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Senior Reservoir Engineer

Job Outline
Undertake reservoir engineering studies of the QP oilfields to optimize field development plans. Analyze reservoir and well performance data and develop reservoir surveillance programs. Conduct reservoir management activities. Participate in interdisciplinary reservoir study teams. Prepare detailed/integrated development plans for underdeveloped hydrocarbon resources. Develop and mentor less experienced staff

Required experience and expertise

Prefer 15+ years experience in reservoir engineering activities emphasizing large carbonate reservoirs
Significant experience working on mature oil fields under water flood
Strong background in reservoir surveillance and optimisation
Experience in reservoir fluid sampling, fluid property modelling, routine and special core analysis.
Strong background in well test interpretation, material balance modelling and performance modelling of vertical and horizontal wells
Experience in reserves evaluation, classification, and booking
Must have strong teamwork skills, and it would be an advantage to have experience working in a multicultural environment
Must be able to communicate effectively with peers, less experienced staff, field staff, and management
Must have experience mentoring less experienced engineers
Must have experience/knowledge of current computer software for reservoir engineering applications
Minimum of a BSc in Petroleum Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering is required

Desirable experience and expertise

Experience in numerical reservoir simulation in using of Eclipse100 and 300 in particular, history matching and field development.
Experience in EOR techniques such as miscible/ immiscible and CO2 injection
Desirable to have experience in applying reservoir knowledge and skills to assess field compartmentalization issues and problems.
Desirable to working knowledge of gas condensate reservoir as well as gas field development experience.
Desirable to have knowledge of geostatistics, integrated reservoir characterization, fault and fracture studies as well as risk assessment/management.
Desirable to have experience in static reservoir modelling and description

QP standard reservoir engineering software

Simulation – Eclipse 100 and 300 in particular and other software related to the Eclipse suite of programmes
Fluid property modelling - PVTi
Material balance - MBAL
Well test interpretation - Saphir
Reservoir surveillance – OFM
Well performance modelling - Prosper

Petroleum Engineer

Job Outline
Provide Petroleum Engineering support for QP oil fields. This includes all aspects of drilling, well completion and workover activities, from job design to on-site implementation. Conduct well surveillance, including performance modelling and interpretation. Conduct reservoir management activities. Participate in interdisciplinary reservoir study teams.

Required experience and expertise

Prefer 10+ years work experience as a Petroleum Engineer in the Oil and Gas industry with demonstrated Surveillance/Production Engineering expertise in optimizing well production in large oil and gas fields.
Proven experience at recommending remedial wellwork solutions for horizontal wells in heterogeneous oil reservoirs with variable geo-layer parameters: porosity, permeability, water saturation, thickness, etc.
Experience with well testing and allocation of well test/production data.
In-depth understanding of production separation equipment, metering equipment, and allocation of production data to balance with field meter data.
Experience with tubing & IPR modelling and Gas Lift design/troubleshooting.
Experience with interpretation of cased hole production and diagnostic logs
Must have strong teamwork skills. Experience working in a multicultural environment is a plus
Must be able to communicate effectively with peers, field staff, and management
Must have experience/knowledge of current computer software for production engineering applications
Minimum of a BSc in Petroleum Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering is required

Desirable experience and expertise

Desirable to have experience working in mature producing fields where finding, assimilating, and integrating data from incomplete files and variable sources can be challenging.
Desirable to have experience mentoring less experienced engineers

QP standard software

Well and Reservoir Analysis Software: OFM
Well Inflow Performance Modelling Software: PROSPER
General Allocation and Production Network Software: GAP
Advanced PC skills; Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint.

Petrophysicist

Job Outline
Plan, supervise, coordinate and control the collection, analysis and evaluation of petrophysical data for well and reservoir studies in order to generate appropriate field development plans. Provide Petrophysical support for QP oil fields. Conduct reservoir management activities. Participate in interdisciplinary reservoir study teams.

Required experience and expertise

Prefer 10+ years of experience in the Oil and Gas industry, with at least 6 years experience doing Petrophysical studies/operations. Must have a thorough understanding of open hole (both wire line and LWD), cased hole and production logging tools
Experience in carbonate reservoirs.
Experience in statistical and pattern recognition techniques (Neural networks, fuzzy logic, and multidimensional histograms) techniques.
Must have strong teamwork skills. Experience working in a multicultural environment is a plus
Must be able to communicate effectively with peers, less experienced staff, field staff, and management
Must have experience/knowledge of current computer software for petrophysical applications
Minimum of a BSc in Petroleum Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Geology required

Desirable experience and expertise

Experience of CCAL and SCAL techniques
Experience working in integrated asset team environment.
Knowledge of geostatistics and experience assisting geoscientists to build 3D geological and property models (deterministic and stochastic)
Experience of horizontal well technology and geo-steering.

