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Companies hiring Petroleum Engineers in Texas: 306 certified H-1B and PERM cases, FY2023 to FY2026
115 employers had 306 certified H-1B and PERM cases for Petroleum Engineers (occupation code 17-2171) with a worksite in Texas, decided through June 30, 2026; the median offered wage is $139,984 a year.
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Employers hiring Petroleum Engineers in Texas
| Employer | Worksite cities | Cases | Job titles | Median offered | Median prevailing | Latest decision | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Corporation | Houston | 25 | Petroleum Engineer; Reservoir Simulation Engineer; Simulation Engineer | $171,021 | $159,661 | June 5, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Occidental Petroleum Corporation | Houston, The Woodlands | 17 | Reservoir Engineer; OEDP Eng Production; Director of Subsurface Well & Geophysical Data Management | $139,700 | $133,099 | June 10, 2026 | dol.gov |
| EOG Resources, Inc. | Midland, San Antonio | 16 | Engineer I; Drilling Engineering Specialist; Drilling Engineering Advisor | $125,000 | $110,864 | April 29, 2025 | dol.gov |
| ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company | Spring | 11 | Wells Research Engineer; Wells Engineer; Reservoir Engineer | $144,000 | $136,216 | June 12, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Woodside Energy USA Services Inc. | Houston | 11 | Principal Reservoir Engineer; Wellsite Engineer; Principal Discipline Production Engineer | $270,700 | $189,821 | June 5, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Murphy Exploration & Production Company USA | Houston | 10 | Staff Reservoir Engineer; Staff, Reservoir Engineer; Onshore Drilling Team Leader | $189,821 | $189,821 | May 19, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Conocophillips Company | Houston, Midland | 10 | Reservoir Engineering Advisor; Staff Pipeline Engineer; Staff Drilling Engineer | $197,120 | $187,699 | May 28, 2026 | dol.gov |
| BP America Inc. | Houston | 9 | SUBSURFACE TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATE-Reservoir Engineer; Reservoir Simulation Engineer; Modelling Engineer | $131,685 | $103,022 | May 11, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Chevron USA Inc. | Houston | 6 | Simulation Engineer; Petroleum Engineer; Technical Reservoir Modeling Geoscientist | $151,004 | $131,154 | June 26, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Schlumberger Technology Corporation | Houston, Midland | 6 | Well Control Product Analyst; PSD Manager; Reservoir Engineer | $122,965 | $98,072 | May 27, 2026 | dol.gov |
| NexTier Completion Solutions Inc. | Houston, Odessa | 6 | Digital Operations Engineer; Frac Field Engineer; Digital Product Manager | $100,553 | $98,072 | November 14, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Liberty Energy Services LLC | Midland, Plano | 6 | Wireline Operations Integrity Manager; Staff Engineer; Lead Engineer (036685.000039) | $131,550 | $133,099 | August 20, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Xecta Digital Labs, Ltd. | Houston, Cypress | 5 | Senior Research Engineer; Associate Research Engineer; Associate Engineer | $110,000 | $103,022 | June 3, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Gladiator Energy LLC | Pecos, Midland | 5 | Coiled Tubing Engineer | $121,472 | $101,358 | March 18, 2026 | dol.gov |
| XTO Energy Inc. | Spring | 4 | Reservoir Engineer; Advanced Unconventional Reservoir Engineer; Wells Engineer | $189,740 | $176,124 | May 15, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Whitson USA, LLC | Kingwood, Houston | 4 | PE Consultant Software Engineer; Pe Consultant Software Engineer; Petroleum Engineer (PE) Consultant, Software Engineer | $102,814 | $102,814 | May 15, 2026 | dol.gov |
| DeGolyer and MacNaughton Corporation | Dallas | 4 | Engineer (Reservoir); Senior Engineer; Engineer - Senior | $132,575 | $127,150 | May 18, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Cudd Pumping Services, Inc. | Odessa, Snyder | 4 | CPS Field Engineer I | $85,634 | $85,634 | June 24, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Shell International Exploration and Production Inc. | Houston | 4 | Petroleum Engineer; Research Engineer Wells; Research Well Engineer | $145,150 | $131,664 | June 1, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Jacam Catalyst, LLC | Gardendale, Alvin | 4 | VP of Sales and Engineering StimWRX Southern USA; Stimulation Services Team Lead Engineering and Sales; Stimulation Engineer and Sales Team Lead | $166,467 | $152,797 | June 30, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Shell Exploration & Production Company | Houston | 4 | Petroleum Engineer - PP; Graduate Petroleum Engineer; Petroleum Engineer-RE | $140,400 | $131,664 | June 11, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation | Spring | 4 | Engineer; Wells Engineer; Production Engineer | $138,100 | $131,685 | June 21, 2024 | dol.gov |
