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Reservoir Engineer I at Oando Plc

Oando Plc is one of Africa’s largest integrated energy solutions provider with a proud heritage. It has a primary listing on the Nigeria Stock Exchange and a secondary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. With shared values of Teamwork, Respect, Integrity, Passion and Professionalism (TRIPP).

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Reservoir Engineer I

Location: Lagos
Entity: OER
Reports To: Senior Reservoir Engineer

Major Responsibility Area
Strategic

  • Reviewing and analyzing plans and results for pressure transient tests.
  • Reviewing or preparing appraisal programs for reservoir engineering data (PVT, RCAL / SCAL, pressure data, well tests, MDT, etc.)
  • Reviewing data acquisition reports and lab reports from contractors – quality check samples & results, extract properties required for reservoir engineering studies
  • Developing production forecasts and predicting reservoir performance for approval of good proposals
  • Understand and support efforts to mitigate subsurface risk
  • Proposing cost-effective reservoir monitoring and surveillance programs
  • Support reservoir simulation studies to test development concepts/recovery schemes and optimize recoveries
  • Support well and reservoir surveillance analysis and make recommendations for optimization and proper management of reservoirs
  • Prepare written reports of reservoir performance, explaining and presenting results
  • Develop reservoir performance predictions, including decline analysis and material balance on producing assets
  • Prepare forecasts for business plan and monthly production outlook
  • Support / review deterministic and probabilistic estimates of in-place hydrocarbon volume
  • Participate in year-end reserves assessment and reporting

Job Specification

  • First Degree in Petroleum Engineering or other Engineering Degree with appropriate professional experience, required
  • 1 – 3 years of experience required
  • Awareness of key subjects within the reservoir engineering discipline, which includes but is not limited to reservoir studies, estimating reserves, well test analysis, rock and fluid properties, decline curve analysis & production forecasting, well & reservoir management, field development planning and production support activities

Strong Computer Skills:

  • Skilled level user of MS Office software: Word, Excel & PowerPoint
  • Petroleum economic skills is a plus
  • Good interpersonal and communication skills, including presentation skills
  • Solid analytical skills: problem-solving and critical thinking
  • Technical writing

Core Competencies:

  • Awareness of Reservoir Data Acquisition
  • Awareness of Reservoir Fluid Properties
  • Awareness of Well Performance
  • Awareness of Field Development Planning
  • Awareness of Integrated Reservoir Characterisation
  • Awareness of Field/Asset Management
  • Awareness of Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Methods
  • Awareness of Unconventional Hydrocarbons e.g. Heavy Oil
  • Awareness of Reservoir Rock Properties
  • Awareness of Well Testing & Pressure Transient Analysis
  • Awareness of Determination of Initial Reservoir Conditions
  • Awareness of Fluid Transport through Porous Media
  • Awareness of Material Balance
  • Awareness of Dynamic Reservoir Simulation
  • Awareness of Decline Curve Analysis
  • Awareness of Oil and Gas Reserves Estimation
  • Awareness of Reservoir Surveillance

Other Competencies:

  • Team Playing
  • Oral & written Communication

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Closing date: Unspecified