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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

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