Engineer - Reservoir Development

ADNOC Abu Dhabi UAE; Al Ruways Industrial City; On-site; AED 440,690 - 587,587; Full time

Job summary

ADNOC Abu Dhabi UAE is seeking an Engineer - Reservoir Development. The successful candidate will analyze well performance, optimize production strategies, and support drilling and completion activities.

Applicants should have a Bachelor's Degree in Petroleum Engineering and at least 8 years of experience in field development and reservoir simulation, with expertise in production enhancement techniques.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of experience in field development activities, reservoir simulation studies, and production enhancement.
• Strong knowledge of petroleum engineering and improved recovery techniques.
• Experience with SCAL and PVT laboratory studies.

Responsibilities

• Analyze well and reservoir performance to understand production behavior.
• Develop improved production strategies and workover plans.
• Participate in integrated reservoir characterization studies.

Skills

Petroleum engineering

Reservoir engineering

Field development planning

Well performance analysis

Production forecasting

Improved recovery options

Completion strategy

Workover planning

Data acquisition planning

Education

Bachelor Degree in Petroleum Engineering

Job description

Job Snapshot

Role: Engineer - Reservoir Development

Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Industry: Oil and Energy

Function: Engineering

Experience: Minimum 8 years field development, reservoir simulation, and production enhancement experience

Job Type: Full-time

Overview

Engineer - Reservoir Development in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates is an Oil and Energy opportunity for a petroleum engineering professional focused on well performance analysis, reservoir development, production forecasting, improved recovery planning, and field surveillance. The role supports upstream development decisions by integrating geoscience, reservoir engineering, petroleum engineering, drilling, completion, and surface facilities inputs to enhance production, reduce uncertainty, and maximize long‑term recovery.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze well and reservoir performance to understand production behavior, recovery trends, field constraints, and development opportunities.
• Review production forecasts and development requirements for different reservoir management and field development options.
• Develop improved production strategies, completion approaches, and workover plans aimed at increasing production and improving recovery.
• Evaluate existing wells, reservoirs, and future development concepts to recommend suitable improved recovery options.
• Apply an integrated approach involving geoscience, reservoir management, petroleum engineering, drilling, completion, and surface facilities.
• Assess well locations, well numbers, well architecture, completion designs, and production strategies to identify risks and uncertainties.
• Develop mitigation actions that reduce technical uncertainty and support more reliable field development decisions.
• Design pilot wells, appraisal wells, and data acquisition plans required to evaluate development concepts and narrow down options.
• Prepare business case input for pilot implementation and data acquisition based on value of information.
• Design, review, and analyze SCAL and PVT laboratory studies to support reservoir characterization and development planning.
• Participate in integrated reservoir characterization studies using both dynamic and static reservoir data.
• Evaluate and optimize reservoir development schemes using core reservoir engineering methods and production performance evidence.
• Integrate reservoir, well, simulation, laboratory, and surveillance data to improve sweep efficiency and recovery performance.
• Supervise or conduct single well studies and sector model studies to assess completion designs and recovery processes.
• Develop reservoir surveillance plans to monitor field performance and verify the effectiveness of selected development options.
• Provide technical input for section MIS reports, progress updates, management reviews, and development decision papers.
• Plan, coordinate, and supervise assigned reservoir development activities to meet functional objectives.
• Train and support assigned staff on relevant reservoir engineering, field development, and production optimization practices.
• Provide budget input for department or section activities and support approved work plans.
• Investigate major budget or performance variances and highlight key issues for cost and performance control.
• Implement approved policies, systems, standards, procedures, and work processes in line with company and international requirements.
• Support innovation by identifying tools, techniques, and workflow improvements that improve technical quality and process efficiency.
• Comply with applicable legislation, legal regulations, HSE policies, sustainability guidelines, and ADNOC Code of Practices.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor Degree in Petroleum Engineering.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in field development activities, reservoir simulation studies, and new technology assessment for production enhancement.
• Strong knowledge of petroleum engineering, reservoir engineering, production forecasting, well performance analysis, and improved recovery techniques.
• Experience evaluating development concepts, reservoir performance, completion strategies, workover opportunities, and recovery improvement options.
• Practical understanding of geoscience integration, reservoir management, drilling interfaces, completion design, and surface facilities considerations.
• Ability to identify reservoir risks, production uncertainties, recovery limitations, and development optimization opportunities.
• Experience with SCAL and PVT laboratory studies and their application in reservoir characterization.
• Strong capability in single well studies, sector model studies, surveillance planning, and performance evaluation of recovery processes.
• Good understanding of dynamic and static data integration, sweep efficiency improvement, simulation outputs, and field development planning.
• Ability to prepare technical reports, progress inputs, MIS updates, and management decision‑support material.
• Strong analytical thinking, technical judgment, coordination, communication, and problem‑solving skills.
• Able to work with internal teams, consultants, third‑party service providers, and government agencies when required.
• Comfortable working mainly in an air‑conditioned technical office environment with occasional site exposure to heat, humidity, and dust.

Skills Set

• Petroleum engineering
• Reservoir engineering
• Field development planning
• Well performance analysis
• Reservoir performance analysis
• Production forecasting
• Improved recovery options
• Production enhancement
• Completion strategy
• Workover planning
• Reservoir surveillance
• Pilot well design
• Appraisal well planning
• Data acquisition planning
• Value of information analysis
• SCAL studies
• PVT studies
• Integrated reservoir characterization
• Dynamic data integration
• Static data integration
• Sweep efficiency optimization
• Single well studies
• Sector model studies
• Reservoir simulation
• Development concept evaluation
• Risk and uncertainty assessment
• Mitigation planning
• Well location optimization
• Well architecture review
• Completion design evaluation
• Recovery process evaluation
• Production optimization
• Technical reporting
• MIS reporting
• HSE compliance
• Sustainability awareness