Drilling Optimization Engineer - Midland, TX

Marathon Oil
Texas
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Energy & Utilities OperationsExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Accountability","Collaboration","Decision making","Communication","Continuous improvement"]

Improve drilling performance for the Lower 48 by providing real-time operational support, engineering analysis, and performance optimization. Partner across engineering, directional drilling, geology, field operations, and analytics to identify repeatable practices, analyze operational and drilling trends, and deliver data-driven recommendations to improve ROP, slide efficiency, wellbore quality, and execution consistency. Promote drilling automation, evaluate new technologies, and build dashboards and KPIs to strengthen wells analytics and visibility.

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Marathon Oil
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Drilling Optimization Engineer - Midland, TX

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Job Summary

Improve drilling performance for the Lower 48 by providing real-time operational support, engineering analysis, and performance optimization. Partner across engineering, directional drilling, geology, field operations, and analytics to identify repeatable practices, analyze operational and drilling trends, and deliver data-driven recommendations to improve ROP, slide efficiency, wellbore quality, and execution consistency. Promote drilling automation, evaluate new technologies, and build dashboards and KPIs to strengthen wells analytics and visibility.
Location: Texas
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Energy & Utilities Operations
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Identify and prioritize opportunities to improve drilling performance, partnering to implement solutions and capture measurable value.
  • •Serve as Permian’s Drilling Automation Champion to promote automation solutions and support adoption.
  • •Use historical well and operational data to identify repeatable practices and standardize approaches across discipline engineering teams.
  • •Analyze operational data and drilling trends to recommend improvements in ROP, slide efficiency, wellbore quality, and execution consistency.
  • •Develop and maintain performance dashboards, KPIs, and analytical tools to improve operational visibility and decision making.
Travel: Medium travel

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionPaid LeaveParental LeaveRetirement SavingsAnnual Bonus

Key Requirements

  • •Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
  • •Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical, Civil, Chemical, Petroleum Engineering, or a related technical field.
  • •5 or more years of experience working in drilling.
  • •Willing and able to travel up to 20% annually (with or without reasonable accommodation).
  • •Advanced knowledge of drilling processes and operational data to evaluate performance.
Experience:5+ yearsOil and gasDrillingUnconventional plays
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:AccountabilityCollaborationDecision makingCommunicationContinuous improvement
Tech Stack:SQLCorvaTIBCO SpotfireTableauMicrosoft Power BI

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

Marathon Oil
An independent oil and gas exploration and production company focused on developing, producing, and marketing crude oil and natural gas. Operates assets in the United States and internationally, with a portfolio centered on upstream energy operations.
Industry: Oil & Gas
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Houston, United States
Founded: 1887
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