Elite Energy Reservoir Intern — Hands-on Field & Tech

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

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