Junior Petroleum Engineer: Field Ops & Production Growth

Elendil Resources LLC; Hays (KS); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Elendil Resources LLC seeks a new graduate engineer to join its Kansas or Houston team. You’ll gain hands-on exposure across production, reservoir, facilities and acquisitions early on, with field and office time expected in a mix setup.

You’ll support daily field operations, develop production-improvement strategies for mature wells, design lift systems, and participate in risk reviews and cost estimating for workovers and new wells.

Qualifications

• Authorized to work in the United States full-time.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Petroleum, Chemical, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• Currently a senior or graduate student.
• Willing to work in Hays, Kansas or Houston, Texas.

Responsibilities

• Support daily field operations on oil, gas and helium-bearing wells.
• Develop strategies to improve production from mature wells.
• Prepare procedures, cost estimates and schedules for workovers and new wells.
• Design and optimize artificial lift systems.
• Troubleshoot gas gathering, compression and processing facilities, including helium recovery.
• Ensure designs meet industry standards and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate risk assessments and management-of-change reviews.
• Analyze well logs, forecast production and estimate reserves.
• Evaluate acquisitions including costs and gas contracts.
• Use data to improve field performance and investment decisions.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Data analysis

AI tools (Claude)

Field operations understanding

Ownership & follow-through

understanding production metrics

Education

Petroleum Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Claude AI tools

Job description

Elendil Resources LLC seeks a new graduate engineer to join its Kansas or Houston team. You’ll gain hands-on exposure across production, reservoir, facilities and acquisitions early on, with field and office time expected in a mix setup.

You’ll support daily field operations, develop production-improvement strategies for mature wells, design lift systems, and participate in risk reviews and cost estimating for workovers and new wells.