Operations Support Engineer

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Matador Resources Company
Dallas, TX, United States
  • Construction
  • FullTime
  • Shift

Job Description Rotational position responsible for supporting drilling, completions and production engineers. Participate in multi-disciplinary teams to ensure operations are executed efficiently to meet all goals.

Responsibilities JOB REQUIREMENTS

  • Work closely with geologists to geo-steer horizontal wells and place wellbores effectively in zone
  • Provide daily operational updates on drilling performance, including technical recommendations based on offset analysis
  • Assist engineers in trouble shooting operational issues and provide recommendations to increase operational efficiency
  • Perform in-depth analysis of drilling performance to ensure continuous improvement
  • Initiate technical studies and make recommendations to improve performance, reduce costs and overcome challenges
  • Support Engineering teams in well planning and regulatory processes
  • Perform directional well planning, including Anti-collision analysis for permitting purposes
  • Provide technical recommendations based on Torque and Drag modeling for horizontal wells
  • Stay current with emerging technologies, tools, and frameworks, including AI ML/LLM
  • Use multiple sources of data including but not limited to Pason, AI Driller, Landmark (WellPlan/Compass/Stress Check), Petra, WellView, XSPOC, Merrick, eVIN, Zedi to track and monitor operational performance

Schedule

  • Work 7 days on & 7 days off for 12 hour shifts to support Matador 24/7 operations

Job Benefits Compensation includes industry competitive salary commensurate with experience, performance incentives, plus medical and dental benefits, 401(k), etc. Details are available upon application.

Qualifications Education and Experience

  • B.S. degree in Engineering
  • Working knowledge of Excel, Powerpoint, Word, Tibco Spotfire
  • Good written and verbal communication skills a must
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced setting, process work rapidly, set priorities, work under pressure and follow through with assigned tasks with limited supervision
  • Willing to make on-site field visits
  • Willing to work night shifts
  • Permian Basin and/or Delaware Basin field operations experience is a plus
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