Job Description
Job Responsibilities
- Use advanced numerical simulation techniques to forecast oil and gas production and recovery from both new and existing fields
- Collaborate with other team members in devising economically viable development plans for oil and gas reservoirs.
- Develop and execute data-gathering plans and using the results to develop projects to increase recovery efficiency
- Define reservoir design bases for projects and develop or update Field Depletion Plans (FDPs).
- Develop, maintain, and monitor reservoir management strategies; surveillance and data acquisition planning, contact movement e.tc.
- Support development and prioritization of reservoir development activities involving drilling and projects as well as other activities such as data integration for improved subsurface characterization and depletion planning; workover and drill-well evaluations; volumes forecasting; economics and reserves assessments.
- Provide reservoir engineering support to the company's technical/operational activities.
- Ensure sound and prudent reservoir management practices in line with local and international oil field standards
- Provide reservoir engineering support during drilling, completion, work over and through-tubing operations.
- Carry out regular reservoir and wells production performance studies with a view to recommending optimum reservoir management strategies for enhanced Productivity.
Education and Work Experience
- Degree in B.Eng/BSc in Petroleum Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Chemical Engineering from a reputable institution
- A master’s degree in petroleum engineering will be an added advantage
- Minimum of 10 years’ reservoir engineering experience in operating companies
- Strong reservoir simulation and planning skills using Petrel, Eclipse, PROSPER and Navigator
- Proficient/basic understanding of the use of geological modeling software, e.g. Petrel.
- Professional expertise in the use of Material Balance, well-test analysis, and decline analysis
- Professional expertise in reserves estimation and classifications to meet SEC, PRMS, and NNS standards.
Skills and Competencies
- Extensive reservoir engineering knowledge and demonstrated ability to support reservoir development, management, and optimization.
- Ability to provide Reservoir engineering technical support for reservoir characterization and field studies, performance forecasting, opportunity generation and evaluation, reservoir surveillance, production optimization, and depletion planning.
- Good technical understanding of reservoir performance prediction using both analytical and simulation tools.
- Ability to work collaboratively and in a multidisciplinary team
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Excellent written/verbal communication skills
- Strong computer skills, including familiarity with fluid characterization, hydraulics, material balance, reservoir simulation, economics assessment, and proficiency in office productivity tools (e.g., Microsoft Office suite)
- Ability to use computer simulations effectively to help identify drilling risks