Engineering Trainee: Drilling, Completions & Production

Mewbourne Oil Company; Air Base City (NM); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Mewbourne Oil Company is launching a structured 3- to 5-year training program to develop well-rounded operations engineers. You will gain exposure to drilling, completions, production, and HSE, with hands-on experience at the wellsite to support safe and efficient operations.

You will work with geologists, landmen, drilling crews, and environmental scientists to design, supervise, and optimize field processes, while writing procedures and AFEs and tracking project budgets and costs.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Petroleum or Mechanical Engineering.
• 2–5 years of O&G Engineering experience.
• Oil and gas experience required.

Responsibilities

• Design and supervise drilling processes and equipment.
• Oversee completion, stimulation, and wellbore integrity tasks.
• Monitor production and optimize extraction strategies.
• Analyze data to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
• Prepare technical reports and AFEs; manage project budgets.
• Coordinate with geologists, landmen, and environmental scientists.

Skills

Technical proficiency

Analytical

Problem solving

Computer literacy

Communication

Project management

Attention to detail

Safety awareness

Adaptability

Ethical conduct

Education

B.S. in Petroleum or Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Mewbourne Oil Company is launching a structured 3- to 5-year training program to develop well-rounded operations engineers. You will gain exposure to drilling, completions, production, and HSE, with hands-on experience at the wellsite to support safe and efficient operations.

You will work with geologists, landmen, drilling crews, and environmental scientists to design, supervise, and optimize field processes, while writing procedures and AFEs and tracking project budgets and costs.