Well Intervention Engineer - Midland, TX

ConocoPhillips•Midland, TX

9d•Onsite

About The Position

ConocoPhillips and its heritage companies have operated in the Permian Basin for almost 100 years. The transformational acquisitions of Concho Resources Inc. and Shell Enterprises LLC’s prolific positions in the Delaware and Midland Basins in 2021 further strengthened the company’s position in the Permian Basin. At year-end 2024, the company held over 1 million total net acres in the Permian Basin. During 2024, net production averaged 775 MBOED. The Well Intervention Engineer supports ConocoPhillips’ workover and well intervention program by delivering safe, compliant, and cost‑effective well plans that protect people, the environment, and asset integrity. Working closely with the Well Intervention Engineering Supervisor and a multidisciplinary team, this role contributes to near‑term operational success while driving continuous improvement through data‑driven decisions, technology adoption, and lessons learned. The position offers meaningful exposure to complex well operations and collaboration across completions, production, and field execution teams. Click here to learn more about living and working in Midland.

Requirements

Legally authorized to work in the United States
Bachelor’s degree or higher in Petroleum Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related engineering field or foreign equivalent
3 or more years of engineering experience in well interventions, production, or completions
Willing and able (with or without reasonable accommodation) to be on call outside standard working hours
Willing and able (with or without reasonable accommodation) to travel up to 20% annually

Nice To Haves

5 or more years of experience in well intervention, completions, and/or production engineering
1 or more years of experience with workover and remedial operations for horizontal wells, including rigs, slickline, electric line, snubbing, and coiled tubing
1 or more years of experience with completion tools such as liner systems, packers, plugs, sleeves, artificial lift, and dissolvable technologies
1 or more years of experience working in unconventional resource plays for an operating company.
1 or more years of experience with performance tracking, benchmarking, and continuous improvement initiatives
Intermediate level of proficiency in intervention engineering tools and models, including nodal analysis, torque and drag modeling, coiled tubing and wireline reach modeling, and tubing and casing stress analysis
Intermediate level of knowledge of economic evaluation, project management, and risk analysis.
Familiarity with corporate budgeting and planning processes
Strong ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to build alignment and achieve shared goals
Encourages new ways of looking at problems, processes, or solutions
Takes ownership of actions and follows through on commitments by courageously dealing with important problems, holding others accountable and standing up for what is right
Generates effective solutions based on available information and makes timely decisions that are safe and ethical
Invites dialogue to gain a shared understanding and influences with confidence to drive performance and achieve business results

Responsibilities

Design and deliver safe, efficient well intervention and workover programs in compliance with company policies, standards, and regulatory requirements
Participate in multidisciplinary well planning to align intervention activities with well and project objectives
Collaborate with Completions and Production teams to identify, prioritize, and schedule intervention opportunities
Prepare detailed procedures and contingency plans consistent with corporate well control and design standards for workover rigs, coiled tubing, wireline, slickline, and rigless operations
Provide engineering support to field personnel to ensure safe execution of planned activities, including onsite support during critical operations
Ensure accurate daily operational reporting using WellView
Manage multiple simultaneous well projects, including cost tracking, schedule coordination, and performance monitoring
Partner with well intervention superintendents to support and guide field operations.
Prepare and submit government permits and ensure regulatory compliance
Develop authorizations for expenditure (AFEs), track costs, and review invoices for accuracy
Apply data analytics and statistical methods to support value-based decision-making
Support tender development, bid evaluation, and technical scoping for intervention services and materials
Develop and maintain performance metrics to drive high‑quality, cost‑effective operations.
Conduct after‑action reviews, capture lessons learned, and identify real‑time performance improvements
Evaluate emerging technologies and services to improve operational outcomes
Share learnings across ConocoPhillips and participate in industry forums to support benchmarking and best practices
Mentor engineers and team members to support capability development