Associate Reservoir Engineer at Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC)

Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) is the pioneer and leader of the petroleum industry in Nigeria. We invest heavily in our employees, which is reflected in our industry-leading development programme and our commitment to see our employees’ ideas travel and come to fruition.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Associate Reservoir Engineer

Job Requisition ID: R166321
Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers
Job Type: Full-time
Job Family Group: Geosciences
Worker Type: Regular
Business unit: Integrated Gas and Upstream
Experience Level: Experienced Professionals

Job Description

• The positions offer the opportunity to work collaboratively with a very dynamic & performance-oriented team of professionals to contribute to Hydrocarbon Maturation and Development as part of a matrix organization in Onshore & Shallow Water Offshore Assets.
• You will be part of in-country Development & Subsurface community powering progress through delivering the world's energy demand now and in the future.
• Note that the Development & Subsurface function aims to consistently deliver industry-leading returns across the hydrocarbon lifecycle through End-to-End Value Creation, Competitive Delivery and Best in Class Subsurface Outcomes.

Responsibilities
The successful candidate will have the following specific accountabilities:

• Quality of reservoir engineering work related to field development definition, execution of drilling, completion, workover, plug & abandonment, decommissioning & restoration activities.
• Ensure quality delivery of hydrocarbon maturation, production forecasting, resource volume estimation, classification, reporting and assurance.
• Implement well & reservoir management activities that will safeguard or optimize the asset production potential and long-term ultimate recovery.
• Ensuring timely and integrated delivery with all other disciplines and stakeholders in the activities of the team, including Wells team, Co-Venturers, Partners and Regulators.
• Application of appropriate (new) technologies, providing reservoir engineering input to activities such as well completion, intervention, and workover activities.
• Preparing and leading execution of proposals for wells & reservoir surveillance, data interpretation and follow-up production optimisation activities.
• Delivering Design Engineering Practices (DEP) compliant pore pressure/fracture gradient prediction estimates for new wells and all well re-entry activities, including well abandonment.

What we need from you?

• University Degree in Engineering or related Science with 5-7 yrs experience in Integrated Gas & Upstream industry is a must
• Strong technical competence in core reservoir engineering, fundamentals of Geoscience, risks and uncertainties management, field development & execution, wells & reservoir management.
• Fully familiar with reservoir engineering technical, computing and productivity tools.
• A natural integrator with experience coordinating/participating in activities and working in large, diverse multi-disciplinary teams as well as good stakeholder management skills for interface with Co-Venturers, Partners and Regulators.

Application Closing Date
20th November, 2024.