Reservoir Engineering Section Head

United Energy Pakistan (UEP)

Basra, Iraq

Ref: SP967-17

Job description / Role

Employment: Contract

- Oversee the reservoir engineering aspects of dynamic reservoir modeling, reservoir management and field development.
- Review and oversee subsurface data acquisition and quality control in areas such as fluid sampling, pressure monitoring, transient testing and PVT analysis.
- Define the technical scope of field, laboratory and analytical work to be performed in-house and by third parties.
- Coordinate reservoir simulation and reservoir management activities.
- Guide the integration of static and dynamic reservoir parameters and recommend model updates and/or additional data gathering as needed.
- Assist in identifying prospective well locations as part of the well planning process.
- Set forth evaluation and testing requirements from a reservoir management perspective.
- Oversee reviews of reservoir performance trends and approve forecasts of future production.
- Review and rank proposed reservoir development projects, including improved oil recovery projects, based on results of initial technical, economic and risk evaluations.
- In consultation with service providers, research new reservoir engineering workflows and technologies and their areas of application in hydrocarbon asset management.
- Develop surveillance plan and collect data to ensure maximum reservoir performance
- Develop reservoir surveillance data in current models.
- Direct Reports: 25

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Petroleum Engineering/Geology/Geophysics

Minimum Experience:
- Minimum 10-15 years of experience in the subsurface discipline with at least 5 years in team leader position

About the Company

United Energy Pakistan (UEP) is Pakistan’s leading foreign exploration and production company. UEP is a subsidiary of the United Energy Group (UEG), an international energy company. UEG is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and has operations in Pakistan, Iraq and Egypt.

UEP’s history dates back more than four decades, and the business has witnessed a change in ownership a number of times from UTP to ARCO and subsequently BP. In 2011, UEG acquired control of this asset from BP, ushering in a new era of growth for the company. Backed by UEG’s technical and financial support, UEP has emerged as the leading foreign producer and investor in Pakistan’s upstream oil and gas sector.

UEP’s parent company has also invested in the renewable energy sector. UEPW owns and operates a 99 MW wind energy project in the Jhimpir wind corridor of the Sindh province.

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