2027 BOLT Intern – CO2 PhD/MS

Kinder Morgan, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Kinder Morgan’s BOLT Intern Program is a premier summer internship designed to give you hands-on experience in the energy industry while developing professional and interpersonal skills. You will work on meaningful projects supporting our mission to deliver energy and improve lives, in Houston, alongside seasoned engineers.

The program emphasizes real field work across reservoir evaluation, production geology, and operations, with collaboration among geophysicists, petrophysicists, and

Qualifications

• Pursuing a PhD in petroleum, mechanical, or chemical engineering.
• Self-starter with high drive for results.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills.
• Good computer skills and strong analytical abilities.
• Valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Reservoir Evaluation: General analysis of sub-surface formations for oil recovery performance.
• Reservoir Evaluation: Evaluate fluid flow between wells, Injection and production mass balance.
• Reservoir Evaluation: Aquifer and water disposal formation performance.
• Reservoir Evaluation: Oil recovery and decline curve analysis.
• Reservoir Evaluation: EOR methods application, CO2 and Waterfloods.
• Reservoir Evaluation: Well performance variance from forecasts.
• Reservoir Evaluation: Wellbore condition evaluation.
• Reservoir Evaluation: Revenue, operating cost and profitability analysis.
• Production Geology: Provide a field study of an oilfield.
• Production Geology: Generate reservoir maps, cross-sections, and correlate well logs.
• Production Geology: Collaborate with geophysicists, petrophysicists, and engineering personnel.
• Production Operations: Provide on-site field engineering support for production operations.
• Production Operations: Analyze and support Horizontal Drilling Programs.
• Production Operations: Evaluate facility design limitations.
• Production Operations: Evaluate workover, recompletion and stimulation candidates.
• Production Operations: Evaluate and implement well changes.
• Production Operations: Prepare wellwork procedures.
• Production Operations: Analyze and optimize field production.
• Production Operations: Prepare authority for expenditures.
• Production Operations: Supervise work crews and rig work.
• Plant Operations: Engineering support such as modeling or analyzing process systems, optimization of plant processes.
• Plant Operations: Operations support such as troubleshooting of process equipment and plant operations.
• Plant Operations: Identifying, reporting, and correcting safety and environmental concerns.
• Plant Operations: Develop solutions to equipment problems.
• Plant Operations: Design and modification of new or existing process systems or equipment.
• Plant Operations: Prepare project cost estimates.
• Plant Operations: Onsite supervision of work crews.
• Plant Operations: Project cost tracking.
• Facilities: Engineering support such as modeling or analyzing piping and infrastructure.
• Facilities: Onsite supervision of work crews.
• Facilities: Develop solutions to equipment problems.
• Facilities: Design calculations for equipment and safety systems.
• Facilities: Project development and implementation.
• Facilities: Cost estimating and AFE preparation.
• Facilities: Drawing and documentation support.

Skills

Self-starter

Multi-tasking

Teamwork

Communication skills

Computer skills

Analytical skills

Driver's license

Education

Pursuing a PhD in petroleum, mechanical, or chemical engineering

Job description

What We Are Looking For

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

What We Are Looking For

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

What You Will Do

• 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 geophysicts, 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.

What You Need

• Pursuing a PHD in petroleum, mechanical, or chemical engineering.

Required Qualifications

• Self starter and 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.

Kinder Morgan provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, gender (including gender identity and expression), sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, family status, status as an individual authorized to work in the U.S., or any other status protected by law.

For more information about Kinder Morgan, our culture, opportunities available, and to join our Talent Community, please visit our careers site at www.kindermorgan.com.