Senior Reservoir Engineer at Hobark International Limited (HIL)

Req: 0747
Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Job Description
The Overall Purpose of the Job:

•     The role will provide very strong support to field development planning through building numerical reservoir simulation using Eclipse and CMG simulators, and be part of the team responsible for identification of production improvement opportunities and production optimization studies in conjunction with the production technologist, petrophysicist and production geologist in the asset development team.
•     The role will ensure the highest levels of competence of reservoir engineering in the asset development team to include the generation of well proposals, budget management, recruitment, retention, competency development and professional coaching and mentoring.

Principal Accountabilities

•     Work in an integrated study team (as a member or a study team lead) where you can learn from others and equally contribute with your own background and experience. Make RE input into field development plan. The required technical work will comprise but will not be limited to dynamic modelling, well/reservoir performance reviews, development options evaluation and economics.
•     Directs and participates in well surveillance activities (MER, BHP etc), and reservoir definition and behavior prediction of assigned reservoir.
•     Conducts conventional reservoir engineering and simulation studies to identify optimum recovery and field development options, adjusts reservoir development plans in response to changes in well and reservoir performance. Must have experience in well test interpretation, material balance modelling and performance modelling of vertical and horizontal wells.
•     Recommends reservoir areas and program features for pilot studies of various oil recovery enhancement techniques (water flood, gas injection, gas lift etc). Conducts, documents and presents, field reviews, and further development proposals.
•     Monitors production from existing fields, analyses all relevant data, and ensures that reservoirs are being properly managed, production is maximised and recoveries are optimal. To establish reservoir management strategies where they do not exist, and update them where they do.
•     Directs and participates in defining the scope and content of reservoir studies used to assist in determining well behavior and optimum recovery methods. Includes, establishing program specifications, reviewing available resources, preparing tender documents, reviewing and evaluating bids and monitoring study team performance.
•     Provides estimates of oil and gas resources by conducting annual reserves evaluation,
•     classification, and booking for the assigned assets, and document the report in an appropriate format. i.e Annual Review of Petroleum Reserves (ARPR).
•     Prepares detailed medium and long-term production forecasts for the asset budget planning cycle.
•     Prepares production testing proposals and provides guidelines for execution. Evaluates and interprets results, recommends optimum methods of performance monitoring. Must have experience in reservoir pressure & fluid sampling, fluid property modelling, routine and special core analysis.
•     Reviews performance of simulation programs, new software releases and other reservoir engineering related tools and applications. Liaises with RE discipline lead and IT Support staff to test and identify appropriate packages and advises team management on the purchase or leasing of new software(s).
•     Desirable to have working knowledge of gas condensate reservoir as well as gas field development experience.
•     Coach and mentor assigned junior reservoir engineers and other young engineers within the company as required. Ability to mature successor will form a major part of this role performance KPI.

Responsibilities of Managers and Supervisors

•     The incumbent is responsible for ensuring that the QHSE Management System is implemented within the operations under their control.
•     The incumbent must actively monitor the workplace to ensure that acceptable standards are maintained.
•     Where risks are identified the incumbent must ensure that these risks are controlled, so far as is reasonably practicable.

The Incumbent's duties include:

•     Ensuring that employees, contractors and visitors are aware of relevant QHSE procedures
•     Establishing that all equipment, plant and substances used are suitable for the task and are kept in good working condition: this includes the regular maintenance, calibration and servicing of equipment
•     Providing adequate training, information, instruction and supervision to ensure that work is conducted without harm to people or the environment
•     Taking immediate and appropriate steps to investigate and rectify any risks to people environment/equipment and quality arising from the work activity
•     Bringing to the prompt attention of project management any QHSE issue that requires their attention
•     Ensuring that all incidents are properly recorded and reported and that an investigation is carried out to establish and rectify root causes
•     Actively participating in the QHSE management system.

Dimensions:

•     Asset development team is responsible for all exploration and exploratory appraisal/development activities in the company's onshore acreages (OMLs 4, 38, and 41). The portfolio contains a robust appraisal/development opportunities to support production and increase reserve base.
•     The team is tasked with the technical maturation of large portfolio of opportunities from which to identify and mature economically attractive development opportunities for ranking and drilling.
•     Close cooperation with drilling and production colleagues is required to enable rapid maturation of discovered hydrocarbons and monetisation of exploration discoveries.

Job Challenges
Special Challenges

•     Success for the company requires close co-operation with development (projects) and production (asset) teams operating in existing heartland Niger Delta acreages, corporate and regional service providers and third party contractors in both face-to-face and virtual teams.
•     Staff should be able to make use of large volumes of digital and hardcopy data stored on multiple platforms and filing systems distributed across numerous locations.
•     Data management and quality control will continue to demand significant attention from staff in the foreseeable future to build an auditable portfolio of prospects.
•     Excellent inter-personal skills will be necessary to ensure that technical quality in the team is maintained at a high level, junior team members are effectively coached and communication is optimised with both internal and external stakeholders.

Job Knowledge and Qualifications

•     As Reservoir Engineers have a broad understanding of other E&P disciplines and skills in all key petroleum engineering specialties.
•     A university degree in Engineering or equivalent with 8 - 10 years relevant experience, including a minimum of 6 years RE work experience in an operating company. Skills in the following:
•     Reservoir Simulation Model Construction
•     Knowledgeable in modelling workflows including QC, and taking Earth Model to dynamic Model
•     Analytical Reservoir Modelling (Material Balance analysis, DCA , PTA, BHP, etc )
•     Well Modeling & Performance
•     Production System Optimization
•     Waterflood and Gas Injection Management
•     Well/Reservoir Surveillance - data acquisition, analysis & Interpretation
•     Well Planning & Execution within the context of multi-disciplinary team
•     HSE considerations in well management and completion operations
•     Knowledge in well delivery Operation and well Evaluation
•     Field development planning & co-ordination
•     Coaching/Mentoring
•     Production Operation

All Employees
As a minimum the incumbent must:

•     Take reasonable care to prevent harm to themselves
•     Consider the potential for harm to others or the environment that may be caused by their acts or omissions.
•     Work in accordance with information and training provided
•     Refrain from intentionally misusing or recklessly interfering with anything that has been provided for Health, Safety and Environment reasons
•     Report any hazardous defects in plant, equipment and workplace, or shortcomings in the existing controls, to a responsible person without delay
•     Not undertake any task for which authorisation and/or training has not been given.