Reservoir Engineer – Operational Exploration
Fervo Energy
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Golden • Colorado • United States
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Salary
💰 $135,000 - $195,000 per year
About the role
- Advise Resource teams on the design and objectives of diagnostic programs
- Independently review and interpret pressure, rate, and temperature data to assess reservoir properties, fracture behavior, and well performance
- Evaluate crossflow behavior, injector–producer connectivity, and reservoir compartmentalization to inform development strategy
- Provide guidance on lateral rate distribution and zonal performance diagnostics (e.g., PLT/DTS/DAS, tracer programs)
- Review completion step-down tests, injection/falloff programs, and stimulation diagnostics to assess near-wellbore and fracture performance
- Support Exploration teams in prospect screening, reservoir characterization, and early-stage risk assessment
- Provide input on location selection and wellbore targeting based on structural, thermal, and permeability models
- Define minimum viable data acquisition strategies to evaluate new prospects efficiently and reduce uncertainty
- Deliver clear technical recommendations to asset teams to guide optimization, stimulation strategy, and injection management
- Promote consistent diagnostic standards and interpretation methodologies across projects
- Partner with D&C to refine stage design, cluster efficiency, and stimulation strategy based on observed performance
- Integrate diagnostic findings into reservoir models and development plans
Requirements
- B.S. in Engineering (Petroleum, Mechanical, Chemical, or related discipline)
- 4+ years of experience in reservoir engineering, well testing, production engineering, or a related subsurface role; advanced degree may be considered in lieu of experience
- Strong understanding of fluid flow in porous and fractured media
- Experience interpreting pressure transient tests (drawdown, buildup, interference, falloff)
- Experience with DFIT analysis and fracture gradient estimation
- Familiarity with injection/production diagnostics and completion evaluation
- Ability to assess subsurface uncertainty and communicate risk clearly
- Strong analytical, synthesis, and communication skills
Benefits
- health insurance
- dental insurance
- vision insurance
- life insurance
- short-term and long-term disability
- flexible paid time off
- paid parental leave
- incentive stock options program
- bonus incentive program
- 401(k) plan with employer match
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
reservoir engineeringwell testingproduction engineeringpressure transient testsDFIT analysisfracture gradient estimationinjection diagnosticsproduction diagnosticscompletion evaluationdata acquisition strategies
Soft Skills
analytical skillssynthesis skillscommunication skillsrisk assessmenttechnical recommendationsguidancecollaborationproblem-solvinginterpretation methodologiesoptimization
Certifications
B.S. in Engineeringadvanced degree in related discipline