Oil and Gas Vacancy, Canada

Job description

• The Senior Reservoir Engineer will report to a Team Leader and be responsible for all activities on company operated properties to optimize profitability within the Upstream – Reservoir/Engineering Team
• Contribute to the success of our projects by working effectively in a team environment with Geology, Geophysics and other Engineering disciplines
• Conduct numerical modelling, subsurface studies and exploitation planning
• Generate production forecasts using reservoir simulation, production analysis and other reservoir engineering techniques
• Optimize well pattern layouts, development sequences and well placement
• Formulate a fit for purpose reservoir surveillance plans to collect reservoir data
• Analyze subsurface and surface field data to obtain key reservoir/well performance parameters
• Perform regional studies (including analyzing competitor public data) to improve understanding of the SAGD process
• Generate risked OBIP, production profiles, recoverable volumes for reservoir management
• Participate in the reserve booking process including the evaluation, documentation, presentation and the reporting steps
• Liaison with external partners and regulatory agencies
• Support regulatory processes including technical justifications to the regulator and offsetting operators
• Formulate and implement laboratory data acquisition programs including costing and vendor selection
• As an asset team member, actively participate in revising development plans and capital cost forecasts as required
• Provide input to economic evaluations, new land acquisition and joint venture opportunities

Qualifications

• To be considered for this position, you must be a Canadian Citizen or be a Canadian Landed Immigrant
• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering
• APEGGA membership (P.Eng. designation) is required
• 8+ years experience in reservoir engineering and related experience working within an integrated team including Geology, Geophysics and other Engineering disciplines
• Exposure to the SAGD development process is required
• Reservoir experience in thermal recovery of bitumen is required
• Exposure to hybrid-SAGD processes and/or Gas-Over-Bitumen is preferred
• Experience with STARS, Exotherm or Eclipse Thermal simulation is required
• The candidate must exhibit a pragmatic approach and strong subsurface technical management skills
• It will be necessary for the candidate on occasion to operate under varying timelines and generate recommendations often using poor quality, conflicting, and/or non-existent data
• The candidate must be a self-starter and be able to handle multiple projects at multiple phases, concurrently

We offer

• We offer competitive salaries, bonuses, pension, stock savings, personal day off and vacation programs, comprehensive benefits and insurance package and training and development programs. StatoilHydro promotes diversity in terms of gender, age and culture.

Personal qualities

• You must be a self-starter and be able to handle multiple projects at multiple phases, concurrently
• We are looking for individuals who posess the following qualities:
• Conscientious
• Flexible
• Accurate
• Enthusiastic
• Good communication skills
• Take initiative
• Determined
• Result oriented
• Structured
• Independent

• Our values are to be courageous, open, hands-on and caring. We believe in these qualities, which are essential for building an even stronger StatoilHydro. If you can identify with them, you could be the one to strengthen our team.

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