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Lead Reservoir Engineer

Quaise Energy · Denver, CO · On-site

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About Quaise Energy

Quaise develops drilling technology that uses millimeter-wave energy and conventional drilling methods to access deep geothermal heat for electricity generation. Backed by Prelude Ventures.

About the role

The Lead Reservoir Engineer will carry out reservoir design, fracture modeling, diagnostics design and reservoir parameter testing with a focus on delivering required reservoir characteristics for Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) development. This role is responsible for working within the Resource & Operations team to transform analytical reservoir models into field-executable reservoir design concepts. This role will evaluate reservoir modeling and lead efforts to test the uncertainties in those models.

What they're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering or a related discipline required
  • Advanced degree in engineering, or related field preferred
  • 5+ years of relevant reservoir engineering, oil and gas, subsurface development, or related technical experience required
  • 10+ years of relevant geoscience experience in geothermal, EGS, oil and gas, mining, or other subsurface resource industries preferred
  • Demonstrated experience leading exploration or subsurface evaluation programs from concept through drilling or appraisal
  • Experience supporting completions operations, well planning, reservoir development, or subsurface operational activities preferred
More about this role

Quaise Energy is unlocking Earth’s deep heat to deliver clean, reliable, baseload energy at scale – almost anywhere in the world. As both a technology innovator and project developer, Quaise builds and operates solutions that harness superhot geothermal energy far below the surface, enabling power generation that can rival the output of today’s most efficient fossil fuel and nuclear plants. Leveraging millimeter wave drilling, developed after more than a decade of research at MIT, Quaise’s mission is to make superhot geothermal a backbone of the modern energy system, offering affordable, zero-carbon power and true energy independence for communities and nations everywhere.

The Lead Reservoir Engineer will carry out reservoir design, fracture modeling, diagnostics design and reservoir parameter testing with a focus on delivering required reservoir characteristics for Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) development. This role is responsible for working within the Resource & Operations team to transform analytical reservoir models into field-executable reservoir design concepts. This role will evaluate reservoir modeling and lead efforts to test the uncertainties in those models.

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