Senior Reservoir Engineer

2 weeks ago

Houston, Texas, United States Occidental Petroleum Full time

Job Overview

Position Summary

Occidental Petroleum is a global energy corporation with significant operations primarily in the United States, the Middle East, and North Africa. We rank among the largest oil and gas producers in the U.S., notably as a leading entity in the Permian and DJ basins, as well as offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. Our midstream and marketing division ensures flow assurance and optimizes the value of our hydrocarbons. Our chemical subsidiary, OxyChem, produces essential components for life-enhancing products. Additionally, our Oxy Low Carbon Ventures subsidiary is pioneering innovative technologies and business solutions that not only foster business growth but also minimize emissions. We are dedicated to leveraging our global leadership in carbon management to promote a lower-carbon future.

We are seeking a skilled and driven professional to assume the role of Reservoir Engineer within our LCV Sequestration division located in Houston, TX.

This position emphasizes the development planning for saline aquifer CO2 sequestration initiatives, necessitating technical proficiency in strategic planning, monitoring, competitive analysis, and tactical execution, while working collaboratively across various disciplines including reservoir, geology, petrophysics, drilling, completions, operations, and facilities.

Key Responsibilities:

  1. Conduct reservoir simulation for CO2 injection and monitoring.
  2. Comprehend reservoir simulation principles, types, models, and data inputs.
  3. Evaluate reservoir characteristics in close cooperation with geological and petrophysical teams, focusing on reservoir thickness, porosity, permeability, initial water saturations, and other critical model attributes.
  4. Analyze heterogeneities for accurate representation in simulation models.
  5. Examine reservoir fluid dynamics; assess the size of CO2 plume migration and the extent of pressure fronts.
  6. Demonstrate proficiency with SCAL data, including wettability, relative permeability, capillary pressures, and pressure-dependent rock properties.
  7. Engage in compositional modeling.
  8. Develop, calibrate, and run predictive scenarios, optimize investment alternatives, and assist in formulating field development strategies.
  9. Perform uncertainty assessments to quantify the expected range of potential outcomes.
  10. Contribute to significant technical documentation that meets regulatory agency standards.
  11. Support upcoming reserves evaluations utilizing probabilistic and deterministic methodologies.
  12. Effectively liaise with management, subject matter experts, subsurface teams, operations/planning teams, commercial teams, and other essential support organizations including Land, Legal, and Regulatory Teams.

Qualifications:

  1. Strong analytical capabilities.
  2. Expertise in all reservoir engineering principles.
  3. Proficient in simulators such as CMG, Eclipse, and TNavigator.
  4. Experience with workflows in Petrel to generate various inputs for simulations.
  5. Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to collaborate, influence, and engage with peers and partners.
  6. Robust analytical and problem-solving skills, capable of making technically and economically sound recommendations despite incomplete information.
  7. Exceptional time management abilities, with the capacity to handle multiple assignments simultaneously and meet stringent deadlines.
  8. A collaborative team player with strong interpersonal skills, experienced in a multidisciplinary team environment.
  9. Clear understanding of business drivers and their implications in development projects.
  10. Proficient in technical writing.

Education Requirements:

  1. Bachelor's degree or higher in Petroleum Engineering or a related field.
  2. Over 10 years of experience in the oil and gas sector, with multi-functional experience being advantageous.

Professional/Technical Expertise:

  1. A minimum of 10 years of reservoir engineering experience on a multidisciplinary asset or technology team, with at least 5 years dedicated to reservoir simulation.

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