QP Standard Petrophysical Software

Geoframe (Elan +, FMI, CMR)
Petroworks – Openworks – Zmap+
Petrel - RMS
Emeraude

Production Geologist

Job Description

Analyze, interpret and integrate geologic data to establish and update geologic frameworks and models for QP oilfields. Undertake geological studies of the reservoirs to optimize field development plans. Conduct reservoir management activities. Participate in interdisciplinary reservoir study teams.

Required experience and expertise

Prefer 10+ years work experience as Production Geologist. Must have undertaken field and reservoir studies and worked closely with geophysicists, petrophysicists and reservoir engineers.
Must have worked on mature producing fields where the integration of production data has been used to constrain their maps and interpretations.
Experience in the application of sequence stratigraphic concepts and methods.
Must have strong teamwork skills. Experience working in a multicultural environment is a plus
Must be able to communicate effectively with peers, field staff, and management
Must have experience/knowledge of current computer software for production geology applications
BSc Geology, with a Master’s or PhD degree preferred

Desirable experience and expertise

Desirable to have applied these skills in carbonate reservoirs.
Desirable to have experience in well log interpretation
Desirable to have exposure and knowledge of reservoir simulation modelling
Desirable to have experience mentoring less experienced geoscientists
Desirable to have experience in applying structural geology concepts and methods to assess compartmentalization/communication due to faulting.
Desirable to have worked with geologic modellers to incorporate their maps and interpretations into 3D geologic models

QP standard software

2D Mapping : ZMAP
Well Log Correlation : Stratworks/Openworks
3D framework & modelling : PETREL
Petrophysics: Geoframe / ELAN

Production Geophysicist

Job Outline
Analyze, interpret and integrate geophysical data to establish and update geologic frameworks and models for QP oilfields. Undertake geophysical studies of the reservoirs to evaluate proposed well locations and optimize field development plans. Participate in interdisciplinary reservoir study teams.

Required experience and expertise

Prefer 10+ years work experience as Production Geophysicist. Must have undertaken field and reservoir studies and be able to integrate geologic, well, and geophysical data
Must have worked on mature producing fields and have carbonate reservoir experience
Must have experience in geophysical risk analysis for proposed well locations
Must be highly knowledgeable in technical aspects of surface seismic acquisition and processing, both 3D and VSP.
Must have strong teamwork skills, and it would be an advantage to have experience working in a multicultural environment
Must be able to communicate effectively with peers, less experienced staff, field staff, and management
Must have experience/knowledge of current computer software for geophysical applications
Minimum of a BSc in Geology or Geophysics is required

Desirable experience and expertise

Working knowledge of seismic attribute analysis to model rock properties, sedimentary facies and depositional architecture
Desirable to have In working knowledge of fault and fracture detection, and to have worked with geologic modellers to incorporate interpretations into 3D geologic models
General understanding of the major elements of reservoir engineering, like the interpretation of well tests and tracer data

Senior Technical Assistant (FD)

If you are looking for challenging and exciting work, QP offers great opportunities in both reservoir management of current oil production, and in ongoing reservoir studies projects. QP operates three major oil fields with current production in excess of 400,000 b/d. QP is also undertaking integrated full field studies of all its major oil reservoirs. These are significant, large scale projects spanning multiple years, involving integration of all the subsurface data into comprehensive full field reservoir models. We use the latest industry software such as Petrel & Eclipse and have very large datasets to work with. The work is complex, challenging and very fulfilling. You will have the opportunity to contribute directly to the future development of these supergiant QP operated oil fields.

Job Description

Provide technical support to engineers and geoscientists working on the development, surveillance, and operation of QP operated oil fields. Maintain, quality control, update, and extract data from technical databases and files in support of surveillance and operations activities. Develop custom spreadsheets and applications as needed. Run standard upstream software packages for engineering and geoscience applications, and provide technical support on this software to senior staff. Write and execute custom scripts and enquiries as needed to manipulate data and deliver it in usable format. Provide guidance and training to less experienced TA staff.

Required experience and expertise

Must have 6 years work experience.
Must have worked supporting technical teams in engineering or geoscience applications.
Must have strong PC skills and be knowledgeable in MSOffice (including Excel and Access)
Must be fluent in English
Must have strong teamwork skills. Experience working in a multicultural environment is a plus
Must be able to communicate effectively with peers, technical staff, and management.
Minimum of two year technical diploma in relevant subject. BSc in technical discipline preferred.

