International Reservoir Engineering Specialist at EPCM Engineers Limited

Job Description

• The specialist shall provide hands on reservoir engineering activities within client assets and/or new business opportunities to ensure proper implementation of development plans designed to optimize or improve ultimate recovery. The value activities shall include initiating and guiding in Improved/Enhanced Hydrocarbon (HC) Recovery pilot programs, reservoir monitoring, and field development studies to determine medium and long-term implications of different depletion options. This shall include 2D and 3D analysis.
• Specialist shall be expected to define and implement quality control and quality assurance standards for all reservoir engineering activities within subsurface team. Recommending major / new development / recovery projects and advising management as to the optimum exploitation plans or development strategies.
• Candidate should demonstrate critical thinking abilities with confidence on ability to deliver on commitments.

Projects Screening & Pilot Designs for Improved Oil Recovery (IOR) and Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR):

• Carry out screening studies to evaluate well options considering reservoir conditions, commercial and technical feasibility. Past experience in preparing Competent Persons Report (CPR) is added advantage.
• Carry out and recommend pilots, analyze and evaluate results and make recommendations.
• Recommend and advise management as to the optimum option or pilot design based on Techno-economic analysis
• Support the company in identifying potential investment / farm-in opportunities utilizing commercial technologies

Field depletion / development plans:

• Carry out the investigation of problems related to reservoirs exploitation and recommend suitable solutions. Include the use of new tools, logging techniques, studies, etc.
• Initiate short and long-term reservoir depletion strategies based on optimized reservoir studies/ management plans, plus drawing on experience and latest reservoir management technologies.
• Identify HC recovery improvement opportunities or methods like artificial lift, productivity enhancement, completion techniques and pressure maintenance methods
• Estimate ranges of economic and ultimate recovery factors to rank development options

Technologies:

• Keep abreast of technological development in the field of improved HC recovery
• Evaluate / recommend trials of new technologies.
• Direct / facilitate technical workshops.

Ownership:

• Sufficient experience to own directives and recommendations for oil recovery plans. Ability to work independently and also in teams is a definite advantage.

Qualificaton

• BSc/MSc/Ph.D in Petroleum/Reservoir Engineering/Geology.
• Minimum of 15 years’ experience.

Remuneration

• $85,000-150,000 Per Annum Plus Excellent Bonus payments for Each Successful Development Well Completion.
• Initial 12 Months Contract, renewable on 6-Monthly basis.