Staff Reservoir Engineer - Reservoir Solutions

Continental Resources • Oklahoma City, OK

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Continental’s Reservoir Solutions Team is at the forefront of utilizing reservoir and fluid characterization, integrated hydraulic fracture and reservoir simulation, well testing and geologic integration for well performance forecasting. To support Continental’s continued growth, the team requires an experienced reservoir engineer to provide more focus on individual basins and provide asset team support.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Petroleum, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering or related engineering discipline from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum of eight (8) years of recent, relevant industry experience.
• Skilled in relevant industry software.
• An acceptable pre-employment background and drug test.

Nice To Haves

• Unconventional experience preferred.
• Operations experience preferred.
• Experience in Whitson+, ResFrac, KAPPA, and S&P Harmony software.
• Application of Pressure Transient Analysis (PTA) and Rate Transient Analysis (RTA) to estimate reservoir properties and predict well performance.
• Experience with design, execution, and interpretation of specialized well testing including Interference Tests (CPG) and Diagnostic Fracture Injection Tests (DFIT).
• Knowledge of fundamentals of phase behavior (PVT) and application of oil and gas PVT properties for use in reservoir modeling and production forecasting.
• Ability to recognize reservoir drive mechanisms and understand their influence on performance.
• Broad knowledge of field operations and understanding of horizontal multistage fracturing in unconventional reservoirs.
• General knowledge of petrophysics, geology and geophysics.
• Prior experience supporting international operations

Responsibilities

• Use numerical simulation, rate and pressure transient analysis as tools to provide reservoir insights and recommendations on development strategy.
• Design, implement and analyze reservoir surveillance programs.
• Perform computer simulations of oil and gas reservoirs to aid in reservoir management including analytical, black oil and compositional models.
• Analyze and interpret short- and long-term production performance from unconventional reservoirs to aid well completion, workover operations and relate well development strategy to well performance.
• Provide direction and expertise on data collection and laboratory testing activities to meet specific reservoir characterization needs.
• Lead special teams to identify, evaluate, and execute opportunities for resource development.
• Represent Continental Resources at joint interest and technical meetings.
• Reach solid conclusions and recommend projects consistent with best engineering practices and company strategy. Communicate recommendations clearly and garner support for projects.
• Develop processes and workflows for duties required.
• Mentor and instruct technical staff when appropriate.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior