Reservoir Engineer
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WHY JOIN US?
At Shell, Subsurface excellence sits at the core of our investment decisions and energy ambitions. As part of our Deepwater team, you will work with passionate professionals committed to unlocking resource value safely, responsibly, and competitively.
This role offers the opportunity to innovate, influence major development activities, support high‑value assets, and deliver tangible production impact. If you want to shape the future of wells, reservoirs, and field management in one of Shell’s most dynamic environments, this is your chance.
ROLE PURPOSE
Perform and support all aspects of Reservoir Engineering in support of work program that would replenish SNEPCo Deepwater Asset production by executing rig workover and new drilling activities in the ADSSM DW team. These activities include:
Implement the Post DG-3 Development activities that will increase and safeguard and optimize the asset production potential and long term ultimate recovery.
To apply scientific principles to understand and predict dynamic reservoir performance and generate production forecasts and resource volume estimates for new wells (pre/post drilling).
Estimate recoverable volumes and forecast for new opportunities
Ensure discipline input are captured in the well proposals
Support data acquisition (PVT, Cores and logs) and risk and uncertainty management
Support well and reservoir monitoring and management activities
Ensure compliant resource volume estimation & reporting
ACCOUNTABILITIES
Post DG3 Development activities, execution of rig workover and new drilling activities
Ensuring timely and integrated delivery with all other disciplines and stakeholders in the activities of the team, including wells, CWI, Regulator and partners
Application of appropriate (new) technologies, provide RE input to the activities such as Well Completion, intervention and workover etc;
Identify and lead execution of short-term and long-term oil and gas generating activities
Perform analyses to understand and predict dynamics of reservoirs for new opportunity. Document results on discipline specific issues.
Prepare and lead execution of proposals for reservoir data acquisition. Screen proposals from junior staff. Collect and interpret data and initiate follow-up activities.
Provide advice on Reservoir Engineering matters related to well planning, drilling and completion operations
Ensure DEP compliance delivery and documented assurance of Pore Pressure Prediction estimates for new well and all well entry activities, including abandonment
Coordinate Technical Assurance of individual deliverables. Liase with TA2/1 to ensure QC actions are closed out and documented.
Participate in Reservoir Engineering Discipline activities. Be part of one discipline improvement project
Act as technical coach to team members
Able to present discipline and cross-discipline work to senior management and regulators
REQUIREMENTS
To enable you work with this multi-disciplinary team, it’s your excellent people skills that will make the difference. You will inspire and collaborate with people to make a change that will have a direct impact on our commercial success. Furthermore, you will have:
University degree in a technical/scientific subject, preferably in Petroleum Engineering.
Have significant experience as a Reservoir Engineer with proven track record
Strong technical competence in core reservoir engineering and good understanding of other sub-surface disciplines. Able to work independently.
Have good inter-personal and communication skills and able to operate in multi-disciplinary teams.
Fully familiar with all reservoir engineering technical and productivity computing.
Ability to work under pressure and to tight timelines.
Able to manage all HSSE issues.
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