Swift Energy Company was founded on October 11, 1979, in Houston, Texas, by Aubrey Earl Swift, who served as the company’s chairman until his death in 2006. He also served as president of the company from October 1979 to November 1997 and chief executive officer from October 1979 to May 2001.

Earl Swift began working in the oil and gas industry in 1955. After graduating from the University of Oklahoma with a petroleum engineering degree and completing service in the U.S. Army, he joined Humble Oil Company, where he developed an expertise in reservoir engineering. In 1962, he moved to Michigan-Wisconsin Pipeline Company, an affiliate of American Natural Resources Company (ANR). By 1970, he had initiated a renewed exploration program for the company in which 730 gross wells were drilled. When he resigned in 1979, he was vice president of exploration and production both of Michigan-Wisconsin Pipeline Company and of American Natural Gas Production Company, another ANR affiliate. In the meantime, he had earned his juris doctor degree in 1968 by attending night classes at South Texas College of Law.

Job openings at Swift Energy

Job CodeAscending Title Location Job Category
1005 Supervisor, Production Engineering HOUSTON – CORPORATE Engineering
1006 Production Engineer (Stx) HOUSTON – CORPORATE Engineering
1013 Senior Facilities & Construction Engineer HOUSTON – CORPORATE Construction
1026 Sr. Geoscientist HOUSTON – CORPORATE Geoscience
1039 Production Engineer-SELA HOUSTON – CORPORATE Engineering
1043 Sr. Drilling Engineer HOUSTON – CORPORATE Engineering
1045 Lead Completions Engineer HOUSTON – CORPORATE Engineering
1046 Sr. Engineering Tech HOUSTON – CORPORATE Tech
1055 Sr. F&C Engineer HOUSTON – CORPORATE Facilities
1056 Lease Operator I – AWP (Tilden, TX) AWP (Tilden, TX) Field Operations
1057 Senior Marketing Representative HOUSTON – CORPORATE Marketing
1064 CMMS Technician AWP (Tilden, TX) Maintenance
1066 Production Engineer (STX Field) HOUSTON – CORPORATE Engineering
1072 Administrative Assistant HOUSTON – CORPORATE Admin/Clerical
1074 Sr. Geoscientist-STX HOUSTON – CORPORATE Geoscience
1151 Manager, HSE HOUSTON – CORPORATE Field Operations
1152 HSE Representative (SoTX Drilling) AWP (Tilden, TX) Field Operations
1153 HSE Representative (SoTX Drilling) AWP (Tilden, TX) Field Operations
1154 HSE Representative (SoTX Production) AWP (Tilden, TX) Field Operations
1155 Sr. IE Tech – SELA LAKE WASHINGTON (Port Sulfur, LA) Field Operations
1156 Sr. IE Tech – SELA LAKE WASHINGTON (Port Sulfur, LA) Field Operations
1157 Lease Operator II (two positions) – SELA LAKE WASHINGTON (Port Sulfur, LA) Field Operations
1158 Lease Operator I – SELA LAKE WASHINGTON (Port Sulfur, LA) Field Operations
1159 Lease Operator III – SELA LAKE WASHINGTON (Port Sulfur, LA) Field Operations
1160 Environmental Engineer HOUSTON – CORPORATE Management
1161 Production Tech LAKE WASHINGTON (Port Sulfur, LA) Field Operations
1162 Sr. Production Engineer – SELA HOUSTON – CORPORATE Field Operations
1164 SR IE Tech – STX AWP (Tilden, TX) Field Operations
1166 Sr. Production Engineer – STX HOUSTON – CORPORATE Field Operations
1167 Administrative Assistant HOUSTON – CORPORATE Admin/Clerical
1170 Part-Time Student – Accounting HOUSTON – CORPORATE Accounting
1204 Lead, Recruitment HOUSTON – CORPORATE Human Resources
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