Senior Reservoir Engineer

Job Description

About bp

In production & operations, we find, develop and operate oil and gas resources and assets, as well as refineries, pipelines and terminals around the world.

Our vision is to become an industry-leading hydrocarbons business and the engine room of our integrated energy company.

Gas & low carbon energy (G&LCE) encompasses businesses, platforms and partnerships helping to deliver shareholder value and decarbonize our operations while positioning us for growth through the next decade. 

Our organization also aims to:

Partner with bps businesses to provide integrated solutions and governance across our NOJV portfolio.

Lead the development of deep and enduring relationships with targeted strategic corporates and partners in service of bps businesses.

Ensure bps strategy, plans and wide-ranging activities in the US and China are unified and regionally integrated for value. 

About the role

This is an opportunity for a motivated individual to join the agile, fast-paced and exciting integrated team that Advises partners on opportunities for Production Management, Depletion Management, and Area Development Planning to improve production and recovery from this field. The successful candidate will lead core activities within an integrated group of bp and partner subsurface staff and constantly collaborating with other departments and the India Shareholding team to define and progress the implementation of the short and long-term plans. 

As a Reservoir engineer you will be responsible for utilizing broad reservoir engineering experience to inform resources progression and the appropriate reservoir management activities are implemented.

What you will Deliver:

Promote a strong safety culture, recognize the HSE impact on all works, communicate as appropriately to possible collaborators. Ensure all programs evaluated for potential hazards during the execution. Work withing the bp team and partner, utilizing broad classical reservoir engineering methods to properly analyze and integrate wells and reservoir data into the teams current understanding.

• Provide day-to-day support to the implementation and operationalization of the rig and rigless activity plan for Mumbai High, including new wells delivery and well work.  Task encompass recommending or supporting the recommendation for perforation intervals, water shut off jobs, stimulation jobs, hydrofracking jobs, working in close collaboration with the partner Subsurface team.
• Conduct classical reservoir engineering analyses, integrating static and dynamic data and applying reservoir engineering concepts such as rock and fluid properties, relative permeability, depletion mechanism to manage and optimize production and water injection.  
• Provide sound Reservoir Engineering technical analysis, judgement, and guidance to support identification, evaluation, and progression of a hopper of rig and rigless value-generating activities
• Provide technical support and guidance in framing the reservoir depletion plan, the yearly activity plan and the performance management cycle.

What you will need to be successful

Must have educational qualifications:

• Bsc / Msc degree in Petroleum/ Reservoir Engineering or related applied science engineering.

Must have experience/skills:

• Have a strong understanding of reservoir analysis fundamentals such as pressure transient analysis, decline curve analysis and material balance.
• Good industry track record as Reservoir Engineer.
• Relevant classical reservoir engineering experience in Reservoir Management, Reservoir Performance, and Analytical Reservoir Engineering workflows.
• Experience with classical RE toolkits (e.g. PETEX IPM, Kappa (Saphir))
• Skillful communication and influencing skills, with track record of sharing learnings.
• Able to manage multiple activities and quickly respond to changing business priorities.
• Able to cope with short-term deadlines and flexible prioritization acting as a squad member as required.

Minimum years of proven experience:

Minimum 14+ years’ experience as Reservoir Engineer, with experience in classical reservoir engineering and reserves estimation.

Good to have experience/skills:

• Waterflood management and/or gas reservoir management experience
• Numerical Reservoir simulation.

You will work with

Your line manager will be the Performance Manager -PE/RE

You will work in the bp & partner Mumbai offices.

You will work in close collaboration with both bp and partner subsurface and production teams and with bp’s global subsurface technical specialists and subject matter experts.

Why join bp

At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.

There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit in with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generously paid parental leave policy, and excellent retirement benefits, among others!

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.