| University of North Dakota | Katy, College Station | 3 | Principal Reservoir Engineer; Reservoir Engineer | $135,200 | $105,498 | January 20, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Wood Group USA, Inc. | Houston | 3 | Senior Principal Consultant - KBGFJG288740-1; Flow Assurance Consultant - KBGFJG277843-1; Consultant - Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage | $102,606 | $102,606 | December 11, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Quest Global Services- N.A., Inc. | Springs | 3 | Lead Engineer | $103,022 | $103,022 | May 12, 2026 | dol.gov |
| ExxonMobil Upstream Integrated Solutions Company | Spring | 3 | Reservoir Engineer; Advanced Production Engineer | $187,662 | $163,176 | May 15, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Cognite LLC | Houston | 3 | Principal Data Scientist, Oil & Gas | $201,822 | $176,457 | June 5, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Sitio Permian, LP | Houston | 3 | Reservoir Engineer; Reservoir Engineer – Reserves/Revenue | $155,000 | $130,448 | March 30, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Computer Modelling Group Inc. | Houston | 3 | Reservoir Simulation Engineer; Petroleum Engineer; Petroleum Engineer | $106,000 | $98,072 | June 18, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Tally Personnel, LLC | Midland, Houston | 3 | Petroleum Engineer | $150,000 | $118,851 | July 25, 2024 | dol.gov |
| NSI Technologies, LLC | Houston | 2 | Petroleum Engineer | $101,512 | $100,547 | April 8, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Rock Flow Dynamics Inc | Houston | 2 | Senior Reservoir Engineer | $179,126 | $176,998 | April 15, 2026 | dol.gov |
| National Oilwell Varco, L.P. | Houston | 2 | Applications Engineer II; Application Engineer | $80,160 | $76,642 | May 13, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Blade Energy Partners, Ltd. | Houston | 2 | Operations Project Manager | $134,000 | $132,392 | June 17, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Maverick Natural Resources, LLC | Houston | 2 | Senior Reservoir Engineer; Reservoir Engineer I | $148,728 | $102,606 | December 1, 2025 | dol.gov |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. United States | Houston | 2 | Expert, Global Oil & Gas; Capabilities and Insights Analyst | $163,500 | Not listed | May 5, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Kappa North America Inc. | Houston | 2 | Reservoir Engineering Software Developer | $100,838 | Not listed | May 11, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Bandera Operating Corporation | Houston | 2 | Petroleum Engineer | $170,000 | $133,099 | September 9, 2025 | dol.gov |
| CC Energy USA, Inc. | Houston | 2 | Staff Petroleum Engineer | $127,875 | $133,099 | August 28, 2025 | dol.gov |
| NDT Global LLC | Houston | 2 | Data Analyst Level II | $89,442 | $70,677 | August 5, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Oilfield Data Services, Inc. | Houston | 2 | Petroleum Engineer/Geoscientist; Petroleum Engineer | $130,426 | $129,210 | May 29, 2025 | dol.gov |
| ADI Analytics LLC | Katy | 2 | Project Manager; Project Manager | $133,342 | $131,685 | August 14, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Coterra Energy Inc. | Midland | 2 | Production Engineer | $155,000 | $136,885 | October 21, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Proline Energy Resources, Inc. | Sugar Land | 2 | Petroleum Engineer; Petroleum Engineer | $117,894 | $129,210 | May 28, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Ipcos Inc | Houston | 2 | Digital Oilfield Consultant; Digital Oil Field Consultant | $122,239 | $100,838 | May 23, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Tachyus Corporation | Houston | 2 | Research Scientist | $110,000 | $98,072 | May 23, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Magnum Producing, LP | Corpus Christi | 2 | Petroleum Engineer | $124,322 | $104,863 | December 19, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Durango Resources Corp. | Houston | 2 | Reservoir Engineer | $135,200 | $100,339 | October 11, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Corva AI, LLC | Houston | 2 | Completions Data Analyst | $100,339 | $100,339 | August 30, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Seismos, Inc. | Austin | 2 | Field Engineer | $97,365 | $97,365 | June 10, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Hess Corporation | Houston | 2 | Sr Field Drilling Engineer; Reservoir Engineer Data Analytics | $147,522 | $145,652 | January 26, 2023 | dol.gov |
