Co-Op (Data, Well Servicing, and Engineering)

Occidental is an international energy company with operations in the United States, Middle East, Latin America and Africa. We are the largest onshore oil producer in the U.S., including in the Permian Basin, and a leading offshore producer in the Gulf of Mexico. Our midstream and marketing segment provides flow assurance and maximizes the value of our oil and gas. Our chemical subsidiary OxyChem manufactures the building blocks for life-enhancing products. Our Oxy Low Carbon Ventures subsidiary is advancing leading-edge technologies and business solutions that economically grow our business while reducing emissions. We are committed to using our global leadership in carbon dioxide management to advance a lower-carbon world. Visit Oxy.com for more information.

Occidental strives to attract and retain talented employees by investing in their professional development and providing rewarding opportunities for personal growth. Our goal is to meet the highest employer standards by ensuring the health and safety of our employees, protecting the environment, and positively impacting our communities where we do business. We are currently looking for experienced, motivated, and creative individuals to fill Data, Engineering and Well Servicing Co-Op positions. These positions will be supporting Operations from Houston, Midland, and Levelland, TX along with Denver and Platteville, CO with a minimum of 20 hours per week.

Responsibilities will include but not limited to:

• Candidate will be responsible for compiling, confirming, and inputting data such as downhole well bore configurations, well servicing and artificial lift data for hundreds of wells with varying degrees of data completeness.
• Candidate may be given additional projects in these areas as needed.
• Functions of this position may require travel to various Oxy corporate, business, and/or field locations, and may also require periods of remote work from the candidate's home-based office location.

Qualifications:

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Must be actively pursuing Associates, Bachelors or Masters degree
• Must be self-starter to work independently and in groups
• Must be able to perform some of the work during core business hours 8am - 4pm weekdays
• Highly motivated with lots of initiative
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines
• Strong computer skills and ability to type by touch
• Skilled with MS Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• Comfortable learning new computer software
• Candidate must be able to sit for long periods of time, lift at least 30 pounds over their head
• When working from home a high-speed home internet connection must be available and a cellphone which may be used for business purposes.
• Required 3.0 GPA for 4-year programs & 2.5 GPA for 2-year programs.

Additional Desired Skills:

• Oil & Gas industry terminology
• Well servicing experience/terminology
• Strong analytical skills for information or data processing.
• Possess at least a basic understanding of how databases are structured and function.
• Must be enrolled in college courses pursuing Bachelor's or Master's degree.

Benefits of Performing this Role

• Acquire basic knowledge of Oil and Gas well servicing operations
• Acquire basic knowledge of industry standards
• Improve analytical skills
• Acquire advanced knowledge of well servicing data capture using well known commercial software.
• General knowledge of relational databases

Pay Range

* $21-$25/hr

* Duration of assignment 8 months

* Maximum 26 work hours per week

Occidental does not offer sponsorship of employment-based nonimmigrant visa petitions for this role.

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