Reservoir Engineer jobs in Texas

Reservoir Engineer is responsible for identifying oil and gas reserves and developing strategies to maximize recovery. Designs and tests new wells and monitors and predicts performance. Being a Reservoir Engineer requires a bachelor's degree in engineering. Typically reports to a supervisor or manager. The Reservoir Engineer works on projects/matters of limited complexity in a support role. Work is closely managed. To be a Reservoir Engineer typically requires 0-2 years of related experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)

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Reservoir Engineer
  • OXY, Inc.
  • Houston, TX FULL_TIME
  • 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.

    We are looking for an experienced and motivated individual to fill the position of Reservoir Engineer within the Well Analysis and Design Team in our US Onshore Resources & Carbon Management (ORCM), Midland Basin Business Unit based in Houston, TX.

    Responsibilities:

    • Provide reservoir engineering development recommendations and support for Midland Basin assets. Support includes integration of subsurface data with production data, understanding risks and opportunities in each area of responsibility, and estimating well performance at a given development scenario - understanding and optimizing for key productivity drivers is critical.
    • Responsible for creating and maintaining type well profiles for all potential benches for development. Includes assessing risk factors and ranges of outcomes for well performance at different spacing recommendations.
    • Optimize well spacing/stacking/landing patterns alongside completions engineers and geoscientists.
    • Support field development plans, as well as business plan and reserves cycles as needed.
    • Prepare forecasts for PDP locations, undeveloped location bookings, and associated documentation for annual reserves booking process.
    • Prepare and present technical evaluations to joint venture partner. Collaborate with partner to achieve technical alignment on development plans.
    • Responsible for the surveillance of wedge well performance in areas of responsibility. Provide periodic updates of actual well performance as compared to expectations, and the main causes of any deviations, to key stakeholders.
    • Integrator and coordinator of program lookbacks to evaluate lessons learned and improvements for future programs. Such responsibility includes evaluating and communicating well performance results and assessment of science diagnostics.
    • Provide reservoir engineering support for base producing wells, as well as any recompletion or workover candidates.
    • Create and maintain RTA models for all wedge wells in areas of responsibility. Be able to assess reservoir diagnostics based on well performance.
    • Be up to speed on offset competitor activity around area of responsibility.
    • Provide reservoir engineering support in any engineering study integration within the business unit and support teams.
    • Help support technical excellence of the operating staff and field operating personnel, and work closely with other multi-disciplinary teams.

    Qualifications

    Education:

    Bachelor of Science or Master's degree in an Engineering discipline.

    Experience and Skills:

    • 7 years of experience in Reservoir Engineering with experience in the Permian Basin, preferably in the Midland Basin, evaluating unconventional reservoirs.
    • Prior experience working in an international joint venture developing unconventional resources in the Permian Basin and collaborating with the partner's technical team.
    • Experience with optimizing infill development and creating plans for full sectional development of recently-appraised benches.
    • Spotfire knowledge and the ability to manage big datasets are required. Must be effective at creating impactful data visualizations and leveraging them to affect business decisions. Programming skills (particularly Python) and understanding of data analytics and machine learning are a plus.
    • Experience with customized DSU design and well placement, accounting for local constraints and maximizing recovery, including creating tools to generate automated displays of relevant design considerations.
    • Must have prior operator experience creating type well profiles and driving well spacing decisions in collaboration with geoscientists and completion engineers.
    • Prior experience proposing and evaluating extended laterals (>3 mi.) in the Midland Basin.
    • Demonstrated experience with designing and analyzing CPG interference tests.
    • Experience with evaluating unconventional EOR pilots is a plus.
    • Must have outstanding presentation skills and the ability to communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders.
    • Critical thinking and challenging the status quo.
    • Multi-tasking and problem solving with an ability to analyze and recommend solutions on projects with a high degree of uncertainty.
    • Ability to interact effectively with team members, other departments, and joint venture partners.
    • Exhibit the qualities of a good team player such as conveying a positive attitude within/outside the organization, contributing ideas, and collaborating with team members to find new ways of working efficiently to extract the maximum value from assigned assets.
    • Must be an active and effective user of Spotfire and Harmony (RTA, including multi-well modeling and integration with Spotfire), as well as economic evaluation software such as ARIES, PEEP, or Mosaic.
    • Must know reserves reporting processes and PRMS and SEC Reserves definitions and have prior experience working with third-party reserves consultants on unconventional bookings.
    • Embody the Oxy Values:
      • Lead with passion: love what you do and aim to revolutionize the industry.
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      • Commit to good: do the right thing no matter what and take care of your colleagues, the company, and the world.

