Senior Reservoir Engineer I - Simulations (LW)

Dragon Oil (Holding) Ltd; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the oil and gas sector is seeking a Senior Reservoir Engineer to oversee reservoir simulation studies and model development. The role requires expertise in production forecasting and reserve evaluations. Candidates should hold a Bachelor's in Petroleum Engineering with a minimum of 10 years of experience in dynamic simulation modelling. This is a strategic position focused on advancing reservoir management and optimizing production strategies.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of experience with an international E&P operator.
• Expert in dynamic simulation modelling, particularly in black oil and compositional simulation.
• Strong background in dual porosity/dual permeability reservoir modelling.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, design, and delivery of reservoir simulation studies.
• Build, maintain, and update reservoir models for performance prediction.
• Review simulator input data and oversee simulation runs.

Skills

Reservoir Modelling

Production Engineering

Data Acquisition

Report Writing

Petroleum Geology

Education

Bachelor's degree in Petroleum Engineering

Master's degree in Petroleum Engineering

Job description

Job Purpose

• Lead in the planning, design and delivery of reservoir simulation studies. Build, maintain and update reservoir models for the purpose of predicting future performance and optimizing reservoir development strategies.
• Develop production forecasts for field development planning and economic evaluations.
• Contribute to oil and gas reserve evaluations in accordance with accepted industry standards for the corporate reserves base and net asset evaluation.

Job Responsibilities

• Establish simulation study objectives and resource requirements.
• Prepare the scope of work for reservoir simulation studies, including technical evaluations of proposals from consultants or other third parties.
• Define reservoir properties based on analysis of available geoscience, pressure and production data. Determine the need for additional data acquisition and manage the data acquisition process.
• Coordinate efforts in building reservoir models using available simulation software applications.
• Review simulator input data, oversee simulation runs, interpret results and modify input parameters and algorithms as required.
• Work with geoscience specialists to integrate static and dynamic models, and to incorporate data obtained from new wells and other information sources.
• Perform history matching based on pressure and production data. Make refinements to the simulator as required.
• Integrate SCAL/PVT/PTA data in reservoir models and ensure history matching.
• Integrate reservoir surveillance data in current models.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Petroleum Engineering (Master's preferred).
• At least 10 years of experience with an international exploration and production (E&P) operator in dynamic simulation modelling. Expert in black oil, compositional, streamline and other levels of simulation. In-depth understanding of static reservoir properties and how to integrate them into dynamic modelling. Strong background in dual porosity/dual permeability reservoir modelling, reserves estimation and reporting.

Job Requirement

Asset Development Process

Data Acquisition

Drilling and Well Planning

Drilling, Completion and Workover

Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Methods

Facilities Engineering

Field Development Planning

Fluid Flow in Porous Media

Gas Lift

Oil and Gas Reserves Estimation

Oil Field Reservoir Management

Petroleum Geology

Petrophysics

Pore Pressure Prediction

Pressure Transient Testing and Analysis

Production Engineering

Pump-assisted Artificial Lift

Report writing

Reservoir Engineering

Reservoir/Asset Management

Subsurface Uncertainty

Waterflooding

Well Surveillance

Certifications

Skills

Physical Requirements

Years of Experience