Petroleum Engineer Full-Time

Sasol Petroleum Temane is recruiting a Petroleum Engineer.

About the Role/ Purpose of the Job

• Contribute to good quality business decision making by providing fit for purpose solutions to subsurface problems related to reservoir management activities;
• Monitor well production, identify well deviation from expected behaviour, investigate reasons and case for action;
• Plan, monitor, and analyze surveillance activities such as gradient surveys, PLTs, Flow build-ups tests, isochronal testing;
• Participate in multi-disciplinary well reviews and assessment of remedial and optimizing actions;
• Interact with operations, facilities, asset management to identify solutions to reservoir management issues;
• Work with other Subsurface Specialists and other team members to ensure that appropriate data is gathered and processed, suitable models are built and calibrated, potential solutions evaluated and recommendations are made;
• Witness data acquisition in the field on an occasional basis;
• Assist with both Reservoir and Petroleum Engineering aspects of reservoir management but with a strong focus on Petroleum Engineering elements (completions, lift, interventions);
• Selected candidate will display excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and an eagerness to be a contributing member of a highly effective team of professionals.

Functional Outputs

Core Elements of Job & Key Performance Indicators:

• Model well and analyze well behaviour using a rage of techniques such as: trend analysis, material balance, nodal analysis, pressure transient/ rate transient analysis;
• Develop and maintain project databases for current and legacy reservoir management information;
• Assimilate petroleum engineering data and integrate with other discipline data to support reservoir characterization studies, stimulation, well targeting for improved completion, production results and practices;
• Comply with SEPIs function standards, consult and seek endorsement of work results from appropriate function;
• Represent company interests in external dealing with contractors, consultants and industry forums.

NB: Please note that this position is open for Mozambicans only

Job Requirements

Skills

Strong computer literacy, including the use of personal computers and related software for data management including Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Access database:

• Must be efficient and able to meet deadlines while managing multiple assigned projects, as well as be able to work independently and in a team environment;
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills in English;
• Strong capability in using MS Office software and collaborative applications;
• Ability to work alone under own initiative and in close collaboration in multidisciplinary teams;
• Must be goal-oriented and demonstrate willingness to learn new tasks and applications.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Petroleum/ Reservoir Engineering or other Science/ Engineering with a strong numerical component.

Experience:

• 0-5 years of Petroleum/Reservoir Engineering or related engineering/upstream experience combined with appropriate petroleum engineering training;
• Demonstrated ability to approach and solve new problems;
• Strong physical / engineering understanding preferably in the oil and gas industry;
• Experienced working as a member of a multidisciplinary team.

Key Competencies Required

Leadership  

• Shapes business strategy;
• Business acumen;
• Drives accountability and high performance.

Functional Competencies

• Sedimentology/ Stratigraphy/ Rock Quality;
• Unconventional reservoirs;
• Reservoir Characterisation: Static;
• Log Analysis;
• Reservoir Modelling: Static;
• Resource/reserve volume estimation and categorisation;
• PVT gathering, analysis, and application including material balance;
• Single and multi-phase fluid flow behaviour;
• Reservoir characterisation: Dynamic;
• Dynamic modelling;
• Production/RTA/PTA analysis and forecasting;
• Lift/pipeline flow modelling and analysis;
• Work over/Stimulation/Abandonment design, monitoring, and analysis;
• Completion design;
• Reservoir and Production surveillance;
• Nodal Analysis;
• Production Sustainability;
• Production Optimization/Enhancement;
• Well and Reservoir Surveillance;
• Completion design;
• Production operations & flow assurance;
• Risk and decision analysis;
• Project economics;
• Field operations;
• Field development strategies;
• New venture evaluation;
• Commercial and partner/JV management.

Note: Failure to provide Sasol with truthful information and valid documents will render your application null and void.  If you don’t hear from us within a month (30 days) after the closing date of the advert, please regard your application as unsuccessful.