Asset Reservoir Engineer

Fervo Energy; Golden (CO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive stock options

Bonus incentive program

401(k) with employer match

Job summary

Fervo Energy is seeking an Asset Reservoir Engineer to lead asset development planning and perform reservoir engineering analyses for geothermal projects. You will shape development strategy, manage reservoirs, and improve capital efficiency across the portfolio.

Collaboration across subsurface, engineering, and operations will drive data acquisition, modeling, production forecasting, and reservoir management decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or higher.
• Minimum 6+ years engineering experience in oil & gas or geothermal.
• 1+ years field experience in oil & gas, geothermal, or similar operations.
• Experience in asset development planning and economic models for asset decisions.
• Experience in production forecasting and probabilistic analysis.
• Experience with hydraulic fracturing and stimulation in unconventional resources.
• Experience with commercial reservoir simulation software (ResFrac/Eclipse/CMG/Tough2/IX/TETRAD).
• Experience with GOHFER/Kinetix/StimPlan/FrackOptima for fracture design.
• Knowledge of geomechanics and thermodynamics.
• Experience with data analytics tools like Spotfire or Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Prepare recommendations based on technical evaluation.
• Coordinate and support cross-functional teams to refine development plans.
• Evaluate economics of asset plans and scenarios.
• Collaborate with subsurface teams to plan data acquisition.
• Interpret stimulation data to inform completion design.
• Analyze production, injection, pressure, rate-transient, DFIT data, and tracers.
• Conduct uncertainty studies for reservoir tests and well performance.
• Use reservoir simulations to support operational decisions.
• Develop data acquisition and well testing programs for field projects.
• Develop production forecasts and reservoir management strategies.

Skills

Reservoir engineering

Project management

Economic modeling

Production forecasting

Reservoir simulation

Data analysis

Geomechanics

Thermodynamics

Stimulation

Power BI

Python

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

ResFrac

Eclipse

CMG

Tough2

IX

TETRAD

GOHFER

Kinetix

StimPlan

FrackOptima

Spotfire

Power BI

Job description

Description

The Asset Reservoir Engineer will be responsible for leading asset development planning and performing reservoir engineering analysis to support Fervo Energy’s geothermal development activities. This position will play a key role in shaping the development strategy, reservoir management, and improving capital efficiency across Fervo’s growing project portfolio. Responsibilities include collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop and refine asset development plans, economic evaluation, analytical and numerical modeling to support development decisions, production forecasting, and reservoir management. The Asset Reservoir Engineer will design and implement well testing, reservoir monitoring, and other data acquisition programs to support development decisions and continuously improve Fervo’s asset development plan. This position will report to the Asset Reservoir Engineering Lead in the Geoblock Factory.

Requirements

Responsibilities

Project Management

• Prepare recommendations based on comprehensive technical evaluation
• Coordinate and support cross-functional teams to generate and refine development plans
• Evaluate economics of asset plans and development scenarios
• Collaborate with subsurface and engineering teams to plan data acquisition programs to support development decisions

Data Analysis & Interpretation

• Interpret stimulation data (e.g., step-down tests and ISIPs) to inform completion design recommendations
• Analyze production and injection data, pressure transient data, rate-transient data, diagnostic fracture injection test (DFIT) data, and tracers
• Conduct uncertainty quantification studies for reservoir field diagnostic tests and well performance

Field Operations Support

• Use reservoir simulation and field data to support operational decisions
• Develop and implement data acquisition and well testing, including 2-phase flow, programs for Fervo field projects; develop well testing procedures and analyze field data
• Support pad facilities and power plant design decisions based on well performance and forecasts

Reservoir Simulation & Forecasting

• Perform model sensitivity analysis and optimization studies, driving well enhancements for future development
• Develop production forecasts to evaluate various reservoir management strategies and development plans
• History match geothermal reservoir simulation models based on field-wide stimulation and production data
• Participate in industry meetings and conferences

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in engineering
• 6+ years of engineering experience in the oil and gas or geothermal industries
• 1+ years of field experience in oil and gas, geothermal, or similar operations
• Experience in project management and asset development planning for oil and gas or geothermal developments
• Experience applying economic models to support asset development decisions
• Experience in production forecasting and probabilistic analysis
• Experience in hydraulic fracturing, well stimulation techniques in unconventional oil and gas
• Experience running commercial reservoir simulation software including ResFrac, Eclipse, CMG, Tough2, IX, or TETRAD
• Experience running commercial or research hydraulic fracture simulation software, including GOHFER, Kinetix, ResFrac, StimPlan, or FrackOptima
• Knowledge of geomechanics and thermodynamics
• Experience in data analytics with Spotfire or Power BI
• Willing to travel up to 15% for fieldwork and occasional visits to other Fervo offices

Preferred

• Experience in Python programming for data analysis
• Experience in reservoir data acquisition including tracers, PTA/RTA, waterflood/CO2/Steamflood pattern analysis
• Experience in hydraulic fracturing data analysis
• Experience running and interpretating flowing/static pressure/temperature surveys
• Experience interpreting and modelling tracer results
• Experience with geothermal wellbore interventions such as thermal stimulation, acid stimulation, coil tubing and air lift.
• Monitoring pressure-transient responses in saturated and 2-phase geothermal reservoirs
• Diagnose reservoir issues such as permeability zones behind casing, cold water infiltration, steam zones, reduced near wellbore permeability, scaling

Location

Preferred location is Golden, CO. Fervo Energy is headquartered in Houston, TX with growing offices in Golden, Oakland, Reno, and Salt Lake City. This position will be eligible for some hybrid work flexibility, but regular in-office presence at the Golden office location is required. Occasional travel will be required for this position.

Compensation & Benefits

Fervo provides a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, short-term and long-term disability, flexible paid time off, and paid parental leave. Additionally, Fervo offers an incentive stock options program, a bonus incentive program, and a 401(k) plan with an employer match.

Fervo Energy is providing the compensation range and general description of other compensation and benefits that the company in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities in addition to internal equity and geographic location. Expected Salary: $140,000-$200,000 based on Colorado locality, pay in other locations may vary.

Fervo Energy reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, or federal law.