With a track record spanning a century in the energy business and close to 90 years in the exploration and production business, our expertise and experience is unparalleled. Founded in 1927, Lario Oil & Gas Company has weathered many industry storms. We are a cycle tested company, and it’s really a simple recipe: good people making good investment decisions for the long haul. That’s who we are and what we do.

Industry: Oil and Gas
Company Size: 51-200 employees

Lario Oil & Gas Company

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**Role Description **

Seeking a highly motivated Reservoir Engineer to join the asset management team for a growing Kansas operator. This role is central to maximizing the value of our Kansas assets through rigorous technical analysis, reserve estimation, and production optimization. You will work closely with geology and operations teams to evaluate acquisition opportunities, manage existing field performance, and guide capital investment decisions.

**Key Responsibilities **

~~Drive value- growth through project identification and execution - ~~

- Work closely with asset team (regulatory, production, land, geology) to identify, prioritize and execute value add projects

- Model and conduct full economic evaluations on opportunities to support investment decisions

- Primary emphasis on waterfloods, BHPP workovers, new well development opportunities and A&D efforts

~~Asset Management - ~~

- Monitor well profitability and trends, initiating actions when justified

- Manage reserve database and conduct bi-annual review process for Kansas operations

- Work to incorporate AI-driven tools and platforms, as applicable, to improve data insight, asset efficiency, etc.

- Oversee Production Reporting platform to ensure accurate tracking and reporting of production data

- Organize and maintain digital well data, technical evaluations, etc.

- Support regulatory function with compliance, unitization efforts, permitting, etc.

**Qualifications **

- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in oil and gas Production/Reservoir Engineering role

- Extensive knowledge of conventional well operations, production optimization, and secondary recovery identification and execution

- Comprehensive understanding of oil and gas economics, reserves and financial statements

- Aries experience required

- Ability to self-direct and multi-task

- Be willing to challenge the norms and think outside the box

- Strong communication skills across multiple management levels and disciplines

Reservoir Engineer

**Job Overview **

The Project Geologist will be responsible for the design, implementation, and management of water-injection projects. Primary focus will be on Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR)—specifically using injected water to maintain reservoir pressure and sweep "trapped" oil toward producing wells. Potential for exposure to exploration geology as asset matures.

**Key Responsibilities **

**1. Reservoir Characterization & Mapping **

Subsurface Interpretation and Modeling: Constructing detailed stratigraphic and structural maps of Kansas reservoirs (e.g., Arbuckle, Lansing-Kansas City, Marmaton or Mississippian formations).

Net Pay Analysis: Determining the thickness and lateral continuity of oil-bearing zones to identify where water injection will be most effective.

Cross-Section Generation: Utilizing software like Geographix/PETRA/Kingdom to correlate well logs and identify flow barriers or "thief zones."

**2. Waterflood Design & Management **

Injection Pattern Design: Determining the optimal "pattern" (e.g., 5-spot or peripheral flood) to ensure maximum sweep efficiency.

Void Replacement: Work with engineers to balance the volume of fluid injected with the volume of oil/water produced to maintain reservoir pressure.

Water Chemistry: Evaluating the compatibility of source water (often produced brine) with the reservoir rock to prevent scale or clay swelling that could clog the formation.

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**3. Field Operations & Regulatory Compliance **

Well Integrity: Coordinate with engineering to oversee the conversion of old producers into injectors and ensure wells meet KCC (Kansas Corporation Commission) Class II injection well standards.

Regulatory Filings: Work with Regulatory department in preparing and submitting Form U-1 (Application for Injection) to the KCC.

Drilling Oversight: Supervising the drilling of new infill wells or deepening existing wells to improve flood performance.

**Requirements & Qualifications **

Education & Licensure

Degree: Minimum of a Bachelor’s in Geology or Earth Science, Master’s of Science in Geology preferred but not required

Professional Geologist (PG) License preferred but not required

**Technical Skills **

Software: Proficiency in GeoGraphix, Petra or Kingdom

Log Interpretation: Expert-level ability to read gamma-ray, resistivity, and porosity logs to identify subtle "pay" missed during primary production.

Seismic – interpret and identify structure and trapping mechanisms for waterflood projects and potential drilling locations

Local Knowledge: Familiarity with the unique geology of the Pennsylvanian and Mississippian Reservoirs in Western Kansas and the Central Kansas Uplift.

Kansas Project Geologist

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