Senior Reservoir Engineer

Diamondback E&P LLC; Midland (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Diamondback E&P LLC in Midland, TX is seeking a Senior Reservoir Engineer to lead advanced shale reservoir evaluations and shape development strategy for unconventional assets. You will apply RTA, PVT, DFIT, CPG interpretation, and fracture modeling, supported by analytics, SQL data workflows, and visualization tools such as Spotfire, to inform asset-level decisions.

This role offers autonomy, mentorship across reservoir teams, and collaboration with leadership on surveillance, economics, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Petroleum Engineering or related discipline.
• 10+ years reservoir engineering experience with 5+ years in unconventional reservoirs.
• Mastery of RTA, PVT, DFIT, CPG, fracture modeling, and reservoir simulation.
• Strong analytical skills with production, pressure, and completion data.
• Ability to independently evaluate complex reservoir problems and influence decisions.
• Proficiency with industry-standard reservoir engineering tools and data analytics.
• Excellent communication to convey complex concepts to technical and nontechnical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical authority for unconventional reservoir engineering, guiding well performance, spacing, and development optimization.
• Lead advanced RTA and diagnostics to evaluate DSU optimization, interference, depletion, and completion effectiveness.
• Perform and oversee PVT, pressure, DFIT, and fracture data analysis to characterize reservoir properties, stress regimes, and fracture behavior.
• Apply fracture modeling, reservoir simulation, and forecasting to support completion design, spacing decisions, and development planning.
• Leverage machine learning, SQL, and structured data workflows to identify performance drivers across large datasets.
• Develop and maintain Spotfire dashboards and analytic tools to support surveillance, diagnostics, and asset-level decision making.
• Provide economic evaluation and clear technical recommendations, collaborating with leadership.

Skills

RTA insights

PVT analysis

DFIT evaluation

Fracture modeling

Reservoir simulation

Analytics & data workflows

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Petroleum Engineering or related

Master's or PhD in Petroleum Engineering

Tools

Spotfire

Aries

SQL

Job description

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The Senior Reservoir Engineer is a recognized technical authority responsible for leading advanced reservoir engineering evaluations and shaping development strategy for unconventional assets. This role requires deep, hands on expertise in shale reservoir engineering, including RTA, PVT, DFIT, CPG interpretation, fracture modeling and reservoir simulation, complemented by modern analytics, including machine leaning, SQL-based data workflows, and visualization platforms (e.g., Spotfire). This engineer operates with a high degree of autonomy, influences asset level decisions, and provides technical mentorship across reservoir engineering teams.

Job Responsibilities:

Include but are not limited to

• Serve as a technical authority for unconventional reservoir engineering, providing guidance on well performance, spacing, and development optimization.
• Lead advanced RTA and diagnostics to evaluate DSU optimization, interference, depletion, and completion effectiveness.
• Perform and oversee PVT, pressure, DFIT, and fracture data analysis to characterize reservoir properties, stress regimes, and fracture behavior.
• Apply fracture modeling, reservoir simulation, and forecasting to support completion design, spacing decisions, and development planning.
• Leverage advanced analytics, machine leaning, SQL, and structured data workflows to identify performance drivers and screen opportunities across large datasets.
• Develop and maintain Spotfire dashboards and analytical tools to support surveillance, diagnostics, and assetlevel decision making.
• Provide economic evaluation and clear technical recommendations, collaborate crossfunctionally, and mentor reservoir engineers while communicating insights to leadership.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Petroleum Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• 10+ years of reservoir engineering experience, including at least 5 years focused on unconventional reservoirs.
• Demonstrated technical mastery of RTA, PVT, DFIT, CPG, fracture modeling, and reservoir simulation.
• Strong analytical capability with handson experience working with production, pressure, and completion data.
• Proven ability to independently evaluate complex reservoir problems and influence development decisions.
• Proficiency with industrystandard reservoir engineering tools, workflows, and data analytics.
• Effective communication skills with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to technical and nontechnical audiences.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's or Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Proficiency in SQLbased data analysis and working with large, structured subsurface datasets.
• Advanced experience with Spotfire (or similar platforms) for visualization, surveillance, and analytics.
• Experience with Aries and economic evaluation.
• Experience working in the Midland Basin.

Diamondback is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Diamondback provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, veteran or disability status, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other status protected by law. Diamondback participates in E-Verify. Learn more aboutE-Verify.