Petroleum engineer with 8 years in Permian Basin completions and production. Redesigned frac stage spacing on a 24-well program that raised 180-day oil recovery 11% at flat cost per well. Brings strong reservoir and economics analysis plus field time on location.
Experience
Senior Completions Engineer, Mesquite Ridge Energy (Midland, TX)
May 2021 – Present
Designed completions for 24 horizontal Wolfcamp wells a year, adjusting stage spacing and proppant loading to lift 180-day recovery 11%
Built type curves and economics in Aries to rank 60 drilling locations for the annual capital plan
Supervised frac operations on location, keeping 3 consecutive programs free of recordable incidents
Cut completion cost per lateral foot 9% by switching to local sand and simul-frac scheduling
Production Engineer, Caprock Production Company (Odessa, TX)
Jul 2018 – Apr 2021
Managed artificial lift for 140 wells, converting 22 to gas lift and cutting failure frequency 25%
Ran decline curve analysis and workover economics in Excel and OFM
Education
B.S. Petroleum Engineering, Texas Tech University (Aug 2014 – May 2018)
Safety: SafeLand, H2S Clear, well control awareness
How to write a Petroleum Engineer resume
A strong Petroleum Engineer resume shows the systems you built, the scale they run at, and the measurable effect on speed, reliability or cost. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
Sections, in order
Summary
Experience
Projects
Skills
Education
Length: One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Summary: Write two or three lines: your role, your strongest skills, and one result that proves them.
Skills to feature
Programming languages
System design
Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
CI/CD
Testing and code review
Databases and SQL
Observability
Security fundamentals
APIs and integrations
Technical documentation
Example bullet points
Rebuilt the checkout service in Go, cutting p95 latency from 900 ms to 180 ms for 2M monthly users
Introduced contract tests and staged rollouts, reducing production incidents by 45% in two quarters
Migrated 30 services to Kubernetes with Terraform, lowering cloud spend by $250k a year
Tips from recruiters
Group skills by category (for example "Languages: Go, TypeScript") so recruiters and ATS parsers find them quickly.
Link to a repository, demo or write-up for at least one project you can talk about in depth.
Name the stack inside each bullet; keyword matching happens at the bullet level, not only in the skills list.
Recommended templates
Classic (ATS-friendly): Jake's-style LaTeX classic: small caps and hairline rules
Tech (ATS-friendly): Developer style: mono headings and tags, sans body
Modern (ATS-friendly): Clean single column with accent headings and rules
Petroleum Engineer resume FAQ
What should a Petroleum Engineer resume include?
A Petroleum Engineer resume should show the systems you built, the scale they run at, and the measurable effect on speed, reliability or cost. Use these sections in this order: Summary, Experience, Projects, Skills and Education. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
What is the best resume template for a Petroleum Engineer?
Classic, Tech and Modern work well for Petroleum Engineer roles. They are single-column with standard headings, so applicant tracking systems (ATS) parse them reliably.
How long should a Petroleum Engineer resume be?
One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Which skills should a Petroleum Engineer put on a resume?
Prioritize the skills named in the job posting. Common ones for Petroleum Engineer roles are Programming languages, System design, Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), CI/CD, Testing and code review and Databases and SQL.
How do I write strong Petroleum Engineer resume bullet points?
Start with an action verb, say what you did, and end with a measurable result such as latency, uptime and deploy frequency. For example: "Rebuilt the checkout service in Go, cutting p95 latency from 900 ms to 180 ms for 2M monthly users."