Largest privately held U.S. oil and gas operator focused on upstream production and operations
Hilcorp is the largest privately held oil and gas company in the United States, operating across upstream production, facilities, and pipeline infrastructure. The tech stack reveals a traditional energy-sector foundation (SAP, industrial control systems like Allen-Bradley and GE iFIX, QGIS for spatial data) paired with emerging adoption of Alteryx — a shift toward data-driven analytics for reservoir optimization and cost reduction. Hiring concentration in finance and operations, with active projects spanning economic analysis, well work, and compliance tooling, reflects operational scaling across the asset base.
Hilcorp Energy Company was founded in 1989 and operates as an independent oil and natural gas producer focused on upstream operations and field management. The company serves its own internal business across onshore and offshore production assets, with operational responsibility spanning well completion, facilities management, pipeline logistics, and reservoir performance. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, with approximately 1,000–5,000 employees, Hilcorp maintains a steady hiring pace concentrated in finance, operations, and engineering roles. Current project portfolio includes economic analysis of development opportunities, facilities and pipeline infrastructure projects, reservoir studies, and compliance program implementation.
SAP for ERP, Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint), Azure cloud, industrial control systems (Allen-Bradley, Modicon, GE iFIX), QGIS for mapping, CAD for design, and OneStream for financial planning. Recently adopting Alteryx for data analytics.
Modernizing accounting operations, optimizing lease operating expenses and production costs, improving well data accuracy, enhancing production data analysis, and strengthening compliance and audit capabilities across the asset portfolio.
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