2022 Wells Intern
As a first step, nothing prepares you better for a career with us than an internship. Our internship program provides hands-on, career-specific experience working full-time, usually during summer breaks. You will work on real projects that deliver tangible benefits and measurable results. At the same time, you will have the opportunity to learn about and help to solve some of the most important issues we face. You will experience genuine teamwork, and work alongside highly qualified and experienced colleagues, while you work on live projects and operations, using the latest equipment and technology. Every year, we take interns studying a range of disciplines into our summer internship program, many of whom go on to join us full-time when they graduate. Opportunities exist in all major areas of BP to explore your career aspirations and develop the technical and professional skills you will need for a successful career, while earning a competitive salary and learning about the world of business
Completion Engineers
- Completion engineers are involved in sand control techniques in unconsolidated and low-strength reservoirs or fracture stimulation techniques in conventional/unconventional tight-gas reservoirs
- Maximizing well performance and reliability, solving flow assurance problems, and ensuring completion integrity are all part of your every day job
- You will also have a role in the preparation of detailed completion programs. Lead completion engineers also take on assurance responsibilities
Drilling Engineers
- Grow capabilities for all engineering connected with the drilling design, including the designing, planning and execution of our drilling program
- Drilling engineers are involved in all areas of new well construction. Lead drilling engineers also take on assurance responsibilities
- Drilling engineers are responsible for the planning and executing of safe and compliant drilling operations. Daily tasks may include casing design, fluid design, cement design and cost estimating.
- Drilling engineers are involved during the entire drilling life cycle and work in multidisciplinary teams with Engineers, scientists and Rig Contractors to ensure alignment with business objectives.
Well Intervention Engineers
- Intervention engineers are involved in the design planning and execution of a range of well interventions from stimulation, pump and tubing replacements, sand cleanouts, and wire line operations
They also have a role in the preparation of detailed well intervention
Are you ready to ignite your potential with BP?
Taking on the role as Wells Engineering intern means having the complex knowledge in the drilling and completion of new wells, while also building on bp’s existing well stock. Alongside a strong degree in a technical field, such as mechanical, chemical, and petroleum engineering or a related subject, that means working with a multidisciplinary team, where you will deliver and grow capabilities for all engineers interconnected in this field.
Essential Criteria of the role. What the candidate must bring to the table to be considered.
Minimum Requirements
- Must have cumulative and major GPA of 3.2 or higher
- BP will not support US Immigration sponsorship for full-time or long-term employment
- Seeking a Bachelor's degree
Preferred Requirements
- Must be available for a continuous 12 week period for duration of internship
- Majoring in Petroleum Engineering, Reservoir Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or closely related discipline
- Students should be in the 3rd year of a four-year degree program
- Internships are not available for students who have completed their degree or who will graduate prior to the conclusion of the internship
At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to encouraging an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.
Our internship program offers you just that plus the opportunity for hands-on experience working on real projects that deliver tangible benefits and measurable results. You will work alongside our highly qualified and professional colleagues. We take interns studying a wide range of subjects to allow you to explore new career aspiration and develop the technical skillset for you to have a successful career.
Summer internships last 12 weeks.
We are #oneteam at bp, so the safety of each member of our community is of the utmost importance to us. Due to COVID-19, most of our employees are working from home and as a result we have implemented a virtual hiring process and are onboarding new hires remotely.
Discover your place with us and help our business meet the challenges of the future. You MUST upload your resume plus transcript and complete your online application at http://bp.com/uscampus.
Note: Remember, you can only apply for ONE opportunity. If you are not sure this is the role for you, please return to our Degree Matcher to review your other options.
At bp, we’re reimagining energy for people and our planet. With operations working across almost every part of the energy system, we’re leading the way in reducing carbon emissions and developing more sustainable methods for solving the energy challenge.
We’re a diverse team of engineers, scientists, traders and business professionals determined to find answers to problems that must be solved. But we know we can’t do it alone. We are looking for people who share our passion for reinvention to bring a fresh perspective, collaborative spirit, and challenge our thinking in our ambition to achieve net zero.