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    Job - Reservoir
    Primary Location - United States-Texas-Houston
    Organization - DOMESTIC
    Schedule - Full-time


    Oxy is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Individual with Disability/Veteran Status

     

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Sr. Reservoir Engineer
  • Permian Resources
  • Midland, TX FULL_TIME
  • Permian Resources (NYSE: PR) is currently seeking a Sr. Reservoir Engineer. Reporting to the Reservoir Engineering Manager, the Sr. Reservoir Engineer will provide reservoir engineering support for a ...
  • 19 Days Ago

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Engineer Advisor Reservoir
  • OXY, Inc.
  • Houston, TX FULL_TIME
  • Description Occidental is an international energy company with operations in the United States, Middle East, Latin America and Africa. We are the largest onshore oil producer in the U.S., including in...
  • 19 Days Ago

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Reservoir Engineer I
  • Maverick Natural Resources, LLC
  • Houston, TX FULL_TIME
  • Overview Maverick Natural Resources is a private oil and natural gas development and production company headquartered in Houston, Texas. Culture is Maverick’s most integral asset, and we believe extra...
  • 20 Days Ago

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Reservoir Characterization Engineer
  • Aethon Energy
  • Dallas, TX FULL_TIME
  • The Reservoir Characterization Engineer will be applying key reservoir engineering techniques to identify the various key performance drivers, work with a multi-disciplinary team, prioritize & impleme...
  • 23 Days Ago

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Sr. Reservoir Engineer (3953)
  • OneSource Professional Search
  • Houston, TX FULL_TIME
  • Our client, a very stable and growing independent with U.S. and international operations, is seeking a Sr. Reservoir Engineer to help them manage their operations in the U.S. Lower 48 with emphasis/cu...
  • 24 Days Ago

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Senior Completions Engineer
  • Wood PLC
  • Houston, TX
  • Job Description Our client, an international Oil & Gas operator is currently seeking an experienced Senior Completions E...
  • 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Experienced PhD Drilling Mechanics Researcher
  • ExxonMobil
  • Houston, TX
  • About us At ExxonMobil, our vision is to lead in energy innovations that advance modern living and a net-zero future. As...
  • 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Senior Infrastructure Engineer
  • Carollo Engineers Inc.
  • West Palm Beach, FL
  • Overview: Carollo Engineers is an internationally recognized environmental engineering firm that specializes in the plan...
  • 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Senior Reservoir Engineer
  • Gulfport Energy Corporation
  • Oklahoma City, OK
  • Gulfport Energy Corporation is an Oklahoma City-based independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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23-138.U - Process Facility Engineer
  • HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY
  • Anchorage, AK
  • Act as Process Facility Engineer to debottleneck facility operations, improve facility runtime and optimize production. ...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Reservoir Engineering Analyst
  • Chord Energy
  • Houston, TX
  • Chord Energy is seeking an innovative and resourceful Reservoir Engineering Technician/Analyst to support the Business D...
  • 3/26/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Geologist BAKERSFIELD, CA
  • Aera Energy LLC
  • **Come grow with us!** Aera is looking for candidates who want to be a part of something bigger than themselves. Authent...
  • 3/26/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Geologist
  • U.S. Energy Development Corporation
  • Arlington, TX
  • Company Description Founded in 1980, U.S. Energy Development Corporation is a privately held exploration and production ...
  • 3/25/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Income Estimation for Reservoir Engineer jobs
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