Reservoir Engineer

Job Description – Reservoir Engineer

*1. Opportunity Screening & Technical Evaluation*

• Evaluate upstream investment opportunities including exploration acreage, appraisal assets, development projects and producing fields.
• Conduct rapid reservoir engineering screening of acquisition targets, farm-in opportunities and licensing rounds.
• Assess reservoir deliverability, recovery potential and development feasibility.

*2. Reservoir Characterisation & Performance Analysis*

• Evaluate reservoir properties including porosity, permeability, pressure behaviour and fluid characteristics.
• Analyse well performance, production history and pressure data to assess reservoir performance.
• Identify key reservoir uncertainties impacting resource recovery and development planning.
• Support well placement decisions and production strategy development.
• Identify data acquisition requirements including well tests, pressure surveys and production logging.

*3. Resource & Reserves Evaluation*

• Support estimation of resources and reserves across exploration, appraisal and producing assets.
• Perform material balance analysis, decline curve analysis and reservoir performance forecasting.
• Support probabilistic assessments of reservoir uncertainty and recovery potential.

*4. Field Development Evaluation*

• Evaluate field development concepts including well spacing, production strategies and recovery mechanisms.
• Assess development scenarios, production profiles and recovery factors.
• Provide reservoir engineering input into development planning and project economics.

*5. Technical Due Diligence*

• Participate in technical data room reviews during acquisitions, farm-ins and asset transactions.
• Review reservoir models, development plans and production forecasts.
• Identify technical risks, uncertainties and value opportunities associated with reservoir performance.

*6. Production & Brownfield Evaluation*

• Evaluate producing assets including reservoir performance, depletion behaviour and production optimisation opportunities.
• Identify opportunities for infill drilling, workovers, secondary recovery or enhanced recovery methods.
• Assess near-field exploration and development potential.
• *7.
• Portfolio Support*
• Provide reservoir engineering input into portfolio screening and ranking of upstream opportunities.
• Translate reservoir engineering insights into clear assessments of production potential, recovery factors and development risks.
• Support preparation of technical materials for investment committees and senior management discussions.

Qualifications and Experience

• Degree in Petroleum Engineering, Reservoir Engineering or related discipline.
• MSc preferred

Experience

• Minimum 10 years of upstream oil and gas industry experience
• Experience across exploration, appraisal, development and producing assets.
• Experience in asset evaluation, reserves assessment or technical due diligence preferred.
• Experience working in multidisciplinary teams integrating geology, geophysics and reservoir engineering.

Technical Skills

• Reservoir performance analysis
• Decline curve analysis and production forecasting
• Material balance analysis
• Resource and reserves estimation/reserves audit
• Experience with evaluation of exploration, appraisal, development and producing assets
• Integrated subsurface evaluation across geology, geophysics and reservoir engineering

Software

• Experience with industry software such as Eclipse, MBAL or equivalent material balance tools, OFM / Aries or equivalent production analysis tools

Key Competencies

• Strong analytical and reservoir engineering capability
• Ability to rapidly evaluate development opportunities and producing assets
• Strong integration with geology, geophysics and commercial teams
• Ability to communicate technical insights clearly to multidisciplinary stakeholders
• Commercial awareness and ability to link reservoir performance to asset value