Senior Reservoir Engineer
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Senior Reservoir Engineer
- Posted 15 January 2025
- Salary Competitive
- LocationAberdeen
- Job type Contract
- DisciplineEnergy Recruitment
- ReferencePR/075847
- Contact NameLachlan Nicholson
Job description
We have a current opportunity for a Senior Reservoir Engineer on a contractor basis. The position will be based in Aberdeen with an operator client and is dedicated to overseas assets. You need to have full rights to work in the UK.
Our client is currently recruiting for the position of Senior Reservoir Engineer based in Aberdeen.
Duties & responsibilities to include the following, with assistance from existing Reservoir Engineers:
• Provide production forecasts and reserve assessments through application of analytical and numerical practices on assigned assets with a strong emphasis on analogue and offset analysis to underpin conclusions of reservoir engineering evaluation.
• Ensure the well stock is fully optimised (monitoring daily production, responding to operational constraints etc) in conjunction with the Production Engineer.
• Manage voidage and maximise total water injection to optimise its distribution in the reservoir for maximum production value. Manage any gas constraints on the field.
• Maintain the life of field Reservoir Management Plan.
• Evaluate results of new wells and understand what has been learnt to apply to subsequent opportunities.
• Involvement in maintaining and updating the existing reservoir models.
• Perform economic analysis for value adding opportunities.
• Working together and providing coordination and leadership in a cross functional team. Focus on appropriate technical work to make aligned risked based conclusions and recommendations.
• Identify and assess subsurface uncertainty and risk in opportunity/prospect evaluation.
• Conduct pore pressure reviews to ensure the appropriate information is incorporated in the well design.
• Work to a self-defined timeline to meet project requirements, delivering the right work in order to meet project targets and milestones
• Provide economic analysis in to support project recommendations.
• Find innovative ways of finding value to exceed project targets
• Effective communicate of project strategy, progress and recommendations to leadership team and external stakeholders.
• Share reserve assessments to independent third party auditors.
• Review and refine Budget and Life of Field plans on assigned fields in collaboration with team consistent with the overall business priorities.
Specific Requirements
• Bachelor in Science or Engineering
• Master in Petroleum Engineering or equivalent experience
• Able to listen, contribute and influence team co-member through detailed technical exchange and information sharing seeking to understand risk and add-value
• Able to define and deliver a personal and team work plan
• Understanding of the oil and gas industry
• Fundamentals of fluid flow in porous media
• Reservoir engineering analytical skills; pore pressure assessment; decline curve analysis; offset and analogue analysis; material balance; well test analysis, well performance modelling; PVT and SCAL analysis; facility constraint assessment
• Subsurface risk assessment; identification, quantification and mitigation
Permanent Position
If you feel that you are well suited to the above opportunity and would like to find out more then please contact Orion Group for more information or apply by forwarding your current CV quoting reference: PR/075847.
Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.
Our client is currently recruiting for the position of Senior Reservoir Engineer based in Aberdeen.
Duties & responsibilities to include the following, with assistance from existing Reservoir Engineers:
• Provide production forecasts and reserve assessments through application of analytical and numerical practices on assigned assets with a strong emphasis on analogue and offset analysis to underpin conclusions of reservoir engineering evaluation.
• Ensure the well stock is fully optimised (monitoring daily production, responding to operational constraints etc) in conjunction with the Production Engineer.
• Manage voidage and maximise total water injection to optimise its distribution in the reservoir for maximum production value. Manage any gas constraints on the field.
• Maintain the life of field Reservoir Management Plan.
• Evaluate results of new wells and understand what has been learnt to apply to subsequent opportunities.
• Involvement in maintaining and updating the existing reservoir models.
• Perform economic analysis for value adding opportunities.
• Working together and providing coordination and leadership in a cross functional team. Focus on appropriate technical work to make aligned risked based conclusions and recommendations.
• Identify and assess subsurface uncertainty and risk in opportunity/prospect evaluation.
• Conduct pore pressure reviews to ensure the appropriate information is incorporated in the well design.
• Work to a self-defined timeline to meet project requirements, delivering the right work in order to meet project targets and milestones
• Provide economic analysis in to support project recommendations.
• Find innovative ways of finding value to exceed project targets
• Effective communicate of project strategy, progress and recommendations to leadership team and external stakeholders.
• Share reserve assessments to independent third party auditors.
• Review and refine Budget and Life of Field plans on assigned fields in collaboration with team consistent with the overall business priorities.
Specific Requirements
• Bachelor in Science or Engineering
• Master in Petroleum Engineering or equivalent experience
• Able to listen, contribute and influence team co-member through detailed technical exchange and information sharing seeking to understand risk and add-value
• Able to define and deliver a personal and team work plan
• Understanding of the oil and gas industry
• Fundamentals of fluid flow in porous media
• Reservoir engineering analytical skills; pore pressure assessment; decline curve analysis; offset and analogue analysis; material balance; well test analysis, well performance modelling; PVT and SCAL analysis; facility constraint assessment
• Subsurface risk assessment; identification, quantification and mitigation
Permanent Position
If you feel that you are well suited to the above opportunity and would like to find out more then please contact Orion Group for more information or apply by forwarding your current CV quoting reference: PR/075847.
Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.
