Natural Gas Well & Drilling Specialist

DTE is one of the nation’s largest diversified energy companies. Our electric and gas companies have fueled our customer’s homes and Michigan’s progress for more than a century. And as Michigan’s largest source of renewable energy, we’re creating a cleaner, healthier environment to power our future. We’re also serving communities beyond Michigan, where our affiliated businesses offer renewable energy, emission control technologies, and energy services to industries in 19 states.

But we’re more than a leading energy company... and working at DTE is more than just a job. At DTE, we take great care of each other and our customers, and we use our energy to be a force for growth and prosperity in our communities. When you join us, you’ll be part of a team that welcomes, recognizes, and celebrates differences and values everyone’s health, safety, and wellbeing. Are you ready to make that kind of difference? Bring your energy to DTE. Together, we can achieve great things.

Testing Required: Not Applicable

Hybrid Role: This role is hybrid, with an established schedule of in-person work required at an assigned work location. Any remote work is expected to be performed from an employee’s primary residence, unless allowed (or prohibited) through the Company’s remote work guidelines.

Emergency Response: Yes – Must be available to perform a primary assignment in support of DTE’s emergency response to storms or other events that impact service to our customers.

Job Summary

Provide technical input and oversee all storage-related well stimulation, rehabilitation, plugging and drilling activities necessary to maintain compliance with the Company’s Underground Natural Gas Integrity Management Plan (UNSIMP). Oversee the process of plugging out old production wells and replacing them with new horizontal gas storage wells. The span of control is (0), this is an individual contributor role.

Key Accountabilities

• Responsible for all facets of surface and subsurface wells regulatory permitting, design, and construction.
• Responsible for well procedures and well authorization for expenditure (AFE) creation.
• Responsible for storage well work invoice tracking and payment and service contract management
• Leads all well permitting, and on-site supervision of drilling, plugging, wire lining, slick lining, well testing, and well workover work and rig projects and activities.
• Ensure adherence to storage procedures which include safety and environmental regulations.
• Develop recommendations to management by applying technical knowledge of well drilling and design for horizontal drilling, underbalanced drilling, and conventional drilling projects for use in decision making and evaluating projects.
• Ensure adherence to well project management principles and practices such as API 1171, API 6A and 6D.
• Select vendors for services and materials, complete or coordinate material procurement, landowner contacts and state filings.
• Perform field and office projects (with both internal and external personnel) for drilling, testing, maintenance, and stimulation of gas storage well.

Minimum Education & Experience Requirements

High School Diploma with 15 years of oil and gas well drilling, construction, and maintenance experience, OR
Associates Degree in Engineering Technology or Construction Management, with thirteen (13) years of oil and gas well drilling, construction, and maintenance experience.

Other Qualifications

Preferred

• Strong petroleum, natural gas or geologic engineering background with an emphasis in all facets of well construction and maintenance including permitting, well planning and execution.
• Experience with drilling, logging, plugging, and workover activities with an emphasis on well site supervision of gas storage wells.
• Technical knowledge of well stimulation design and pressure control devices during well drilling, workover activities, logging, slickline and coil operations.
• IADC/IWCF Certification - Supervisor Level in Drilling Operations, Surface Stack Rating, well control certified
• Thorough understanding of wellhead and pressure control equipment used on high-pressure gas storage wells.
• Significant experience with coiled tubing cleanouts and stimulation operations on high-pressure gas wells.
• Field leadership skills and ability to solve problems.
• Technical writing and verbal communication skills
• Organizational and interpersonal skills
• Proficient with Excel and other Microsoft products

Other Requirements

• Work closely with people at all levels both within and outside the company.
• Make clear and concise presentations to all levels of management.
• Must have a valid driver's license, provide a suitable vehicle for use on company business and meet company driving standards.
• This position requires the individual to work a minimum of 40 hours per week (45-50 typical) with up to 50% of time spent in field locations providing necessary onsite support while new well construction and testing activities are taking place.
• Travel is required to job sites and project meetings and could be significant dependent upon location. Available to work nights and weekends as required.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; stand; walk; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. Must be able to stand and walk for periods of up to 8 hours or more during varying weather conditions.

Additional Information

Incumbents may engage in all or some combination of the activities and accountabilities and utilize a variety of the competencies cited in this description depending upon the organization and role to which they are assigned. This description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by incumbents in this job. It is not intended as an all-inclusive list of accountabilities or responsibilities, nor is it intended to limit the rights of supervisors or management representatives to assign, direct and control the work of employees under their supervision.

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At DTE Energy, we are committed to providing an inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome and a sense of belonging. We seek individuals with a heart for service, a passion to help our communities prosper, and ideas to help shape the future of energy. We are proud to be an equal opportunity, employer that considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, disability, national origin, citizenship, height, weight, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable federal and/or state laws.