Hilcorp Energy Company: Internship Opportunities for Future Industry Leaders

Hilcorp Energy Company, a prominent privately-held oil and natural gas exploration and production company, provides a variety of opportunities to students and young professionals to begin their career in the oil and gas industry. Headquartered in Houston, TX, Hilcorp has over 1,825 employees in multiple operating areas including the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana, the Northeast United States, Wyoming, New Mexico and Alaska's Cook Inlet and North Slope. The company emphasizes empowering high school and college students with practical experience and challenges that will lay the foundation for a successful and meaningful career.

Hilcorp's Commitment to Talent Development

Hilcorp's employees are the core of the company culture. Hilcorp seeks to empower its employees, we seek to empower high school and college students with practical experience and challenges that will lay the foundation for a successful and meaningful career. Employees know that they are valued, full members of the organization, all focused on our collective goals. Hilcorp’s Open Book Management philosophy means we empower our employees through transparency, autonomy, alignment, and ownership. The company presents employees with all of the information they need to make decisions and will meet our shared objectives. Employees’ expertise, opinions, and innovations are expected and highly valued. We are committed to opportunities for everyone in our company. Hilcorp is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.

Internship Programs Offered

Hilcorp provides a range of internship and co-op programs designed to provide students with invaluable hands-on experience.

Technical Internships

Each year Hilcorp participates in on-campus recruiting at participating colleges throughout the country. The company's technical internship program offers an 8-10-week summer assignment working in students’ current field of study including engineering and geology. These internships are based both in corporate offices and field locations, offering a comprehensive understanding of the industry.

Corporate Support Internships and Co-ops

Corporate support functions such as Land Administration, Finance and Accounting, and Information Technology offer summer internship and co-op programs during the year, providing opportunities for students in various disciplines.

Field-Based Summer Assignments

During the summer months, Hilcorp employs full-time college students to help with a variety of projects at its field locations. These students are the children or other legal dependents of Hilcorp employees who are interested in a temporary field-based summer assignment. These opportunities provide students with exposure to key positions in Hilcorp's operations.

Part-Time Job Opportunities

Hilcorp offers ongoing part-time job opportunities to undergraduate and graduate students in areas including Human Resources, Information Technology, Finance and Accounting, and Land Administration.

Partnerships for Corporate Change

Hilcorp partners with programs like the University of St. Thomas Rising Star Program and the Cristo Rey Jesuit’s Corporate Work-Study Program to foster corporate change. By investing in these programs, Hilcorp supports the development of a diverse workforce and provides career and technical training for the next generation. These programs offset the students’ education costs and also provides students with valuable work experience before attending college.

Field Internship Experiences

Freshman field interns will be exposed to daily field operations as well as facility construction, workover rig operations, drilling rig operations, and coiled tubing operations. Sophomore students will be exposed to the same operations but will also work on and present an engineering project for the second half of the summer that can range from optimizing facilities to optimizing and implementing secondary recovery equipment. At the completion of the internship, students will have a better understanding of oilfield fluid types, processing, and handling; artificial lift methods, the importance of volumes and pressures, and the production path from reservoir to sales. This understanding will yield a distinct advantage in their petroleum classes.

Office Internship Experiences

Junior level students and above will be eligible for a Houston office internship working with one of Hilcorp's asset teams. Office interns will conduct reservoir studies that will include analyzing well logs, working with a geologist to draft structure and net pay maps, managing pressure and production databases, and analyzing that data to quantify the oil and gas reserves of the project. Interns will also evaluate the economics of projects, research well files, create wellbore diagrams, and work with operations to create the workover procedure for the project they work on. The internship will include presentations throughout the summer to management for project approvals as needed. Past intern projects have included single field studies, recomplete proposals, and drillwells. Interns then oversee the approved project in the field if possible.

Example Internship: Engineer Intern - Texas A&M

As an example, Hilcorp has previously offered an Engineer Intern position based in Refugio, Texas. This role, under Requisition # I-1905, is categorized under L48 Field operations.

Responsibilities

The Engineer Intern position involves exposure to various field operations and engineering projects.

Qualifications

Applicants for this role must have full summer availability and be students working towards either their BS or MS in Petroleum Engineering. Preference is given to students at Texas A&M. Please note that housing is not provided for Summer internships with Hilcorp.

Hilcorp’s Culture, Values, and Ethics

Hilcorp is consistently acknowledged for its culture, values and ethics. In fact we have been recognized by multiple, local and national, publications as one of the best places in America to work. Hilcorp has also been commended for its unique programs that foster charitable giving by its employees and our emphasis on partnering with the communities in which we operate. Hilcorp takes great pride in its accomplishments and strives to maintain a culture that will allow for continued growth.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Hilcorp Energy is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, and any other basis protected by law. Individuals with disabilities needing assistance in the recruitment process are encouraged to contact Human Resources directly.

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Schools Partnership

Hilcorp partners with the following schools to recruit for our internship openings.

How to Apply

Students interested in internship opportunities at Hilcorp are encouraged to visit the company's career page and apply for positions that align with their field of study and career aspirations.

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