Reservoir Engineering Advisor

Expand Energy•Oklahoma City, OK

About The Position

This senior level position is considered an advisor that solves problems among business/functional teams and occasionally across business lines or regions in order to address the most complex petrotechnical engineering challenges. This position has budgetary type of accountabilities or direct impacts upon a revenue center's viability or its quality of service via personal contributions.

Requirements

Expert knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology including applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of the oil and gas industry
Expert knowledge and ability to integrate well performance/nodal analysis, pressure transient analysis, material balance, volumetric and decline curve analyses in the evaluation are essential
Expert knowledge and application of volumetric calculations, decline curve reserve determinations, appropriate analogue techniques and material balance assessments
Expertise in economic evaluation and reserve assessment for exploration programs, development drilling programs, work overs and production optimization opportunities
Ability to use rigorous logic, critical thinking skills and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions
Expert knowledge of and skills associated with reservoir simulation techniques
Expert knowledge of unconventional experience associated with tight gas reservoirs, CBM development, and shale gas resource work
Minimum: Bachelor's degree - from accredited university
Minimum: One of the following: Bachelor’s degree - from accredited university - Engineering from an ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) program, or Professional Engineer (PE) license, or Master’s degree - from accredited university - Master’s of Engineering degree from a program in which the correlating Bachelor’s degree is accredited by the ABET EAC
Minimum: 12 years related work experience

Responsibilities

Provides recommendations and advise in particular area of expertise
Evaluates current practices to identify improvement opportunities company wide
Attends industry events to gather data or represent company
Identifies and tracks new technologies in their area of expertise that have potential to benefit the company
Assess costs and estimate the production capabilities and economic value of oil and gas wells, to evaluate the economic viability of potential drilling sites
Develops plans for oil and gas field drilling, and for product recovery and treatment
Directs and monitors the completion and evaluation of wells, well testing, or well surveys
Analyzes data to recommend placement of wells and supplementary processes to enhance production
Monitors production rates, and plans rework processes to improve production
Interprets drilling and testing information
Specifies and supervises well modification and stimulation programs to maximize oil and gas recovery
Assists engineering and other personnel to solve operating problems
Confers with scientific, engineering, and technical personnel to resolve design, research, and testing problems
Coordinates the installation, maintenance, and operation of oil field equipment
Performs field and screening studies of existing assets and potential acquisitions, including associated economic analyses
Recommends, acquires, and analyzes the necessary test data used to define accurate reservoir characterization.
Conducts exploration project evaluations to include probabilistic analyses
Provides monitoring and surveillance programs for reservoir performance, and coordinates these programs to determine if the development plan is congruent with management strategy
Trains, mentors and develops less experienced engineers
Recruits, develops and oversees development/training plan for entry-level engineers and summer engineering interns, etc.
Promotes shared learnings and best practices
Serves as effective project manager on select larger and more complex projects company wide
Acts as an integral contributor to field leadership, interface extensively with field operations
Troubleshoots broader and more technical operational problems
Cultivates and manages career development and training plans for entry-level engineers and summer engineering interns
Performs other duties as assigned