Reservoir Engineer -HLP at WTS Energy

Job Summary

• This HLP role provides development opportunities in reservoir performance analysis, reserves estimation, and field development planning. The successful candidate will join the Subsurface team and work closely with geoscientists, production engineers, and economists to support value-maximizing reservoir management decisions. The successful candidate will join a competent team of reservoir engineers responsible for championing reservoir management strategies to maximize the value of our oil and gas assets to both enhance hydrocarbon production and optimize field development (plans). He/she will mainly work in the Subsurface team and with the Petroleum Engineering Functions to address technical deliverables as assigned by the team leadership.

Key Accountabilities

• Contribute to work requiring the knowledge of the importance of proper fluid characterization and modelling.
• Demonstrate the knowledge of fluid flow (Fluid dynamics) in porous media and be able to differentiate between the different flow regimes in appropriate tasks.
• Apply the relationship between capillary pressure, relative permeability and reservoir performance in contributing to Reservoir Analysis.
• Reconcile and Quality Check input data for Reservoir Analysis (pressure, production, PVT, Hydrocarbons Initially in Place) and associated uncertainties.
• Identify and extract key reservoir surveillance data (pressure, WOR, GOR etc) from raw production data.
• Contribute knowledge of different forecasting methods and their best-case use.
• Mine, reconcile and collate reservoir data to aid further analyses.
• Good understanding of the principles of physics and thermodynamics

Qualification

• Minimum of B.Eng. (2nd Class upper) in Petroleum Engineering, Chemical Engineering or other related engineering degrees. Advanced degrees will be an added advantage.
• Mandatory NYSC discharge certificate.
• 3 – 5 years relevant experience
• Higher Degree is an advantage

Requisite Technical & Behavioural Skill

• Good eyes for details.
• Self-starter with strong capacity for multi-tasking.
• Good collaboration, relationship management, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong communication with people and presentation skills.
• Willingness to learn and take on challenges outside comfort zone.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office software packages (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
• Use industry-standard software (e.g., Eclipse, MBAL, Petrel RE, OFM) for modeling and analysis.
• Good work ethic, integrity, and commitment