Senior Wellbore Reliability Engineer
Diamondback Energy · Midland, TX · 6 days ago
EngineeringFull-time
Job Responsibilities
- 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)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with SQL Server and Python