Specialist, Reservoir Engineering
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About the Role
ADNOC Group seeks a Specialist in Reservoir Engineering to analyze wells/reservoirs performance, develop production forecasts, and optimize field development plans. The role requires integrated subsurface, drilling, and facilities evaluation, with strong experience in field development planning and governance.
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Responsibilities
- Analyze wells/reservoirs performance and production forecasts for various development options
- Develop improved production and completion strategies, workover plans to enhance production
- Apply integrated approach involving geoscience, reservoir management, drilling & completion to assess performance
- Design pilots/appraisal wells and data acquisition plans to reduce risks and uncertainties
- Supervise/conduct single well and sector model studies for performance evaluation
- Critically review Field Development Plans and challenge subsurface, facilities, drilling, and commercial assumptions
- Lead technical assurance of FDP maturity, including assessment of uncertainty and risk integration
- Provide integrated cross discipline evaluation across subsurface, drilling, facilities, and commercial elements
- Validate operator forecasts and development cases through independent benchmarking and scenario testing
- Monitor execution against approved FDPs and ensure alignment with agreed technical and economic objectives
Requirements
- Bachelor Degree in Petroleum Engineering
- 8 years of experience in field development activities, simulation studies, new technology assessment
- Proven experience in full Field Development Plan review, challenge, and endorsement within a governance framework
- Strong experience in subsurface and integrated development planning
- Economic and commercial evaluation of upstream oil and gas developments
- Experience supporting senior governance forums and influencing investment decisions
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Job Purpose
- Analyze wells/reservoirs performance and production forecasts/requirements of various development options. Apply integrated approach involving geo science, reservoir, petroleum engineering, drilling & completion & surface facilities and develop surveillance plans to monitor field performance & the p
Job Specific Accountabilities (Part 1)
- Develop improved production and completion strategies, workover plans aimed at enhancing production.
- Analyze performance of existing wells/reservoirs & potential development concepts and recommend alternative Improved Recovery Options.
- Apply integrated approach involving geoscience, reservoir management, drilling & completion to properly assess wells/reservoirs performance.
- Design pilots/appraisal wells and data acquisition plans required to reduce risks and uncertainties.
- Design & analyses of SCAL/PVT laboratory studies.
- Participate in integrated reservoir characterization studies.
- Supervise/Conduct single well and sector model studies for performance evaluation.
Job Specific Accountabilities (Part 2)
- Critically review Field Development Plans and actively challenge subsurface, facilities, drilling, and commercial assumptions.
- Lead technical assurance of FDP maturity, including assessment of uncertainty, risk integration, and readiness for investment decision.
- Influence development concepts and key assumptions prior to FDP submission.
- Assess technical and economic risks, ensuring clear linkage between subsurface uncertainty, development concept, and value delivery.
- Support governance and approval processes including BLC, IC, and shareholder forums.
- Provide integrated cross discipline evaluation across subsurface, drilling, facilities, and commercial elements.
- Validate operator forecasts and development cases through independent benchmarking, scenario testing, and reproduction where required.
- Identify value optimization opportunities and challenge sub optimal development plans.
- Monitor execution against approved FDPs and ensure alignment with agreed technical and economic objectives.
- Provide clear, concise, and defensible recommendations to senior management.
Job Specific Accountabilities (Part 3)
- Proven experience in full Field Development Plan review, challenge, and endorsement within a governance framework.
- Strong experience in subsurface and integrated development planning, including uncertainty management and risk based decision making.
- Economic and commercial evaluation of upstream oil and gas developments.
- Demonstrated ability to integrate subsurface, drilling, facilities, and commercial inputs into a coherent development recommendation.
- Experience supporting senior governance forums and influencing investment decisions at asset or portfolio level.
- Experience working with or challenging international operators and joint venture partners.
- Strong analytical capability with demonstrated ability to interrogate technical models, forecasts, and assumptions.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to challenge constructively and influence technical outcomes.
Minimum Qualification
- Bachelor Degree Petroleum Engineering.
Minimum Experience, Knowledge & Skills
- 8 years of experience in field development activities, simulation studies, new technology assessment to enhance production
Generic Accountabilities
- Plan, supervise and coordinate all activities in the assigned area to meet functional objectives.
- Train and develop the assigned staff on relevant skills.
- Provide input for preparation of the Department/Section budgets.
- Implement approved Department/Section policies, processes, systems, standards and procedures.
- Comply with all applicable legislation and legal regulations.
- Contribute to the achievement of the approved Performance Objectives.
- Design and implement new tools and techniques to improve quality and efficiency.
- Comply with relevant HSE policies, procedures & controls and applicable legislation.
- Provide inputs to prepare Section MIS and progress reports.
Work Condition
- Physical Effort: Minimal
- Work Environment: A/C environment, could be exposed to prevailing weather conditions like heat, humidity & dust during occasional site visits.
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