Desirable experience and expertise

Desirable to have experience working for major NOC or IOC in upstream technical support role.
Desirable to have experience in petroleum engineering and geoscience database applications
Desirable to have experience in both working with and providing user support for software packages used by QP
Desirable to have experience with database programming and enquiry language (UNIX and SQL).

QP standard software
(Experience in this software is not an entry requirement, but it will be necessary that Sr TAs become proficient in these as a job requirement)

Databases: Openworks, Finder, Oil Field Manager
Production accounting: OGPS
Mapping : ZMAP
Well Log Correlation : Stratworks
3D framework & modelling : PETREL
Petrophysics: Geoframe / ELAN
Engineering: Prosper, GAP, Mbal, Saphir
Simulation: Eclipse

Senior Petroleum Engineer

Required experience and expertise

Prefer 15+ years work experience as a Petroleum Engineer in the Oil and Gas industry with demonstrated Surveillance/Production Engineering expertise in optimizing well production in large oil and gas fields.
Proven experience at recommending remedial wellwork solutions for horizontal wells in heterogeneous oil reservoirs with variable geo-layer parameters: porosity, permeability, water saturation, thickness, etc.
Experience with well testing and allocation of well test/production data.
Experience with tubing & IPR modelling and Gas Lift design/troubleshooting.
Experience with interpretation of cased hole production and diagnostic logs
Must have strong teamwork skills, and it would be an advantage to have experience working in a multicultural environment
Must be able to communicate effectively with peers, less experienced staff, field staff, and management
Must have experience mentoring less experienced engineers
Must have experience/knowledge of current computer software for production engineering applications
Minimum of a BSc in Petroleum Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering is required

Desirable experience and expertise

Desirable to have experience working in mature producing fields where finding, assimilating, and integrating data from incomplete files and variable sources can be challenging.

QP standard petroleum engineering software

Well and Reservoir Analysis Software: OFM
Well Inflow Performance Modelling Software: PROSPER
General Allocation and Production Network Software: GAP
Advanced PC skills; Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint.

Senior Petrophysicist

Required experience and expertise:

Prefer 15+ years of experience in the Oil and Gas industry, with at least 10 years experience doing Petrophysical studies/operations. Must have a thorough understanding of open hole (both wire line and LWD), cased hole and production logging tools, NMR and integrated production logging in horizontal wells.
Experience in carbonate reservoirs.
Experience of CCAL and SCAL techniques.
Experience in statistical and pattern recognition techniques (Neural networks, fuzzy logic, and multidimensional histograms) techniques.
Must have strong teamwork skills, and it would be an advantage to have experience working in a multicultural environment
Experience working in integrated asset team environment.
Must be able to communicate effectively with peers, less experienced staff, field staff, and management
Must have experience mentoring less experienced staff
Must have experience/knowledge of current computer software for petrophysical applications
Minimum of a BSc in Petroleum Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Geology is required

Desirable experience and expertise:

Knowledge of geostatistics and assist geoscientists in building 3D geological and property models (deterministic and stochastic)
Experience of horizontal well technology and geo-steering.

QP Standard Petrophysical Software:

Geoframe (Elan +, FMI, CMR)
Petroworks – Openworks – Zmap+
Petrel - RMS
Emeraude

Senior Production Geologist

Job Outline
Analyze, interpret and integrate geologic data to establish and update geologic frameworks and models for QP oilfields. Undertake geological studies of the reservoirs to optimize field development plans. Conduct reservoir management activities. Participate in interdisciplinary reservoir study teams. Develop and mentor less experienced staff.

Required experience and expertise

Prefer 15+ years work experience as Production Geologist. Must have undertaken field and reservoir studies and worked closely with geophysicists, petrophysicists and reservoir engineers.
Must have worked on mature producing fields where the integration of production data has been used to constrain their maps and interpretations.
Must have carbonate reservoir experience
Experience in the application of sequence stratigraphic concepts and methods.
Must have strong teamwork skills, and it would be an advantage to have experience working in a multicultural environment
Must be able to communicate effectively with peers, less experienced staff, field staff, and management
Must have experience mentoring less experienced geoscientists
Must have experience/knowledge of current computer software for geoscience applications
Minimum of a BSc in Geology is required

Desirable experience and expertise

Desirable to have experience in well log interpretation
Desirable to have exposure and knowledge of reservoir simulation modelling
Desirable to have experience in applying structural geology concepts and methods to assess compartmentalization/communication due to faulting.
Desirable to have worked with geologic modellers to incorporate their maps and interpretations into 3D geologic models

QP standard production geoscience software

2D Mapping : ZMAP
Well Log Correlation : Stratworks/Openworks
3D framework & modelling : PETREL
Petrophysics: Geoframe/Elan

Senior Production Geophysicist

Job Outline
Analyze, interpret and integrate geophysical data to establish and update geologic frameworks and models for QP oilfields. Undertake geophysical studies of the reservoirs to evaluate proposed well locations and optimize field development plans. Conduct rock property modelling. Participate in interdisciplinary reservoir study teams. Develop and mentor less experienced staff.