| RCPW Technology, LLC | Midland | 2 | Lead Engineer New Technologies | $185,000 | $160,139 | October 21, 2022 | dol.gov |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Austin | 1 | Research Associate | $76,565 | $76,565 | November 7, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Expand Energy Corporation | Spring | 1 | Staff Completions Engineer | $163,176 | $163,176 | April 14, 2026 | dol.gov |
| SafeKick Americas LLC | Katy | 1 | Project Engineer | $103,022 | $103,022 | April 20, 2026 | dol.gov |
| CNPC USA Corporation | Houston | 1 | Petroleum Engineer | $143,000 | $133,099 | April 22, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Diversified Well Logging, LLC | Odessa | 1 | Formation Evaluation Engineer | $115,877 | $115,877 | April 29, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Aramco Services Company | Houston | 1 | Petroleum Engineer | $112,980 | $103,605 | May 14, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Crescent Energy Management LLC | Houston | 1 | Staff Reservoir Analyst | $153,750 | $133,099 | May 20, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | Houston | 1 | Field Professional - DD, General | $183,600 | $136,216 | May 27, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Hydril Company | Houston | 1 | Well Design Solutions Engineer | $103,022 | $103,022 | June 18, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Oliden Technology, LLC | Stafford | 1 | Petrophysics Answer Product Engineer | $131,685 | Not listed | November 28, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Daylight Petroleum LLC | Houston | 1 | Production Engineer | $102,606 | Not listed | December 8, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Newsco International Energy Services USA Inc. | Houston | 1 | Quality Assurance and Drilling Optimization Specialist | $160,743 | Not listed | February 3, 2026 | dol.gov |
| TP Panther Dome, LLC | Houston | 1 | Senior Petroleum Engineer | $192,000 | Not listed | April 10, 2026 | dol.gov |
| The Global Edge Consultants, LLC | The Woodlands | 1 | Completion Engineer | $195,000 | $193,253 | September 5, 2025 | dol.gov |
| AES Drilling Fluids LLC | Midland | 1 | Assistant Engineering Manager | $144,201 | $133,099 | August 4, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Atlas Operating LLC | Houston | 1 | Engineering Manager | $300,000 | $163,176 | July 28, 2025 | dol.gov |
| FESCO, Ltd. | Alice | 1 | Petroleum Engineer | $156,000 | $103,106 | July 15, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Garnet Energy Capital, LLC | Houston | 1 | Petroleum Engineer | $107,000 | $103,022 | July 15, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Kiewit Energy Group, Inc. | Houston | 1 | Senior Process Engineer | $189,821 | Not listed | May 6, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Hydrogeo LLC | Houston | 1 | Petroleum Engineer | $187,699 | Not listed | May 7, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Kosmos Energy LLC | Dallas | 1 | Sr. Reservoir Engineer | $187,070 | Not listed | June 4, 2025 | dol.gov |
| AES Drilling Fluids LLC | Midland | 1 | Technical Drilling Fluids Engineer | $133,043 | Not listed | July 14, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Audubon Companies LLC | Houston | 1 | Facilities Engineer Associate II | $124,800 | Not listed | July 30, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Freedom Energy Operations, LLC | Fort Worth | 1 | Sr. Reservoir Engineer | $160,000 | $135,075 | June 30, 2025 | dol.gov |
| ResFrac Corporation | Houston | 1 | Reservoir and Completions Technical Team Lead | $173,041 | $129,210 | June 25, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Tenaris Global Services USA Corporation | Houston | 1 | FISE Remote Monitoring Specialist | $98,072 | $98,072 | June 24, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Petrotel Inc | Plano | 1 | Drilling Engineer | $149,487 | $105,248 | June 24, 2025 | dol.gov |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Houston | 1 | Vice President | $205,000 | $191,506 | June 17, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC | Houston | 1 | Manager | $124,000 | $111,496 | June 17, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Bechtel Energy Inc. | Houston | 1 | Senior Pipe Stress Engineer | $176,028 | $129,210 | June 4, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Neubrex Energy Services US LLC | Bellville | 1 | Petroleum Engineer | $98,072 | $98,072 | May 29, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Diversified Gas & Oil Corporation | Houston | 1 | Engineer Senior | $204,750 | $191,506 | May 28, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Linqx, LLC | Houston | 1 | Product Knowledge Manager | $98,072 | $98,072 | May 28, 2025 | dol.gov |
