Gas Reservoir Engineer

Aramco energizes the world economy. Aramco occupies a unique position in the global energy industry. We are the world's largest producer of hydrocarbons (oil and gas), with the lowest upstream carbon intensity of any major producer.  With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramco’s value to society. Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a generations’ spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom’s vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply. We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.

Overview

We are seeking a Gas Reservoir Engineer to join the Northern Area Gas Reservoir Management Department.   The Northern Area Gas Reservoir Management Department responsibility is to maximize the recovery of the Northern Area onshore and offshore non-associated gas/gas condensate reservoirs by utilizing best-in class reservoir management practices, leveraging on technological advancement and monetizing financial values of the gas developments.   As a Gas Reservoir Engineer, you must have extensive experience of gas reservoir management to be able to support Saudi Aramco developing and managing world-class onshore non-associated gas fields, reservoirs and reserves. Our petroleum engineers conduct pioneering research, introduce new technologies and provide specialized engineering services as part of our customized reservoir management practices. As a senior gas reservoir engineer, you are expected to provide expert advice and guidance on all aspects of gas/gas-condensate reservoir management, including designing, participating in and implementing best-in-class reservoir management programs.

Key Responsibilities

As a successful candidate you will be required to perform the following:

• Provide guidance and oversight on best-in-class reservoir management tenets, practices and state-of-the art- technologies for all Saudi Aramco non-associated gas assets.
• Formulate reservoir development, data acquisition, strategic surveillance and monitoring master-plans to ensure optimal development and depletion strategies.
• Utilize reservoir management standards and guidelines to enhance both net present value and hydrocarbon recovery.
• Lead, design and participate in integrated field reviews and field development plans.
• Prepare reservoir engineering input into drilling and work-over proposals and programs.
• Recommend advanced completion techniques for horizontal and multi-lateral wells.
• Lead and participate in reservoir engineering studies that include reservoir stimulation modeling of various improved oil recovery processes for improvement of ultimate recovery.
• Participate in technical societies and technical groups.
• Provide expert advice and guidance on all aspects of gas/gas-condensate reservoir management, including designing, participating in and implementing best-in-class reservoir management programs.
• Train and mentor young engineers.

Minimum Requirements

As a successful candidate you will hold a:

• Bachelor of science in petroleum engineering or related engineering discipline from an accredited university, MSc or PhD is desirable, but not required.
• Minimum of 15 years of experience petroleum engineering organization with a minimum of 7 years specializing in gas/gas-condensate reservoir management.
• A training history of appropriate specialized courses and seminars is expected.
• Ability to interact and communicate effectively with specialists in geology, core and fluid analysis, petrophysics, simulation, drilling, stimulation, completion and production and facilities.
• Hands-on experience in reservoir simulation (compositional and black-oil), reserves management, acid stimulation and hydraulic fracturing, open-hole and cased-hole log evaluation, geological properties modeling, reservoir operations, completion and production procedures and technologies.
• Demonstrate technical contribution in Petroleum and Reservoir engineering knowledge sharing through reputable international publications, technology patents and mentoring programs.
• You must have history of using modern reservoir management practices for gas and gas condensate reservoirs.

Working environment Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly. At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world’s biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development. We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs – one of the largest in the world.