Senior GOA Reservoir Engineer - Deepwater Forecasts

Occidental Petroleum Corporation; United States; On-site; USD 200,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Occidental Petroleum Corporation in Houston seeks a senior Reservoir Engineer to lead performance analysis, forecasting and reserves evaluations for Gulf of America assets. You will guide investment decisions, work on deepwater field development, and mentor junior engineers.

Applicants should have 15+ years oil and gas experience, strong knowledge of reservoir simulation and economics, and proven ability to collaborate with asset teams and SEC reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Petroleum Engineering or a closely related engineering discipline.
• 15+ years of total oil&gas experience with 5+ years in Gulf of America reservoir engineering and simulation history matching.
• Expertise in material balance, decline curve analysis and reservoir simulation for conventional reservoirs.
• Strong 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.
• Analyze production performance to identify optimization opportunities, risks and actions.
• Apply reservoir surveillance and management across the full field life cycle.
• Review monthly asset forecasts, annual portfolio submissions and SEC reserves; support third-party audits.
• Prepare, document and defend reserves estimates per SEC guidelines.
• Perform economic evaluations and model cash flows for acquisition/divestiture decisions.
• Use decision trees and probabilistic methods to de-risk investment opportunities.
• Lead special projects and mentor junior reservoir engineers.

Skills

Petroleum Engineering

Reservoir simulation

Material balance

Decline curve analysis

Well productivity analysis

History matching

SEC reserves guidelines

Petroleum economics

Decision analysis

Education

Bachelor's in Petroleum Engineering

Tools

PEEP/MOSAIC

Job description

Occidental Petroleum Corporation in Houston seeks a senior Reservoir Engineer to lead performance analysis, forecasting and reserves evaluations for Gulf of America assets. You will guide investment decisions, work on deepwater field development, and mentor junior engineers.

Applicants should have 15+ years oil and gas experience, strong knowledge of reservoir simulation and economics, and proven ability to collaborate with asset teams and SEC reporting.