Fervo Energy · 2 months ago
Asset Reservoir Engineer
Golden,CO,US
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$150K/yr - $180K/yr
6+ years expFervo Energy is focused on geothermal development and is seeking an Asset Reservoir Engineer to provide reservoir engineering analysis. This role will involve optimizing well completion, conducting economic evaluations, and implementing data acquisition programs to enhance field operations.
EnergyEnergy EfficiencyEnergy ManagementNuclearRenewable Energy
Responsibilities
Provide reservoir engineering analysis to support Fervo Energy’s geothermal development activities
Shape the development strategy and evaluate reservoir performance
Improve capital efficiency across Fervo’s growing project portfolio
Optimize well completion and stimulation treatment design
Conduct asset development planning and economic evaluations
Perform reservoir simulation to conduct history matching and production forecasting
Design and implement well testing, reservoir monitoring, and data acquisition programs
Analyze production and injection data, including pressure transient data and rate-transient data
Conduct uncertainty quantification studies for reservoir field diagnostic tests and well performance
Lead stimulation data collection planning and analyze real-time data
Support operational decisions using reservoir simulation and field data
Develop well testing procedures and analyze field data
Collaborate with subsurface and engineering teams to conduct model optimization studies
Evaluate economic and profitability potential of asset plans and development scenarios
Prepare comprehensive technical evaluations with recommendations
Participate in industry meetings and conferences
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree (or higher) in engineering
6+ years of engineering experience in the oil and gas or geothermal industries
2+ years of field experience in oil and gas, geothermal, or similar operations
Experience running commercial reservoir simulation software including ResFrac, Eclipse, CMG, Tough2, or TETRAD
Experience running commercial or research hydraulic fracture simulation software, including GOHFER, Kinetix, ResFrac, StimPlan, or FrackOptima
Knowledge of geomechanics and thermodynamics, including 2-phase flow
Proficient in Python programming for data analysis
Experience in data analytics with Spotfire or Power BI
Willing to travel up to 15% for fieldwork and occasional visits to other Fervo offices
Preferred
Experience in hydraulic fracturing, well stimulation techniques in unconventional oil and gas
Experience in geothermal testing and interpretation of conventional hydrothermal systems (e.g. 2-phase flow testing and system design, James Tube analysis, tracers)
Experience running and interpreting flowing/static pressure/temperature surveys
Experience with 2-phase borehole simulation software
Experience interpreting and model hydrologic tracer results
Experience running coupled heat-mass-transport models, such as in TOUGH2
Experience with geothermal wellbore interventions such as thermal stimulation, acid stimulation, coil tubing and air lift
Monitoring pressure-transient responses in saturated and 2-phase geothermal reservoirs
Diagnose reservoir issues such as permeability zones behind casing, cold water infiltration, steam zones, reduced near wellbore permeability, scaling
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life
Short-term and long-term disability
Flexible paid time off
Paid parental leave
Incentive stock options program
Bonus incentive program
401(k) plan with an employer match
Company
Fervo Energy
Fervo Energy develops and operates clean energy technology to generate carbon-free energy from geothermal systems.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.45BKey Investors
B CapitalBreakthrough Energy VenturesMercuria
2025-12-10Series E· $462M
2025-06-11Series Unknown· $100M
2025-06-11Debt Financing· $105.6M
Leadership Team
Tim Latimer
Chief Executive Officer
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Jack Norbeck
Co-Founder and CTO
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