Sr. Stimulation Chemist

MaverickX • Austin, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Company MaverickX is revitalizing critical resource extraction with precision biologics. We are a team of scientists, engineers, and business operators who are bringing cutting-edge biotechnology products to the world’s most critical industries. The Applications team owns the testing and performance validation of our chemistry, responsible for both lab evaluation and field execution. It is a small, cross-disciplinary group that works directly with technical operators to deploy, prove, and iterate on our solutions. Beyond the current field program, the team evaluates new applications for our chemical platform across the oilfield. We are seeking a Senior Stimulation Chemist to own the chemistry behind our flagship oilfield product, PetroX Boost. PetroX Boost is a biochemical treatment that selectively alters mineral phases in unconventional reservoirs, with the objective of enhanced oil production. You will own the chemical performance of PetroX Boost, including reaction with target minerals, spent-fluid behavior, and downhole compatibility. You will define and interpret the laboratory program behind each treatment, and you will translate the chemistry into constraints and recommendations that shape how the fluid is blended and pumped.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or advanced degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related field
• 10+ years of hands-on oilfield chemistry experience, with personal ownership of formulations and their performance
• Depth in one or more of: oilfield stimulation chemistry, acidizing chemistry, chelant/sequestrant chemistry, mineral dissolution, or aqueous inorganic chemistry
• Experience characterizing reaction kinetics and precipitation behavior in complex fluid systems
• Experience designing and interpreting laboratory testing, such as dissolution, compatibility, precipitation, corrosion
• Bias toward action and strong ownership; comfortable without a corporate playbook
• Strong desire to meaningfully contribute to American dynamism and the global resource supply chain
• Must be willing to work on-site in Austin, TX
• Willing to travel to field sites, other MaverickX facilities, and industry events, as needed
• Willing to work extended hours, as needed
• Physical requirements: lifting up to 50 lbs, reaching over head, bending, standing/on feet for long periods of time
• General occupational health requirements: BSL2 lab operation guidelines
• Strong skills in technical communication, writing and reporting to various audiences (technical and nontechnical backgrounds); ability to work well on a team and with coworkers of various scientific capabilities and backgrounds; ability to work independently

Nice To Haves

• End-to-end validation experience from bench to field deployment
• Experience with bio-based chemistries
• Working familiarity with the Permian, Bakken, and Eagle Ford basins and their mineralogies
• Working familiarity with production chemical programs (scale and corrosion inhibitors, biocides, demulsifiers)
• Lab experience with a leading energy operator or service company

Responsibilities

• Characterize how the fluid reacts with target mineral phases; dissolution behavior, reaction kinetics, and the chemistry of penetration and spending. Define what the chemistry implies for treatment sizing and placement, and hand those constraints to treatment design.
• Own the chemistry of spent-fluid behavior, including precipitation risk, secondary reactions, and formation-damage potential.
• Validate compatibility with co-injected fluids, production chemical programs, brines, and physical equipment. Define the conditions under which PetroX Boost is a viable treatment.
• Provide the technical constraints for treatment designs, such as spending rate versus target depth, precipitation thresholds, and compatibility limits.
• Support the technical evaluation of new oilfield applications for our platform as they emerge.

Benefits

• Premium health insurance: With medical, dental, and optical options, we offer some of the best coverage on the market
• Continuing education: We take employee development seriously and strive to unlock our team’s full potential through continuous learning initiatives

What This Job Offers

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