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163 H-1B & PERM records for "drilling", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
SWIFT WORLDWIDE RESOURCES PROCESS AUTOMATION DRILLING & COMPLETIONS ADVISOR HOUSTON, TX $432910 H-1B Sep 8, 2012
U.S. CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTI… AUSTRALIAN OFFSHORE DRILLING REGULATION SPECIALIST DENVER, CO $416000 H-1B Apr 8, 2011
SOGC, LLC Drilling & Williston Operations Manager $280000 Green Card Sep 18, 2024
Oil Search (Alaska) LLC Senior Drilling Engineer Anchorage, AK $270962 - $320962 H-1B May 5, 2026
CHEVRON CORPORATION DRILLING AND COMPLETION MANAGER LEAD HOUSTON, TX $268452 H-1B Sep 10, 2012
KOSMOS ENERGY, LLC DRILLING SUPERINTENDENT Dallas, TX $256860 H-1B Sep 25, 2019
Kosmos Energy LLC Drilling Supervisor Dallas, TX $254969 H-1B Sep 30, 2021
CHEVRON CORPORATION DRILLING TEAM LEADER - BUCKSKIN/MOCCASIN MCP HOUSTON, TX $249702 H-1B Jun 27, 2013
National Oilwell Varco, L.P. Sr. VP Directional Drilling Technologies & Intell… Houston, TX $248332 H-1B Apr 26, 2023
Oil Search (Alaska) LLC Senior Drilling Engineer Anchorage,, AK $240000 - $280000 H-1B Jul 17, 2024
LUKOIL INTERNATIONAL UPSTREAM WEST INC. SENIOR DRILLING ENGINEER HOUSTON, TX $228672 Green Card Nov 16, 2018
Prime Downhole Holdings LLC Vice President of Tensor Drilling Technologies Di… Conroe, TX $225000 Green Card May 12, 2020
CHEVRON CORPORATION Drilling and Completions Engineering Manager Bakersfield, CA $223100 Green Card Aug 2, 2021
Arena Offshore, LP Drilling Engineer The Woodlands, TX $221645 Green Card Feb 22, 2022
DCOR, LLC Petroleum Drilling Engineer/Manager Ventura, CA $220002 Green Card Feb 10, 2016
HESS CORPORATION Drilling Engineering Advisor HOUSTON, TX $218941 - $256000 Green Card Jan 30, 2015
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP Senior Drilling Engineering Advisor Houston, TX $217200 Green Card Apr 2, 2021
AngloGold Ashanti North America Inc. Director of Drilling Services Greenwood Village, CO $216996 H-1B 2025
National Oilwell Varco, L.P. Senior Vice President Directional Drilling Techno… Houston, TX $212528 H-1B Oct 14, 2021
NEXEN ENERGY SERVICES U.S.A. INC. Drilling Engineering Advisor HOUSTON, TX $210000 Green Card May 12, 2017
MANTI DTC OPERATING, LLC Drilling Manager COVINGTON, LA $210000 Green Card Sep 28, 2015
BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY (USA), INC. Senior Drilling Engineer HOUSTON, TX $208146 Green Card Sep 19, 2017
PRECISION AIR DRILLING SERVICES INC Air Drilling Consultants FRUITA, CO $208000 H-1B Sep 28, 2022
ConocoPhillips Company Senior Drilling and Completions Analytics Engineer Houston, TX $208000 - $240840 Green Card Nov 15, 2021
BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY (USA), INC. Specialist Drilling Engineer III HOUSTON, TX $201240 Green Card Oct 20, 2017
CHEVRON CORPORATION DRILLING ENGINEER HOUSTON, TX $200800 H-1B Jun 29, 2011
QRI INTERNATIONAL, LLC Principal Analyst, Drilling HOUSTON, TX $200000 Green Card Aug 28, 2014
Laramie Energy, LLC Drilling Manager DENVER, CO $199222 - $210000 Green Card Mar 3, 2019
BP AMERICA INC. Senior Drilling Engineer HOUSTON, TX $198500 - $208500 Green Card Jun 10, 2015
Schlumberger Technology Corporation Senior Drilling Engineer Spring, TX $195300 - $205300 H-1B Aug 27, 2024
AngloGold Ashanti North America, Inc. Category Manager: Drilling Denver, CO $195000 H-1B Sep 6, 2023
AngloGold Ashanti North America, Inc. Category Manager: Drilling Greenwood Village, CO $195000 H-1B Sep 7, 2023
Murphy Exploration & Production Company… Onshore Drilling Team Leader $191506 - $204800 Green Card Mar 19, 2025
Murphy Exploration & Production Company… Senior Staff Drilling Engineer $189821 - $228500 Green Card Dec 20, 2023
BLADE ENERGY PARTNERS, LTD Drilling Engineer Advisor FRISCO, TX $189238 Green Card Oct 7, 2014
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Advisor – Drilling Engineering Solutions $187457 Green Card Jul 1, 2024
Schlumberger Technology Corporation Senior Drilling Engineer Anchorage, AK $181350 - $191350 H-1B Mar 20, 2024
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP Engineer Advisor, Drilling HOUSTON, TX $180600 Green Card Jun 28, 2019
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY SR. DRILLING SUPERVISOR HOUSTON, TX $179150 Green Card Feb 20, 2015
HESS CORPORATION DRILLING SUPERVISOR HOUSTON, TX $176000 - $350000 H-1B Oct 2, 2012
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP Drilling Engineer Advisor HOUSTON, TX $175000 Green Card Dec 27, 2016
SHELL U.S. HOSTING COMPANY SENIOR WELL ENGINEER - DRILLING PROCESS AUTOMATION HOUSTON, TX $173827 H-1B Nov 18, 2010
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP Drilling Engineer Supervisor HOUSTON, TX $172800 Green Card Dec 20, 2018
WOODSIDE ENERGY (USA) INC. DRILLING RIG COORDINATOR HOUSTON, TX $171251 H-1B Feb 10, 2011
BRUNEL ENERGY INC. Project Manager-Drilling HOUSTON, TX $170000 Green Card 2011
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP Senior Drilling Engineer Houston, TX $168355 Green Card Feb 19, 2020
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP Sr. Drilling Engineer HOUSTON, TX $165859 Green Card Jul 22, 2018
BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY (USA) INC. Drilling Operations Engineer HOUSTON, TX $163488 - $169429 Green Card Aug 28, 2015
Kongsberg Digital Inc. Global Department Manager, Delivery Drilling and … Houston, TX $163134 Green Card Jun 14, 2019
Tall City Management III LLC Drilling Engineer Midland, TX $162573 Green Card Dec 30, 2020
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