Senior Reservoir Engineer - Deepwater Development

Murphy Oil Corporation; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work option

Job summary

Murphy Oil Corporation in Houston seeks a Sr Reservoir Engineer to lead deepwater field development studies, reservoir modeling, and economic evaluation. The role requires collaboration with geoscience, drilling, and production teams to optimize development options and balance risks within a value-driven framework.

The successful candidate will integrate reservoir engineering data, PVT, and production performance to support planning, portfolio prioritization, and decision-making for growth

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering; Petroleum Engineering is preferred.
• Minimum 7 years' experience in Reservoir Engineering; deepwater Gulf of America experience preferred.
• Experience with field development studies and/or infill drilling evaluations, including uncertainty analysis and economic assessment.
• Experience with reservoir simulation, network modeling, pressure transient analysis, PVT analysis, production forecasting and reserves evaluation.
• Experience with tNavigator/Eclipse, Kappa/Saphir, PVT/PVTsim, ValNav, MBal, Prosper, Power BI or similar software packages.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary teams across geoscience, drilling, production, flow assurance, regulatory and commercial functions.
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment is essential.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and evaluate deepwater field development plans, infill drilling opportunities, workovers and stimulation options using integrated reservoir, production, geoscience and economic analysis.
• Monitor well and reservoir performance versus expectations; identify drivers of variance and recommend actions to protect base production and improve asset value.
• Build, maintain and calibrate analytical and numerical reservoir models, including material balance, pressure transient analysis, PVT analysis and reservoir simulation.
• Support pre-drill planning and well delivery by integrating uncertainty, reservoir risk, expected performance, reserves/resource impacts and economic outcomes into recommendations.
• Partner with geoscience, production engineering, drilling, flow assurance, regulatory, commercial and partners to align technical work with business priorities and execution plans.
• Support reserves, forecasting and portfolio management activities by tracking performance against booked reserves, documenting changes and framing development options for decision-making.
• Prepare clear technical documentation and concise presentations that communicate assumptions, risks, recommendations and next steps to management, partners and regulatory authorities.
• Promote quality data, transparent workflows and fit-for-purpose improvements to reservoir engineering tools, processes and integrated subsurface evaluations.

Skills

Strong communication

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Analytical thinking

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Petroleum Engineering preferred

Tools

tNavigator/Eclipse

Kappa/Saphir

PVT/PVTsim

ValNav

MBal

Prosper

Power BI

Job description

Murphy Oil Corporation in Houston seeks a Sr Reservoir Engineer to lead deepwater field development studies, reservoir modeling, and economic evaluation. The role requires collaboration with geoscience, drilling, and production teams to optimize development options and balance risks within a value-driven framework.

The successful candidate will integrate reservoir engineering data, PVT, and production performance to support planning, portfolio prioritization, and decision-making for growth