Houston R&D Center Disciplines: Engineering Majors, Data Science, Computer Science, Geology, Chemistry, Material Science Work with experienced scientists to address upstream challenges including drilling, exploration, production and technology advancements. Reservoir Engineering Technology Intern Opportunity Disciplines: Engineering (any), Chemistry, Material Science, Biologist, Physics, Geology, Geochemistry Houston RETT develops technologies to overcome challenges in exploration and production and optimize development of unconventional resources in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Typical activities Include: + Assist staff in conducting R&D focused on challenges encountered by the unconventional assets in the Kingdom + RETH has a broad research portfolio that provides for a diverse range of learning opportunities + Conduct laboratory measurements and experiments that help improve our understanding of these unconventional resources + Organize, analyze and integrate data gathered within R&D or from external laboratories + Students are assigned mentors and will be challenged to carry out their duties independently. + Towards the end of the assignment, students will assemble their work for a team presentation. Their work will be incorporated with prior and on-going work into a presentation or manuscript for submission to a conference or a journal. Production Technology Intern Opportunity Disciplines: Chemistry, Chemical Engineer, Material Science, Petroleum Engineer Support Saudi Aramco’s vision of becoming the preeminent center for subsurface R&D by delivering industry-leading technologies to enhance the production of hydrocarbons in smart fluid, production enhancement and geomechanics. Summer students would work with PTT in our high-end smart fluid lab with assignments dealing with stimulation fluids for conventional and unconventional reservoirs. Typical Activities include: + Stimulation fluid preparation and characterization + Running analytical equipment for sample analysis + Application testing such as core flood experiment and rotational disc apparatus + Source rock preparation for microscopic analysis Petroleum Systems Modeling Intern Opportunity Disciplines: Geology, Chemistry, Biology, Petroleum Engineering Deliver industry-leading technologies to accelerate the discovery and recovery of hydrocarbons. These technologies support fast and accurate predictions of the subsurface with quantitative representations of the associated uncertainties. Summer students would work with PSMT in our high-end geochemistry lab with assignments dealing with Reservoir characterization and CO2 subsurface storage. Typical Activities include: + Rock preparation for geochemical analysis + Running samples for standardization/calibration of geochemical instruments + Source rock and coal preparation for microscopic analysis + Students with hands-on Lab experience will have an advantage Drilling Technology Intern Opportunity Disciplines: Geology, Chemistry, Biology, Petroleum Engineering Develop future drilling and workover technologies that will place Saudi Aramco among the best in the industry in terms of safety, performance, efficiency, and cost effectiveness. Typical Activities include: + Drilling and cementing fluid preparation and characterization + Material synthesis, characterization and applications + Operate intricate laboratory equipment Sensors Development Technology Intern Opportunity Disciplines: Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related fields Develop innovative ideas for new oilfield measurement instruments into field-tested prototypes. With expertise in sensing science and engineering design, researchers have created faster more cost- effective ways of gathering data. Typical Activities include: Electrical Engineering Summer Student For sensor systems in oil field instruments student will work on: + • Circuit Design + • Firmware programming + • Testing of electronics for oil field sensors Mechanical Engineering Summer Student For sensor systems in oil field instruments student will work on: + Support mechanical design (SoildWorks) + Machine shop fabrication + Welding + Additive manufacturing + Flow-loop Testing Artificial Intelligence Technology Intern Opportunity Disciplines: Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics Research and develop machine learning and artificial intelligence technology for upstream applications, to turn Aramco data into improved decision making, automation, operation efficiency and sustainability. Typical Activities include: + Core Image Data Analysis + Refactor and clean research code to production-ready code and migrate to dashboard platform. + Investigate correlation of core image quality to model performance. + Benchmark models performance. + Time series analysis in virtual flow metering + Set up and test online streaming database. + Evaluate features importance of flow rates in forecasting. + Explore anomaly patterns in sensor data. Geophysics Technology Intern Opportunity Disciplines: Geophysics, Geoscience, Data Science Conducts research on advances in surface and borehole seismic data processing and inversion and developing rock-physics enabled integrated geosolutions technologies for geophysical support of onshore and offshore E&D workflows, and Drilling Hazards Characterization. Typical Activities include: + Developing machine learning methods + Analysis of borehole seismic and distributed acoustic sensing data + Developing rock physics models for pore pressure prediction   Upstream (Houston) We provide support for Saudi Aramco’s Upstream operations and research. Our Upstream Group collaborates with the EXPEC Advanced Research Center, Saudi Aramco's award-winning upstream R&D center in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, and is a key player in the scientific and engineering organizations that drive the upstream O&G industry. Summer Student Engineering/Sustainability Opportunity Disciplines: Sustainability, Chemical, Environmental, Petroleum Engineering or Chemistry The summer student will assist senior engineers in technology identification, detailed review and assessment. Upstream’s Sustainability Team is focused on Decarbonization, Carbon Circularity and New Energies (Hydrogen) technologies to reduce the upstream operational carbon intensity. Typical activities Include: + Assisting senior engineers in market intelligence reports. + Support coordination with 3rd Party technology providers. + Support in assembling the technical brief and technology reports. + Assist in required engineering simulations and calculations as required. + Support in preparation of presentation slides to management. Summer Student Engineering/Digital Transformation Opportunity Disciplines: Data Science, Data Engineering, Computer Science, or Petroleum Engineering The summer student will assist senior petro-technical professionals in technology identification, prototyping and assessment of IR4.0 workflows, and beta testing of inhouse software. Upstream’s Digital Transformation Team is focused on IR4.0 technologies and their application for Saudi Aramco Upstream Operations. Typical activities Include: + Assisting petro-technical professionals in technology briefs and technology reports + related to IR4.0. + Support coordination with 3rd Party technology providers. + Assist in developing IR4.0 workflows for upstream operations. + General technical writing and slide preparation for management. + Beta testing of inhouse developed software. Opportunities eligible for internship course credit (credits earned), please check with your Academic Advisor or University.  Powered by JazzHR