Postdoc: Shale Relative Permeability & Multiphase Flow

The University of Texas at Austin; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Texas at Austin invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow in Relative Permeability in Shale at the Bureau of Economic Geology. The role focuses on quantifying multiphase flow and gas-condensate permeability in unconventional reservoirs, combining lab experiments with analytical and numerical modeling.

Candidates should have a PhD in a relevant field and strong experience in high-pressure core tests, petrophysical measurements, and data-driven analysis.

Qualifications

• PhD in a geosystems discipline with relevant research.
• Proven experimental expertise in high-pressure core experiments and petrophysical measurements.
• Strong understanding of fluid transport in tight/unconventional formations.
• Experience with data analysis, scripting, or laboratory automation.

Responsibilities

• Multiphase Transport Experiments: operate and improve gas-expansion and liquid-transient systems to measure permeability and relative permeability.
• Capillary Pressure & Saturation: quantify relationships in nano-Darcy shale.
• Fracture–Matrix Interactions: study transport between propped fractures and shale matrix.
• Data Analysis & Modeling: develop models to interpret measurements and relate pressure, saturation and permeability.

Skills

Experimental expertise

Core experiments

Petrophysical measurements

Data analysis

Scripting

Laboratory automation

Education

PhD in Petrophysics / Geomechanics / Petroleum Engineering / Chemical Engineering / Geosciences

Tools

CMG GEM

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Job description

The University of Texas at Austin invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow in Relative Permeability in Shale at the Bureau of Economic Geology. The role focuses on quantifying multiphase flow and gas-condensate permeability in unconventional reservoirs, combining lab experiments with analytical and numerical modeling.

Candidates should have a PhD in a relevant field and strong experience in high-pressure core tests, petrophysical measurements, and data-driven analysis.