and completion effectiveness.
- Perform and oversee PVT, pressure, DFIT, and fracture data analysis to characterize reservoir, stress regimes, and fracture behavior.
- Apply fracture modeling, reservoir simulation, and forecasting to support completion design, spacing decisions, and development planning.
- Develop and maintain Spotfire dashboards and analytical tools to support surveillance, diagnostics, and asset‑level decision making.
- Provide economic evaluation and clear technical recommendations, collaborate cross‑functionally, and mentor reservoir engineers while communicating insights to leadership.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Petroleum Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
- 10+ years of reservoir engineering experience, including at least 5 years focused on unconventional reservoirs.
- Strong analytical capability with hands‑on experience working with production, pressure, and completion data.
- Proven ability to independently evaluate complex reservoir problems and influence development decisions.
- Proficiency with industry‑standard reservoir engineering tools, workflows, and data analytics.
- Effective communication skills with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to technical and non‑technical audiences.
- This engineer operates with a high degree of autonomy, influences asset level decisions, and provides technical mentorship across reservoir engineering teams.
Nice to have
- Master's or Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
- Proficiency in SQL‑based data analysis and working with large, structured subsurface datasets.
- Advanced experience with Spotfire (or similar platforms) for visualization, surveillance, and analytics.
- Experience with Aries and economic evaluation.
- Experience working in the Midland Basin.
- Diamondback is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
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Benefits
- Leverage advanced analytics, machine learning, SQL, and structured data workflows to identify performance drivers and screen opportunities across large datasets.
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