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# Operations Support Engineer in Katy

- **Company:** Energy Jobline
- **Location:** Katy, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Excel, Business Systems, Computer Literacy, Power BI
- **Published:** September 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.energyjobline.com/job/operations-support-engineer-katy-31525848

## About the Role

* Min 2 year technical degree required
 * 3-5 years of direct field experience in a directional drilling/MWD service business in North America Land
 * Working knowledge of XEM, xBolt, and other Extreme or SLB MWD systems ideal
 * Familiarity with rotary steerable systems
 * Familiarity with MS Excel, PowerBI, and other basic data analysis tools
 * Comfortable talking directly with customers

Required

 * Recent MWD experience, specifically electromagnetic (EM) telemetry (within the last 3-5 years).
 * Strong computer literacy (Excel, PowerBI).

 * Prior SLB/Extreme experience, with XEM/xBolt experience.

Role Necessity and Background Information
Extreme Drilling Sales and Rental supports a fleet of drilling equipment operated by external directional drilling service companies. The Command Center is a primary point of contact for field operators of this equipment in the field. Command provides technical support for issues and escalates problems systematically within the organization. Command also processes and catalogs field data, making it available to the Extreme organization on a continual basis.

The Command Specialist role performs shifts that take responsibility for this 24/7 support role on a rotating schedule alongside others in the organization.

This is a key customer point of contact that must be comfortable discussing problems remotely. Problem solving and communication skills are keys to success.

MUST: recent Measuring While Drilling (MWD) experience. Specifically with Electromagnetic tools (EM). Former Extreme/SLB employee with XEM/xBolt experience is ideal.

## Description

* Provide direct support to clients running Extreme equipment in the field
 * Escalate issues to the proper technical role within the Extreme organization as necessary
 * Catalog information from equipment activity and issues in the appropriate SLB business systems
 * Consolidate information regularly to update the Extreme organization on ongoing field activity


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