Reservoir Engineer, Excellence Center
Repsol
Houston, Texas
Job Description
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Repsol has an opening for a Reservoir Engineer within the Subsurface TEP Excellence Center Business Unit, based in our US Headquarters in The Woodlands, Texas. The Reservoir Engineer will report to the Excellence Center Subsurface Manager, Subsurface TEP, and TEP Executive Direction.
JOB SCOPE: As a reservoir engineer for unconventional wells, you will be a member of a multidisciplinary Global Unconventional Subsurface Excellence Center, who is focused on mid and long-term activities such as subsurface modelling, production forecasting, analyses, and studies to maximize the value of the assets in Eagle Ford and Marcellus.
- You will be responsible for the generation of production forecasts for horizontal wells (6,000 – 12,000 ft stimulated lateral length) with many hydraulic fractures (plug and perf), as well as the definition (together with G&G team) of the optimized well spacing, both on plane and in a staggered fashion.
- With the input of G&G you will be in charge of history matching well performance via RTA using both analytical and numerical models for fluids that range from dry gas to undersaturated oil.
- Together with other team members you will be responsible for the interpretation and integration of data coming from different sources such as interference tests, frac hits, tracers, microseismic surveys, sealed wellbore pressure responses, etc, to help optimize well spacing and the development plan.
- Identification, prioritization and modeling of refrac candidates and forecasting of these wells will also be part of your weekly duties, both through DCA and modeling.
- As the reservoir engineer is the end user of many of the G&G&G&P inputs, its role in consolidating and making sense of those inputs is key; thus, you will collaborate in putting together a data acquisition plan to mitigate the uncertainties of those inputs, helping to create the annual budget for monitoring.
GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND REPONSIBILITIES
- Diagnose unconventional well performance
- Estimate gas, condensate and water forecasts for varying fluid windows and frac designs
- Download and analyze well performance from competitors; compare with Repsol´s
- Create analytical and numerical rate transient analysis models; extract conclusions to share lessons learned with the team and optimize completions and spacing as a consequence of the analysis
- Help build the yearly data acquisition plan
- Collaborate with G&G in the creation of 3D static models
- Interpret fracture driven interactions and circle back with completion´s team
- Interpret DFIT and step rate down tests
- Analyze reserves/resources both on production and undeveloped wells via DCA & RTA; reconciliate forecasts
- Through integrated subsurface analysis, identify opportunities for increasing the recovery factor of the reservoirs
- Calculation / determination of the annual reserve bookings
- Participate in monthly well review meetings with asset
- Participate in daily flowback meetings; recommend course of action as the flowback unfolds; use flowback information to infer initial reservoir pressure and calibrate fluid windows
- Interact with hydraulic fracture specialist to optimize frac design
- Work with G&G to update stick maps
- Participate in Inactive Well Compliance program to evaluate abandonment candidates for subsurface potential
- Work with business development as needed to perform quick evaluations of opportunities
- Recommend protocols for opening new wells to avoid damaging hydraulic fractures
- Identify well interference; design and interpret interference tests
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Legally authorized for employment in the US, without sponsorship
- B.Sc. degree in applicable engineering discipline; Masters degree or higher preferred
- 10+ years of experience with an E&P Operator
- 5+ years exposure to unconventional reservoirs
- Proficient in rate transient analysis
- Strong working knowledge of the reserves/resources process; desirable: familiar with SPEE #3 monograph
- Strong understanding of Reservoir Fundamentals for both tight/unconventional gas and conventional oil reservoirs
- Exposure to field operations
- Solid understanding of geomechanics and hydraulic fracturing
- Strong executive report writing skills
- Proficient user of:
- Microsoft full suite including MS Project
- IHS Harmony
- Saphir
- OFM
- PETEX IPM
- Emeraude
- Organized, innovative, and disciplined individual who works well with a variety of people under tight timelines in a fast-paced environment
- Communication and collaboration skills as evident strengths
Repsol is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veteran
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Job posting end date:
27-02-2023
