Unconventional Technical Engineer

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About the Role

ExxonMobil is seeking both contractors and full-time employees across various roles to provide reservoir engineering technical expertise to Unconventional Oil & Gas development. Work with multi-discipline teams to support optimal asset development, reservoir management, and site screening. Leverage fundamental reservoir engineering and reservoir simulation skills in development planning, enhanced oil recovery, opportunity generation, and production/injection optimization. The position is located at ExxonMobil campus in Spring, Texas.

Responsibilities

• Performing reservoir modeling and simulation to support unconventional developments
• Conducting reservoir depletion planning and field development planning
• Identifying production or injection optimization opportunities
• Planning, evaluation and/or execution of appraisal and pilot programs
• Identifying key reservoir uncertainties and providing recommendations to mitigate risks
• Improving reservoir description through fluid analysis, core evaluation, well testing interpretation, and production performance analysis

Qualifications

• Advanced degree (PhD) in Engineering preferred - preferably Petroleum, Chemical, or Mechanical
• Minimum of 5 years of industry experience in Reservoir Engineering
• Experience evaluating Enhanced Oil Recovery methods
• Self-motivated and focused on achieving business results while working in a multi-disciplinary team in a fast-paced business environment
• Demonstrated teamwork and strong communication skills are essential
• Previous experience in reservoir analytical performance prediction, asset development and depletion planning, reservoir surveillance & optimization, volumes forecasting, economic analysis and data management

Preferred Qualifications

• Reservoir Simulation experience
• Fluid sampling and analysis
• Enhanced Oil Recovery
• Core Analysis
• Petrophysics

Benefits

• Pension Plan: Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you. The basic benefit is a monthly annuity to be paid to you in retirement for the rest of your life.
• Savings Plan: You can contribute between 6% and 20% of your pay and are encouraged to enroll right away. If you contribute at least 6% to your savings plan, the Company will contribute a 7% match.
• Workplace Flexibility: Programs such as “Flex your Day” provide ad-hoc flexibility around when and where you work, as well as longer-term programs such as leaves of absence and part-time work.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Culture of Health: Programs and resources to support your wellbeing.
• Employee Health Advisory Program: Provides confidential professional counseling for you and your family, including tools and resources promoting mental health and resiliency at no additional cost to you.
• Disability Plan: Income replacement for when you cannot work due to illness or injury occurring on or off the job. Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you.

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