Reservoir Simulation Engineer

Job description

About us

At ExxonMobil, our vision is to lead in energy innovations that advance modern living and a net-zero future.

As one of the world’s largest publicly traded energy and chemical companies, we are powered by a unique and diverse workforce fueled by the pride in what we do and what we stand for.

The success of our Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon Solutions businesses is the result of the talent, curiosity and drive of our people.

They bring solutions every day to optimize our strategy in energy, chemicals, lubricants and lower-emissions technologies.

We invite you to bring your ideas to ExxonMobil to help create sustainable solutions that improve quality of life and meet society’s evolving needs.

Learn more about our What and our Why and how we can work together .

What role you will play in our team

We are looking for experienced engineers with minimum of 3 years in the oil & gas industry who will conduct reservoir simulation studies to support ExxonMobil's global portfolio of Deepwater, Conventional, Heavy Oil, Unconventional, and Carbon Storage assets.

Their work will support a variety of business decisions including but not limited to production forecasting, opportunity evaluation, reservoir management, reservoir surveillance, reserve estimation and carbon storage.

What you will do

• Work closely with global business units and central capability groups to integrate geologic, reservoir and production data into reservoir simulation models, conduct or coordinate reservoir studies to robustly assess dynamic performance of our conventional, heavy oil, unconventional and carbon storage reservoirs
• Build or update high fidelity reservoir simulation models, history-match using available field data, and forecast dynamic predictions using calibrated models
• Perform data QA/QC and correct anomalies, analyze trends to recognize deviations and inconsistencies
• Conduct fit for purpose reservoir simulation analysis to accurately predict dynamic performance and provide appropriate technical inputs to support business decisions like workovers, infill drilling, facility capacity & operational thresholds, field development and reserves estimation
• Quantify subsurface uncertainties using multi scenario modeling methods
• Collaborate with geologists, wells/completion engineers, data scientists, and petro-physicists, as needed, to ensure that the range of uncertainty in dynamic performance predictions are presented to management
• Prepare technical reports to share results and analysis of simulation studies with internal and external stakeholders
• Support evaluation and enhancement of reservoir simulation workflows, tools and technologies

About You

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree from a recognized university in petroleum /chemical/ mechanical/other relevant engineering disciplines
• Minimum 3 years of experience in the upstream oil and gas industry
• Minimum 3 years of experience in reservoir simulation
• Strong analytical skills to evaluate critical operating parameters through data and trend analysis
• For petroleum engineers, knowledge of basic reservoir engineering concepts including reservoir simulation, analytical performance prediction, and economics metrics
• Good fundamental understanding/experiences in fluid mechanics, porous media flow, computational fluid dynamics
• Hands-on experience using proprietary or vendor engineering analysis tools and software applications appropriate to the corresponding engineering disciplines
• Experience in data science, machine learning will be an added advantage
• Mentorship and team leadership experience will be an added advantage

Preferred Qualifications / Experience

• For petroleum engineers, experience using reservoir (flow) simulation software such as Eclipse, Petrel RE, Intersect, or CMG is required.
  
  
• Experience in computational and/or data science (e.g., computational fluid dynamics, 3D modeling, machine learning, and optimization).
  
  
• Experience in one or more programming languages such as MATLAB/C/Python will be an advantage.
  
  
• Experience working in Tableau and Power BI will be an advantage.
  
  

Your benefits

An ExxonMobil career is one designed to last.

Our commitment to you runs deep our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance and life.

We offer you: 

• Competitive compensation 
• Medical plans, maternity leave and benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment benefits 
• Retirement benefits 
• Global networking & cross-functional opportunities
• Annual vacations & holidays
• Day care assistance program
• Training and development program
• Tuition assistance program
• Workplace flexibility policy
• Relocation program
• Transportation facility

Please note benefits may change from time to time without notice, subject to applicable laws.

The benefits programs are based on the Company’s eligibility guidelines.

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EOO Statement

ExxonMobil is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin or disability status.
 

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