Required experience and expertise

Prefer 15+ years work experience as Production Geophysicist. Must have undertaken field and reservoir studies and be able to integrate geologic, well, and geophysical data
Must have worked on mature producing fields where the integration of production data has been used to constrain their maps and interpretations.
Must have experience in geophysical risk analysis for proposed well locations
Must have carbonate reservoir experience
Must be highly knowledgeable in all aspects of surface seismic acquisition and processing, both 3D and VSP.
Must have strong teamwork skills, and it would be an advantage to have experience working in a multicultural environment
Must be able to communicate effectively with peers, less experienced staff, field staff, and management
Must have experience mentoring less experienced geoscientists
Must have experience/knowledge of current computer software for geophysical applications
Minimum of a BSc in Geology or Geophysics is required

Desirable experience and expertise

Desirable to have experience at project specification, bidding, and execution in surface seismic and VSP acquisition, processing and interpretation
Working knowledge of seismic attribute analysis to model rock properties, sedimentary facies and depositional architecture
Desirable to have experience in applying structural geology concepts and methods to assess compartmentalization/communication due to faulting.
Desirable to have In depth knowledge of fault and fracture detection, and to have worked with geologic modellers to incorporate interpretations into 3D geologic models
General understanding of the major elements of reservoir engineering, like the interpretation of well tests and tracer data

Head of Advanced Oil Recovery (EOR)

Job Outline
Plans, co-ordinates and directs the EOR group of the MM & BH Development Division for the QP operated Maydan Mahzam and Bul Hanine oil development projects. The Head Is responsible for the development of an appropriate EOR strategy that will maximize ultimate HC recovery from BH & MM reservoirs. Responsible for screening potential EOR processes for these mature giant carbonate reservoirs, and for preparing and stewarding the section work programme and budget. Also provides long-term production forecasts for potential EOR process as part of the corporation’s business plan. Works closely with other Heads and managers to recommend and implement Pilot Tests of appropriate EOR process(es), prior to full field implementation. Leads an integrated team of 5 experienced geologists and engineers.

Required experience and expertise

Prefer 20+ years experience in reservoir engineering activity emphasizing large/giant carbonate reservoirs with at least 10 years of hands on experience spent in EOR activity.
Master’s degree (M.S.) or Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering or Petroleum Engineering or related subjects with appropriate levels of experience. B.S. degree with demonstrated technical capabilities also acceptable.
Must be knowledgeable and experienced with at least one the following EOR processes:

Chemical processes for waterflood enhancement (i.e polymer and/or surfactant flooding).
Miscible and immiscible gas injection processes, (i.e cycling in gas-condensate reservoirs systems, miscible or near-miscible CO2 injection for light oil, or WAG processes.)

Must have strong experience in numerical reservoir simulation in particular using Eclipse-300 for EOR studies, history matching (giant fields) of reservoirs under water flood, phase behavior and fluid property modeling.
Must have a track record of effectively leading multidisciplinary, subsurface EOR teams.

Desirable Experience and Expertise

Desirable to have strong knowledge on lab process (rock and fluid) in order to define the SCAL program for EOR purposes.
Desirable to be experienced with near-wellbore conformance applications, production and injection performance, well testing, pressure data and monitoring.
Desirable to have knowledge on specific productivity/injectivity items like hydrate formation, or condensate banking.
Desirable to have knowledge of geostatistics, integrated reservoir characterization, fault and fracture studies.
Petrophysical rock property mapping, computer mapping, as well as risk assessment/management is desirable.

QP Standard Reservoir Engineering Software

Simulation: Eclipse 100 and 300 and other software related to the Eclipse suite of programmes.
PVTi for fluid property modeling
PROSPER and GAP for well performance modeling
MBAL for material balance
SAPHIR for well test interpretation
OFM for reservoir surveillance and production database

Contact: Steve McAllister or Simon Carletti by e-mail or on +44 (0)20 7580 5151

Please quote job title upon application

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