Experienced Heavy Oil Reservoir Engineer

ExxonMobil•Houston, TX

57d•Onsite

About The Position

At ExxonMobil, our vision is to lead in energy innovations that advance modern living and a net-zero future. As one of the world's largest publicly traded energy and chemical companies, we are powered by a unique and diverse workforce fueled by the pride in what we do and what we stand for. The success of our Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon Solutions businesses is the result of the talent, curiosity and drive of our people. They bring solutions every day to optimize our strategy in energy, chemicals, lubricants and lower-emissions technologies. We invite you to bring your ideas to ExxonMobil to help create sustainable solutions that improve quality of life and meet society's evolving needs. Learn more about our What and our Why and how we can work together. ExxonMobil is seeking a highly motivated and technically skilled reservoir engineer to support our oil sands assets The role offers the opportunity to shape long-term asset value and drive innovation in thermal recovery within a dynamic, multidisciplinary environment The role is key to developing reservoir management strategies, optimizing production from thermal recovery operations, and driving the development of future oil sands projects The position is located at ExxonMobil campus in Spring, Texas

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering required - preferably Petroleum, Chemical, or Mechanical
5+ years of experience in reservoir engineering for heavy oil or oil sands assets
Deep understanding of thermal recovery processes and well performance analysis
Skilled in thermal reservoir simulation tools (e.g. CMG STARS, Petrel RE/IX, and/or equivalents) for reservoir performance forecasting and scenario analysis
Experience with depletion planning, reservoir surveillance, and recovery optimization

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated ability to work in multidisciplinary teams and manage multiple priorities
Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain depletion plans for in situ thermal and solvent recovery processes (eg. SAGD), integrating reservoir performance and facility constraints
Collaborate with geoscience and reservoir teams to evaluate reservoir behavior, identify enhancement opportunities, and refine development strategies.
Conduct reservoir simulation and material balance analysis to forecast production, steam-oil ratios, solvent-oil ratios, and recovery factors
Lead or support the design and implementation of well workovers, stimulations, and infill drilling
Contribute to future development projects, including well pad design, facility expansions, and debottlenecking, ensuring alignment with depletion strategy
Support pilot testing and deployment of emerging technologies (e.g. solvent-assisted processes, enhanced recovery methods, digital tools).

Benefits

Pension Plan: Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you. The basic benefit is a monthly annuity to be paid to you in retirement for the rest of your life.
Savings Plan: You can contribute between 6% and 20% of your pay and are encouraged to enroll right away. If you contribute at least 6% to your savings plan, the Company will contribute a 7% match.
Workplace Flexibility: We have several programs such as "Flex your Day", providing ad-hoc flexibility around when and where you work, as well as longer-term programs such as leaves of absence and part-time work.
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
Culture of Health: Programs and resources to support your wellbeing.
Employee Health Advisory Program: Provides confidential professional counseling for you and your family, including tools and resources promoting mental health and resiliency at no additional cost to you.
Disability Plan: Income replacement for when you cannot work due to illness or injury occurring on or off the job. Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you.

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