Reservoir Engineer – Southwest Surveillance

SM-Energy Company • Denver, CO

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About The Position

The Surveillance Reservoir Engineer will be a member of the Southwest Surveillance team located in Denver, CO or Houston, TX. The Surveillance Reservoir Engineer will assume a key role to optimize base production assets in the Southwest Business Unit. The engineer will strive for continual improvement on the asset by developing a deep understanding of asset performance and providing recommendations to enhance base production.

Requirements

• Strong engineering background within oil and gas industry.
• Takes initiative to maintain and increase technical knowledge through practical application and knowledge transfer.
• Working knowledge of different production methods.
• Proficient and strong ability to learn and apply new skills and technologies.
• Proficient and strong use and application of standard engineering principles and techniques including industry and company standards in assigned discipline.
• Proficient and strong level of skill in Microsoft Office, including Excel.
• Effectively utilize Spotfire to increase analytical speed and efficiency.
• Proficient and strong knowledge of Aries or other economic evaluation software programs.
• Command of fundamental reservoir engineering disciplines including decline curve analysis (DCA), rate transient analysis (RTA), volumetrics, recoveries, fluid behavior, simple analytical history matching, and flow regime identification.
• Proficient and strong understanding of Pressure-Temperatures phase diagrams for practical purposes.
• Proficient and strong understanding of probabilistic and deterministic methods.
• Can easily identify limitations in data set and range in certainty of results.
• Proficient and strong understanding principles of flow in porous media including capillary pressure, Darcy's law, and relative permeability.
• B.S. degree in Engineering is required
• 2-5 years

Nice To Haves

• Mix of operations and RE experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop deep understanding of assigned asset area and well performance
• Evaluate oil and gas reserves for PDP cases at mid-year and year-end
• Incorporate production analysis into workflow for well evaluation and forecasting purposes
• Support the preparation of asset business plans and budget, explain variance to existing budget
• Present well performance summaries to upper management
• Develop strong relationship with production engineering and operations staff
• Conduct business with the highest ethical standards; demonstrate decision-making skills that ensure the safety of all persons associated with SM facilities

Benefits

• SM Energy offers competitive compensation and benefits programs which include, but are not limited to, variable pay, health care coverage, retirement plan, protection coverage, time off and leave programs, training and development opportunities and a range of allowances connected to specific work situations.
• Details are available at Careers :: SM Energy Company (SM) (sm-energy.com) [https://www.sm-energy.com/careers].

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees