Senior Engineer, Reservoir
Job Id 24540 Category Projects, Engineering & Operations United Arab Emirates Company Name ADNOC Offshore Abu Dhabi 09/16/2024
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Purpose
Lead/conduct reservoir development and production operations including field development planning, reservoir performance analyses and reservoir estimation of production / injection capacities. Lead reservoir Offshore studies, performance review and optimization using appropriate techniques.
Job Specific Accountabilities
• Carry out all aspects of reservoir Offshore activities including field development, performance evaluation, reservoir & asset evaluation, well prognosis, and supervises the integration between fields.
• Identify, justify, develop the implementation of workflow to evaluate and manage the field in line with industry best practices. Uses advanced reservoir-engineering techniques and integrate dynamic & static data to identify field movement and implement optimization plans to maximize profitable recovery.
• Monitor field’s production and injection capacities according to company objective guidelines along with drilling workover schedules and identify mitigations in case of shortfalls.
• Identify workflows to carry out pattern balancing and ensures efficient production and injection process.
• Design and lead effort to improve well sector and full field development performance review.
• Design and lead the implementation of the project surveillance programs including pressure transient surveys, tracer surveys, interference testing, and observation well placement and cased hole logging programs.
• Provide expertise to identify and support reservoir-engineering studies using apocopate techniques, which may include reservoir simulation, material balance, decline curve analysis.
• Undertake the most appropriate studies to define the optimum development schemes with associated reserves and production profiles.
• Provide technical guarantees of the choices made for the recovery processes envisaged and the most reliable reservoir descriptions.
• Provide guidance and oversight on best-in-class reservoir management tenets, practices and state-of-the art- technologies for all hydrocarbon assets.
Utilize reservoir management standards and guidelines to enhance both NPV and hydrocarbon recovery.
• Lead, design and participate in integrated field reviews and field development plans.
• Lead and participate in reservoir engineering studies that include reservoir stimulation modelling of various IOR processes for improvement of ultimate recovery.
Generic Accountabilities
Supervision • Plan, supervise and coordinate all activities in the assigned area to meet functional objectives.
• Train and develop the assigned staff on relevant skills to enable them to become proficient on the job and deliver the respective section objectives.
Budgets
• Provide input for preparation of the Section / Department budgets and assist in the implementation of the approved Budget and work plans to deliver Section objectives.
• Investigate and highlight any significant variances to support effective performance and cost control
Policies, Systems, Processes & Procedures
• Implement approved Section / Department policies, processes, systems, standards and procedures in order to support execution of the Section’s / Department work programs in line with Company and International standards.
Performance Management
• Contribute to the achievement of the approved Performance Objectives for the Section / Department in line with the Company Performance framework.
Innovation and Continuous Improvement
• Design and implement new tools and techniques to improve the quality and efficiency of operational processes.
• Identify improvements in internal processes against best practices in pursuit of greater efficiency in line with ISO standards in order to define intelligent solutions for issues confronting the function.
Health, Safety, Environment (HSE) and Sustainability
• Comply with relevant HSE policies, procedures & controls and applicable legislation and sustainability guidelines in line with international standards, best practices and ADNOC Code of Practices.
Reports
• Provide inputs to prepare Section MIS and progress reports for Company Management.
Internal Communications & Working Relationships
• Frequent contacts with other upstream units in respect to undeveloped reservoirs activities.
• Frequent contacts with work associates within Exploration Unit for matters on drilling operations.
External Communications & Working Relationships
Regular contacts with concerned staff in Group Companies to discuss, follow-up and review undeveloped reservoirs development projects.
Minimum Qualification
Bachelor's degree in Petroleum Engineering or related discipline.
Minimum Experience, Knowledge & Skills
• 8 years of experience in reservoir engineering including oil and gas fields’ development Offshore and Full Field simulation studies (use of hardware & software models).
• Good communication skills
• Experience on reservoir dynamic modeling and model history matching is a required
• Exposure to reservoir management and field monitoring is required
Work Condition, Physical effort & Work Environment
Physical Effort Minimal
Work Environment
Normally A/C environment. Could be exposed to prevailing weather conditions while visiting sites/ outside locations
Additional Details
Job Family / Sub Family: Operations/Exploration & Development Operations
Location Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Location Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Location Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Location Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Location Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Location Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Location Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Location Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Location Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