| SOAP Engineering LLC | Houston | 1 | Petroleum SCADA Engineer | $98,072 | $98,072 | April 23, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Anadarko Petroleum Corporation | The Woodlands | 1 | Leader Reservoir Management Team | $252,000 | $191,506 | November 4, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Honeywell International Inc. | Houston | 1 | Lead Appl/Sys Sales Engineer | $184,000 | $160,368 | October 7, 2024 | dol.gov |
| American Zhongyouhuatong Oil Company Ltd | Houston | 1 | Petroleum Project Manager | $98,072 | $98,072 | August 21, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Talos Energy | Houston | 1 | Reservoir Engineer | $111,300 | $98,072 | August 19, 2024 | dol.gov |
| AnTech Oilfield Services Inc | Seguin | 1 | Directional Driller | $114,000 | $113,651 | June 14, 2024 | dol.gov |
| ComboCurve, Inc. | College Station | 1 | Customer Success Engineer / Petroleum Engineer | $92,700 | $71,781 | April 24, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Viking Engineering, LC | Houston | 1 | Production & Operations Engineer (Petroleum Engineer) | $102,606 | $102,606 | April 23, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Cathodic Protection Solutions, LLC | Midland | 1 | Engineer | $139,984 | $121,472 | April 16, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Oliasoft Houston LLC | Houston | 1 | Petroleum Engineer | $102,606 | $102,606 | April 5, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Baker & O'Brien, Inc. | Houston | 1 | Energy Analyst | $105,000 | $102,606 | March 11, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Odessa Separator, Inc. | Odessa | 1 | Technical Services Engineer | $80,000 | $75,192 | March 8, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Arena Offshore, LP | The Woodlands | 1 | Drilling Engineer | $265,000 | $189,821 | February 1, 2024 | dol.gov |
| H&J Petroleum Management and Consulting, LP | Midland | 1 | Petroleum Engineer | $147,638 | $147,638 | November 30, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Artificial Lift Performance, Inc. | Sugar Land | 1 | Production Optimization Expert | $468,000 | $189,821 | November 6, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Killam Oil Co., LTD. | San Antonio | 1 | Reservoir Engineer | $115,000 | $113,651 | October 19, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Onestep Power Solutions, Inc. | Houston | 1 | Principal Petroleum Engineer | $166,400 | $160,742 | September 25, 2023 | dol.gov |
| SimTech LLC | Houston | 1 | Petroleum Engineer | $104,000 | $102,606 | August 28, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Aethon Energy Operating LLC | Dallas | 1 | VP Development | $250,000 | $225,202 | August 21, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Ryder Scott Company, LP | Houston | 1 | Petroleum Engineer | $118,100 | $102,606 | August 1, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Repsol Services Company | The Woodlands | 1 | Sr. Reservoir Engineer | $195,000 | $189,821 | July 31, 2023 | dol.gov |
| University of Wyoming | Houston | 1 | Research Scientist, Associate | $102,606 | $102,606 | July 27, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Ideal Oil and Gas Connections, Inc. | Houston | 1 | Petroleum Engineer | $103,605 | $103,605 | May 17, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Resoptima Inc | Woodlands | 1 | Senior Reservoir Engineer | $173,000 | $159,661 | May 11, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Workover Solutions, Inc. | Odessa | 1 | Field Engineer | $82,805 | $82,805 | May 5, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Oil Field Development Engineering, LLC | Houston | 1 | Senior Facilities Engineer | $159,661 | $159,661 | April 21, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Turbo Drill Industries, Inc. | Conroe | 1 | Technical Sales Engineer | $165,000 | $103,605 | April 20, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Energy Advisors Group, Inc | Houston | 1 | Director- Operations | $110,000 | $103,605 | April 6, 2023 | dol.gov |
| EnerCorp Engineered Solutions, LLC | The Woodlands | 1 | Flowback Products Champion – Development Engineer | $118,225 | $118,225 | March 29, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Incture LLC | Houston | 1 | Petroleum Engineering - SME | $110,000 | $103,605 | March 13, 2023 | dol.gov |
Updated June 30, 2026. Read from US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Public domain (U.S. government work). A certified labor condition application (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3) or PERM labor certification is an employer filing the Department of Labor approved. It is not a count of people hired or visas issued. Wages are as the employer filed them, converted to a yearly figure at 2,080 hours; a wage whose unit is missing is left blank. The files show the first worksite of a case. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.