Wood is recruiting for a Senior Reservoir Simulation Engineer to join its UAE Business Unit focusing on constructing or updating simulation models for a Major Onshore Brownfield Project in Dubai, UAE on 5/2 work schedule. 

This role is a full-time onsite role in Dubai, UAE with travel to Basra, Iraq as needed.

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Wood is recruiting for a Senior Reservoir Simulation Engineer to join its UAE Business Unit focusing on constructing or updating simulation models for a Major Onshore Brownfield Project in Dubai, UAE on 5/2 work schedule. 

This role is a full-time onsite role in Dubai, UAE with travel to Basra, Iraq as needed.

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The role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Reservoir Simulation Engineer to join our UAE Business Unit.

Our Clients and Projects 

Designing the future. Transforming the world. 

Wood has been awarded a general engineering contract to support an International Client operator to deliver a portfolio of onshore capital projects by provision of engineering and project management services (including EPC contract management), as well as Supply Chain, Construction and Commissioning support from Wood Iraq and UAE offices.

Projects include both Greenfield and Brownfield modification projects and integrating low-carbon solutions to support our client’s energy transition and emissions reduction goals. 

What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects Delivered to high profile clients and complex projects in Iraq 
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice 
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market 
• Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests 
• Global connections: join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession 
• Medical Insurance: Ensures inpatient and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment.  
• Group Life and Personal Accident Insurance: The company provides Life Assurance cover 
• The Employee Share Plan: Gives you the opportunity to purchase Wood shares and receive a match from the company 
• Long Service Award: Wood values the commitment and loyalty of our people. Celebrating Long Service provides an opportunity for the business to demonstrate their appreciation of the hard work, dedication and many years’ services of our employees at 5-year service milestones 

Key Objectives

• Develop simulation model input data:
  • Fluid properties tables based on PVT report or black-oil correlation. 
  • Hydraulic tables using Integrated Production Modeling tool (IPM – Prosper).
  • Capillary pressure and displacement functions from SCAL report.
• Construct or update simulation models: determine appropriate layering and gridding, extract properties from geologic model and scale-up to simulation grid, initialize, history match and run prediction cases.
• Understand the application and limitations of surveillance data for history matching – MDT, Rates, Pressures, Production logs, Surveillance data, etc.
• Display, interpret and export simulation results; communicate reservoir behavior to geologists and reservoir engineers.
• Collaborate with geologists and reservoir engineers on model inputs and share insights from the dynamic simulation. 
• Implement well operations and production strategies in simulator. 
• Update simulation models by integrating all available Lab and surveillance data, and geologic models, etc.
• Study development strategies and/or options, such as development mode (water/gas injection), well type/patter/spacing, reservoir management strategies.
• Prepare the long-term development and reservoir management programs as part of the annual and longer-term work plans through cooperation with Geo/Dev Planning/Drilling/Major Projects/Ops Dept. etc.
• Develop progress reports against agreed work plans, prepare contingency plans and recommend changes to the work plan based on findings.
• Predict production profiles for WPnB, 5-Yr outlook and for long term, and coordinate effort with all pertinent parties.
• Investigate subsurface uncertainties and mitigation, design development pilot and evaluate their performance, and propose reservoir appraisal activities.
• Identify capacity enhancement opportunities (such as waterflood optimization, workovers, infilling wells, and projects). 
• Propose new well opportunities/placement, assist new well geological design, planning and post-drilling evaluation.
• Assist Reservoir Management Team to resolve production issues (such as poor waterflood response, early water breakthrough, etc.). 
• Provide relief for group lead as applicable.
• Adhere to professional engineering standards and practices.
• Train and mentor less experienced staff

What makes you remarkable? 

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.  

Expected:

• Minimum of bachelor’s degree in Reservoir Engineering. Master’s or Doctorate’s degrees are desirable
• 15 years’ experience in Reservoir Simulation, Reservoir Development and/or Field Development Plan

Skills:

• Advanced Reservoir Engineering skills for Reservoir Simulation.
• Fluid Properties, Special Core Analysis and pressure build-up analysis skills.
• Formation evaluation and Production Logging skills.
• Good understanding of geologic terminology and concepts.
• Good understanding of wellbore and flowline hydraulics.
• Analytical skills/problem solving. Highly organized and self-motivated and able to do multitask.
• Communication and interpersonal skills.
• Team player.
• Advanced English speaking and writing skills

Systems:

• Petrel RE.
• Eclipse and tNavigator reservoir simulation tool.
• OFM.
• Sapphire.
• Integrated Production Modeling (IPM – Mbal, Prosper, PVTP and Gap)
• Microsoft Excel, Word, Powerpoint.