Oando Plc is one of Africa’s largest integrated energy solutions provider with a proud heritage. It has a primary listing on the Nigeria Stock Exchange and a secondary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. With shared values of Teamwork, Respect, Integrity, Passion and Professionalism (TRIPP).
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Principal Reservoir Engineer
Location: Lagos, Nigeria (On-site)
Job type: Full-time
Entity: OER
Reports Directly to: Head of Petroleum Engineering
Purpose
To lead the reservoir engineering function within the Petroleum Engineering Department.
Participate and oversee reservoir engineering involvement for all assets and projects from initial opportunity identification to cessation of production.
Manage reporting lines and mentor junior staff
Deputy to Head of Petroleum Engineering
Major Responsibility Areas
Quality check, designing, supervising plans and results for pressure transient tests.
Quality check / preparing appraisal programs for reservoir engineering data (PVT, RCAL / SCAL, pressure data, well tests, MDT, etc.)
Reviewing / quality checking data acquisition reports and lab reports from contractors – quality check samples & results, extract properties required for reservoir engineering studies
Quality check predictions of production performance for approval of well proposals
Lead efforts to minimize / mitigate subsurface risk
Proposing cost-effective reservoir monitoring and surveillance programs
Quality check / supervise or perform reservoir simulation studies to test development concepts / recovery schemes and optimize recoveries
Quality check / supervise or perform reservoir surveillance analysis & make recommendations for optimization and proper management of reservoirs
Quality check and review written reports of reservoir performance, including explaining and presenting results
Develop and quality check reservoir performance predictions, including decline analysis and material balance on producing assets
Prepare and quality check forecasts for business plan and monthly production outlook
Review and quality check deterministic and probabilistic estimates of in-place hydrocarbon volume
Lead reservoir related due diligence on potential farm-ins and acquisitions
Estimate and review reserves / resources associated with opportunities
Capacity to act as technical focal point for commercial initiatives
Capacity to coordinate annual independent reserves evaluation and reporting
Establish best practices for Reservoir Engineering team
Responsible for documenting Reservoir Engineering discipline procedures
Job Specification
First Degree in Petroleum Engineering or other Engineering degree with appropriate professional experience, required
Master’s in Petroleum or Reservoir Engineering is a plus
At least 13 years of experience as Reservoir Engineer in the Oil and Gas industry with a high degree of competency in the core Reservoir Engineering subjects which includes but is not limited to: reservoir studies, estimating reserves, well test analysis, rock and fluid properties, decline curve analysis & production forecasting, well & reservoir management, field development planning and production support activities
Good understanding of other technical and non-technical disciplines with proven track record of leading multidisciplinary studies / projects
Experience using standard Reservoir Engineering software, particularly: OFM, MBAL / PROSPER / GAP, Eclipse / Petrel-RE, Ecrin / Sapphire
Strong computer skills
High skill level user of MS Office software: Word, Excel & PowerPoint
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including presentation skills
Management experience
Solid analytical skills: problem-solving and critical thinking
Networking and relationship management
Technical writing
Project management skills
Business performance monitoring and reporting
Strong exposure to good HSE experience, practice, and certification.
Core Competencies:
Reservoir Engineering:
Reservoir Data Acquisition
Fluid Properties
Rock Properties
Pressure Transient Analysis
Determination of Initial Reservoir Conditions
Transport in Porous Media
Material Balance Analysis
Reservoir Modeling
Decline Analysis/ Production Forecasting
Oil and Gas Reserves Estimation
Reservoir Surveillance
Well Performance
Field Development Planning
Integrated Reservoir Characterization
Field/Asset Management
Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Methods
Heavy Oil
Technical Management:
Oil & Gas Industry Dynamics
Field/Project Management
Field Development
Petroleum Economics
Negotiation Techniques
Relationship Management
HSE - Basic
Effective Communication
Soft/People Skills.
Supervisory Responsibility:
Direct Reports: Reservoir Engineer III & Senior Reservoir Engineer, Lead Reservoir Engineer
Technical mentorship of Interns, Graduate Trainees, Reservoir Engineer I and II.