Reservoir Engineer Consultant

Houston, Texas, United States

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reference
Job reference 1267907
location
Location Houston, Texas, United States
sector
Sector Energy - Renewables
function
Function Engineering & Design
type
Employment type Contract
date
Date published January 8, 2026

Airswift is seeking a Reservoir Engineer (Onshore) to support a major client in the oil and gas industry based in Houston, TX.

Reservoir Engineer (Onshore) Profile Summary

An experienced Reservoir Engineer with 5+ years of unconventional onshore expertise, specializing in optimizing shale and tight formations (Haynesville, Eagle Ford, Marcellus/Utica) through advanced modeling, reserve estimation, and field development. Skilled in leveraging data analytics for strategic decisions and economic evaluations across acquisitions, drilling, workovers, and recompletions.

Core Technical Expertise:

  • Economic analysis and engineering evaluations for acquisitions, drilling, workover, and recompletion opportunities. External benchmarking

  • Investigate and understand other operators’ development plans to assist in longevity projects

  • Application of DCA, RTA/PTA techniques

    for evaluating and forecasting well performance

  • Budgeting and forecasting for reporting purposes

  • Economic analysis for project viability and development planning

  • Reserves estimation and defense for internal/external audits

  • Well spacing, lateral length optimization, and parent/child well impact studies

  • Completion design optimization and depletion analysis

Digital & Analytical Skills:

  • ARIES

    proficiency (required)

  • Spotfire

    for data visualization (preferred)

  • Harmony

    for performance analysis (preferred)

  • Strong analytical capabilities for large datasets and actionable insights

The Position:

  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to evaluate well location, spacing, completion parameters, CAPEX/OPEX, and design considerations across unconventional basins.

  • Perform economic evaluations for acquisitions, drilling, and recompletion opportunities.

  • Support budgeting, forecasting, and reserves reporting processes.

  • Provide reservoir engineering support for base producing wells using DCA and RTA/PTA techniques.

  • Assist in M&A evaluations and documentation for investment approvals.

  • Prepare technical reports, presentations, and project updates for internal and external stakeholders.

  • Conduct lookback analyses to identify lessons learned and improve future activities.

  • Benchmark competitor development plans and incorporate findings into long-term strategies.

  • Stay current on industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in unconventional reservoir engineering.

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