2026-2027 Wells Engineer

Chevron•Houston, TX

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

Chevron is hiring at various operating locations across the U.S., including: Bakersfield, California; Covington, Louisiana; Houston, Texas; Midland, Texas; Greeley, Colorado. Entry-level Wells Engineers (Horizons Program) – Wells engineers have both office and field based assignments as part of their early career development. Field based assignments typically include: Drill Site Representatives for on-site drilling operations including exploratory wells and development wells, and/or Well Site Representatives for on-site frac spreads and well intervention operations on producing wells. Office assignments can be: drilling engineer, completions engineer, and/or well intervention engineer. As part of your development, you will participate in the Wells Horizons program. Horizons is an employee development program designed to accelerate the knowledge, skills and self-confidence of Chevron’s new workforce. The program’s primary focus is the first three to five (3-5) years of an employee’s career and provides a solid foundation of knowledge and experience, that enables participants to quickly contribute at a higher level. The program combines on the job training with technical learning to enhance the learning experience. Opportunities may exist to transfer to overseas locations after developing core Wells engineering competencies. Mobility is encouraged as there are many opportunities for Chevron Wells engineers to work in a variety of assignments at different locations, both domestic and international.

Requirements

Students completing the last year of the requirements for their Bachelors, Masters or Doctorate degree in Petroleum, Chemical or Mechanical Engineering or individuals with a Bachelors, Masters or Doctorate degree in Petroleum, Chemical or Mechanical Engineering degree with less than 2 years of directly related work experience
Strong academic performance in core programs
Communication skills
Leadership skills
Teamwork skills
Problem-solving skills
Position may require driving on a routine basis
Ability to demonstrate The Chevron Way

Responsibilities

Drill Site Representatives for on-site drilling operations including exploratory wells and development wells
Well Site Representatives for on-site frac spreads and well intervention operations on producing wells
Drilling engineer responsibilities include: cost estimation, bit and drill string design, casing and cement design, and mud program design
Completions engineering responsibilities include: cost estimation, well completion design including fracture or sand control design, well completion fluid recommendation, production tubing string design and effective nodal analysis, including understanding the integrated production system to effectively optimize production
Well intervention engineering responsibilities include: designing, planning, supporting, and supervising well intervention and completion procedures, applying technology and innovation in remediating wells the use of coiled tubing and snubbing units