Senior Resource Development Engineer – Delaware Basin

Continental Resources • Oklahoma City, OK

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About The Position

The Senior Resource Development Engineer collaborates with other disciplines, including geologists, landmen, and production engineers, to optimize resource development on Continental’s Delaware Basin assets. The role involves performance analysis, strategic planning, acquisition and divestiture evaluation, and reservoir characterization to maximize economic value and recovery.

The engineer develops production forecasts, well spacing and completion strategies, field development plans, type curves, and economic analyses. The role also advances well approvals and reserves strategy, communicates trade-offs, and works with the Reservoir Solutions team to incorporate simulation and diagnostic tools into asset-level reservoir characterization.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Petroleum, Mechanical, Chemical, or a related Engineering field from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum of five years of related experience.
• Outstanding verbal, written, and presentation skills.
• Proficient computer and data analysis skills.
• Working knowledge of industry software, including ARIES, ComboCurve, and Whitson.
• Ability to use decline curve analysis to forecast reserve recoveries from reservoirs.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize work efficiently to meet deadlines.
• Demonstrates accountability, trustworthiness, collaboration, self-awareness, and the ability to drive results.
• Must pass an acceptable pre-employment background check and drug test.

Nice To Haves

• Proficiency in ARIES software and economic analysis.
• Proficiency in Spotfire and other data visualization and analysis tools.
• Experience with unconventional Permian Basin assets.

Responsibilities

• Conduct decline curve analysis to generate short- and long-term production forecasts supporting budgeting, resource allocation, and strategic decision-making.
• Design and optimize well spacing, completion strategies, and field development plans to enhance recovery and economics while minimizing costs.
• Evaluate potential acquisitions and divestitures and make recommendations.
• Develop and maintain type curves and economic analyses for various AOIs.
• Progress well approvals from concept through executive approval.
• Clearly communicate trade-offs.
• Collaborate with the Reservoir Solutions team to incorporate reservoir simulations, PVT, RTA, and other diagnostic tools into asset-level reservoir characterization.
• Continually progress the asset’s reserves strategy throughout the year.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior