Corrosion Prevention - Intern

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Our core assets provide services for customers in the Delaware Basin in West Texas and New Mexico, and the DJ Basin in northeastern Colorado, and the Powder River Basin in Northeast Wyoming. Additional assets and investments are located in South Texas, Utah, and Southwest Wyoming.

We’re engaged in the business of gathering, compressing, treating, processing, and transporting natural gas; gathering, stabilizing and transporting condensate, natural gas liquids (NGLs) and crude oil; and gathering, transporting, recycling, treating and disposing of produced water for our customers. In our capacity as a natural gas processor, we also buy and sell natural gas, NGLs, and condensate on our behalf and our customers under certain gas processing contracts.

Western Midstream (WES) is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol, WES.

Title:

Corrosion Prevention Intern
Team:
Asset Integrity

Job Location:

The Woodlands, TX

Requisition
Number of Openings: 1

Duration: 12-16 weeks

Western Midstream (WES) is a master limited partnership formed to own, develop, acquire, and operate midstream assets. We are engaged in gathering, compressing, treating, processing, and transporting natural gas; gathering, stabilizing, and transporting condensate, natural gas liquids (NGLs), and crude oil; and gathering, transporting, and disposing of produced water for our customers.

WES internships are designed to provide students and recent graduates with hands‑on experience in the oil and gas industry. Interns work alongside experienced professionals, gain valuable technical and professional skills, and contribute to meaningful, real‑world projects that support business objectives. You’ll be working alongside experienced professionals and learning from the best in the field. Each intern is supported by a dedicated mentor who provide guidance and structured assignments throughout the internship to ensure a meaningful and well‑rounded experience.

Interns participate in a formal mid‑term review to discuss progress and development. At the conclusion of the internship, interns deliver a presentation summarizing their project work, followed by a performance discussion with their mentor.

At WES, you will be part of a diverse and collaborative environment where individuals are encouraged to perform their best and contribute to impactful work within the Asset Integrity Management Team.

The Corrosion Prevention Intern will support the Corrosion Prevention Program across cathodic protection, internal corrosion monitoring, chemical treatment, regulatory compliance, and integrity risk management. The internship will combine field exposure, engineering analysis, and workflow modernization to help consolidate, visualize, and use corrosion‑related information more effectively for decision‑making and risk prioritization.

• Self‑motivated, curious, and willing to learn in both office and field environments.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem‑solving skills with attention to detail
• Ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and independently on assigned deliverables.
• Ability to organize technical information, make objective observations, and communicate findings clearly.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel; familiarity with Power BI, SharePoint, Power Automate, AI tools, data visualization, or programming is a plus.
• Basic exposure to corrosion, materials, electrochemistry, mechanical systems, chemical processes, pipeline systems, or data analytics is preferred but not required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks.

• Learn how corrosion…