Senior GOA Reservoir Engineer – Deepwater Forecasting

OXY, Inc.; The Woodlands (TX); On-site; USD 200,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxy's Gulf of America Asset Development organization seeks a senior-level Reservoir Engineer to lead performance analysis, forecasting and reserves work for deepwater assets. You will shape investments, run reservoir simulations, and partner with planning and asset teams to align with SEC guidelines and corporate strategy.

Candidates should bring 15+ years in oil & gas, 5+ years in Gulf of America reservoir engineering, with expertise in material balance, decline curves, and economics using

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Petroleum Engineering or closely related engineering discipline.
• Minimum of fifteen (15) years of total oil & gas experience, including at least five (5) years of Gulf of America reservoir engineering experience with hands-on reservoir simulation history matching and modelling.
• Demonstrated expertise in material balance, decline curve analysis, well productivity analysis and reservoir simulation for conventional reservoirs.
• Strong working knowledge of SEC reserves guidelines and reserves reporting processes.
• Proficiency in petroleum economics and decision analysis, preferably using PEEP/MOSAIC.

Responsibilities

• Lead reservoir performance analysis and production forecasting for conventional deepwater reservoirs using material balance, decline curve analysis, well productivity analysis and reservoir simulation.
• Analyze well and reservoir production performance to identify optimization opportunities, risks and recommended actions.
• Apply reservoir surveillance and management best practices across the full field development life cycle.
• Partner with Planning and Asset Teams to review and compile monthly asset forecasts, annual portfolio submissions and SEC reserves, and support third-party reserves audits.
• Prepare, document and defend reserves estimates in accordance with SEC reserves guidelines.
• Perform economic evaluations in PEEP/MOSAIC, including forecasting, pricing, cash flow prediction and financial modelling, to value producing properties and support acquisition/divestiture transactions.
• Apply decision trees, probabilistic and statistical methods, optimization and portfolio analysis to frame, rank and de-risk investment opportunities.
• Lead and coordinate special projects and ad-hoc business needs with internal and external stakeholders.
• Coach and mentor less-experienced reservoir engineers and participate in peer reviews and peer assists.

Skills

Reservoir engineering

Forecasting

Economics / financial modelling

Communication

Mentoring / leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Petroleum Engineering

Master's degree in Petroleum Engineering

Tools

PEEP/MOSAIC

Reservoir simulation

PTA software

Reserves reporting tools

Job description

Oxy's Gulf of America Asset Development organization seeks a senior-level Reservoir Engineer to lead performance analysis, forecasting and reserves work for deepwater assets. You will shape investments, run reservoir simulations, and partner with planning and asset teams to align with SEC guidelines and corporate strategy.

Candidates should bring 15+ years in oil & gas, 5+ years in Gulf of America reservoir engineering, with expertise in material balance, decline curves, and economics using