Shell Exploration and Production Company

Mining, Quarrying, Oil & Gas · Primarily TX · PERM filings 2019–2022

#16,000 top sponsor

Overview

Shell Exploration and Production Company is a Mining, Quarrying, Oil & Gas employer that has filed 4 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2022. That places it #16,000 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 2 were certified (50% approval rate), taking about 198 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers, with most worksites in TX, and the median sponsored wage is $146,200.

4

PERM filings

50%

approval

0

denied

$146,200

median wage

198d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 4 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is VENEZUELA (50%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • Venezuela2
  • China1
  • Lebanon1

Prior visa status

  • H-1B4

Education

  • Master's2
  • Doctorate2

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations Shell Exploration and Production Company most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 4 $146,675

Common job titles

Geophysicist 1 Exploration Geoscientist 1 Reservoir Engineer 1 Seismic Processor Marine Imaging – Geophysics West 1

Worksite states

Wage range

$131,800

25th

$146,200

median

$153,800

75th

$154,898

90th

Law firms used

  • PwC Law LLP3
  • Vialto Partners LLP1

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
A-22129-52417 Seismic Processor Marine Imaging – Geophysics WestCertified - Expired Houston, TX Mar 31, 2023
A-20294-11769 Reservoir EngineerCertified - Expired New Orleans, LA May 25, 2021
A-19270-63738 Exploration GeoscientistCertified - Expired Houston, TX Jun 18, 2020
A-19249-54376 GeophysicistCertified - Expired Houston, TX Mar 13, 2020

Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.