Reservoir Engineer

Alocentral; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 450,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

Aramco seeks a senior reservoir engineer to design depletion strategies and field development plans for unconventional resource plays. You will study reservoir performance data and supervise surveillance programs to optimize field performance.

You will lead fracture modeling, well spacing optimization, and multi-disciplinary reviews, while monitoring expenses and providing economic evaluations to support development decisions.

Qualifications

• Petroleum Engineering degree from a recognized program; advanced degree preferred.
• 10–20 years of experience with at least 5 years in unconventional plays, with international experience.
• Knowledge of stimulation programs design, logging, decline curve analysis and reservoir modeling.
• Ability to support key development decisions in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with analytics and AI is appreciated.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement depletion strategies and field development plans for unconventional resource plays.
• Study reservoir and well performance data and develop surveillance programs and reservoir management activities.
• Supervise fracture modeling and optimize well spacing and completions in unconventional reservoirs.
• Organize and lead multi-functional peer reviews to support field development design.
• Monitor operating expenses to optimize production and costs.
• Prepare annual activity volumes and expenses for budgeting purposes.
• Monitor and analyze well tests and production curves.
• Provide economic evaluation to support rapid development decisions.
• Coach and mentor team members to grow technically and perform effectively.

Skills

Reservoir engineering

Unconventional plays

Data analysis

Economic evaluation

Project management

Mentoring

Education

Petroleum Engineering degree

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

IHS Harmony/Explorer

Kappa Workstation

ECLIPSE

CMG

PVTsim

Job description

Aramco occupies a special position in the global energy industry. We are one of the world’s largest producers of hydrocarbon energy and chemicals, with among the lowest Upstream carbon intensities of any major producer. With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramco’s value to society. Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a generations’ spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom’s vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply. We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement solutions for depletion strategies, reservoir performance analysis and field development plans for unconventional resource plays.
• Study reservoir and well performance data and develop/supervise reservoir surveillance programs and reservoir management activities.
• Supervise and support comprehensive fracture modeling and simulation studies to identify optimal well spacing, completions design, unconventional reservoir management strategies and opportunities.
• Organize and lead multi-functional peer reviews to support and improve field development design.
• Monitor operating expenses to operate and maintain wells to produce the highest volumes of oil and gas at the lowest cost.
• Prepare annual activity volumes and expenses for budgeting purposes.
• Monitor and analyze well tests and production curves.
• Gather, perform calculations on and analyze data such as well tests, fluid levels, bottom-hole pressures, and decline curves to assure efficient producing and equipment utilization.
• Work closely with multidisciplinary team in planning and conducting reservoir field studies.
• Prepare requirements for well construction, develop well designs for new wells and provide technical assistance to drilling staff to ensure safe and efficient well completion.
• Provide economic evaluation to support fast-paced development decisions and work closely with drilling, completions, and production teams.
• Develop and implement efficient reservoir engineering and organizational practices.
• Provide on the job coaching and mentoring to help develop capabilities of team members enabling them to grow technically and perform their job effectively and efficiently
• Petroleum Engineering degree from a recognized and approved program. An advanced degree is preferred and will reduce prerequisite work experience stated below by one year for master degree and two years for PhD.
• Minimum of 10 - 20 years of experience with at least 5 years in unconventional plays including shale or tight gas/condensate or channel reservoirs, with international experience in unconventional hydrocarbon basins required.
• Understanding of stimulation programs design, open hole and cased hole logging capabilities, well test analysis (Pressure transient analysis and rate transient analysis), decline curve analysis, dynamic reservoir modeling, reserves classification, EUR predictions, well spacing and landing zone optimization.
• Required to support key development decisions.
• Knowledge of the following applications is required: IHS Harmony and Explorer, Kappa Workstation Suite (Saphir, Topaze minimum), Whitson, ECLIPSE, Kinetix, GOHFER, Resfrac, Petroleum Expert, CMG, Peep, PVTsim and EOS modeling is preferred. Knowledge of Analytics and Artificial Intelligence is appreciated.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage ambiguity in analysis.
• Solid organizational and time management skills, with the ability to work with limited data.
• Ability to generate Management Reports and Data analysis experience.
• Solid understanding of business planning, including economic analysis and project management.
• Familiar with field development / economic concepts with a broad knowledge in drilling, completions, and reservoir stimulation technologies with understanding of horizontal multistage fracturing for unconventional reservoir