2027 BOLT Intern – CO2 PhD/MS

About the role

The BOLT (Building Opportunities & Learning Together) Intern Program is Kinder Morgan’s elite summer internship program. At Kinder Morgan, you will have the opportunity to spend your summer gaining hands-on experience in the energy industry while enhancing your professional and interpersonal skills by participating in meaningful projects that support our vision of delivering energy to improve lives and create a better world.

Reservoir Evaluation

• General analysis of sub-surface formations for oil recovery performance
• Evaluate fluid flow between wells, injection and production mass balance
• Aquifer and water disposal formation performance
• Oil recovery and decline curve analysis
• EOR methods application, CO2 and Waterfloods
• Well performance variance from forecasts
• Wellbore condition evaluation
• Revenue, operating cost and profitability analysis

Production Geology

• Providing a field study of an oilfield
• Generating reservoir maps, cross-sections, correlating well logs
• Collaborating with geophysicists, petrophysicists, and engineering personnel

Production Operations

• Providing on-site field engineering support for production operations
• Analysis and support for horizontal drilling programs
• Evaluating facility design limitations
• Evaluating workover, recompletion and stimulation candidates
• Evaluating and implementing well changes
• Preparing wellwork procedures
• Analyzing and optimizing field production
• Preparing authority for expenditures
• Supervising work crews, rig work, etc.

Plant Operations

• Engineering support such as modeling or analyzing process systems, optimization of plant processes
• Operations support such as troubleshooting of process equipment and plant operations
• Identifying, reporting, and correcting safety and environmental concerns
• Developing solutions to equipment problems
• Design and modification of new or existing process systems or equipment
• Preparation of project cost estimates
• Onsite supervision of work crews
• Project cost tracking

Facilities

• Engineering support such as modeling or analyzing piping and infrastructure
• Onsite supervision of work crews
• Developing solutions to equipment problems
• Design calculations for equipment and safety systems
• Project development and implementation
• Cost estimating and AFE preparation
• Drawing and documentation support

Education

• Pursuing a PhD in petroleum, mechanical, or chemical engineering

Requirements

• Self-starter with a high drive for results
• Must be able to handle multiple tasks
• Strong teamwork
• Strong communication skills
• Good computer skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Valid driver’s license
• Must be able to work with a team, take direction from supervisors, keep required work schedules, focus on attention to detail, and follow work rules

Why Join Kinder Morgan

Kinder Morgan is a large energy infrastructure company operating in North America. Access to reliable, affordable energy is a critical component for improving lives around the world. We are committed to providing energy transportation and storage services in a safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible manner for the benefit of the people, communities, and businesses we serve.