SM Energy Company · 15 hours ago
Sr. Reserves Engineer
Denver, CO, US
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$157K/yr - $194K/yr
6+ years expSM Energy Company is seeking a Sr. Reserves Engineer to be part of their Corporate Engineering Team located in either Houston, TX or Denver, CO. The role involves managing and reporting the company's reserves, coordinating quarterly reserves processes, and collaborating with various teams to ensure compliance with reporting guidelines.
EnergyManufacturingOil and Gas
Responsibilities
Evaluate oil and gas reserves for entire company throughout the year
Communicate with asset teams routinely to understand their oil and gas reserves
Prepare and give presentations to management including Executives
Prepare Reserves Reports and presentations for semi-annual Borrowing Base determinations
Mentor and train compass, rotational employees, and interns
Develop correlations between geological and completion variables and well performance
Initiate reservoir studies of existing assets to determine completion and spacing improvements
Incorporates advanced production analysis into workflow for well evaluation and forecasting purposes
Ability to analytically model production data when required
Conduct peer review of booking strategies with asset teams
Analyze the company with a holistic tool kit including rate or pressure transient analysis, volumetrics, analytical or numerical modeling and decline curve analysis
Provide estimations of resource volumes and recoverable hydrocarbons using both probabilistic and deterministic volumetrics, EURs and recovery factors
Conduct business with the highest ethical standards; demonstrate decision-making skills that ensure the safety of all persons associated with SM facilities
Qualification
Required
B.S. degree in Engineering is required
6 years of petroleum engineering experience
Experience with development of unconventional resource plays
Command of fundamental reservoir engineering disciplines including decline curve analysis (DCA), rate transient analysis (RTA), volumetrics, recoveries, fluid behavior, simple analytical history matching, and flow regime identification
Proficient and strong understanding of Pressure-Temperatures phase diagrams for practical purposes
Proficient and strong understanding of probabilistic and deterministic methods
Can easily identify limitations in data set and range in certainty of results
Familiar with core analysis and petro-physical evaluations
Proficient and strong knowledge/experience relating to geochemistry, operations, geological interpretation, well data integration, petrophysics and seismic attributes
Benefits
Variable pay
Health care coverage
Retirement plan
Protection coverage
Time off and leave programs
Training and development opportunities
A range of allowances connected to specific work situations
Company
SM Energy Company
SM Energy Company is an independent energy company focused on the exploration, exploitation, development, acquisition, and production of natural gas and crude oil in the United States.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.5B2024-07-18Post Ipo Debt· $1.5B
1992-12-24IPO
Leadership Team
Herb Vogel
Chief Executive Officer
Beth McDonald
President & COO
Recent News
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2025-12-05
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