Reservoir Engineering Advisor- Eagle Ford Job Listing at BHP Billiton in Houston, TX

Energy, Metals & Mining

Reservoir Engineering Advisor- Eagle Ford
Job number:
NASEQ753950

CSG:
Petroleum

Business / Project:
Production

Job type:
Full Time Regular (USA)

Location:
US - Texas - Houston
BHP Billiton is all about smart technology, innovation and great talent. If you want a challenging career and a chance to explore resource opportunities as well as your ambitions, we're the company for you. Think ahead. Think BHP Billiton.

PURPOSE

Provide reservoir engineering expertise in the BHPBilliton-operated Eagle Ford Shale Production Unit
BEHAVIOURAL & LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES

Ability to work independently and as part of an integrated team

Collaboration / Relationship Builder

Attention to detail

Action Orientation / Tenacity

Well Organized

Accountability

High Integrity & sound judgement

Ability to multi-task and prioritize

Excellent communication skills (written / verbal)
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

An overriding commitment to health, safety, environmental responsibility and sustainable development

Alignment with the BHP Billiton operating principles and Charter Values

Development planning activities for an active drilling program including:

o Defining the drilling inventory

o Selecting well locations

o Optimisation of well spacing, completion design and performance

Reservoir Surveillance activities to improve understanding of well performance

Provide guidance and mentoring for junior engineers

Reservoir modelling for horizontal fractured wells

Generate economic evaluations for well proposals and budgets

Communicate with JV partners on engineering technical issues

Evaluate well performance

Manage ARIES (or similar) input properties

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's Degree in a technical discipline

Demonstrated success as a Reservoir Engineer

Strong knowledge and understanding of shale gas operations

Expertise in DCA, RTA and PTA

Expertise estimating reserves

Proficiency with probabilistic methods

Expertise in technical applications such as ARIES, Peep, OFM and reserves software

Expertise in Reservoir simulation and nodal analysis

Competence in MS Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Project

Excellent analytical skills

THINK OF THE OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN BHP BILLITON. THINK LOCAL. THINK GLOBAL.

With 44,000 employees working in more than 100 operations in approximately 25 countries, we represent the world's largest diversified resources company. We take our commitment to the communities in which we operate and do business in very seriously, and we are committed to operating safely and sustainably.

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Advertised:
19 Dec 2012 Central Standard Time