Staff Reservoir Engineer - Denver, Colorado
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| Location | Denver, United States |
| Date Posted | August 21, 2016 |
| Category |
Reservoir Engineer
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| Job Type |
Permanent
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| Min. Years Experience Required | 12 |
Description
Staff Reservoir Engineer - 160077
Description
Challenging opportunity available for an experienced reservoir engineer in one of our asset teams. Qualified candidates must have 12 or more years with a variety of resource play experience with a background including evaluation of drilling and recompletion opportunities; evaluation of field studies to maximize value and recovery of reserves, an understanding of SEC reserves classification and evaluation, strong computer skills and advanced working knowledge of ARIES.
Responsibilities:
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Create or modify, as needed, a comprehensive development plan to maximize value by optimizing well density & hydrocarbon recovery
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Use appropriate reservoir models, including reservoir simulation, to assist in reservoir optimization
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Work with team to maximize value associated with completion strategy
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Provide reservoir engineering and economic evaluation support for an active drilling program
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Evaluate reserves and economic potential of asset acquisition opportunities in area of responsibility
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Work in multi-disciplined asset management team
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Responsible for budget, long-range planning, and reserves activities
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Coaches and mentors less experienced employees and effectively explains ideas, concepts, and techniques
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Generate new ideas and recommendations that are respected by colleagues
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Work closely with drilling, completions, and production teams and have understanding of each
Qualifications
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Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Petroleum Engineering discipline preferred)
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12+ years of reservoir and/or operations engineering experience, well performance analysis, reserve estimation and economic/risk analysis, including recent experience with in unconventional (tight reservoirs and shale) resource play quantification
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Understanding of geological, geophysical and development planning / economic concepts
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Use rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems and is excellent at objective analysis
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Advanced proficiency with ARIES, Excel, and PowerPoint
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Collaborative and able to work well with others in a multi-discipline team environment
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Strong communication, presentation, writing, and organization skills
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Must be self-motivated and be receptive to new ideas and approaches
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Strong presentation skills and ability to present to all levels in the organization
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Successful candidate will be expected to mentor and direct inexperienced engineers and technicians
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Experience with Spotfire, MS-Access, RTA, and reservoir simulations preferred
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Some travel may be required