SENIOR RESERVOIR ENGINEER REF:APDNL 13/08
COUNTRY: NIGERIA
CITY: LAGOS

JOB
• PREPARE DATA-DECKS FOR SIMULATION MODELS TO INCLUDE ROCK PROPERTIES, RELATIVE PERMEABILITY, PVT, CAPILLARY PRESSURE, VERTICAL LIFT PERFORMANCE, WELL SPECIFICATION AND PRODUCTION DATA.

• CARRY OUT HISTORY MATCH EXERCISES USING HISTORICAL PRODUCTION DATA AND PRESSURE INFORMATION.

• PERFORM PREDICTION SIMULATION RUNS TO EVALUATE A RANGE OF POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT OPTIONS.

• PROVIDE PRODUCTION FORECASTS AND RESERVES ESTIMATES FOR PLANNING AND RESERVES REPORTING

• PERFORM AD-HOC RESERVOIR ENGINEERING STUDIES USING CLASSICAL ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES (E.G. MATERIAL BALANCE AND DECLINE CURVE ANALYSIS).

• PROVIDE RESERVOIR-ENGINEERING INPUT INTO ATDS AND FIELD DEVELOPMENT PLANS AND PRESENTS SAME TO PARTNERS AND LOCAL APPROVAL AGENCIES.

• CARRY OUT SUBSURFACE STUDIES AS REQUESTED BY ASSET TEAMS TO ASSIST IN DEVELOPMENT DECISIONS.

• RECOMMEND AND PREPARE DETAILED DATA GATHERING PROGRAMMES (PRESSURE SURVEYS, PLTS ETC) FOR FIELDS AND RESERVOIRS BASED ON ASSET TEAM REQUIREMENTS.

• PREPARE AND OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR CONTRACTS TO COVER RESERVOIR ENGINEERING TECHNICAL WORK ASSOCIATED WITH THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS AS REQUIRED TO SUPPORT IN-HOUSE STUDY TEAMS AND ENSURE ADHERENCE / COMPLIANCE WITH AGREED SCOPES OF WORK AND CONTRACT CEILINGS.

REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE FOR THIS POSITION:

O MUST HAVE MINIMUM OF B.SC. OR M.SC DEGREE IN PETROLEUM OR RESERVOIR ENGINEERING.

O SHOULD POSSESS MINIMUM OF 12 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY OF WHICH AT LEAST 9 YEARS MUST HAVE BEEN SPENT CONDUCTING INTEGRATED RESERVOIR AND OTHER TECHNICAL STUDIES.

O SHOULD BE PROFICIENT IN ECLIPSE, WITH GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF STATIC MODELLING AND PREPARATION OF RESERVOIR SIMULATION DATA-DECKS.

O SHOULD BE IN THE AGE BRACKET OF 30-35 YEARS.