Reservoir Engineer Job

HYBRID ELIGIBILITY

This position works a hybrid schedule, spending time remotely and in the office in Houston, TX. The current hybrid schedule provides flexibility to collaborate in the office Tuesdays through Thursdays and work from home Mondays and Fridays. With our 9/80 feature you get time off every other Friday when you work at least 80 hours over the preceding nine days.

 

Employer

Hess Corporation

Job Title

Reservoir Engineer

Salary

$160,368.00 per Year

Job Location

HOUSTON, Texas

Job Duties

Provide Reservoir Engineering (RE) and Production Engineering (PE) support to the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Area Optimization team. Apply knowledge of reservoir engineering principles, production forecasting, reserves estimation and classification, fluid and rock characterization, and economic analysis to support field development and optimization. Combine analytical reservoir engineering methods with reservoir simulation for subsurface studies, uncertainty analysis, and business planning. Identification of well and reservoir production enhancement and optimization opportunities, by providing a broad range of engineering, scientific, and operational inputs. Model reservoir & well performance using Mbal, Prosper, and Gap tools. Conduct Pressure Transient Analysis (PTA), interpret and design Well tests. Utilize industry-leading reservoir simulators to maintain evergreen models for uncertainty analysis and prediction of hydrocarbon recovery ranges. Assist in estimation and reporting of reserves for deepwater assets, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and corporate guidelines. Participate in annual budget submission and support preparation of AFE. Participate in technical reviews to facilitate quality assurance of reservoir engineering technical work for opportunity maturation, leading to Field Development Plan (FDP) optimization. Implement best practices for reservoir and production engineering workflows that lead to efficiency and quality improvement. Support the design and execution of well treatments and interventions to meet asset EHS targets through risk assessments, hazard identification and operability studies. Establish the Well Operating Envelope (WOE), integrate surveillance into production system modeling to provide well management guidelines (WMG) to the Offshore Operations Team. Domestic travel is required. May telecommute part-time.

Job Requirements

Employer will accept a bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering or related field and 3 years of experience in the job offered or in a Reservoir Engineer-related occupation. Position requires experience in the following:

1. Reservoir engineering or production engineering principles and industry-leading applications as well as Reservoir Simulation and Modeling.

2. Reservoir simulation software (e.g., Eclipse, CMG, Petrel RE) and reservoir engineering tools (MBAL, PTA software, DCA software).

3. Well and Reservoir Performance Optimization, Uncertainty Analysis, Reserves Estimation and Reporting, Production Forecasting Fluid and Rock Characterization.

4. Pressure Transient Analysis (PTA), Well Test Design and Interpretation skills.

5. Regulatory Standards Compliance.

6. Economics software and principles to evaluate project profitability, such as prospective wells, workovers, and stimulations, leading to inclusion in budget & plan for project maturation.

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WHAT WE OFFER

Hess provides a comprehensive range of compensation and benefit programs that help you to take care of your health, protect your income, and build savings for the future. Our compensation philosophy is simple – we pay for performance.  The better you and the company perform, the more you can earn.  Here are a few highlights:
 

Base Salary

• Base salaries are competitive, and market based, with pay increases based on objective measures and upward moves.

Annual Incentive Plan

• Every employee participates in our Annual Incentive Plan, which awards a bonus based on how well we fare as a company on our annual performance scorecard and the person’s level of contribution.

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