Senior Reservoir Engineer at FIRST E&P Limited

The Senior Reservoir Engineer role requires the drive for the implementation of field optimization of producing fields, oil gas and condensate, including location preparation, well planning, drilling and hook-up to the production stations, with specific focus on HSE, Cost, Time and Recovery per well,

The post-holder will also be responsible for the recovery per well of the existing producing wells, ensure that the well and reservoir management processes are fit for purpose, documented and engrained in our own organization and in that of our partners, with particular focus on well uptime and increased recovery per reservoir.

Key Accountabilities

• Develop for the node an Integrated Production System Model, from reservoir drainage points to point of sales, key focus areas are maximization of the gas and liquids volumes sold, within the technical limits of the reservoirs, quantity and quality of gas liquids resources,
• Ensure a world class database, that is third party verifiable. The summary document, the E-well book, is the life Asset Reference Document and is formerly updated quarterly with the relevant historic dynamic and static data for the field, the wells, drainage points, reservoirs, and flowstation and surface infrastructure,
• Contribute to the Business Planning Process for First E&P, budget costs and Hydrocarbon forecasting! Ensure alignment and timely approvals both internal and with partners and government bodies alike, Coordinate the technical input into the Management Committee meetings with our partners,
• Contribute to the generation, coordination and delivery of the approval processes, for drilling Well proposals, Well data gathering campaigns, Well re-entry and work proposals. Ensure seamless integration between Exploration, Well Engineering, Production and Finance alike.
• Work out discipline specific guidelines and procedures to ensure all work is carried out safely adhering to best international technical practices.

Requirements

The ideal candidate must possess the following:

• 10-15 years of experience in the Oil and Gas industry in Nigeria and possibly international, covering land, swamp and Deepwater experience.
• Track record in Field Development Planning and execution, Dynamic Reservoir 2D/3D Modeling, Material Balance, Drainage pattern & Well and Reservoir recovery optimization, PVT analysis, Well Test design and execution,
• Track record in Production System Asset, Reservoir Planning & Monitoring, Modelling and Optimization, Forecasting, by Asset, Reservoir and drainage point,
• Full dynamic understanding from reservoir to point of sales, including sampling, testing, processing, measuring, losses, hydrocarbon accounting etc.
• Asset and Reservoir stewardship, Resource reporting, by Asset, reservoir and drainage point NNS, SPE
• Technical innovator and entrepreneur, track record in finding solutions to increasing the recovery per dollar invested and operated.
• A recognized leader in the discipline
• Excellent technical and communication skills with a strong emphasis on teamwork,
• Fluency in written and spoken English language

Technical Skills

• Ability to translate complex operational and development issues into simple solutions,
• High level of independent thinking and reasoning, based on sound technical and commercial fundamentals.
• Understanding and application of the key drivers of operations and reservoir management including production technology, well engineering, process engineering and production operations.
• Ability to generate good quality technical reports

Business Skills

• Ruthless bottom line focus, ability to translate and articulate technical operational solutions into the key business drivers, HSE, Cost and Production,
• Fully understand and able to articulate how the company is making its money and how he and his department can drive the bottom line, short term, medium term and long term of the company.
• Implement fit for purpose business processes, including efficient and effective translation of opportunity to project plan, and planned liquids and gas into the tank. With support processes fit for purpose but hard coded, including IAP, budget approvals, authority to execute, priority setting and staff allocation, time writing, maintaining personal log books and project handbooks.
• Supervise and coordinate subordinates

Team Skills

• Interact and work effectively with other professionals in group/project team and in other disciplines

Personal Skills

• Readily accept views and guidance from supervisors and input from subordinates
• Ability and focus on driving own professional and career development (technical affiliations, SPE etc)
• Demonstrate high level of oral and written skills (English), good listening ability, demonstrate personal initiative and ability to mentor subordinates 

Key focus areas:

• Direct experience in the following areas:
• HSEMS implementation in the field and in the workflow,
• Field Operations Management, Development Planning,
• Generating innovative and imaginative development/operations solutions,
• Integrated Activity Planning, IPSM, Cost optimisation/management
• Flow Assurance,
• Well Completions (Including Intelligent Completions),
• Production Surveillance and Operations,
• Gas Lift design and Optimization,
• Production System Planning, Operations and Optimization,
• Well Testing, Execution, Design and Modelling,
• Well Surveillance, Intervention, Planning and Production Optimization, by drainage point, by conduit, by reservoir, by cluster, by field,
• Asset evaluation
• Government Regulations
• Petroleum Contracts,
• Procurement Contracting Skills