Reservoir Engineer

Description

Occidental is an international energy company with assets primarily in the United States, Middle East and North Africa. We are one of the largest oil producers in the U.S., including a leading producer in the Permian and DJ basins, and offshore Gulf of Mexico. Our midstream and marketing segment provides flow assurance and maximizes the value of our oil and gas. Our chemical subsidiary OxyChem manufactures the building blocks for life-enhancing products. Our Oxy Low Carbon Ventures subsidiary is advancing leading-edge technologies and business solutions that economically grow our business while reducing emissions. We are committed to using our global leadership in carbon management to advance a lower-carbon world. Visit oxy.com for more information.

 Occidental strives to attract and retain talented employees by investing in their professional development and providing rewarding opportunities for personal growth. Our goal is to meet the highest employer standards by ensuring the health and safety of our employees, protecting the environment and positively impacting our communities where we do business. Our greatest asset has been, and will continue to be, our people.

 Our greatest asset has been, and will continue to be, our people. We are currently looking for experienced, motivated and creative individual to fill a Reservoir Engineer position in the Delaware Basin Appraisal Team on ORCM Subsurface Technical team in Houston, TX.

 If your interests lie in driving aggressive development plans and growth projects while engaging in competitor analysis, surveillance, tactical execution and strategic planning across multiple disciplines (reservoir, geology, drilling, completions, operations and facilities) with the collaborative support and expertise required to deliver outstanding results, then this position may be the right fit for you. You will be part of an integrated team of highly qualified geoscientists, engineers, and technicians striving to expedite and optimize economic recovery of hydrocarbons from some of the largest, most challenging reservoirs in the U.S. You will find that the project inventory, the utilization of new technology, and the entrepreneur spirit are unique in the industry, providing the right candidates with a professionally fulfilling experience.

 If you are interested in joining a fast-paced, action-oriented team, apply for this position.

Responsibilities include:

• Provide reservoir engineering appraisal/development recommendations and support for Delaware Basin assets. Support includes integration of subsurface data with production data, understanding risks and opportunities in each area of responsibility (e.g., geological risks/opportunities, depletion risks, interference risks, design risks/upside, etc.) and estimating well performance. Understanding and optimizing for key productivity drivers is critical.

• Responsible for creating type well profiles (TWPs) for all potential benches for appraisal.  Leverage experience with various type well profile (TWP) workflows to choose and refine best methodology.  Work product includes assessing risk factors, confidence level quantification, and forecasting ranges of outcomes for well Provide TWP documentation and justification for annual reserves booking and business plan cycles.

• Create and maintain RTA models for many wedge wells in areas of responsibility. Be able to assess reservoir diagnostics based on well performance.

• Integrator and coordinator of program lookbacks to evaluate lessons learned and improvements for future programs. Such responsibility also includes evaluating, communicating well performance results, assessment of science diagnostics, extracting technical learnings, and understanding key business implications of each learning.

• Maintain surveillance of offset competitor activity around area of responsibility.

• Effectively communicates with management, reservoir characterization teams, engineering teams, operations teams, and other stake holders.

• Drives for results that significantly impact company performance with a sense of urgency. Challenges the status quo. Pushes self to identify ways to improve and achieve results. Displays energy and dedication.

• Deals with ambiguity effectively. Decides and acts without having total picture. Welcomes new ideas & explores different approaches.

• Key interfaces: Subsurface Characterization, Subsurface Technology, and Development teams, ORCM Business Units, and key support organizations including Land, Legal and Regulatory Teams.

Qualifications

Education:

• BS or higher degree in Petroleum Engineering or related discipline.

Experience:

• 5 years or more of related experience preferred with emphasis on Permian Basin 

• Experience with RTA on unconventional assets and applying best practices. 

• Experience/working knowledge with reservoir simulation modeling, frac modeling, frac design, and/or geomechanics modeling.

• Knowledge of reserves reporting processes and PRMS and SEC Reserves definitions

• Possess strong presentation skills and the ability to communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders.

• Strong communication skills (verbal and written) with ability to effectively share information to mentor/develop others.

• Creative thinker with a desire to challenge the status quo and conventional thinking with the ability to implement new ideas, processes and technologies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with the ability to make technically and economically sound recommendations with incomplete information

• Excellent time management skills with ability to manage multiple assignments concurrently and meet tight deadlines

• Must be a team player with strong interpersonal skills with experience working in a multi-discipline team environment

• Experience in economic evaluation, AFE process and reserves reporting

• Experience reporting reserves and familiarity with the reserve process.

• Familiar with other key reservoir software, such as PEEP and OFM preferred.

Occidental is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, political preference, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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Job

 – Reservoir

Primary Location

 – United States-Texas-Houston

Organization

 – DOMESTIC

Schedule

 – Full-time