Description
SENIOR RESERVOIR ENGINEER
- OIL AND GAS Exploration and Production Background
Position Overview:
-Performs reservoir engineering analysis, economic viability and commerciality assessment to deliver projects to the development stage.
- Carries out field and reservoir studies as part of an integrated team, and performs reservoir engineering functions including decline curve analysis, material balance, volumetrics, waterflood studies, pressure transient analysis, nodal analysis, and reservoir simulation, etc.
- Evaluates and initiates appraisal opportunities including new drill wells and appraisal projects.
- Provides technical expertise for subsurface risk discussions and decision making, generates appropriate ranges for reserve potential, production rates, conceptual development plans, cost estimates and project timing, and performs sensitivity analysis on any critical factors identified.
- Prepares production forecasts, potential operating plans, expenditure forecasts, etc., and evaluates economic models for asset valuations and budget preparation.
- Prepares project economics as required for appraisal operations and makes appropriate AFE recommendations.
- Attends non-operated partner meetings and provides technical input to reservoir, production and operational concerns.
- Makes presentations to senior management and partners as required.
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Requirements EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
- Requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, preferably Petroleum, with a minimum of 10 years of oil and gas industry experience.
- Reservoir modeling experience is required.
- Must have strong technical background in reservoir engineering including decline curve analysis, material balance, volumetrics, waterflood studies, pressure transient analysis, nodal analysis, etc., and a good understanding of geology. Petrophysical analysis skills and reservoir simulation knowledge helpful.
- Must have working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Requires proficiency with economic analysis software (such as Aries, Peep, etc.).
- Must be able to work in highly charged, fast-paced work environment and be able to simultaneously handle multiple projects
Posted on
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
by Dan Vann